UPDATE 2022 The booth has been extremely useful for music recording, Zoom meetings, and online lectures and seminars during COVID. I’ve just posted a review, including a photo. All drums and percussion on my tracks were recorded in the booth, so if it’s useful for your page maybe you could share this Spotify link to my band Suns of Mercury. This week I’ll give a lecture at Princeton University from the booth. If you’d like to stop by at any point to take a better photo you’re most welcome to. All the best, Adrian
Throughout the two year project Harry demonstrated his abilities to carry out this work which covered a very wide range of expertise including industrial design, construction, computer hardware knowledge, software design and capabilities, as well as his musical competency, to achieve an impressive instrument. He showed unfailing thoroughness, reliability and dedication and was innovative in his approach to solving problems. He worked tirelessly to produce an excellent result for a highly involved project effectively coordinating sub-contractors and colleagues, as well as infecting them along the way with his enthusiasm. He delivered under budget and within the discussed time frame and he provided detailed weekly reports keeping the city well informed of progress. Harry is highly commendable for his focus and ability to realise a detailed and complicated brief with such outstanding results. Jane Hart - Project Manager
it has been about three and a half years since you installed a sound booth in my basement. I have been very happy with it, recording several projects there, including the I Am Ashé project for Suns of Mercury. The recordings we did in the booth were also the basis for our documentary film by the same name. With corona madness I now find myself recording my lectures for Melbourne university in the booth, talking with students, and doing video conferencing almost every day. And through all this, the booth has been the place I practice drums most evenings – otherwise impossible in the middle of Brunswick East. So this is just a quick note to say thank you for doing such a great job with the design and installation.
I LOVE THIS BOOTH!! I purchased a Booth from Spring Studios earlier in 2018. Harry was very insistent that we got ALL the details right before commencing the build and he kept me informed every step of the building process, and he even sent some photos of parts being built. I said I wanted to be in on the building of it in my home and he was very agreeable to this. When he finally delivered all pieces and we could get started Harry was very meticulous about how it was done and how carefully every piece was treated. A few hours later I had a beautiful Structure of a booth that would make any sound engineer/producer happy. Can you believe that less than a month later, we had to move house. Harry offered to help me pull the booth apart. I transported all these well constructed pieces to our new abode and I was able to install the whole thing myself EXCEPT for the roof, you do need 2-3 people to manage this. (My eldest son and my wife helped me with this) All the wiring was easy and worked first time and even when I put it together myself it was ‘foolproof’. Harry Williamson and his company “SpringStudio” make a first class product using the best of materials and hardware and I would recommend them very highly.
We run a music production studio in Melbourne, primarily focusing on jingles, sonic branding and radio ad production. Our studio, built by Harry and his team more than 6 years ago lifted our game and quality instantly. We needed something robust yet portable should we ever need to move. Harry is an artisan but also a very respected musician and producer so we knew we were in safe hands with someone who could help us create the perfect space to work and make music. We use this booth everyday and wouldn’t change a thing. All our work needs to be of the highest standard for broadcast so the booth delivers on all of these aspects. Harry also goes above and beyond to ensure the workmanship is top notch and has been known to pop in from time to time with some proactive additions to further improve or add a new dynamic to the space. Michael Burrows
I recently did a sound effects job on 1001 Nights (the animation for CLF in Richmond) - the vocals sound great. The booth held up really well and microphone choice spot on. Really proud of the work and how everything came together from scratch.
I think of our time making "Soon" together extremely fondly. Harry is such a creative and passionate person and I feel lucky and proud to have had him work on my first album. The first is always the special one, I think, and I learned a great deal working with him; things that I've been able to carry on into the making of my next two albums. Liz Stringer
It is no understatement to say the success of the Federation Bells in recent years is thanks to Harry’s work. Harry has a rare combination of musicality, technical mastery and innovative thinking. He is able to see several step ahead and prepare for consequences that others would regard as ‘unforeseen’. He is adept at solving problems and pro-active in finding and delivering solutions in a timely and efficient manner. I recommend Harry highly for artistic, design and technical work. Ariel Valent
Harry, we thank you for your kind offer to follow the booth up and set it up but we have a father of one of our students who does this for a job and so we are hoping that he will be able to help us thus saving you the trouble. Luke also will come across and do some training for our kids when it is set up (on his next business trip to Sydney!!!). We really appreciate everyone's generosity and patience (we have been a little distracted finishing our new Performing Arts Centre but now we can focus on the home for the booth.
A simple machine that can be controlled very accurately to strike an note, move a mirror, open a door . . we make ultra reliable rugged actuators for public art projects
Jazz, Acoustic, Solo artists, Choirs and World Musicians. Poets, Writer and Performance Artists.
Meditation Aids, Voice Overs – I also love recording the natural world.
Yes, I write and score music in a few different styles for varied projects. I have also collaborated successfully with many other artists
Its usual to have an onsite visit before the filming day to help the crew get familiar with access, parking, lighting, mic placement, acoustics, and liaison with key staff. Think about clothing – avoid stripes!
If you are supplying background music, then have a list of tracks by title and source, and bring the original CD’s. We prefer not to use mp3’s ripped via iTunes etc, as the quality suffers. If the project is for public sale, you will need to get written permission from the publishers of works you wish to include.
You should provide a plain text (.txt) file of all the credits, with the names double checked. It take time to render the final video output so please proof read the titles with care. Better to be safe than sorry as redoing work takes time and money.
For a 3 camera shoot with multitrack audio, about 2 hours once the gear is unpacked. For a simple band stereo shoot , about 45 minutes.
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Authoring is a process whereby the menus, navigation buttons and other features are linked to the video at the right location so the finished DVD functions correctly.
It can include creating Subtitles and alternate audio tracks
Subtitles are made using a very specific text format which is added to the project during the authoring. They are linked to specified frames in the video and use standard fonts. They maybe switched on and off using custom buttons. They can be time consuming!