Substantial posts by Ensonix Studios, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 63 of 109 posts are listed.
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Ensonix Studios, 17 September 2010What's up guys. Well, attached is the skp. file and a jpeg. file of our place, located in North Miami Beach, FL. Some info. Our place is a warehouse with office spaces…
Ensonix Studios, 18 September 2010Hey everybody, been doing some strong research and have gotten some useful information, but still dont know how to put it into plan in our design. As of right now we are…
Ensonix Studios, 18 September 2010Hey gullfo, whats up.. ok.. the top left corner opening is where we plan on putting the window to the booth.. the bottom left is a door that leads to the places…
Ensonix Studios, 18 September 2010This is more or less the layout we were trying to go for.. non of the windows have been installed yet.. so we can do some modifications.. but that wall that divides the…
Ensonix Studios, 18 September 2010WOW!! that looks nice.. but a few quick questions.. - You think that the "live room" would be good for tracking drums - As of right now we are a bit tight on budget...…
Ensonix Studios, 19 September 2010Were in the process of getting to that stage of the build.. So what should I focus on now.. doing the double leaf structure to isolate, and then i focus on a plan like…
gullfo, 19 September 2010i'd make the isolation walls rectangular so you can easily build it and add the angled wall treatments later. isolation should follow best practices - double leaf with…
Ensonix Studios, 20 September 2010Glenn, thanks for all your help.. So i should just focus on doing the normal walls around the rooms.. and then focus on either the angled walls or normal panels hung on…
Soundman2020, 20 September 2010You seem to be confusing "isolation" with "treatment". In order to isolate the room, both leaves of the wall (inner leaf and outer leaf) MUST be made of sheetrock (or…
Ensonix Studios, 20 September 2010Yeah i am a bit confused.. I have an idea about the wood framing, insulation, air gap.. etc.. but i dont know how to finish off the walls.. Do i leave them open / cover…
Soundman2020, 20 September 2010What you are showing in your diagram looks like it is the inner-leaf of your MSM wall. Is that correct? Since you are showing a 1" space between that stud frame and the…
Ensonix Studios, 20 September 2010Hey man thanks for the help We plan on doing everything our selfs.. a buddy of ours is helping us with the build So i build the frame, cover with sheetrock.. (1 or 2…
gullfo, 20 September 2010it can get confusing but basically create the isolation walls/ceiling without regard for treatment and you'll end up with (mostly) rectangular rooms. if you can do…
Ensonix Studios, 20 September 2010Thanks Glenn.. I know im jumping ahead a bit too much.. but once the frame, insulation and sheetrock go up.. and everything gets mudded/sealed.. then we can either…
gullfo, 20 September 2010you should use wall isolation clips (PAC INTL, WIC, etc) to make sure it is held steady. you could also use isolation supports for the ceiling to take some load off the…
Ensonix Studios, 21 September 2010I get it.. these wall isolation clips that your talking about go into the original concrete wall and they hold up the frame.. do the frames rest on these clips with the…
gullfo, 21 September 2010here's an example of ceiling hangers http://www.mason-industries.com/masonin ... /ch620.pdf if you're planning on making the walls load bearing for supporting the…
Ensonix Studios, 21 September 2010Thanks Glenn I understand the whole thing about the wall and ceiling clips.. Hope to find a good deal on them. But still dont understand the whole deal with the modes..…
Ensonix Studios, 21 September 2010xSpace thanks for the info.. So we do the 1inch air gap, wood framing stuffed with the insulation, screw on the 1/2 OSB and then the sheetrock.. I wanted to know if we…
Ensonix Studios, 22 September 2010A few other questions.. With the whole deal of the modes which I still dont understand (if it has to do with gear placement) I was thinking of facing the top wall in the…
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Soundman2020, 22 September 2010The room "modes" are basically resonant frequencies at which the room itself vibrates, simply due to the dimensions of the room. If you play a note on an instrument, and…
Ensonix Studios, 22 September 2010Soundman, Thanks for all that info.. I need to figure this is out. I will keep you guys updated as we should begin the room framing this upcoming week. Quick question to…
Ensonix Studios, 13 October 2010Well guys as of right now we are in the framing stage right now. Following Gullfo framing guide, everything thing is coming out great. We did change the layout some bit…
Soundman2020, 13 October 2010Careful with changing stuff! Glenn does things for a reason. It might or might not be OK to change things. You should post your proposed changes here first, to check if…
Ensonix Studios, 13 October 2010thanks stuart for you quick response. all we changed in the room is the rear enterance of the control room. it was going to be a bit unconfortable for the room layout it…
Soundman2020, 13 October 2010What is above those "few feet of space"? And what is around the rest of the room (the outer leaf of the side walls)? How is that built? Also, how much isolation do you…
Ensonix Studios, 14 October 2010Morning guys. Sorry for my bad sketchup skills Ive attached a rough sketch of the stage we are now (did it fast cause im at work, and sketchup wont download at home) I…
Ensonix Studios, 14 October 2010Thanks xSpace for your reply.. I dont understand your question.. I dont want to change anything on the framing.. What I wanted to change was the idea in the room…
gullfo, 14 October 2010if you look at this detail posted earlier, the center wall and isobooth wall are isolation walls, and the center wall has an opening for the window. the window itself…
Ensonix Studios, 14 October 2010Thanks guys for you help Yeah the middle wall is an ordinary wall with drywall and metal studs, we did strip down the sheet rock in the iso booth side, and were planning…
Soundman2020, 14 October 2010Yup: Going from the "iso-booth" side through to the "control room" side, it would be like this: - 2 layers of 5/8" drywall - studs (new) - air - studs (from the existing…
