Small Mastering Studio Build

[Dave Rose]

Hello you dirty little gear slutzzzz, thought I'd post some photos up of the Platinum Mastering studio build in Leeds, UK. Enjoy, and let me know your thoughts!!

[Red Mastering]

Originally Posted by daverose

Hello you dirty little gear slutzzzz, thought I'd post some photos up of the Platinum Mastering studio build in Leeds, UK. Enjoy, and let me know your thoughts!!

where are they?? (photos)

[Dave Rose]

Outer block wall going up and electrics sorted.....

[Dave Rose]

Originally Posted by tresperros

where are they?? (photos)

Patience Tresperros, good things come to those who wait

[Dave Rose]

View from above of flooring....white stuff is 2 inches of Polystyrene, then flooring grade chipboard

[Dave Rose]

Frames for inner walls are constructed. They will be built flat on the floor (1 layer 12.5mm fire rated gypsum, RW3 Rockwool, then 2 layers 12.5mm gypsum with green glue between on outside.)

[Dave Rose]

Forgot to post the designs.....oops! Heres some rough sketches to show you the layout and how I've used the materials. The inside of the inner room will measure:

Length: 4.65m
Width: 3.20m
Front wall height: 1.89m
Rear wall height: 2.21m

The inner ceiling slopes from front to back, the outer ceiling is flat. I'm hoping this will create a little bass trapping at the front (in the larger cavity between the inner and outer ceilings) and help a little with floor to ceiling standing waves...yet to prove it though!

[Dave Rose]

Sections of wall being made. The outer layer of 2 boards and green glue is screwed while the section of wall is flat, the wall will then be erected in place, then the Rockwool added and the inner layer of boards screwed on.

[Dave Rose]

6x2 beams fixed. Board will then be screwed up to the underside of the ceiling, then Rockwool placed above this, and the final 2 layers of boards and green glue screwed down.

[Dave Rose]

Inner ceiling finished (sorry no picures from above...these builders work pretty quickly!!)

[Dave Rose]

This is the outer roof. It is created in sections, and will be slid on to the block walls with the board on the underside. Then Rockwool will be added, and a final 2 layers of board and green glue added.

[Dave Rose]

Outer ceiling being finished....ignore metal frame...that's an old suspended ceiling which will be removed.

[Dave Rose]

Plastering inside and fire doors hung

[Dave Rose]

OK thats where we're at right now. I'm going to put some photos up from some bass traps I made for the old studio. I used some left over RW3 to fill them with, but for the new studio will be replacing with the denser Owens Corning 704

[Dave Rose]

Also...heres some photos of how we did the super chunks in the old studio....new one will be done in exactly the same way. Haven't got as many pics as I would have liked here....but basically I screwed 2 vertical 2x2 bits of timber either side of the corner traps, then stapled and stretched fabric over the front.

[Dave Rose]

If you want to check out what the studio I am currently working looks like, go to Audio Mixing, Mastering, Remixing & Editing Leeds - Platinum Mastering Audio Production Service. Much of the layout inside will be the same.

[Red Mastering]

Originally Posted by daverose

Also...heres some photos of how we did the super chunks in the old studio....new one will be done in exactly the same way. Haven't got as many pics as I would have liked here....but basically I screwed 2 vertical 2x2 bits of timber either side of the corner traps, then stapled and stretched fabric over the front.

nice one!
good job matethumbsup

[jhbrandt]

Great job - looking good dave!

Originally Posted by daverose

The inner ceiling slopes from front to back, the outer ceiling is flat. I'm hoping this will create a little bass trapping at the front (in the larger cavity between the inner and outer ceilings) and help a little with floor to ceiling standing waves...yet to prove it though!

Actually, this will not trap any bass and can possibly make standing wave problems worse. The only reason to slant a ceiling or wall is to reduce flutter echo and it should be done with light material (acoustics facade) so that you have trapping behind as well.

Cheers,
John

[Dave Rose]

oops...well too late now, we'll just have to see what the tests say! What could cause it to make standing waves worse?

[Dave Rose]

Ok it's been a while, and I'm almost done. Here's some more pics....have to be one at a time as I'm on the iPhone

[Dave Rose]

Skirting, flooring and painting complete

[Dave Rose]

Bass traps and corner chunks brought in...plus a load of junk from the old place

[Dave Rose]

Frame for rear wall bass trap/table...about 2.5 feet thick! (this app is soo buggy, sort it out Gearslutz!)

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Bass trap in place

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Bass trap and super chunk after material has been stretched and stapled

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Ceiling cloud frame made from old floorboards. There will be 2 of these at the front plus a smaller one with a different frame in the middle/back

[Dave Rose]

Filled with Rocksilk

[Dave Rose]

Covered in fabric

[Dave Rose]

Hook screwed into ceiling beam and into cloud on each corner

[Dave Rose]

Clouds in place