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Bio

Rod Haller is a music graduate from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, where he directed his studies mainly towards composition, arrangement and music production. His portfolio includes music from several different genres, from classical music to metal, from pop ballads to electronic music. He has worked in movies soundtracks and several projects with musicians from the Czech Republic, UK, Singapore, USA, Italy, Finland and other nationalities.

Overnöid is Rod Haller’s main project - it mixes elements from classical heavy metal, hard rock and progressive music with influences of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Mercyful Fate and many other bands. The debut album was launched in May 20, 2021. All songs of the album were written, arranged and produced by him in his home studio, located in the city of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil).

Home Studio: Photos and construction

The images below show the home studio in its current format and how it was built.

Photos: Ricardo Pagung

SOUNDPROOFING

ACOUSTIC TREATMENT

After the ACOUSTIC INSULATION of the room, it is necessary to do the ACOUSTIC TREATMENT. While isolation aims to prevent or decrease the entry and exit of sounds, the acoustic treatment aims to balance the sound frequencies within the room.

As the entire project was done by my own, it was a long process to "calibrate" the room. In order to reduce stationary frequencies (“knots”), “unstuck” bass and balance frequencies, I built panels, bass traps, corner traps with the remaining materials of the acoustic insulation and acoustic foams. I also had to reduce the table (which "boxed" the bass) and build a narrow closet to optimize the space.

Finally, although the studio is very minimalist, it was a great improvement over the previous one, basically a small table in my old room and a closet turned into an acoustic cabin ...