Studio Construction - NEW

[tonymite]

Hi Guys - I have been convinced to use all my floor space of my Squash Centre and make this a 'real' studio.

I have attatched ammendments - these are just ideas in relation to shape. I really don't know what to do re: machine room for my Studer A827 tape machine & computer

Also - I'm 50/50about sofit mounting my main monitors:
a) it's so hit & miss
b) when it's time to change - it's easier.

although I like the look of sofit & I save some space (?)

I also like the idea of wings like Tom Misner's TLA room at Byron SAE see attachment).

so my main concerns are :

* Line of Sight
* Machine/ Computere Room ( do i need one ?) * I'm trying to squeeze the tape machine on the right behind a sliding door?

that way i have glass on either side re: stereo imaging.

* Studio furniture and location of Racks ( whether they are behind the engineer, on each side like wings - or sofit mounted into wall ? ) - I like the lounge vibe ... the muso's are more involved I think.



* Future 'surround' implementation - positioning of monitors ??

please feel free to add and pull me up on anything I have missed.

* Middle rooms are pre- existing and have low ceilings. 2.7 m for performance room and 2.4 m for the ISO booths. It also makes it harder/ more expensive to Isolate the drums( audio ) ie: the large tracking room from the control room that way and it will be harder for musicians to communicate with each other.

* How are the angles in Control Room ??

Can I utilize this space more efficiently?

Do I really have to worry about Paralell walls in ISO booths or can that be sorted out later in room treatment ? -rectangular rooms dont sound too bad especially when used for Bass and guitar amps - do they ?

Cheers!

[judah]

If I were you I'd put the control room in between main live room and iso booth. With windows on both sides of mixer you'd have a good line of sight from the iso to the control room and live room too.
If you want to build a room within a room and you're existing ceiling is 2.7m I guess you'll have a hard time making the rooms sound half-way decent.

Can't you post a sketch with dimensions?

[tonymite]

Originally Posted by judah

If I were you I'd put the control room in between main live room and iso booth. With windows on both sides of mixer you'd have a good line of sight from the iso to the control room and live room too.
If you want to build a room within a room and you're existing ceiling is 2.7m I guess you'll have a hard time making the rooms sound half-way decent.

Can't you post a sketch with dimensions?

I'll post some other sketches and 3D soon.

There's a floor above the middle court - I don't know if it's worth me ripping it out after all that work putting it in - even though it worked against me.

[tonymite]

it should make more sense if you just went here:

Acoustics :: View topic - Studio Design & Construction

[jinksdingo]

I had a good look at this thread and I must say you are off to a good start with the Squash courts having isolated flooring from one another! Plus rendered thickly double brick!
You were saying there is a floor above the middle court and as such has a lower ceiling than the remaining courts. Before you rip it out it may double for gear stowage or as the machine room itself-heat rises right! You may just have to put up with CCTV and follow your floor plan. Remember, You got your eyes in the area.
Two things that might help. Ideally you'd like it as perfect a set up as possible but the existing structure imposes limitations or compromises from the ideal perfect.
Secondly and this is important and will save you money time and uncertainties. Make a model of you spaces to a scale in a box. Including furniture and gear. Schematics and sketches are not enough. It is a three dimentional world. If you can make your model you'll end up with a definite plan and definite series of actions if you don't you'll procrastinate and possibly give up or never start.
On your to scale model create your studio. Include your gear, patchbays cable runs, power supply lines. Many unforseen's will come up and many lights will go on in that scull of yours. You know I speak sooth!
If you can as I say you'll make it! For real! if you can't make a model of it then you have saved lots of wasted expense, time and money. And the same if you do it now. PLANNING

[RyanC]

FWIW-

As a musician I've recorded in two studios with rooms on either side and the CR in the middle and I don't like it. . . .

If you have to look through the CR and 6 panes of glass glare to see the drummer it might as well not have windows.

Just my 2c