New Studio (Rehabed Garage)...a few quick questions

Hello again... I'm finally there...I now plan on creating a Recording Studio by increasing the size of my garage (presently 14' X 22'')...knocking down one wall & opening it up into a 25' X 22' space [primarily because I would be embarrassed asking clients to record in a 14' X 22' room...don't know why...except for the fact that...even tho a recording made in a phone booth can be made to sound like it was recorded in the Taj Mahal...it's my contention that musicians just like a larger room...makes them feel like they're getting their money's worth, or something.] (Not that 25' X 22' is all that big)...but...anyway...a few quick questions: 1) The walls are currently cinder block. I plan on sheet-rocking those, obviously. My wife makes really beautiful quilts; & wants to adorn the walls with them. Is this suitable sound deadening / frequency trap material...or should I be thinking about other methods/materials for finishing off the interior walls? 2) How are mic cables connected through the control room wall? Do they plug into some sort of AES/EBU faceplate framed into the wall (to then be patched to the console?) If so...that seems like an extra connection to me. Can a slot be framed into the control room wall whereby (through careful planning) the back of the console is slid in & positioned flush w/ the studio side of that wall? 3) Speaking of consoles...is Mackie a good board (what w/ their new Onyx preamps)...or should I go w/an Allen & Heath or an SSL...something along those lines? I obviously want the best quality sound I can deliver; & the board's output will be feeding a pair of Lynx Aurora 8's as a Native DAW front end...but w/ a room that size, the most channels I'll ever need is 24. Thanks very much...any expertise will be duly appreciated. mark4man

Good luck!

Good luck!

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