John Sayers’ Recording Studio Design ForumAn archive of johnlsayers.com, 2003–2022

Studio Construction

How thick should my walls be, should I float my floors, and why is two-leaf mass-air-mass design important?

  1. Is panel absorbers fabric like "burlap" flammable? 8 replies, 2005. Started by hugo_inside. With knightfly and sharward.
  2. Whether to Float a Basement Floor 6 replies, 2005. Started by phyl. With knightfly, sharward and Dan Fitzpatrick.
  3. bass trap worries 1 reply, 2005. Started by miks. With AVare.
  4. Vinyl Barrier 2 replies, 2005. Started by Julián Fernández. With sharward.
  5. finished flooring 1 reply, 2005. Started by boogieknight.
  6. Dimineshing returns...or the weakest link in the chain 5 replies, 2005. Started by drfrankencopter. With knightfly and AVare.
  7. Floating a Floor Over Slab in California? READ THIS! 10 replies, 2005. Started by sharward. With knightfly and rod gervais.
  8. New construction started------Need imput 5 replies, 2005. Started by 12bbb.
  9. Newbie needs some help with HVAC issues! 10 replies, 2005. Started by camistan. With sharward and knightfly.
  10. Yeah, but what do I really NEED?! 24 replies, 2004–2005. Started by Stick. With giles117, knightfly and sharward.
  11. Soffit, again... 6 replies, 2005. Started by moby. With knightfly and sharward.
  12. yet another basement 18 replies, 2005. Started by musicman74. With knightfly, z60611 and rod gervais.
  13. Water in my basement- Flooring question 10 replies, 2005. Started by Ballgame. With knightfly and sharward.
  14. Newbie building stand alone two or three room studio.... 15 replies, 2005. Started by Galaxie. With knightfly and sharward.
  15. Stupid question(newbie) 6 replies, 2005. Started by flipwhip41. With knightfly and sharward.
  16. Creaky Old CR Floor... Tear it Out... Then What? 12 replies, 2005. Started by Jax. With knightfly, rod gervais and sharward.
  17. Basement Studio issue 1 reply, 2005. Started by ragingr. With knightfly.
  18. rubber / spring / floating floor 4 replies, 2005. Started by Hendrik. With sharward.
  19. Choosing the right material... 1 reply, 2005. Started by Julián Fernández. With knightfly.
  20. Doors for studio! 2 replies, 2005. Started by audioplace.
  21. How do I calculate transmision loss 1 reply, 2005. Started by Alexander. With knightfly.
  22. SBR rubber insted of EPDM??? (correction) 10 replies, 2005. Started by hugo_inside. With knightfly and rod gervais.
  23. Concrete/Joists , Joists/Concrete 4 replies, 2005. Started by midgeybin. With knightfly and rod gervais.
  24. sprinklers ? 3 replies, 2005. Started by Kali. With knightfly and sharward.
  25. STC Rating for Rockwool 3 replies, 2005. Started by flipwhip41. With knightfly and Dan Fitzpatrick.
  26. How many leafs in ceiling - considering hvac? 17 replies, 2005. Started by rbarnes. With knightfly and sharward.
  27. floated concrete slab 9 replies, 2005. Started by dsmith. With knightfly, sharward and Aaronw.
  28. CEILING ABOVE CONTROL WINDOW AND CONTROL BOARD 4 replies, 2005. Started by Praxam. With Aaronw.
  29. Another small basement studio 9 replies, 2005. Started by hyperjed. With knightfly.
  30. Diver suit neophrene for floating floor?? 5 replies, 2005. Started by hugo_inside. With knightfly.
  31. DIY Wall Units ? 5 replies, 2005. Started by Jason_442. With knightfly and sharward.
  32. Construction ?s 4 replies, 2005. Started by musikman316. With knightfly and sharward.
  33. What to do about these corners? 10 replies, 2005. Started by vocomotion. With cadesignr and knightfly.
  34. Roxul AFB Questions? 5 replies, 2005. Started by AlexT. With sharward and knightfly.
  35. My one room studio plan.. some help needed! 4 replies, 2005. Started by Fabian. With knightfly.
  36. Soffit Construction 10 replies, 2003–2005. Started by LDQ. With John Sayers and hugo_inside.
  37. Same Old Question 1 reply, 2005. Started by RBH. With knightfly.
  38. room modes 3 replies, 2005. Started by bert Stoltenborg. With knightfly.
  39. Little help on Closet Vocal Booth 42 replies, 2005. Started by Thatoneguy. With knightfly, sharward and Aaronw.
  40. Two new problems in rehearsal rooms.... 13 replies, 2005. Started by hugo_inside. With knightfly.
  41. Can you tape and mud MDF? 1 reply, 2005. Started by chunger. With knightfly.
  42. Any good examples of a synth/keys-oriented project studio? 5 replies, 2005. Started by scottgibbons. With knightfly.
  43. Help needed with 6" steel I beam in basement 7 replies, 2005. Started by beautyfish. With knightfly, cadesignr and Aaronw.
  44. More on Reslient Channels 2 replies, 2005. Started by AVare. With knightfly and sharward.
  45. Studio Glass Confusion 7 replies, 2005. Started by BradJacob. With knightfly.
  46. Is it Overkill 4 replies, 2005. Started by tmay4. With knightfly and AVare.
  47. Quick Questions - Door, Window 4 replies, 2005. Started by John Shryock. With knightfly.
  48. Hanging a ceiling on concrete joists 5 replies, 2005. Started by hugo_inside. With knightfly and rod gervais.
  49. Plaster on ceilings ...(updated new pics) 9 replies, 2005. Started by hugo_inside. With sharward and knightfly.
  50. best way to mount fiberglass panels 1 reply, 2005. Started by Mark Blasco.