Substantial posts by lilith_envy, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 69 of 225 posts are listed.
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lilith_envy, 17 October 2008Well, I'm finally here! After a rush (24hrs) to finalise the design, get the conduit down for the LV wiring and demolish a 100 year old shed, I finally have the…
lilith_envy, 20 October 2008Hi again, The position/angle of the soffit is not working for me. The attached pic shows a 90dec soffit or a 60 dec, but the 60 dec will place the listening position…
lilith_envy, 11 November 2008Picof finished slab with LV and 249v Conduit. The concrete guys didn't do the best job as far a smooth level finsh. I will see how much this affects the framing in about…
lilith_envy, 11 November 2008Oh yeah i missed a step! The outer frame is finished YAY! Now this is not counted as a leaf as it is not airtight. But it is fully lined and insulated. I am very happy…
lilith_envy, 18 November 2008Bert- I don't think I can afford to line the steel frame but if I did I wouldn't need any bracing. This thing is so solid. Under the roof I used 50mm sislation, designed…
lilith_envy, 25 November 2008Hi any thoughts on this in relation to my last question. A false wall extension using green glue/no screws? Gap 2-1.jpg
lilith_envy, 3 February 2009I think I've been a bit scared to start such a big project so I'm taking baby steps. Here's my 1st attempt at a cloud. I will us it in the control room as a test then…
lilith_envy, 25 February 2009Also a quick question? I'm really liking the whole exposed beam idea in the drum room. But I'm only doing a single wall construction so would this plan work? either…
Ro, 25 February 2009dunno what you plan is but the picture, atleast, shows a 3-leaf. Besides that, don't squash the wool. And yes it will work (add more mass than your drawing if possible)…
lilith_envy, 16 March 2009Hi all, I’ve been plodding along the best I can and here's an update. I received the 120x 35 timber, 16mm firestop and I bought a case of “Fuller” fire sound sealant.…
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lilith_envy, 16 March 2009Problems- Concrete contractor!! After raising the frames there is a rather larger gap under the left edge. About 10mm drop just in that corner of the slab. It will…
lilith_envy, 16 March 2009I am the man! In pic 3090054 you can see the 120mm over hang(left side) of plasterboard/drywall that will in theroy home with the long wall. I'm just trying it out as an…
xSpace, 16 March 2009Yes, I have heard of studio tips. I get involved in where I am at too, so there is usually no reason to leave unless requested to do so ;) I would bet money that the…
lilith_envy, 17 March 2009YES! I finished another frame last night. boy O boy is it FUN! I might have a little helper next weekend. She has just finished a carpenter apprenticeship and owns all…
lilith_envy, 18 March 2009Hi sideshow, Sorry I went back and edited my mis-wording, yes your right Ther is no ned to platerboard all the way to the top of the cieling joist if there's a solid…
lilith_envy, 18 March 2009Framing of 3rd wall finished. I had to raise the other frame to make some room, tied it to the roof with a temporary solution. Finding space has been a constant head…
lilith_envy, 24 March 2009After a monster effect with my mate to get the huge 3m x 4m wall off the ground to about belly button height. I decided to go to the local hire guys down the road and…
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Lou, 26 March 2009Hey Lil - Looking great gal! Keep 'em coming. :wink: Forgive the 'chime-in' but: Elliot Wrote: You need to lose the words 'attempt to' there my friend. :wink: If you…
lilith_envy, 20 April 2009Ha, I'm a sticky! and a senior member! I've just had a "big" birthday and thats not helping ...senior..>grumble! Ok, I ordered a timber sliding door, 10mm lami glass…
lilith_envy, 6 May 2009Just a quick update. Bit the bullet and ordered 6 solar panels DJ-170 and a small inverter. love the idea of running a "green" studio. The Aussie goverenment is giving a…
lilith_envy, 21 May 2009Hi all, Short update and some questions- sorry no photos My very expensive door arrived yesterday. Image not preserved: door-1.jpg And I’m not impressed. The door in…
John Sayers, 21 May 2009If you feel there's leak I would - a small hole the size of a nail hole can ruin the STC. definitely - untreated timber will easily stain and you can't remove it. I'd…
