Key posts: Need advice for a studio in Brooklyn, NY

Substantial posts by chony, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 10 of 20 posts are listed.

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  • chony, 11 November 2011I recently purchased a home in Brooklyn, NY, USA which has a large attached space where I would like to build a recording studio. The inner dimensions of the studio…
  • chony, 13 November 2011Thank you! I just downloaded SketchIt 8, but couldn't work out how to use it, so I purchased "SketchIt for Dummies" which should arrive in 2 days. In the meantime, here…
  • chony, 14 November 2011Thank you very much Kendale. I should have made it more clear that the garage is not part of my renovation plan. I would like to keep it as a garage (in Brooklyn, NY…
  • kendale, 15 November 2011Aloha, Ah, got it. Must keep garage! :mrgreen: Yes, there are several benefits to having the live room there: - keeps unwanted traffic out of the control room - keeps…
  • chony, 15 November 2011Okay, I've been playing around with SketchUp, and am convinced that I am wasting my time. It's loads of fun, but I'm not expert enough to do serious work with it.…
  • kendale, 15 November 2011Aloha, Nicely done! Isolation - depending on how much isolation you need (from sound going out bothering neighbors as well as coming in ending up on recordings) you also…
  • chony, 15 November 2011Who can I turn to to design the studio at a reasonable price? Something tells me that if I do this myself it will end up being much more expensive in the long run. I…
  • chony, 15 November 2011How the #@$& hell did you do that?! Ive got a lot to learn... I couldn't even work out how to make holes in my walls to fit my doors. But then again my experience with…
  • BriHar, 16 November 2011There are many tutorials on line covering virtually everything you need! One key technique I will impart to you here however, gleened from having to begin again numerous…
  • kendale, 16 November 2011Aloha, blue line = vertical plane red line = horizontal plane green line = depth plane (near/far) 1. tool bar - edit - select all 2. tool bar - rotate tool 3. depending…