New studio to build

Hi, I want to build (from the ground up) a recording studio. I like the design of SAE, but i was thinking about a design where the singer(s) can see the rest of the band and vice versa.... 3 studio rooms (vocal, drum, live) with a controll room. A bit like the Blue Bear studios. But what should be the right dimensions?The right hight etc. Before i can choose a piece of land to build it on, i must know the square meters that i have to use. Please can somebody help me to design a great recording studio. Yes, the budget...that's always the question....i don't know yet...let's say there is enough for the time being..... So the question is how much quare meters do i use to make a proper 3 room studio + CR with the right dimensions. And, what are those dimensions. Thanks a LOT!! Jeroen :)

Well, an estimated size of the building should be pretty easy for you to work out. Maybe it's more intuitive for me, but here's the kind of mind-set I'd follow; How big do you want the control room to be? There's posts around this board about what the "perfect" control room size is, so it should be easy to pick one that'll work for you. If you're building new, try to use 10' or 11' ceiling heights for control, drum and live rooms- just because you can. Live rooms always sound better with more space. How big do you need the live room to be? How many musicians are you going to be having in there at once, and how much space do they need? It's as easy as taking a couple meter-sticks and laying them out on the ground. How much space will the drum room need? My drummer's kit is pretty big- when I lay out rooms for tracking drums I set aside an 8'x8' space for him, and try to give at least 2' of space around it to walk around at least 2 sides... 3 sides if he's not tucked into a corner. How much space will you want in the iso booth? How claustrophobic do you want your vocalists to feel in there? Once you get that, determining your building size is simple math. Just about any piece of property big enough for a house will have room for a recording studio on it. If you're looking for a lot to build your house on, but have enough room in back for a studio later on, that's another deal altogether. Find one with about twice as much space as your house will need and you'll be in good shape. We can kick around studio designs all day, but the actual layouts are going to follow the size and shape of the lot you buy, so at this point it's a useless exercise. Hope this helps! Kase www.minemusic.net

dymaxian wrote:

How big do you want the control room to be? There's posts around this board about what the "perfect" control room size is, so it should be easy to pick one that'll work for you. If you're building new, try to use 10' or 11' ceiling heights for control, drum and live rooms- just because you can. Live rooms always sound better with more space.

so 20' (l) x 14'(w) x 10' (h) CR will be ok?

How big do you need the live room to be?

I will measure it tonight....

How much space will the drum room need?

I would say 8'x8' or a little more....alse measure tonight

How much space will you want in the iso booth? How claustrophobic do you want your vocalists to feel in there?

12' x 10' or so....but sometimes i need to record a vocal group (choir) of six people.

We can kick around studio designs all day, but the actual layouts are going to follow the size and shape of the lot you buy, so at this point it's a useless exercise.

I have to say to the goverment how much space i need on the industrial area and the will find me a lot...so it the chicken or egg story...(by the way, the chicken was first, a full grown one) I would say 45' x 33' for the studio and something same for my house?? I also want to build on top of the studio a dancestudio for my wife. I've had a look at the Blue Bear desing and i like it a lot!!! Because the CR can see the vocals and band, vocal can see band, band can see drums. I will try to make a design like that..what do do think? Jeroen