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lilith_envy, 21 May 2009Thanks John, you were up early this morning. :D Well..because I was un-sure what the door would look like. I have build and fixed the longest part of the wall(to the…
lilith_envy, 21 May 2009Image not preserved: 6 dec angle.jpg On a different note- Can I go with six dec side slat walls? or slightly increase it to 9ish. And, In scott's studio( johns studio…
Soundman2020, 22 May 2009Lil, looking at that diagram, it seems that your "head" position is at about 50% of the room depth :shock: Your ears are going to be in every possible odd-order null and…
lilith_envy, 22 May 2009Stuart- ah I knew I'd forgoten something.. the 38% line. thanks 90 doesn't look much better though at that 38% point? Image not preserved: 90 and 60.jpg Thanks John, the…
Soundman2020, 22 May 2009Well, yeah, but you moved the speakers way over into the corners, by the looks of it! At least, your 90° lines go through the room corners, while the 60° lines go…
lilith_envy, 25 May 2009Heres' the door. I have installed it directly to the studs, left and right. But due to some bad addvice from the "door man" allowed a 20mm space on the top. Which I will…
Soundman2020, 26 May 2009Lil, this might not be the time to mention it, but you might find that the individual doors can be lifted out of the frame without too much trouble, perhaps with some…
lilith_envy, 26 May 2009Well yes! Some times common sense isn't so common. :roll: When I bought my house I tried to put the desk in the spare room/ temporary studio and I couldn't even get it…
lilith_envy, 15 June 2009Finished the last wall !!! YAY!! Mud, tape and caulked bottom plate to slab. Will finish it off with some skirting board. Only really need to paint the 1m section that…
lilith_envy, 12 August 2009Little update- (sorry no pics) 1) Finished lifting the ceiling joist into place and fixing off with a tri-way bracket. 2) Purchased two identical 2nd hand doors from a…
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lilith_envy, 14 August 2009ok, finally got a camera. finished ceiling Image not preserved: P8130313.JPG Image not preserved: P8130314.JPG And the braces Image not preserved: P8130315.JPG Here are…
lilith_envy, 17 August 2009VOCAL BOOTH- Image not preserved: Vocal design.jpg Powering along with the framing. I've dropped back down to 90x45, as I'm running low on funds. Image not preserved:…
bassman, 24 August 2009I would add double what you think you'll ever need as a rule of thumb. 4 mics for drums seems a bit on the light side. Go with 8 and see.... (wait, just re-read your…
lilith_envy, 31 August 20091st door frame finished. quite happy with the result. 20mm frame, 20mm seal with 10x20mm foam seals. Image not preserved: P8280024.JPG P8280021.JPG Image not preserved:…
lilith_envy, 12 October 2009OK, a little bit of progress. I’ve painted the outside of the vocal booth, ready to start the adjacent drum room. Run power, network and mic cable. I've also finished…
lilith_envy, 12 October 2009On to the hard stuff! Solar panels in....YAY! It’s been hailing and raining for most of the week. But will keep you informed on the savings to my electricity bill( if…
lilith_envy, 27 October 2009No electronic test yet as I have not hung the plasterboard on the ceiling! I'm a bit scared and procrastenating (spelling :oops: ) But when I have the stereo playing in…
lilith_envy, 30 October 2009electrics electrics electrics Doing stained tasmanian oak GPO/light switch mounts in the vocal booth, (natural everwhere else) Going to keep the decor in there quite…
lilith_envy, 30 October 20091st BIG mistake. Picked up my mic plate from the laser cutter's. They look pretty good. Very shiny. thought the text could have been a bit neater, but for $130 for 4…
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lilith_envy, 29 November 2009I'm just going to go with two separate mini splits. one in the drum room, one in the control room. The dreaded bunnings have them for $400 each atm. Fresh air will, for…
lilith_envy, 30 November 2009PIC Pics pics. Drum room finally started! It's all starting to take shape...but slowly losing area's to work. Trying to build very tall inside-out walls in a limited…
