Hello, first post on John Sayer's. I'm looking forward to making this my home away from home on GS!
SO,
I'm moving my studio to a commercial spot, and for the money I've found a really great one.
Its a store front with cubicles, a nice large social area, a very large storage area, and a 4 car garage in the back (all with 12ft ceilings!) My picture below shows the storage area and 4 car garage. If you cant tell, my MS paint skills are remarkable. 8)
The storage room, due to its design and 12 ft ceiling sounds absolutely amazing. I tested it with an acoustic and a singer, sounds record ready. I also brought a snare drum to test, but due to the the small size of the room, it got a little boxy and uncontrolled. Drums will be no bueno, even with treatment.
Currently there is no door between the storage room and the garage, but the landlord gave me the okay to put one in (its just drywall.) On the other side I would like to have the control room. My thoughts were to create a slanted wall to break up early reflections.
Finally, here are my questions:
At what angle do I need to make the wall to get optimal results?
Would it be better to angle it the other way? (small at the bottom in the pic or with the monitor position on top?)
How big should the control room be? I need a good balance between the control room and Live B. Live B will be primarily for drums, guitar cabs, and should ideally be big enough to handle rehearsals with roughly 5-6 members.
The iso booth isn't necessary. I have large walls made out of 703 that I can use to make a booth in room B. It just seems like a way to eat up (unused?) space.
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The blue lines are windows. Dotted gray lines are walls that I need to make.
The weird boxes are the desk and monitors. They would also be a lot further north in the pic, and surrounded by 703.
Any input will be greatly appreciated!
Mike