Timeline
Section 1: Ethnographic
Start Date: 27/01/2021 - End Date: PENDING
Task 1: Gain Contacts
Start Date: 27/01/2021 - End Date: 03/02/2021
Message Recording Studios in Nottingham and Derby about doing a ethnographic study at their studios /
Ask Spencer Wells if he would be able to get me in contact with recording studios.
Task 2: Update Studios
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Talk to the studio owners/ producers about my work and what I want to achieve, make sure they know exactly what this work is for and what I will be doing with the data.
Task 3: Work Around Studios
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
If Studio owners are not okay with my methods of ethnographic research, discuss alternative methods
Task 4: Arrange Dates
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Arrange dates for ethnographic research.
Task 5: Perform Ethnographic Research
Start Date: PENDING - End Date: PENDING
Use the Methods discussed with Producer to perform Ethnographic Research.
Task 6: Collect & Analysis
Start Date: After Task 5
Collect Data, and analysis data
Section 2: Interviews
Start Date: 27/01/2021 - End Date: 24/02/2021
Task 1: Meeting with Supervisor
Start Date: 27/01/2021 - End Date: 03/02/2021
Arrange a meeting to discuss and ask for advice on the questions I have for the interviews.
Task 2: Ask Producers / Engineers
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
During the Ethnographic arrangment, ask the producer and engineers if they would allow me to ask them
some questions about commercial and home studios.
Task 3: Ask Musicians
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 17/02/2021
Ask [Redacted], and the producers in the studios for some experienced musicians so I can ask them some
questions for my work / Also ask musicians I know.
Task 4: Ask Mastering
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Ask [Redacted] if he would answer some of my questions
Task 5: Collect & Analysis
Start Date: 17/02/2021- End Date: 24/02/2021
Collect the Answers and Analysis
Section 3: Acoustics
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 17/02/2021
Task 1: Ask Producers for Studio Dimensions
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Ask Producers during the interviews if they can provide the room dimensions of the studios for acoustical analysis.
Task 2: Ask Producers about Acoustical Panels & Diffusers
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Ask Producers during the interviews about what acoustical panels and diffusers they use.
Task 3: Get Dimensions of Studio 1 & Edit Suite
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Ask for dimensions of Studio 1 and one of the edit suites (Ideally the one I plan to use).
Task 4: Collect & Analysis
Start Date: 10/02/2021 - End Date: 17/02/2021
Collect Data and Analysis
Section 3.5: Acoustic Guide
Start Date: 09/05/2021 - End Date: 23/05/2021
Task 1: Common Room Issues
Start Date: 09/05/2021 - End Date: 16/05/2021
Find Reseach that goes over common room issues in terms of acoustics/ audio
Task 2: Find Common acoustic treatment
Start Date: 09/05/2021 - End Date: 16/05/2021
Find what is used to tackle with the issues found in task 1
Task 3: Analysis and Comparison
Start Date: 09/05/2021 - End Date: 16/05/2021
Compare and analysis the different types of acoustic treatment used for common issues
Task 4: Create Guide
Start Date: 09/05/2021 - End Date: 23/05/2021
Use data to create a guide as to what acoustic treatment is best for the common issues, based on price,
Absorption coefficients, practicality, and effectiveness.
Section 4: Studio Sessions
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: After Task 4
Task 1: Ask Musicians
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Ask two Musicians/ bands if they would like to record their music in two sessions.
A Commercial Studio and Home Studio.
Task 2: Arrange Dates
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 10/02/2021
Arrange dates for when we can go into the studios
Task 3: Studios Sessions
Start Date: PENDING - End Date: PENDING
Go to the Studio Sessions
Task 4: Interview
Start Date: After Task 3 - End Date: After Task 3
Ask the musicians some questions about both studio sessions.
Task 5: Collect & Analysis
Start Date: After Task 4- End Date: After Task 4
Collect the Answers and Analysis
Section 5: Survey: Studios
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 03/03/2021
Task 1: Send out Survey
Start Date: 03/02/2021 - End Date: 24/02/2021
Send the Survey out on the internet: Facebook groups, blogs/ forums, reddit.
Task 2: Arrange Dates
Start Date: 24/02/2021 - End Date: 03/03/2021
Collect Data and Analysis
Section 6: Studio Design
Start Date: 01/07/2021 - End Date: 18/07/2021
Task 1: Gather Data
Start Date: 01/07/2021 - End Date: 01/07/2021
Collect data on everything, then organise it to be used for building a studio
Task 2: Find Addional Information
Start Date: 01/07/2021 - End Date: 05/07/2021
Find addional information needed for building a studio.
Task 3: Begin the Studio Design
Start Date: 05/07/2021 - End Date: 18/07/2021
Begin the studio design.
Task 4: Add to Portfolio
Start Date: After Task 3 - End Date: After Task 3
Add to Portfolio when complete
Risk Assessment/ Changes
This section is about the risk that this work could face and how to go about fixing or working around them.
It is also the place where the changes to the work will be documented.
Risk Assessment
If Ethnographic study fails, use Metronome instead and for home studios ask past fellow students for their home studios.
Can always re-message these unresponsive studios to see if they are willing to do an interview about commercial and home studios.
The ethnographic study might only be one or two studio sessions or none at all, write up to five more questions about studio sessions specifically.
Not get enough participants for the surveys, if running low on time there will need to be scraped instead of waiting for participants.
Changes
Had to make a contract for the studios and musicians so they have a legal document that binds me to not release anything without their permission and had to rewrite the message I am sending out as one of the studios refused me due to the privacy issue with their clients.
James Bentley has suggested asking tutors for contracts and see if they can help me get in touch with some studios.
Reflective tactics website - https://libguides.cam.ac.uk/reflectivepracticetoolkit/models
Quite harshly, some people in on my pilot testing feedback said that my questions are too broad and most can only be answered in, “it depends”, and that they need to be more specific to get better, and more accurate answers. (Reference: An introduction to Survey Research by Ernest Cowles, and Edward Nelson <https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ntuuk/reader.action?docID=1936760>
The intimidation question from the Pilot test was good but did not go in detail about how intimidated they would feel, so going to add a scale on how intimidated they felt and another question to see if the team help mellow them out or the nerves never leave.
Try and find literature about software emulation on hardware equipment.
Had to remove Survey: Commercial and Home Mix Listening test due to time constraints and lack of participants.
Had to remove Survey: Hardware Vs Software Blind Listening Test due to time constraints and lack of participants.