lilith_envy, 30 November 2009and the soffits- PB280134.JPG Will test the bass response and vibration before I commit to the timber stands, they will have a sand bag at bottom. Image not preserved:…
lilith_envy, 30 November 2009Oh and I have decided on doing indise out ceiling sections abouve the client's couch and above the soffits. I reallt don't recommed carrying 16mm plasterboard up a…
lilith_envy, 11 January 2010Merry xmas and all that. It's amazing how much you get done when your not distracted by real work. Finish vocal booth pics It's so cool in there and the STC is good, but…
lilith_envy, 11 January 2010Couch rise started. It's 18mm yellow tongue partical board on left-over 170mm ceiling span. I added Neoprene Pads/strips to the bottom of the frame to a) raise the stage…
lilith_envy, 11 January 2010controlroom ceiling finished!! Well, this was just as hard and scary as I thought it would be. Big thanks to my dad for coming out of "retirement" to help. Hired the…
lilith_envy, 11 January 2010More pics. this was the largest gap in the ceiling. Used backer rod and acoustic caulk. have now used 30 large sausages of caulk since starting out on this adventure.…
lilith_envy, 11 January 2010And finally.... Drum room started. This is a free standing room. All walls finished as far as stud frame and plaster board. Again I'm using 90 x 45 stud. 16mm firechek…
lilith_envy, 11 January 2010I had a few enquiries about my door. pic Also the solar panels are great! The meter runs backwards all day, even with lights, music, TV and washing machine. When i'm not…
lilith_envy, 12 January 2010hi, the connection between the floor the riser will not resonate. Nor the walls(as it's not touching) However the nature of the structure in it's self will. If i had a…
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lilith_envy, 22 March 2010Update- Ok, i got the 2nd timber slidng door delivered....and of course it opens the wrong way and they put a b**dy latch and handle on it!!!! Also the opening is…
lilith_envy, 1 April 2010Happy Easter All!......still not done but it's my 30th birthday on Saturday and I need the spare room/old studio for ppl to sleep in. So i've moved my gear out to the…
lilith_envy, 19 May 2010Sorry about IPhone picture. Been doing some recording for myself....still not finish though. Just thought I'd show ya all my gear IMG_0254.jpg
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lilith_envy, 10 September 2010Hey, I went with Firesound by Fuller. (I think there is a picture early in the piece) Bought 2 boxes (15 sausages each box) plus one single sausage to finish of the last…
John Sayers, 13 October 2010The cows I eat feed on grass - they are the most efficient way to transform plant material into usable complete protein. Their milk offers cheeses, yoghurts and…
lilith_envy, 11 November 2010G'Day, Recording went GREAT! Did the female Jazz vocals in the large room (drum) into a Rode NT2 and it sound amazing! The room has no "room" sound, the rev is sweet and…
lilith_envy, 17 November 2010My 1st Corner bass trap Poor wo/man's corner trap -I ran a circular saw on a 45 angle down the lenth of a 90x45 -attached equal distance from corner- nail gun -fill with…
lilith_envy, 17 January 2011Small update- I have finished all the corner traps. And actually built my gera racks finally!!! Just need to carpet the surface and find some legs to raise them to the…
lilith_envy, 20 April 2011Hi All, Sorry for the dead air! I have been plodding along doing little bits and pieces that done really show up in pics. But, with a week of work I have layed the final…
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lilith_envy, 20 April 2011I have also built the final cloth frame that goes above the soffits. It's a removable light frame, so when I change the far field speakers I don't have to un-do too…
lilith_envy, 22 April 2011THanks X-Space Soon I'll have to actually do some recording work. I got a camera for my birthday (which you all missed!) From the favourite band that I mix live - Lucy's…
lilith_envy, 15 February 2012I've been working on the business side of things and getting my website up and running. I've decided to call the studio "Bantam Studio" Being that it's little and of…
lilith_envy, 30 April 2012ha ha, Thanks! Well I'm finished........................ A massive thank you to John, for your amazing Forum, design knowledge and help through out this process, and for…