Substantial posts by Soundman2020, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 64 of 153 posts are listed.
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Soundman2020, 21 August 2008Gulp! I’m probably insane, but I am actually going to do this. (Unless you guys talk me out of it!) Noob alert! I probably have no business even being here, much less…
Soundman2020, 22 August 2008Thanks for the welcome, guys! You make me feel a bit better already. Partially sane, at least. But I have NO idea at all what you could possibly learn from me, Edo! But…
Soundman2020, 24 August 2008Since I'm planning to make this into a diary of the "Saga Of My Studio", I guess I should report on progress every now and then. It's not much at all really, but my wife…
Soundman2020, 26 August 2008OK, I'm still trying to figure out this SketchUp thing properly, and I've only been able to do something pretty basic so far, to give you guys an idea of the available…
Soundman2020, 27 August 2008Hola Cristian, y muchas gracias por el bienvenido y por la oferta de ayuda! Seguramente te voy a cobrar la palabra! Pero en los intereses de mantener este foro…
Soundman2020, 27 August 2008Hi Kendale, and thanks for the welcome. Yeah, I did get a bit inspired with that long explanation, didn't I? But you guys DID ask for as many details as possible! Maybe…
Soundman2020, 28 August 2008I'm just wondering about the etiquette of this forum: I've found some SketchUp designs here which have bits and pieces that I'd like to use in the model of my own…
Soundman2020, 4 September 2008OK, I'm finally getting the hang of SketchUp, and figuring out how to work around its idiosyncrasies. And I'm finally ready to post my first design attempt!!! (…
Soundman2020, 7 September 2008Thanks John. I was actually planning to use those areas for trapping, but hadn't figured out how to do it on SketchUp yet! But I'm getting there... I did a bit more work…
Soundman2020, 20 September 2008Well, it's taken a bit longer than I expected, but I'm getting to the stage where the design is starting to make a bit of sense. To me at least. Maybe not to the rest of…
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Soundman2020, 26 September 2008Hi xSpace. Thanks! That's what I figured. I did know that the sheetrock has to go on layer by layer (with Green Glue in between), but I just wanted to confirm that the…
Soundman2020, 26 September 2008I'm planning to build the inner-leaf walls "inside-out", since I have such a tiny space to work with, and I'm trying to squeeze out every last centimeter that I can. So…
Soundman2020, 27 September 2008You just asked me more or less the same question in another thread! And yes, I know that is my fault, of course, for asking too many questions in other forums! Guilty as…
Soundman2020, 27 September 2008OK, Ill measure some levels for you over the weekend. Anything in particular you'd like me to measure? If you are thinking about ambient noise: This is a residential…
Soundman2020, 28 September 2008Some ambient sound level measurements, as requested: (all levels are C-weighted, slow response, taken with an Extech 407750 digital sound level meter.) Outside at rush…
Soundman2020, 4 November 2008No problem! You are entirely welcome. It's not actually "mine" anyway: I downloaded it from the Google library. All I did to it was clean up the geometry a bit,…
Soundman2020, 5 November 2008OK, now I get to display my ignorance again: I'm starting to quote materials in order to refine my design, and I'm running into problems in some places, and dumb…
Ro, 6 November 2008dumb answers: Yup, looks like the same stuff. GB/Drywall/etc is GYPSUM with a paper layer on both sides to keep it together :) Funny, I don't know many people here in…
Soundman2020, 22 November 2008Soffit Sanity Check: Below is the current stage of evolution in the design for my soffits. Before I go any further, I'd like to get a sanity check from the experts: Am I…
Soundman2020, 22 November 2008Thanks, André. Your input is always valued! Let me explain my reasoning, and then you can shoot me down and correct my poor understanding of soffits: I actually started…
AVare, 23 November 2008Loking at the drawing is no blocking by the screens at that (120 cm) height. I may be wrong. That is a general guideline. Extend the surface down more if you wish. The…
