Dear friends,
I wish to design a recording studio on the roof of my apartment in Israel.
I do generally acoustic music using real instruments as:
Upright piano, guitars, contrabass, strings, woodwinds, drums, percussions & vocals.
Just to get the taste, you are welcome to listen to my music:
http://youtu.be/ppJE_-disVc?hd=1http://youtu.be/THftkDtYQPs?hd=1
My preferences:
- I usually prefer rather "wet" recording rooms but in some cases i'd rather to keep it "dry".
- I have no problem using the recording room as the control room (small noises doesn't bother me that much).
- I'd rather have a "barrier" in the recording room, so i could record drums/vocals live with other instruments.
This is the sketch of the present situation of my "studio area":
To make it simple, i can quite easily transform it into:
Recovered from web.archive.org — originally hosted at http://reginiano.com/images/stories/studio-new-s.jpgMy comments about the sketch:
- As you can see, there is a bathtub and a toilet.
Even thought it is not optimal, there's a possibility to destroy the bathtub (i really don't need it) and to relocate the toilet in order to enlarge the studio.
- Notice that the height is getting from 247 centimetrs to 218 centimeters.
This is because of the roof's shape:
Recovered from web.archive.org — originally hosted at http://reginiano.com/images/stories/outside-pic.jpgMy budjet is about 25,000$, but it is flexible.
So the questions are:
1. How would you build the studio for you (design/materials) ?
2. I live in Israel (the temprature gets between 10c in the winter to 38c in the summer).
Since it is the top floor of the building, the temprature inside tends to get really hot! :shock:
What type of roof should i build in order that the wood/strings instruments wouldn't wreck by the heat?
I'd appreciate your help. :wink:
Best regards,
Eyal Reginiano.
http://reginiano.com
welcome! what type of roof is there already? concrete? whatever roof is finally used, it's likely you need to have some HVAC to regulate the temperature and humidity. one option to consider is an additional "shed" roof over the isolation roof to shade to and provide some natural convection to keep the temperature down - check with green builders in your area.
Hi Gullfo,
I think the roof is concrete covered with an azbest shed.
I need to remove the azbest anyway (cause it's not healthy).
Is the concrete roof an "isolation roof"? or i need the HVAC to get the isolation?
the concrete roof would be your isolation. the HVAC is the thing that will help prevent excessive temperature changes and humidity plus keep it comfortable and exchange the air frequently.
Gulfo, Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out.
Anyway, I got this crazy idea- :yahoo:
I can use the bathroom as a drum/vocal booth (& a toilet)!
I'll remove the bathtub, keep the toilet and the sink & handle the acoustics of the room.
That way, I could make a full use of the space & my drummer will stop peeing on the floor. :lol:
- The height of this room is only about 210 centimeters (i think it's because of the pipe system below). Is it enough?
- Is there a big differenece between the acoustics required for a vocal booth to the acoustics required for a drum booth?
- What do you think about it?
Eyal.
ideally you want as much ceiling height as you can get for the drums. for a vox booth with a dead ceiling, 2.1m might be OK but probably not too good for drums. then again, if it is all you have to work with, then maximizing the treatments in the space to get it to sound as good as possible is your next step.
