Key posts: Starrting to build my new studio,,, at last.
Substantial posts by steptoe, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 21 of 37 posts are listed.
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steptoe, 2 July 2009Hi everyone, I'm new here and have already looked around and noticed what a great site this is. I used to have my basic setup in my conservatory but as this wasn't the…
Soundman2020, 2 July 2009Ouch! Living inside the inner marker is not a good place to be! I bet it gets noisy... That very much depends on two factors: 1) How loud is it right now, when a heavy…
steptoe, 2 July 2009Right then, to give everybody a better idea I've just drawn up a quick design of how I think the new studio should be done, please feel free to correct me if anyone…
jbassino, 2 July 2009You have to put insulation in the airgap between leaves because its the dampening factor for the MSM effect. In your case I'd go for concrete blocks for your inner leaf,…
Soundman2020, 2 July 2009Two big points I see on that diagram (in addition to what Javier mentioned). 1) Your inner leaf appears to be coupled to your outer leaf via those pillars. You MUST…
steptoe, 2 July 2009Many thanks to everyone for your input so far, it's given me a greater insight into getting this thing off the ground. I understand then from what you're saying that I…
steptoe, 2 July 2009Thanks for that. Money is not a major problem as I have a fulltime job but as I don't have lots of money this project is going to be one of those slow things, it'll be…
steptoe, 2 July 2009Right then, here's the revised drawing based on new information you guys have given me, you'll notice that the block section is now seperated from the external walls. I…
Soundman2020, 2 July 2009Not really. It doesn't have enough mass and isn't rigid enough to create a flanking path. Now, if you really stuff it in hard, packed tight, then yeah, you'll create a…
jbassino, 3 July 2009Mate, You need to make DOUBLE walls for everything! You didnt update that into your revised design. If you are thinking "double walls? wtf? " Its very simple. just think…
steptoe, 3 July 2009Thanks for your help guys... Getting to the first point about the strength of the roof. Roof is supported by steel girders which come up from the floor and then run off…
steptoe, 3 July 2009Ok, I've been looking more at the sound aspect and what sort of noises I'm getting into my garage. I didn't go out and buy a proper db meter, just for test purposes I've…
steptoe, 6 July 2009Just to update everyone on what's happening so far. I've re-done the plan that I previously posted and this one seems a more viable solution as to how it'll be laid out…
Soundman2020, 6 July 2009Ahhh HA! now THAT looks more like a plan! Proper decoupled MSM walls all around. Much better: Any particular reason why you want to use plywood? What you need is mass,…
steptoe, 7 July 2009Thanks for the reply Stuart... Glad that you approve of the new design, I guess I must be finally getting it right. My aim has always been to write songs and get them…
steptoe, 7 July 2009Some interesting points there chrisrnps. To be honest I did look at this option first time around but when I thought about having a vocal booth I came away from it. Yes…
steptoe, 14 July 2009oK, so I've decided to go along with what chrisrnps has said (my original idea) and go with just a control room and live room. I've tried to make the control a suitable…
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steptoe, 14 July 2009Thanks for the depth of feedback there, it really helps. My original idea on the size of control room was to have it 8.5' instead of the 7.5', I never thought about the…
steptoe, 31 July 2009Just to update everyone, here are the new pictures of work done so far... You can see here where I've sealed the roof with that wonderful expanding foam, I've also…
steptoe, 31 July 2009Hi John, the only real reason for using the foam is to seal the roof in from the outside. I used foam inserts before that came with the garage and you could see light…
steptoe, 12 November 2009Hi everyone, I've only just realised that it's been almost 4 months since the last time I posted any pictures, rest assured though I have taken many pictures of the…