Ensonix Studios, 15 October 2010Soundman Thanks man for your help Now i get the idea.. Now I have 2 question.. What would be the situation if we can not remove the drywall on the control room side from…
Soundman2020, 15 October 2010That would be bad: That would leave you with little choice but to build a 3-leaf wall. You CAN compensate for the three-leaf problem by adding more mass to the leaves…
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Ensonix Studios, 19 October 2010Whats up guys. Well we finally have some pictures to show the place. Ive taken some pics of what we have done so far (sorry for no framing/construction pics, was not…
Soundman2020, 19 October 2010That was probably not a good idea. Using insulation this is too dense will reduce your low frequency isolation. Anything over about 50 kg/m3 is too dense. Even worse is…
Ensonix Studios, 19 October 2010Sound man thanks for your quick response. About the insulationn I was using the term packed wrong, it is laid in, and the foam is in place, not packed in there all…
Ensonix Studios, 21 October 2010What's up everyone. Well got a few questions. Right now we are in the front and backwall framing stage in the control room, and we had a few questions concerning this.…
Ensonix Studios, 22 October 2010Whats up everyone Well yesterday was a pretty cool day full of discoveries. We were planning out how we are going to start the framing of the control room when we found…
Ensonix Studios, 22 October 2010Gullfo thanks for the input, we were thinking about that.. Making some window plugs, something like an acoustic panel, just light weight. This is an issue even if we…
Ensonix Studios, 22 October 2010Wow man thanks, that looks crazy.. I had a quick question about the front wall of the control room.. What would be the right angles/size for this wall. How would i…
Ensonix Studios, 28 October 2010Whats up everyone. We we are almost done with the framing stage of the studio.. way too much mud/sanding, but we are close to the end. Soon i should have an accurate…
Ensonix Studios, 28 October 2010i dont understand what you mean by optical means?? You mean keep them parallel but angle them vertically at a peak towards one side? is this what you mean?? and what…
Soundman2020, 28 October 2010You CAN set them without any angle if you want, and doing so maximizes isolation, but then you have to take care with your lighting to avoid glare coming back at you…
Ensonix Studios, 29 October 2010thanks Stuart for your fast response I did read that if i leave them without an angle, it does isolate more, I think we are going go with this plan and see what happens,…
Ensonix Studios, 17 November 2010What's up everyone. Well we are FINALLY done with the framing, drywall and mudding of the place, and are ready to start in the treatment phase. I've attached the actual…
Ensonix Studios, 17 November 2010Gullfo, thanks for the reply.. Im kind of but no sure on what you mean on the wall-ceiling corners with super chunk? And as for the slats in thr rooms.. is it of high…
Ensonix Studios, 17 November 2010Thanks man So making the slats would be like doing the corner bass traps, but with the wood slats on it.. or would it be a frame (2x4) with the insulation and fabric and…
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Ensonix Studios, 17 November 2010With the panels, both 2 inch and 4 inch, should we leave them open backed, or add plywood to the backs.. (pretty sure it will be open backed but just to be 100% sure.)…
gullfo, 17 November 2010there is a slot resonator calculator on the design forum which is quite good... chances are though, if you span the corners with 3/4" thick MDF or plywood, 3' wide slat…
Ensonix Studios, 17 November 2010I understand everything except the part of the "if you span the corners with 3/4" thick MDF or plywood, 3' wide slat panel, using 1/4" opening for slots, 2'6" wide, and…
Ensonix Studios, 18 November 2010Is there a specific formula for those slat panels.. and would I do this in the live room.. or can I do this in the control room too. Also whats the other option that we…
Ensonix Studios, 19 November 2010Whats up guys.. Well here im going to attach a suggestion to see if the treatment options that we have layout out would actually work as a starter point.. External…
Ensonix Studios, 19 November 2010Glenn thanks for your response once again. Is there a specific slot length or pattern that needs to be done for this to be effective, and is there or if you can provide…
Ensonix Studios, 29 November 2010Whats up everyone Hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving with your families. Congrats Glenn for the moderator spot, its well deserved. Well for a quick update, we are in…
Ensonix Studios, 30 November 2010What other idea would you give for the rear control room wall, cause we dont want to leave too much untreated surface on it, some thing like a big bass trap 2x4 framing…
Ensonix Studios, 30 November 2010Glenn thanks man I was thinking about doing the back wall like that completely absorptive, and with the angle like that but was not sure about that idea for our place..…
Ensonix Studios, 1 December 2010Thanks Glenn.. Does it matter if we mount the slats vertically or horizontally? Under the slats it would be fabric, and then the insulation in the 2x4 frame with 4 inch…
Ensonix Studios, 2 December 2010Glenn thanks, one question on the slats for the rear wall, can we mix absorption frequencies, such as different thicknesses of the slats, widths and everything, and to…
Ensonix Studios, 9 December 2010Whats up guys. Well we are working really fast and the results of the place as of now are amazing. The place is super quiet, tight sounding, but with a crazy flutter…
Ensonix Studios, 9 December 2010Thanks glenn for the diagram and response. Now as we dont have the rooms treated yet, we have alot of flutter echo but because of the bare sheetrock walls. We still have…
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Ensonix Studios, 9 December 2010Avare, thanks for your response. Right now the basic tools that we have are drills, saws, hammers etc. the basic, and to rent the tools we are running low on our budget…
Ensonix Studios, 12 December 2010Well guys, here is a quick picture update from our work. Not the nicest work like some places here, but it certainly works. A quick question concerning our back wall -_-…
gullfo, 12 December 2010looking good! hopefully you remembered to clean the inside of the glass before installing it... :twisted: the slats would need to be enclosed and sealed etc to work…