Key posts: New Design - moved from Studio Construction
Substantial posts by bwilkinson, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 31 of 57 posts are listed.
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bwilkinson, 2 April 2010I moved this from the studio construction forum over here. It will primarily be my diary, and if others see something really dumb that I am doing, they can offer what…
bwilkinson, 2 April 2010Thanks John. That didn't do it, but I just zipped the file, and it dropped to 150kB. Hopefully that'll work. The file is attached, and I have NONE of the studio designed…
xSpace, 3 April 2010Hi Bob. Actually that may not be as easy as you think. When heat and air systems are installed they are designed for specific room/volume so having a heat and air that…
bwilkinson, 4 April 2010X - HVAC: I think I misspoke myself when I said I would leach from the apartment. That's typical of me expecting that everyone else knows what I am thinking when I state…
bwilkinson, 7 April 2010Okay, I'm stuck with the outer leaf mass issue. Attached, you will see the intersection of the wall where the studio will attached to the rest of the building. I have…
John Sayers, 7 April 2010Bob - there are two trusses in the design I pointed you to. One is the main building truss which is lined underneath creating the outer leaf. The other is the inner…
bwilkinson, 7 April 2010I now understand the confusion. Please understand, I am only discussing the outer leaf truss. It attaches to the framing of the rest of the building. So far, we are…
bwilkinson, 8 April 2010Andre - thank you, it sounds like I finally explained it properly. So, if I understand your answer, because the "pocket" created between the two sides of gypsum will be…
Soundman2020, 8 April 2010Maybe I'm really dense, but I still don't understand what you are saying. How can both sides of a sheet of drywall both be facing the attic space? I really suggest that…
bwilkinson, 8 April 2010Stuart - the updated file is attached, zipped. I have placed the gypsum in the area in question, and updated to the best of my ability. The "pocket" I was talking about…
Soundman2020, 8 April 2010OK, well I'm not seeing a three-leaf in the roof at all! I'm only seeing a 2-leaf: You have the roof itself, (which you show only as shingles with no deck underneath but…
bwilkinson, 9 April 2010I will reiterate. Right now, I am only working on the outer leaf. I have not begun to design my control room. I have not begun to design my live room. I have not begun…
xSpace, 9 April 2010"This will then mean that I would either have to place two sheets of gypsum on that wall inside the apartment, as well as two sheets of OSB on that outside wall (above…
bwilkinson, 9 April 2010Brien, you are exactly correct in my concern - and maybe it's simply a case of me over analyzing it - it's been known to happen... :roll: I think I understand now, and…
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bwilkinson, 12 April 2010I'm still working out the floor issue, but another roadblock has shown up. Attached are two general floorplans (very generic). The first one was how I originally planned…
bwilkinson, 5 August 2010I'm still designing this thing, and came across what is probably a dumb idea - but I wanted to see if it's been done before. In my control room, to give me the utmost in…
bwilkinson, 10 August 2010Back to the topic at hand: Well, I threw together another layout, taking a whole lot of things into consideration. (1) My original layout ideas did not give me a whole…
bwilkinson, 13 August 2010Just as a vent - it is a rip roaring pain in the butt to try to match a vaulted ceiling to a splayed wall - especially when trying to design it for inside-out…
bwilkinson, 8 September 2010A question for John (if he has time) - In "Scott's Studio" that you designed, he also has RP8's soffit mounted, and I wondered whether the back was vented on those…
Soundman2020, 8 September 2010Yup! :) The idea is to have the acoustic axis of the speaker at the same height as your ear, ("you" being the guy sitting at the mix position). If that happens to be…
bwilkinson, 20 October 2010Just as I thought things were going smoothly in design, another twist shows up. This is going to be more of a historical question - and I know opinions vary widely. In…
bwilkinson, 20 October 2010Glenn, I like the simplified layout - thank you very much. One thing that I was trying to do in the control room - and maybe I misunderstood John's suggestion early in…
Soundman2020, 20 October 2010Why not soffit mount both sets? Put one set above the other, and tilt the soffit wall a bit. You won't be able to get both sets aimed perfectly at your ears, of course,…
bwilkinson, 21 October 2010Right now it's an open field next to my house. I could take pictures of it, but I'm not sure what good that would do. I am in the planning stages only - I have the…
bwilkinson, 26 October 2010This goes back to a question I asked before you joined the conversation, Glenn - and I think it may have been missed (or they didn't understand my question). I will…
Soundman2020, 26 October 2010Exactly. If you can't do that, then the next best is to have a flat ceiling, the same height all over. Yup. That would be the drawback. One way around that is with CCTV.…
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bwilkinson, 26 October 2010Glenn - I can work with that. It does seem to contrast with Stuart's statement below, and I would like to discuss the reasoning why he is concerned about it. Stuart -…
bwilkinson, 26 October 2010If it is a false ceiling, then what would give me the inner leaf mass? I assumed that the ceiling of the original scissor truss was my outer leaf, and the second ceiling…
gullfo, 26 October 2010what i would do would be to build the inner leaf wall parallel to the outer truss up to the dividing wall to create as much volume in that space as possible, then add a…
xSpace, 27 October 2010"Much as I have enjoyed Rod's book and this forum, I have not found a clear cut explanation as to the differences in design philosophy." 50 years of sound control…
bwilkinson, 27 October 2010Glenn - I understand now, thank you for your patience explaining it to me. One question - because I am putting up the false ceiling, will the fact that the hard ceiling…