method_of_control Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 Hello everyone! OK, so my money is together and I have found a space. I completely lucked out - they are in the middle of rebuilding the entire building my space. This means I get to design it to my liking, within reason. I am still a newbie so I need help from all of your veterans. My floorplan is at http://www.geocities.com/breedextinction/studiofloorplan.jpg please check it out and let me know what you think! I do have a couple of questions right off the bat... What is the best celing material to use in the live and control rooms? I was thinking of using homesote 440 (this stuff - http://www.homasote.com/440.html ) ... Anyone know if this is a good choice? The other question is about the control room outer walls... sound leakage isn't a big deal, should I still double wall and stagger the studs? Check out the floor plan, and let me know. THANKS! -Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 link dont work. alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletcher Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 The page came up 'unavailable for viewing'...in the meanwhile...there's a book by Jeff Cooper on building recording studios. It's one of the best I've seen for novices [you fall smack dab in the middle of that catagory]. If hiring a professional [i mean a real professional, not one of the guys with the ads in the 'classified sections' of the magazines kinda professionals, several of which are mostly professional 'con men'], then get the Cooper Book. If you can figure out a way to hire a real professional...do it. You only get to build these things once...if you fuck it up, you're going to be stuck with a fucked up studio for many, many moons to come. If you go the 'book route, read it twice, cover to cover, before you drive your first nail, or buy your first 2x 4 [metal studs are a pain in the as and flex too much...I've found them OK for 'rear wall' kind of stuff, but to absolutely suck for front wall stuff]. BTW, price isn't necessarily the way to sort out the professionals either...get a client list and talk to every 3rd client on the list...see what the client's think. I can think of 3 huge "worldclass" acoustic firms that I wouldn't let design a dog house for me... There's a whole lot of voodoo in acoustics...but things like 'isolation' and diffusion/diffraction patterns are just math...the real 'voodoo' comes in the "shell" design...see, you're going to get standing waves [a.k.a "nodes" and "annodes"], the question is where you put them, and how you separate them in any given area. Easy it ain't. ------------------ Fletcher Mercenary Audio http://www.mercenary.com Fletcher Mercenary Audio Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletcher Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 Sorry...I forgot this in the origianal post...there's always "Option 3" [it's an in-house "Merc" term]. "Option 3" is to get a bunch of magazines, get some 'decorating ideas' and make it look georgeous. Georgeous lighting, nice color blends, real 'hi-tech' looking. The room will still work alot because it looks really cool. You'll be in good company...most of the rooms out there are 'Option 3' setups...some almost actually work too!! [most of them suck...but are booked to the gills because they look good...if you go that route, make sure you hire a desk receptionist with huge tits (nice face doesn't hurt either, but huge tits are essential), who likes to tease...it keeps the clients spending lots of time in the reception area [to stare at the young lady's yabo's], instead of working on their music. That and a "free" espresso machine at the other end of the building from the control room area. Both help sell lots of time. Works best in 'advertising' studios...but it's been know to work in the occassional 'music' room too. ------------------ Fletcher Mercenary Audio http://www.mercenary.com Fletcher Mercenary Audio Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method_of_control Posted July 4, 2001 Author Share Posted July 4, 2001 http://www.geocities.com/breedextinction/images/studiofloorplan.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method_of_control Posted July 4, 2001 Author Share Posted July 4, 2001 Hello, Maybe this link will work for you... http://www.geocities.com/breedextinction/images/studiofloorplan.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rold Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 hey fletcher, that book sounds good...where do i find it? thanks! Harold meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLINK_dup1 Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 add a space to the end of the address to make the link work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stranger Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 I'm guessing you just added the image to your directory for your web page. I found the photo no where on your site. The image needs to be on an actual page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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