IMSTA FESTA London 2025 - Setting Up a Home Studio

3PM |  Setting Up a Home Studio with Less than Ideal Acoustics

Overview: 

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to choose the best space in your home, strategically position your speakers and instruments, and employ cost-effective acoustic treatments to enhance sound quality. Our expert presenter Chris Allen will guide you through practical techniques to create a balanced, inspiring environment for music production. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, this class offers actionable tips to make your home studio work for you, no matter the acoustics.

Presenter: Chris Allen is the founder of Room Sonics, drawing on over 15 years of experience in the professional audio industry. Having worked with top brands like Prism Sound and PMC Speakers, Chris has supported world-renowned studios and engineers—including Abbey Road and the BBC—by delivering elite audio solutions. With a keen ear and deep technical knowledge, he launched Room Sonics to help audio professionals and discerning listeners enhance their sound environments and elevate their listening experience. Room Sonics are a leading audio consultancy renowned for achieving the best sonic performance in any space. Their services include onsite acoustic assessments, speaker calibrations, acoustic design, acoustics solutions supply as well as audio hardware supply. Room Sonics are an official Dolby Atmos Specialist and have helped dozens of leading artists, producers, engineers and brands achieve the best sonic performance in their studios within the music, post-production, game and educational markets.