SplitSecondSound Amsterdam Studio Build

SplitSecondSound · 14th March 2009

Hi All,
I'd like to share a photolog with you. It shows pictures of the building of our new studio in Amsterdam. The design is by Thomas Jouanjean of NORTHWARD Acoustics. The same guy that designed the mastering studio of Darius van Helfteren from Amsterdam Mastering.

I'm not sure if it's allowed to link to other sites, but you can find the photolog on the site:
Split Second Sound - Building of new studio in Amsterdam

I'm looking forward to your reactions.
Kind Regards,
Bouke Visser

---
Split Second Sound

Trev@Circle · 14th March 2009

I gotta tell you, the photo viewer you have linked is way too painful/slow to use. What about posting some key-stage photos here?

andrebrito · 14th March 2009

I'm in the UK and it worked fine, apart from the painful background haha !

Trev@Circle · 14th March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrebrito

I'm in the UK and it worked fine, apart from the painful background haha !

Ah, working better now. Maybe it was my connection or something earlier...

Darius van H · 15th March 2009

Looking good, guys!

Ahhh, the sweet smell of Homatherm!

Northward · 15th March 2009

For all the handy ones: Bouke and his team are actually building the whole facility themselves - quite a challenge, especially when you see the amount of work and materials that go into a professional studio!

And so far they are doing very good!

CR A is a FTB room, centered around an AMEK Media 51 console and icing on the cake: ATC 200 ASL mains.

CR B is also FTB, and shares the Live Room with CR A.

An edit room is on the top floor, adjacent to the lounge and offices.

Shell of the live room is fully floated with a natural frequency just under 13Hz and effective decoupling from 25Hz.

Keep the good work!

Vidius · 15th March 2009

Looking good!

Absolutely loved the Darius Amsterdam Mastering thread...

So Northward is just supplying the designs?
Or the materials too?

Good luck with the build!

SplitSecondSound · 15th March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vidius

Looking good!

Absolutely loved the Darius Amsterdam Mastering thread...

So Northward is just supplying the designs?
Or the materials too?

Good luck with the build!

Northward supplied us the designs and also guides us during the build. They don't supply us the materials. Off course then can and will if needed.
It really pays to contact several big wholesales of building materials to get discounts. The last few months I got better and better in buying materials and getting good deals. It really pays!

flute player · 15th March 2009

Hi there,

Seeing a building proces of a studio like that, I think the economical crisis hasn't arrived to the music industry here in Holland yet.

Again a nice and well build facillity.

Greetz,

Paul

gimboid · 25th March 2009

How long until the studio is finished? I have a session coming up in Amsterdam in a few months time...

How big will the live room be?

Chris

PD Hogeterp · 13th May 2009

He Bouke,

How are things goin'? Any updates?

Greetz, Pier Durk

Northward · 13th May 2009

I was there last week when we fitted together the ATC 200 ASL in the wall. CR A should be finished pretty soon.

JPeters86 · 16th May 2009

Great stuff, keep it coming

UnderTow · 5th August 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by SplitSecondSound

Northward supplied us the designs and also guides us during the build. They don't supply us the materials. Off course then can and will if needed.
It really pays to contact several big wholesales of building materials to get discounts. The last few months I got better and better in buying materials and getting good deals. It really pays!

Which begs the question, where are you ordering your Homatherm from?

Cheers,

Alistair

SplitSecondSound · 14th September 2009

In Holland there's only one supplyer of homatherm. Thomas gave us a good price so that I could use "against them". Keep in mind that Homatherm is a bit an unusual building material in the common (non studio) building industry in Holland. So it's almost inpossible to get this real cheap.

I will post some pictures to show how far the buidling is. It simply is to busy to post on a regular base. I'm sorry for that.
Cheers,
Split Second Sound

Control Room, almost finished:

Control Room with desk:

Live Room Almost Finished:

Recording Drums:

Our Toilet Upstairs with XLR connections that are really connected to our patchbays:

Clueless · 14th September 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by SplitSecondSound

Our Toilet Upstairs with XLR connections that are really connected to our patchbays:

With all that toiletpaper I can see you can vary the sound from 100% dry to 100% wet!

UnderTow · 14th September 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by SplitSecondSound

In Holland there's only one supplyer of homatherm. Thomas gave us a good price so that I could use "against them". Keep in mind that Homatherm is a bit an unusual building material in the common (non studio) building industry in Holland. So it's almost inpossible to get this real cheap.

Is that Warmteplan?

Quote:

Our Toilet Upstairs with XLR connections that are really connected to our patchbays:

LOL!

Alistair

jetam · 9th November 2009

Looks nice!