Soundman2020, 23 November 2008Sanity Check #3! Hey, André! Thanks again! I took into account some of your suggestions: Dropped the bottom of the soffit panels to get more area, changed the angle to 7…
Soundman2020, 23 November 2008Thanks! Coming from you, that is VERY heartening! :yahoo: I guess I must not be measuring the right thing then, since I'm seeing it as 7°. Am I doing this right? I'm…
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Soundman2020, 27 November 2008Thanks André! Just to add to the record here, I just found this thread that also deals with the subject: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10063&start=17 ... and links to this…
Soundman2020, 27 November 2008Well, unless I discover something solid to the contrary, I'm sticking to your seven degree recommendation! There must be a reason why you have it on your mind, and…
AVare, 27 November 2008Sorry. Yes I looked at whar you posted and there is some of communication problem in what we are discussing. I am still seeing 15°, but, we know each other well enough…
Soundman2020, 1 December 2008OK: the angular quest continues! Just found this interesting document on the Genelec website: http://www.genelec.com/documents/opmans/OM1037c38b.pdf Its about their 1037…
Soundman2020, 1 December 2008Yup, we sure do have a quest! I'm googling everything I can think of, but coming up with very, very little. Most of my searches lead me right back here, or to the…
Lou, 1 December 2008Hey Stuart - Congratulations to you my friend. That is the fastest graduation to Senior Member Status I've ever seen, just over thirteen weeks! :wink: Seriously though,…
Soundman2020, 1 December 2008Hey Lou, thanks for the kind words! "Senior member", huh? WOW! I'm humbled! How did that happen? I guess you get it automatically at 300 posts or something? ´Cause I'm…
Soundman2020, 1 December 2008Rough idea for "Stuart's Original Patented Adjustable Concrete Soffit Panel": Sketchup file here: http://www.digistar.cl/images/Adjustabl ... t-S01.html And pics, first…
Soundman2020, 1 December 2008Yup, I know you said it, and it makes perfect sense. What I'm trying to find out now is how bad it will be at each angle, and if it is a "one size fits all" thing that…
Soundman2020, 1 December 2008What I though was interesting about that report was that many people are not able to determine source position on the vertical plane, while other people are able to do…
Lou, 1 December 2008Stuart - Buddy, I'm so (up to a point) out of my depth here, Andre's got you covered. Whilst I absolutely love the ingenious nature of your idea, you're (IMHO) trying to…
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Soundman2020, 1 December 2008Thanks Lou, Wayne, André, et. al.! Yeah, I guess you guys are right. I'm actually going to do that "Lou Blind Listening Test" on the weekend, and see what it it does....…
Soundman2020, 2 December 2008Is the quest over? OK, I have a reply from Genelec, and their reasoning for the 20 degree max angle is a totally different track from what we were thinking, and…
Soundman2020, 2 December 2008Say, André! Maybe I've found why you had that figure of "7 degrees" on your mind? In a document on 5.1 speaker placement that Genelec sent me, I came across this…
Soundman2020, 2 December 2008Wooohhooo!!! Thank you Genelec! A few paragraphs further down, it says: "The ITU is quite strict on the identical height positioning for the three front loudspeakers,…
Lou, 3 December 2008Stuart Quoted: Hang on a minute! Stuart Wrote: Not quite – Here’s an opinion as to why. I just want to make sure here that everyone who is following this is totally…
Soundman2020, 3 December 2008Reading more on the stuff that Genelec sent me: They did an in-depth survey and analysis of 164 studio control rooms around the world, and came up with very interesting…
Soundman2020, 4 December 2008Thanks! I guess you noticed that I like to have all my ducks neatly in a row beforr I'm satisfied! :) I guess I should have been a bit more specific. The part that I…
Soundman2020, 4 December 2008My guess us that the ceiling is not so much of an issue as the floor if it has a lot of absorption, since it won't be creating such deep notches. But if you have a hard…
Soundman2020, 4 December 2008Oh yeah! Sorry! That's the one. I was so into reading it and absorbing the contents, that I clean forget to mention the title! Yep, that's it. If you look at the tables…
