Key posts: JB's New Studio, the build thread

Substantial posts by jbassino, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 79 of 271 posts are listed.

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jbassino, 12 May 2009Hi Guys. I think I have adquired some knowledge here in order to start my new (small) studio. My budget is pretty tight (as always) but hopefully I'll make it work…
jbassino, 12 May 2009Wow That looks very good! Thanks for taking the time! A couple of questions regarding your design: - The way I see it, is that you left the window wall the absorptive…
jbassino, 12 May 2009I think I gotcha! I actually edited the last post since I added some more comments about it. dunno If you already read them or not ( i just edited a min before u…
jbassino, 12 May 2009:shock: Im so impressed Can I say thanks again?? That looks absolutely fabulous!!! Some comments: 1. On the "Q.jpg" pic, Did you leave the drywalling on purpose like…
jbassino, 12 May 2009I think I wasnt clear about my question. thats not what I meant. Look at this picture. There is no way to put drywall on the exposed stud, since you can't reach the…
jbassino, 12 May 2009Fabulous :) I will start posting pics as soon as my contractor reviews the costs and start the build. I will go for a single 5/8 GB layer for cost purposes. I modeled it…

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jbassino, 13 May 2009Guys, whats a common contractor's handwork fee ? I just received quotation from mine today, and even tho its an acceptable price , there are items that doesnt make any…
Soundman2020, 15 May 2009Well, Javier is going to have a bit more help than that! I just stopped by his place this evening, met him and his girlfriend, and we spent a great couple of hours…
jbassino, 15 May 2009Yeah, Stuart is a great guy and I'll be in debt with him for his help which I really appreciate ! Thanks Stu!! I'll probably make him a couple of high end preamps for…
Soundman2020, 15 May 2009The ceiling! You forgot to mention that curious, mysterious ceiling above the future CR! :) I should have thought to take a camera... nobody will believe us if we just…
jbassino, 17 May 2009We visited the new space again (we moved all my equipment from the old studio) so we took a more detailed look at the structure. Sadly, there was a door between the CR…
jbassino, 17 May 2009No, there seems to be a door that was sealed with a simple stud wall on the control room side. The recording room side seems to be adobe or similar. However, I'm not…
jbassino, 19 May 2009OK Blocking the window and door with brickwall started Some pics I told the guys to leave a 20cm hole in the wall to put the ventilation duct. I know I have to caulk…
Soundman2020, 19 May 2009Silencer! We have to build a couple of silencers, and I think they will fit nicely in the space just outside the "bricking up", where the window used to be. Or where the…
jbassino, 19 May 2009Stuart, So far I'm only considering AC for the CR, and ventilation for the LR In that case the AC pipes will go through the CR exterior wall I got a 280 m3/hr for…
jbassino, 20 May 2009Update Window seal was done and door seal is almost there. I will leave two holes for fresh air supply and extractor fan. Also, about the strange "doorway" I talked…
jbassino, 20 May 2009We started puting brickwall on the "old" doorway that was hidden by a crappy stud wall.. you had to see how they built that!! We left two holes for the air ducts on the…
jbassino, 21 May 2009More pics Everything seems good here. LR is completely isolated (exterior leaf = brickwall), now I have to start framing for the inner leaf. However, for budget reasons,…

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jbassino, 25 May 2009More questions: About tile ceilings: - I'm going to put acoustic tile ceilings on my control room (also called "American Ceiling" here in Chile). First I will remove the…
jbassino, 27 May 2009Anyone? Anyway. I built the door Ro designed with a few modifications. First, I didnt make it of 3 layers of 22 MDF. instead I used 2 9mm MDF for top and bottom, and two…
jbassino, 27 May 2009Sick? too bad!! I thought the earth ate you, so I kept working! I have a record to finish so I have to make this soon Well, I paid the workers to build the framing for…
jbassino, 28 May 2009I will take pics today. Promise! I left my SD card in my laptop on a side note... its funny how workers suggest funny things like "hey, lets attach some wood between the…
jbassino, 29 May 2009Whoops! Forgot to bring my camera :D Tomorrow I'll take pics... Now.. I placed 6mm osb over my wooden floor in the control room. and Stuart and I realized that it became…
Soundman2020, 29 May 2009Well, at least I can confirm that progress is taking place! I saw it myself! And I also listened to your new "drum floor" in the control room... :) Hmmmm. The problem…
jbassino, 29 May 2009Second on what Stuart said... I need to progress on the CR also so I need to know either I will just live with it or fix it somehow.. However. I received some laminated…
jbassino, 29 May 2009Framing (it isnt attached to the ground yet.. we are just placing them to see how it works first) We had to make little adjustments from John's design because there was…
jbassino, 29 May 2009Also. John. or anybody For the control room. I will probably put two hangers in my back wall. use my existing 6 bass trap panels, create an angled, absorptive ceiling,…
Ro, 30 May 2009finally, pix :mrgreen: No pix of the construction progress on the door? too bad.. :( Bout the corner absorber, superchunks are not the only solution. It's my favorite,…
xSpace, 30 May 2009Would you guys benefit from installing sheetrock onto the existing floor and then laying your OSB over this? Any direct connection between multiple layers of wood…
Soundman2020, 31 May 2009Great idea, Brien! Thanks! I hadn't thought about the "squeaking" issue, but that makes sense. So how about this sequence: The existing layer of OSB - felt - drywall -…

