Substantial posts by ricotrex, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 47 of 58 posts are listed.
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ricotrex, 10 November 2011Hello All, My name is Erik Reichers. I have recently finished building my studio in North Hollywood, CA. Well, almost finished, I still have a few things left to do. I…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011The best part about my sketchup plan was that it was to scale. I purchased a laser measurer and mapped out the existing perimeter of the building and built it into my…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011here is the full mural External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/DSC02118.jpg The building…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011Before I began my demo I spent a day in the building with an SPL meter listening to and documenting the environmental noise. I took measurements from many different…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011This is day 1 of DEMO! External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/d29f6ca7.jpg I did all the…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011I had 3 main walls to knock down. None of them were load bearing. I spent about 5 days on DEMO! External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011Finally onto a few fun details. This was the first shipment of supplies that came to the studio. This was a pallet of 1" by 1" by 3' long wooden dowels from Madison…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011The easy part was cutting the wood. The hard part was gluing them in sequence without shooting myself! External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011Hey Brian, Actually I left them "al natural" they work nice with the color scheme in my control room. I didn't have much time to rest because the framing crew came the…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011Here are some shots of the framing crew chalking out where the sole plates and walls were built. This was really neat to see because it was exactly like my sketchup…
ricotrex, 10 November 2011Also, it is worth mentioning that prior to framing I went around the existing perimeter of the building and filled and sealed all cracks with backer rod and caulk as…
ricotrex, 11 November 2011Here is my contractor cutting the neoprene to be put on the bottom of all the sole plates. You can also see the frame for the first wall being made in the background.…
ricotrex, 11 November 2011more progress on Control Room B External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/cb773b28.jpg…
ricotrex, 11 November 2011Here is the framing for my control room going up. It is the same dimensions as control room B. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 11 November 2011Here are some photos of that same wall from my neighbor's side. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 26 November 2011External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/f13d49ac.jpg This is the beginning of the A booth…
ricotrex, 26 November 2011External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/5cc31830.jpg The old garage door coming down.…
Soundman2020, 27 November 2011You could have done it from your side quite easily, without bothering your neighbor at all: Just beef up between the studs. That's a commonly used technique here on the…
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ricotrex, 29 November 2011This is why I regret that I waited to post this journal on the forum until after the build was completed. You are absolutely right Stuart. I didn't think of that.…
ricotrex, 29 November 2011External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/6905fea7.jpg Here is a shot of my control room door…
ricotrex, 29 November 2011These next photos are of the Live room framing going up. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 29 November 2011External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/5f6712a4.jpg This is a shot of the live room…
ricotrex, 29 November 2011We passed the framing inspection and were given the go ahead to start electrical. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 29 November 2011We replaced the florescent lights in the lobby/lounge/kitchen with incandescent. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 29 November 2011Here are shots of the insulation going in the walls. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 26 January 2012External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/Drywall/6e1fa22a.jpg Here is the first of the…
ricotrex, 26 January 2012Here is some of the first layers of drywall going up. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 26 January 2012External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/Drywall/66130536.jpg We used green glue in-between…
ricotrex, 26 January 2012Its also worth noting that in-between the 1st and 2nd layer of drywall I layed down the hardwood floor. This allowed for a better seal between the 1st and 2nd layers of…
ricotrex, 27 January 2012The next set of photos are of my Control Room. These will show how I chose to treat my room acoustically. I spent a lot of time planning my room design. Somewhere on…
ricotrex, 27 January 2012These next photos are of the side wall and back wall construction of my Control Room. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 27 January 2012This next photo is of the the side wall of my control room. It shows the frame work I built for the insulation and fabric cover. External image, not preserved —…
ricotrex, 27 January 2012These next photos are of the continuing construction and treatment of the Back wall of my control room. In addition to my corner panel traps I also added "hanger" base…
Soundman2020, 28 January 2012I think that was me! At least, that's my philosophy, but I bet I'm not the first person to say it, so I can't claim copyright! :) Anyway, a few comments on things I…
ricotrex, 28 January 2012Hi Stuart, Well to be honest, I did not create them to be tuned to a specific frequency. The way that I understood Ethan's panel traps to work were more across a range…
ricotrex, 28 January 2012The next set of photos are of my front wall in my control room. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 28 January 2012Next I began to frame out the front wall. I made sure to build a frame work around the speaker stands and boxes without actually touching them. External image, not…
ricotrex, 28 January 2012External image, not preserved — original: http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/ricotrex/Echo%20Bar%20Build%20Diary/My%20Control%20Room/ccc83faa.jpg External image,…
ricotrex, 28 January 2012These next photos are of the wood paneling I cut and stained to finish off the front wall. External image, not preserved — original:…
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ricotrex, 28 January 2012I also cut and stained wood slats for the side walls next to the speakers. External image, not preserved — original:…
ricotrex, 28 January 2012Next I began work on my ceiling. This photo is of the light soffit I made directly above the ceiling against the back wall. External image, not preserved — original:…
Soundman2020, 28 January 2012Panel traps (a.k.a "membrane traps") are always tuned to a specific frequency. They are resonant devices consisting of a known mass mounted resiliently over a known…
ricotrex, 29 January 2012Well Stuart, I made a mistake calling my corner bass traps, "Panel Traps." You are of course correct and I called them the wrong thing. Below is a picture of Ethans…
Soundman2020, 30 January 2012Actually, just to confuse things, the first and third diagrams you show there actually ARE panel traps! The middle one isn't. But I thought you were referring to the…
ricotrex, 1 February 2012Those designs were posted by Ethan as part of an article he wrote many years ago titled "Build a Better Bass Trap." The article also appeared in the June 1995 issue of…
Soundman2020, 1 February 2012Theoretically, that's tuned to around 60 Hertz, but with spread over a range of a few Hz. Guessing that the effective depth varies from about 6" to 18", that would give…