Soundman2020, 4 December 2008OK, André, I gotta admit it: You got me there! I've been wracking my brains to figure out the "LBIR" acronym, and nothing fits! What on earth does that mean????? :?:…
AVare, 4 December 2008Listener Boundary Interference Region. Exactly the same as with speakers. Same principle. Your math in the rest of post is correct. What I forget to mention is the low…
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Soundman2020, 4 December 2008Ahh HA! OK, got it! And thanks for the tip on the thickness of absorption at my first reflection points. Since I'm planning "inside out" walls, I can easily get 4 inches…
Soundman2020, 16 January 2009An update on my crazy "soffit angle" saga: I finally got to trying out Lou's blind listening test, and the truth is.... (drum roll, please!...) Yes, I actually CAN hear…
Soundman2020, 26 January 2009Hi Ken, To be honest, I'm still trying to figure out the construction sequence, but the basic idea is to build the walls lying down, then lift them into place. The issue…
Soundman2020, 28 January 2009HIGHLY SUGGESTED IDEA!!!!! ====================== I just did something that I should have done ages ago, and STRONGLY recommend to anyone who is is still in the design…
Soundman2020, 3 February 2009Oh WOW! Thanks Ken! That certainly makes a lot of sense. It might be easier than I was thinking it would be, when you see it diagrammed like that. I was expecting that…
Soundman2020, 7 March 2009Got a little free time, and I've been spending it on improving my studio design. A question for the experts: The local Home Depot equivalent here in Santiago is now…
Soundman2020, 9 March 2009Cool! Thanks for the comments, guys. I'll take that as my permission slip to use this stuff, at least on the front and back walls, where space is the tightest. I might…
Ro, 10 March 2009To start with; beefing up the outer wall is always good. Placing MASS is one thing, placing it on the right location is another. As long as it's 2 leaf, disconnected and…
Soundman2020, 11 March 2009Thanks, Ro! Another permission slip! :thu: Thanks! I'm re-designing as we speak, based on "Duraboard" for critical dimensions, with beefing up inside the inside-out…
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Soundman2020, 11 March 2009ROOM RATIO QUESTION FOR THE ACOUSTIC GURUS: I'm having a real hard time adjusting my room dimensions to be both practical and also matching a good ratio. I'm aiming for…
Soundman2020, 11 March 2009Thanks guys! Your comments are very much appreciated. That's three "permission slips" in three days! :yahoo: I'm on roll here: better go out and buy some lottery…
Soundman2020, 20 June 2009I Finally Found It! (I think ? ) André, if you are around, this one is especially for you. Regarding the tilt angle of speakers, I finally found the reference for the…
Soundman2020, 26 August 2009Thanks for asking, Ken! I'm still around, but the studio is on hold right temporarily. Got lots of stuff all going on at once, the economy isn't helping, I'm still…
Soundman2020, 27 October 2009Oh cool! You finally found that reference! :yahoo: More reading! More learning! This is good. Thanks, André. Much appreciated! Hehehe! You know me better than THAT! If…
Soundman2020, 9 January 2010It will be in the building phase soon. It's only on hold right now awaiting an improvement in finances. I'm not going to start until I have enough money on hand to get…
Soundman2020, 8 February 2010Some questions for John (and others!) about speaker soffit design: 1) On your soffit design, John, you have hangers in the lower part of the soffit, behind the front…
Soundman2020, 9 February 2010OK, Thanks, John! I reckon I do need it as a bass trap, though, since my room is so tiny to start with, and the front wont have much else in the way of bass trapping…
Soundman2020, 14 July 2017Someone recently brought to my attention that I was about to hit 10,000 posts on this forum! :oops: :!: Wow! So I thought the most appropriate place to post #10,000 is…
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Soundman2020, 15 January 2018In the end, it never was built. For three reasons: 1) I realized that I wasn't going to get the results I was originally wanting in this sized space. It would have been…