also, forgot to mention that the interior wall within the live room could work out very much in your favour anyway. If you angle it, only slightly (not 45 degrees!) so perhaps it's 12" deep at the left wall and 8" deep at the right, you can remove a lot of the boxyness of the sound. Being honest, if you put a door in the new wall and the existing wall, and seal up the frame inbetween properly, and use a decent neoprene seal around both doors, you shouldn't have a problem with the doors. Adding an absorber panel down the outside of each door you can reduce it a bit better just because the door isn't vibrating.
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Also, thanks very much for the info on ceiling heights. I guess that is something I am going to have to put a lot of thought into. I personally like a breathy rock sound - but considering I want to cater for all music types, that sound won't always be suitable. Maybe I need to look for what is the best option for a middle ground. Not too airy, not too dead. I'll have to look into this one a lot more.
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2 sets of curtain rails (the type with string for pulling them open / shut), with a set of good blackout curtains attached to both curtain rails allows you to open and shut the ceiling as depending on what sound you want. Works nicely with rafters. Will see if I can find pics... but if not just imagine a set of curtains horizontally rather than vertically, attached to a rail at both ends to keep them horizontal. By pulling both strings the same amount, you can open and shut the curtains, opening up or closing the ceiling. Without rafters it's a bit of a pain, but with, it's easy. We did it for under £100 for an area just over the middle of the room, it's good for changing the sound of the drum overheads.
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Yes, I am in Northern Ireland. This is a shockingly generous offer! But I really wouldn't put you out of your way so much over this. Although I must say, so far, your contributions have been highly valuable to me. I've really appreciated the help. As for seeing the place, don't worry about it, I will post photos of the old barn next. But hey, the thought didn't go unnoticed, thank you very much for even considering such a massive helping hand, you've already done more than enough!
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Well if you do want me to, just let me know, it's not difficult and it's something that I do a fair bit for my other friends just to give them a hand.