now i guess it depends on what you intend to do on the floor :twisted:
the aquapanel stuff looks like thick cement board material. it might be worthwhile looking into a reinforced concrete floor on springs or pads...
Studio in Paris
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 10694.
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When you say "100x100 mm / 4" of neoprene", what exactly do you mean? How come you are mixing units? In order to get a uniform distribution - the length and width should be a natural part of your over all calculation in combination with the thickness/height, since they are all directly related to the integral that will determine their dimensions. /Gash10x10 cm / 4" of neoprene pad comes on top of the metallic studs. The thickness is to be defined & that will depend on the weight i guess.
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Ok, I see, I read it in a different way. You are presenting your dimensions in somewhat approximated centimeters and inches. Feel free to go into exact millimeters and inches. Greater granularity / resolution is always nice.
I am not familiar with the cork-based pad you are referring to so I can not add much in terms of it's appropriateness in your configuration.
Maybe someone else here knows more about it.
/Gash
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I think I was trying to explain why I misread your previous post.
And please, by all means, let's stick to the subject.
/Gash
Mdf isn't considered a first option when using around an area pron to moisture issues. And as a sub floor, I can only say that I wouldn't do it. I would do it if it had standard plywood beneath it, or something of sufficient support.
And as this is only my opinion you are free to do as you wish.
Just remember what mdf is made of and think on that for a few and you may see where I am thinking from.
The pucks only work if you know exactly what you're doing. How much dead load you got (currently I'd say it's too low, but I dunno the puck specs so it's kinda guessing) And what's your expected live load.
These things are vital to calculation when opting for a spring-like floor. A spring works most efficient when at least 5-10% compressed.
too much load and the spring will be be overcompressed, too few load will make the spring dead, there's no compression at all. Both will undo the expected function.
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I personally would like to see less of the acute angles in your areas...especially if you cannot get to them or if you stick a piece of glass over it.
FPR - Hi Dude!
I'm no expert on this my friend, but I have to concur with Brien on this. Please don't misunderstand me, we all have to work with what we have, and you certainly have a really interesting project on your hands! :wink:
You appear to have gone for 45 degree geometry front and rear. This will make placing your surrounds so they hit the 'sweet spot' tricky since you'll be generating two spots at least a meter apart (at a guess). I'm sure you're aware that 30 degree is better, and that your surrounds should be within the 110 - to 135 degree range.
You seem to have a lot of room there and, I feel that if you first map out your maximum internal area (which I'm sure you've already done), then scale your control room perimeter down to achieve the prefered geometry, you might even be able to create an access route around the back of the room so that people wont be constantly walking through the rear of the mix position. This could also provide a natural walkway connecting your two stairwells. :wink:
Just an opinion, nothing more, hope it helps, and wishing you all the best.
Regards,
Lou. 8)
(Any chance of some dimensions of your last layout shown as a plan view? Maybe even your current .skp?) :wink:
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Remind us again why you have such a large tracking room surrounded by small isolation booths?
To clarify the acute angle statement I made...your iso booth(s) have acute angles that also have glass in an area that gets smaller and seems to be a difficult area to work in. And what effects would this type of configuration have on the sound? Will it introduce unwanted effects into the booth? I'm asking because I do not know.....
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