Substantial posts by its_miked, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 15 of 28 posts are listed.
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its_miked, 2 November 2010Hi I am based in Viet Nam and am about to build a studio area that will be used to mix and record some foley sounds and voice over for independent films. The maximum…
gullfo, 3 November 2010you probably need to do some testing to determine how much structural transfer you have. a small ball peen hammer and a rubber mallet to do some tapping tests to…
its_miked, 3 November 2010Thanks for the idea Glenn. I will give that a go tomorrow. Do you think the general idea for the layout is reasonable? We would also like to record a few singers in the…
its_miked, 4 November 2010So from upstairs there is very little noise from tapping with a hammer, even with ears close to the ceiling. We will be putting in a false ceiling with rockwool in the…
its_miked, 4 November 2010Ok Thanks. As suggested by Andre, we are going to build 2 layers of brick (20cm) around the whole studio (thanks Andre), This will be plastered smooth. We will complete…
its_miked, 6 November 2010Thanks Andre/Glenn We will certainly take the advice from this forum and test the sound levels as suggested. We have no choice on the materials and size of the first…
its_miked, 7 November 2010Hi Stuart The road is mainly motorbikes and is a big concern for us. The roller door is only a security measure. We are putting in some inner doors just behind it that…
its_miked, 8 November 2010OK! I made a recording of the noise from the road end of the studio where our outer door would be. I put a Zoom recorder on the floor and recorded an average and peak…
its_miked, 14 November 2010Hi These are some more detailed drawings of the rooms. We plan on two doors. One sliding door and one door made from mdf and rockwool. The windows will be two double…
gullfo, 14 November 2010what type of audio monitors are you using? the window in the CR seems too high compared to the audio monitors. also the floating floor is going to be bad at low…
its_miked, 14 November 2010Thanks again! I am using Mackie 824's The window is high. However I have a Digidesign, control 24. This desk is very high at the back - I then have my monitor on top of…
Soundman2020, 14 November 2010I see many, many issues with your isolation design. There is no way you are going to get the level of isolation you need for a Foley studio like that: I'll echo what…
its_miked, 15 November 2010Thanks again for the feedback. Floor: Ok, I think I have made the changes to the floor as suggested by Glenn. Is this better now? I wasnt sure how to cover the rockwool…
its_miked, 15 November 2010Ok Thanks Glenn. I will remove the wooden sleepers. The rockwool here is far from rigid . When fitted the floor will be stable? I thought another reason for the sleepers…
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gullfo, 16 November 2010per Andre, the original suggestion on the concrete floor is still best. the idea of the insulation based floor is to ensure that the compression of it is just right. you…