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Originally posted by lnd
1) Control room size - what is the optimal size I should consider? |
If you're in one of those "money is no object" kind of control room building events, you might want to contact someone like Tom Hidley about this. If you have budgetary constraints, I would suggest that you budget somewhere in the neighborhood of $200-250 per sq. ft. and determine how much control room you can afford from there.
Me, I like them fairly large with high ceilings... but you can't always get what you want.
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| 2) Should I ignore this rubber - floating floor thing? My main aim is to isolate the recording area and control room - I would like to reduce noise leakage to the outside world but its not a primary concern. |
I wouldn't ignore it, though it seems that designers like John Storyk don't feel it's all that important. I'm not really all that wild about the main monitors feeding back into the microphones... but without proper isolation of control room and recording environment, I think you will experience great potential for that occurance, along with several other annoyances.
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| 3) Air conditionaing - Im not a big fan of air conditioning where cold air getsd blown in and the HOT air is not extracted - the aire in the room although cold starts to feel stale to me.. has anyone employed an extraction - coolingmethod? ie some extractors on the roof and cold air coming in from another spot - get my drift?? |
A "send and return" HVAC system is more the norm than the exception, and has been for many, many years.
Control room design is all about creating comfortable environment in which the user will spend many hours on end. Creating a controlled listening environment is or course the ultimate goal to achieve the highest level of comfort.
A control room [in my opinion] should be about the management of reflected sound first and foremost, creature comforts second, a working environment that "flows" without intruding on the management of sound reflections (but that's really part of the creature comforts aspect), and visual aesthetics that allow for ridiculous work hours with minimum fatigue.
I sincerely wish you the best of luck with the design and construction of your control room. I will strongly suggest that you interview a variety of acoustic consultants, and hire one that fits your budget and working philosophy. Once hired, try not to kibitz, allow them to do the job for which they were hired, and you should have a control room environment that will allow you to do the best work you are capable of performing.