More work, more pictures. We were originally going to go with a smaller window but we felt that we needed to add some dimensional space to the room and that it would be better for interaction between the folks in the booth and the control room.
We've found good quality laminated glass (should land in the next two weeks) and we've designed a foam and silicon groove system that will seperate it from the structure yet keep sound from penetrating. Should be quite sound proof as we will have over six inches of air between the two panes of glass. Same staggered wall design. Everything is being screwed vs. nailing in order to add rigidity to the structure.
Equipment has started to arrive and we're benchmarking a few different DAW systems with the new ECHO Audio 12 channel interfaces. We're going to start with 24 channels of realtime recording and then add a third 12 channel unit for 36 total channels. We've been running a demo of Sonar in 64 bit mode on Vista and I must say that it is so far the fastest running and most stable compared to the 32 bit on Vista or XP. We're not sure if we're willing to make the sacrifice in terms of available plugins but the stability is important.
I will post some design drawings of the mixing area/console furniture we've designed. One of my other business is an automotive restoration business and we have some really cool paint options, so the plan initially is for a wild custom paint job on the console desk. Or at least a really shiny piano black.
