​Acoustical Consulting

Known and respected throughout the world for its talent and expertise in all areas of acoustical design, Steven Durr Designs is a consulting firm with over 40 years of experience. With an intentionally small staff and a drive for perfection, we invest personally in you and your project. We pride ourselves on focusing on what’s most important for you and providing common sense, real world solutions in every avenue of design.

Architectural Acoustics

Working closely with architects, engineers, and contractors, we provide clear, comprehensive design and construction documentation to ensure each space is built not only to look, but to sound as great as possible.

Electro Acoustics
Sound system design and sound reinforcement is more than just specifying speakers in a room. It involves interfacing the sound system to its unique environment, which we look at as both an engineering practice and an art form. 

Studio Design

While we’re known for designing recording studios, we’re able to handle any studio project including but not limited to TV, film, and radio broadcast.

Noise Control

Most commonly mechanical noise and vibration control, we rely heavily on our decades of experience to help mitigate and solve a wide range of noise problems.  More often than not, we’ve seen the issue before.

​Site Analysis

Our experience allows us to envision how a space will sound and function in the early phases of a project, preventing headaches in later phases.  Site analysis is hugely important in cost savings and ergonomics, and we’re always happy to get involved early in the process.

Independent Acoustical Consultants
As independent consultants, we do not represent any manufacturers, suppliers, or resellers of acoustical products or sound systems. Clients are confident our independent evaluations and recommendations are completely free from bias, offering the most effective and cost-efficient solutions for any project.

FEATURED NEWS

Check out what people are saying.

Garth Brooks's Allentown Studio

Matt and I were honored to be selected by Garth Brooks to upgrade the acoustics and add a large
tracking room to the famous Jack’s Tracks on Music Row, renamed Allentown after his longtime
producer Allen Reynolds. Garth also added a second studio upstairs for his wife Trisha Yearwood. The
following is an email we received from Garth:

Just had our first session upstairs, gentlemen, it may have been one of the most wonderful feelings in the world, everyone was commenting on the studio, its sight lines, its warmth, its vibe (Steve) all those things you guys worked on so hard...thank you from the bottom of my heart...here's to the voice of hope, the voice of love...music.  love you guys.... g

Trisha and Garth are two of the most generous and loving people in the industry. What a gift to work
with them. We are so fortunate and really love our clients.

Nashville City Council Approves Home Studios

Steven Durr spoke at the meeting, in which Metro Council voted 25-14 to allow more home-based businesses, including recording studios. Read more here

Recording Studio Rockstars Episode 196: Designing the Perfect Recording Studio with Steven Durr

Soultrain was a unique and challenging project, as it included the redesign of the iconic Scruggs Sound studio in Berry Hill. Owner Johnny Reid kept as much of the original footprint as possible, as he prefers to record with all of the players in the same room, playing off each other. However, the facility has a new modern interior design and custom DMX lighting. The tracking room, iso booth and control room have clear sight lines, while equipment upgrades brought the studio up to the state of the art.
     - Class of 2020, Mix Magazine
Steven Durr Designs was nominated for NAMM's Technical Excellence & Creativity award in Studio Design, 2020.
     - Battery Lane Music
Steven Durr Designs created this studio for musician and former Major League Baseball pitcher Barry Zito, with an eye toward the owner’s comfort and expectations, and the idea that a recording studio should be a place you never want to leave. The Backyard studio creates a visual world that harkens back to the 1970s, yet features the latest technology. The architectural design features a stone iso booth and a custom ellipse-inspired cloud for monitoring accuracy. The Backyard is designed for one to two people to work comfortably and feel unpressured in a warm, ergonomically correct working environment.
     - Class of 2020, Mix Magazine