Hi,
My name is Chris and I'm new to this forum. I am in the process of designing an in-house recording facility for an already-existing rehearsal building. The layout is this:
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We have rooms A,B, and C. A is the planned Live room, B will house the control room and possibly a vocal booth, and C is already our office. The ceilings are about 10ft high and can be a bit higher if need to. I'd like to be able to record drums so I'm thinking about building a drum booth, any ideas on placement?
I am a newbie at studio design, but I know basic construction and have had a project studio for some time. The goal of the community studio is to record high-school bands in the area, and also provide a place for the bands that already rehearse in the building to record.
The walls are already doubled-up with a few inches in the middle stuffed with insulation. All the rooms sit on a shared concrete slab, and the first order of business would be to decide if I should float the floors in the live and control rooms and how to do that. I've read a bit about it, and have considered installing a 2x6 floated floor with a sand base.
I'm in Southern Ca.
Any suggestions?
From Outside
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Hallway
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See where the rooms roof ends, leaves a few feet for expansion if needed
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