Key posts: New studio design in Virginia, USA

Substantial posts by lydianchromatic, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 11 of 21 posts are listed.

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  • lydianchromatic, 7 March 2009I am soon about to move to a new location and build a new studio. It's in an old factory which is basically now just a brick shell. We are going to be on the third floor…
  • xSpace, 7 March 2009Hi Trey. Quick answer, I am on my way down for the night. 12-14 foot is a good height for ceilings. Taller is always better because you can get a real room ambiance,…
  • xSpace, 7 March 2009"Are the specific angles of the walls in the control room important? I modeled the shape after some of the floor plans i found on this site, just not sure about the…
  • Soundman2020, 7 March 2009Hi Trey: Welcome! Like Brien said, 6 degrees for your CR walls, and 12 degrees for the ceiling, all angled away from the speakers. That assumes that you are using the…
  • xSpace, 8 March 2009The concern with elevated areas is two-fold, at least to start. These are concerns to the builder and should be given due notice. The type and kind of isolation you…
  • lydianchromatic, 9 March 2009I'm trying to get my CR ratio right. I used one of the suggested ratios from Rod's book: 1:1.4:1.9 with a ceiling height of 9', that gave be a length of 17' 1", and a…
  • Soundman2020, 9 March 2009That's correct: 6 degrees on each side, for a total of 12 degrees, the same as the ceiling. ( I guess you COULD slope your floor 6 degrees too, and leave your ceiling at…
  • lydianchromatic, 9 March 2009Thanks Stuart. Here is what i came up with for the room and the speaker soffits. Don't they look too much in the center. It seems like they would be more in the corner.…
  • Soundman2020, 9 March 2009Actually, taking a closer look at the SketchUp file, there is a problem with your side walls: the drywall is superimposed on the studs, not attached to it, and has no…
  • Soundman2020, 9 March 2009OK, I had a few minutes free, so I cleaned it up for you, and re-positioned the speakers, based on the assumptions that this really IS your inner leaf wall, and the you…
  • Soundman2020, 11 March 2009I don't think you need to, in your case. It's a good solution where space is really tight, as it gains you a few more inches, but if you have plenty of space, as you…