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Originally Posted by steveyraff  Hello again All !
On the note of wiring conduits. I was speaking with some of the sound engineers at work, and they said I could considering doing it the way the new recording studios there did it. Instead of sinking the conduit into the concrete flooring, put it through the ceiling and over the solid block walls. This way you don't have to think about ripping the flooring up any time you want to make modifications to the wiring. However, would it still prevent the sound leakage that may be experienced had I simply ran the conduit through the division wall? |
Nah. A lot of people say this. The place I work in has wiring through the ceiling, where a second live room was added. You honestly would not believe the amount of sound that gets through the hole!
Keep it as it is. People on here didn't recommend it for nothing.
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Also, while talking to them they seemed to reckon that buying my own patch bay and multicore is adding a crazy amount of expense and that I would be better to just wire up my own.
Your thoughts?
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No. If you only intend to use the studio in one format, do it that way. If you want the ability to add new kit, change the routing, use different equipment on different channels etc you need a patchbay. If you buy them 2nd hand off either eBay or any gear shop / rental place they can prove really cheap. If you buy multicore cable and connectors from studiospares rather than pre-made snakes, it's a lot cheaper too!
On the point of expansion, when you do it, I'd put 24 channels through the wall even if you can only use 8 at the moment. In the future if you expand, the connections will be ready to use. You'll likely upgrade to 16 soon and 24 in due course, and you really won't regret it. Until you get 24 in, you can utilise some of the spares for returns (tie lines, headphone returns, etc). Also, put some speaker cables through the wall too. You won't regret that either.