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DanGo · 15th December 2007

Thank you all of you...

Chris, ironically, my main guitar amp is also a Vox AC 15, so it's good to know how much a door with an STC-rating of 41 cuts down the amp's volume.

After talking some more with George Augspurger, I'm going to go with a solid-core metal/wood door with an STC of 53. It comes with its own sealing door frame and is designed for studio use, so I think I'll be cool there.

I realize that floating a room and having corridors and double doors would be ideal, but compared to what I've been dealing with for the last 1 1/2 years, this is gonna be heaven! And as I said, my garage just isn't big enough to do the full on floating room. If I did that, I'd have such a small space, I'd have monster bass issues. As it is, it's a little small, but I think I read somewhere about the ideal acoustic dimensions working out to a ratio that would dictate a space that's 10' x 16'. I'll be just under 10 feet wide, so I'm hoping this does the trick.

Again, thanks to all of you. When I'm farther along, maybe I'll post some progress pictures. Could be interesting as what I'm doing is aiming really high acoustically, but keeping it oriented towards project/guerilla recording budget-wise.

15th December 2007	#22
DanGo Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 518 Thread Starter	Thank you all of you... Chris, ironically, my main guitar amp is also a Vox AC 15, so it's good to know how much a door with an STC-rating of 41 cuts down the amp's volume. After talking some more with George Augspurger, I'm going to go with a solid-core metal/wood door with an STC of 53. It comes with its own sealing door frame and is designed for studio use, so I think I'll be cool there. I realize that floating a room and having corridors and double doors would be ideal, but compared to what I've been dealing with for the last 1 1/2 years, this is gonna be heaven! And as I said, my garage just isn't big enough to do the full on floating room. If I did that, I'd have such a small space, I'd have monster bass issues. As it is, it's a little small, but I think I read somewhere about the ideal acoustic dimensions working out to a ratio that would dictate a space that's 10' x 16'. I'll be just under 10 feet wide, so I'm hoping this does the trick. Again, thanks to all of you. When I'm farther along, maybe I'll post some progress pictures. Could be interesting as what I'm doing is aiming really high acoustically, but keeping it oriented towards project/guerilla recording budget-wise.