Is this console Amek Media? How does it sound like?

Are you going to use toilet for reverbration chamber?

greatgreatriver · 10th November 2009

I love it! Haha, Awesome!

~ufo~ · 8th June 2011

Is it done yet guys?

If so I really must call round for that visit one of these days

Say hi to Thomas for me when you see him.

Cheers from Tilburg!

Yvo

14th March 2009	#1
SplitSecondSound Gear interested Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 3 Thread Starter	SplitSecondSound Amsterdam Studio Build Hi All, I'd like to share a photolog with you. It shows pictures of the building of our new studio in Amsterdam. The design is by Thomas Jouanjean of NORTHWARD Acoustics. The same guy that designed the mastering studio of Darius van Helfteren from Amsterdam Mastering. I'm not sure if it's allowed to link to other sites, but you can find the photolog on the site: Split Second Sound - Building of new studio in Amsterdam I'm looking forward to your reactions. Kind Regards, Bouke Visser --- Split Second Sound

14th March 2009	#2
Trev@Circle www.circlestudios.co.uk Joined: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,032	I gotta tell you, the photo viewer you have linked is way too painful/slow to use. What about posting some key-stage photos here? __________________ ......................................................................... www.circlestudios.co.uk My studio refurb picture blog can be found here: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/photo...ld-refurb.html

14th March 2009	#3
andrebrito Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 998	I'm in the UK and it worked fine, apart from the painful background haha ! __________________ Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Acoustical Engineer http://www.onlineacoustics.com - Acoustics ! http://www.mel-music.com - project of mine with a female singer http://www.sonicflames.com - Indie Label & Audio/Music Services http://www.spinousmusic.com - my one man band project

15th March 2009	#6
Northward Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Bit everywhere. Posts: 199	For all the handy ones: Bouke and his team are actually building the whole facility themselves - quite a challenge, especially when you see the amount of work and materials that go into a professional studio! And so far they are doing very good! CR A is a FTB room, centered around an AMEK Media 51 console and icing on the cake: ATC 200 ASL mains. CR B is also FTB, and shares the Live Room with CR A. An edit room is on the top floor, adjacent to the lounge and offices. Shell of the live room is fully floated with a natural frequency just under 13Hz and effective decoupling from 25Hz. Keep the good work! __________________ Thomas Jouanjean Northward Acoustics - Engineering & Design Northward on Facebook http://http://prorecordingworkshop.lefora.com/ Pro Audio Partners: ATC Professional Loudspeakers

15th March 2009	#9
flute player Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Lelystad Posts: 726	Hi there, Seeing a building proces of a studio like that, I think the economical crisis hasn't arrived to the music industry here in Holland yet. Again a nice and well build facillity. Greetz, Paul __________________ www.paulsmithuis.com

15th March 2009	#5
Darius van H Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,735	Looking good, guys! Ahhh, the sweet smell of Homatherm!

15th March 2009	#7
Vidius Gear Head Joined: Oct 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 73	Looking good! Absolutely loved the Darius Amsterdam Mastering thread... So Northward is just supplying the designs? Or the materials too? Good luck with the build!

25th March 2009	#10
gimboid Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Hampshire Posts: 535	How long until the studio is finished? I have a session coming up in Amsterdam in a few months time... How big will the live room be? Chris

13th May 2009	#11
PD Hogeterp Gear Head Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 70	He Bouke, How are things goin'? Any updates? Greetz, Pier Durk

16th May 2009	#13
JPeters86 Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,228	Great stuff, keep it coming

14th September 2009	#15
SplitSecondSound Gear interested Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 3 Thread Starter	ordering Homatherm In Holland there's only one supplyer of homatherm. Thomas gave us a good price so that I could use "against them". Keep in mind that Homatherm is a bit an unusual building material in the common (non studio) building industry in Holland. So it's almost inpossible to get this real cheap. I will post some pictures to show how far the buidling is. It simply is to busy to post on a regular base. I'm sorry for that. Cheers, Split Second Sound Control Room, almost finished: Control Room with desk: Live Room Almost Finished: Recording Drums: Our Toilet Upstairs with XLR connections that are really connected to our patchbays:

9th November 2009	#18
jetam Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 248	Looks nice! Is this console Amek Media? How does it sound like? Are you going to use toilet for reverbration chamber?

10th November 2009	#19
greatgreatriver Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,349	I love it! Haha, Awesome!

8th June 2011	#20
~ufo~ Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Location: tilburg NL Posts: 645	Is it done yet guys? If so I really must call round for that visit one of these days Say hi to Thomas for me when you see him. Cheers from Tilburg! Yvo __________________ Yvo van Gemert engineer/producer The Velvet Overlook Our MySpace

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