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jbassino, 31 May 2009Thanks for the suggestions! However, I think the amount of different layers we are talking about here will hurt my budget a lot... I will spend just for the laminated…
jbassino, 1 June 2009Sure. I will go for MDF then! On a side basis. I'm in trouble designing my ventilation for the recording room. This is important now because we are framing the wall so…
Soundman2020, 1 June 2009Hi Javier. I should have some time this afternoon to get across and give you a hand again. Regarding the ducting, I was thinking that the easiest (and cheapest) method…
jbassino, 1 June 2009That sounds good to me. But I'm only worried about sound escaping to the outside through the brickwall holes. Your plan is to "seal" those holes using the silencers? So…
jbassino, 2 June 2009Framing done. Now drywalling and caulking. We'll have to move that big wall to its final position. thats going to be HEAVY That was the best method so far instead of…
Soundman2020, 6 June 2009No pics? Then you know what that means: it didn't happen!!!! (Except that I saw it happen) :) It's starting to look like a room, finally! Lesson learned today while…
jbassino, 7 June 2009Maybe John, Stuart or anyone could get a moment of inspiration and help me out arranging my panels and think about what to do with my front wall. So far, Id like to put…

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jbassino, 9 June 2009Thanks Tom for the kind words. Donde vas was just doubled tracked (6 string). We used the guitar player's ibanez acoustic that sounded pretty good by itself. However I…
jbassino, 9 June 2009---QUESTION--- Anyone can show me tips or tricks to fold fabric neatly on walls? ( I did a pretty good job on my panels!) but a wall is going to be different story.…
jbassino, 10 June 2009Thanks for the info Tom. that looks pretty good. Any clues on how he attached the framings to the framing (duh)? Finishin nails or something? The pics dont show any…
jbassino, 10 June 2009Picture time! Ok. where are we at? We finished all the framing, ceiling and caulking on the walls. Also, we had to further level the usable floor space with "floor…
jbassino, 11 June 2009John, what do you think it will work better for the hangers section? Making the hangers (i know its a great solution for not using a lot of insulation) however I think i…
jbassino, 13 June 2009I have almost 6 bags of insulation left! I fully filled the 2x3's studs with insulation (it fits just one panel barely. they are 5cm thick. my stud is 7cm).. should I…
jbassino, 17 June 2009That looks very usefull. Too bad they don't sell that kind of stuff in chile. But I managed to find a way to properly install the cloth. I will basically build 1x2…

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jbassino, 18 June 2009I think i lost my SD card for the camera.. fuck I couldnt take more pictures but we are going FAAAAAAAST! Its finally looking like a studio now We installed all the…
jbassino, 25 June 2009Wow, I suck big time! My studio is almost DONE and I havent took any pictures :horse: :shot: Well. I'll try to get a SD card soon I still have to put one more glass on…
jbassino, 26 June 2009There you go Control room pics shows what i've done so far. I left all corners available to do "something". I forgot to take pics of the back wall. but I think you…
jbassino, 26 June 2009Thanks! Glad you liked it I just found out our local rockwool distributor can make for you panels in ANY density you want! I feel like shit because I wished I used a…
jbassino, 26 June 2009This question is kind of urgent so if anyone could chime in... My glass dealer just called saying that he cant sell me the 12mm laminated glass because the last sheet…
Ro, 28 June 2009hai Javier, I was kiddin' ofcourse. Looks super! You don't have any "detailed" pix of constructions? keep it up!!! About the glass; you had an agreement with the dealer…
jbassino, 28 June 2009Sorry, no detaled pics! We did all the slots, cloth in a week, and that was the time I lost my sd card.. But I was thinking of making a step by step tutorial on how to…
jbassino, 30 June 2009Thanks! I will do. promess. Actually its much easier than I thought, but it will be worth showing it to some people like me that didnt realize how easier it was before…
jbassino, 1 July 2009More pics! Finished light work on CR. THANKS RAFA !!! The only issue is that one lightbulb exploded! God damn homedepot!!! This is the second lightbulb that passed away…

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jbassino, 1 July 2009Yeah, I based them on the one that used toilet flanges to attach the pcv on the wood. In my case, I didnt find flanges on homedepot so I just bought pvc "ends" which I…
jbassino, 2 July 2009( god damn it . I wrote a long post and somehow. I lost everything between uploading pics !!! :horse: :| :cry: :cen: ) Anyway Lil, You need to buy "plastic/pvc" spray…
jbassino, 3 July 2009My ears weren't so wrong at the end !! My low end response is FLAT !!! :shock: 7 db difference at the worst deeps/peeks (7 total) However, above like 1k im getting comb…
jbassino, 3 July 2009Probably. I'll find out when I make a bunch more panels in a few week after i finish this album. I can definately work with this tho. Sounds much better than anything…
jbassino, 5 July 2009Here's the low end graph. Keep in mind thats with no bass traps!! My RT60 is still longer than I need, but those 10db deeps, sounds better thant they look. By Ethan,…
jbassino, 18 July 2009A couple of pics Me and my friend Rafael shielding the snake cable for possible noise due to being parallel with the electrical conduit. We did many tests tho and no hum…
jbassino, 29 July 2009Update :D I managed to seal the 2" pvc snake conduit SUCCESSFULLY !!!! First, I put a bunch of insulation inside the conduit as long with the cables. Then, I cranked my…

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jbassino, 1 August 2009Ok hangers done! I hope they work if not the room already sounded good :mrgreen: I was able to fit 3 2.2mt hangers inside the cavity hangers3.jpg hangers2.jpg…
jbassino, 14 August 2009Mi studio is almost done. A black leather sofa arived yesterday :mrgreen: Hope it traps some bass :lol: Finally I'm gonna build 4 "super panels" as I'll call them.…
jbassino, 14 August 2009Hehe. Yeah. It has been a tough time. In the meanwhile I'm mixing some albums and built my small (but cool :D ) studio. Built 2 room in a room rehearsal rooms (with…
jbassino, 29 August 2009I've made 8 more broadband panels intended to go (4) to my real wall. (2) for first reflections on side walls. And (2) very large panels for the front corners. Note that…
jbassino, 31 August 2009I'm re-thinking the panel placement on my control room. So for a change, I'm always wondering if I'm doing it well or not. I have a specific question that maybe someone…
jbassino, 1 September 2009I think i managed to place a panel just at the reflection point. I think its no big deal I did some quick measurements with my final treatment and my RT60 looks pretty…
jbassino, 2 September 2009Pics as promised Hope to hire a pro to do them for real , new website etc. Hope you like it http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5126/dsc0167rpy.th.jpg…

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jbassino, 8 September 2009Thanks Stuart! Yes, very proud Now. make some money!! Special thanks to John also (I think I cant thank him enough :) ), his design was abolutely cool, and I think I did…
jbassino, 26 September 2009I can't believe it, I managed to fit a drumkit in my small room !! :shock: I had to record a band's demo, no big deal, so since the big drum room is not ready yet, I had…
Soundman2020, 9 January 2010It's also a recording studio term. Wiki: "An acoustics gobo is parallel in use to a photography gobo, which is used to block direct light sources, and also shares its…
jbassino, 13 January 2010I just spent like $100us on new lights and i got a very cool vibe in my control room. I used blue and green lights placed behind the desk and some panels, also on the…
jbassino, 13 January 2010Also , I've noticed a lot (maybe an expert could confirm this) that when you work with low lighting, you get a better stereo image when listening. I think something has…

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jbassino, 6 April 2010Yes., they are coming! This is CONTROL ROOM B. being built Pretty simple. No soffits. just angled slot walls filled with lotz of wool for bass absorption, RFZ zone plus…
jbassino, 6 April 2010Pics of studio in action with new lighting/vibe DSC_1123.jpg DSC_1130.jpg DSC_1162.jpg DSC_1174.jpg
jbassino, 12 April 2010Update chunks.jpg front.jpg frontpanels.jpg leftslots.jpg lights.jpg
jbassino, 14 April 2010hehe Yes, Eugenio is doing a great work with his control room Today we are nailing the timber slots and leave them ready for stain. All that is left is fill the back…
jbassino, 17 April 2010more progress AC unit installed plus a small fan for leting fresh air get into the room. We are making a small hole into the CR room for passive air circulation. Again,…

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jbassino, 12 April 2012Sorry for being so away from the forum lately! But I've been REALLY, really busy with work! Tons of albums plus a 21th Century Fox movie now! Wow 8) Thanks for all the…
jbassino, 12 April 2012Some pro pictures of the finished studio.. bought some more goodies (42" LCD) They were taken by Avatar's (James Cameron's camera assistant) 8) Bonus... :shot: The girls…