Key posts: Multiple Room Home Studio Build - Mesa, AZ
Substantial posts by audiobynick, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 50 of 71 posts are listed.
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audiobynick, 24 November 2012Hey folks! First poster here, from Mesa, AZ! I've been a silent reader for 5-6 years now, and it's finally my turn to build! :) I'm purchasing a house right now -- and…
RJHollins, 27 November 2012Hi, We're only getting a glimpse of all you want to achieve ... The height of the original build is low. No doubt this will be a serious restriction dealing with drum…
audiobynick, 27 November 2012RJ, Thank you for the reply! I'm thinking the same thing RE: ceiling height & crawlspace for ducting. This would be my main live room, with a control room in a separate…
Soundman2020, 29 November 2012Hi there, "audiobynick", and welcome! :) It's a nice sized room with possibilities, and the 8'2" is OK, but the 6'7" is not so OK! Any chance you could either raise the…
audiobynick, 12 December 2012Thanks for the welcome Stuart -- and the feedback. Maybe my originally intended post will help shed some light on what I'm trying to do, as well as help kick off some…
audiobynick, 14 December 2012After further reading, it looks like if I decided to go with the room-inside-room design with no flanking paths -- that I will not need to employ whisperclips or…
Soundman2020, 14 December 2012Just a couple of quick answers to those specifics, and I'll get back to you on your large post later (busy day!). Correct. If the inner-leaf is already decoupled with a…
Soundman2020, 14 December 2012OK, I have a few free minutes to comment on the longer post. Nice! Excuse me while I turn green with envy! :) However, since this is a commercial studio, you should…
audiobynick, 31 January 2013Stuart, Sorry for my remiss in a speed reply! Holidays, closing delays on the house and and hospitals plagued this build before it started... but it has officially…
audiobynick, 31 January 2013External image, not preserved — original: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3208462/Studio%20Build/demo-control%20room%20front.JPG Front of control room at the eve, where live…
audiobynick, 1 February 2013You got it! Sorry about that! ---- Isolation requirements - I'm looking to be able to work in the control room mixing in the evening time without disrupting my…
audiobynick, 4 February 2013Any suggestions on how to deal with my outer mass leaf? If I go with a 3 leaf in order to get more isolation, can I get away with an additional layer of drywall on the…
audiobynick, 7 February 2013Well, we start framing this week. I'm going to go ahead and tell the contractor to prepare for 12x6 24" on center for the walls, and 16" OC for the ceiling, with 3…
Soundman2020, 7 February 2013Hi again, Nick. Sorry about the delay in response here! There's been a lot of activity on the forum lately, and only a couple of us moderators around to handle it. I've…
audiobynick, 8 February 2013Hey Stuart! Thanks for keeping an eye on me from over there... Sweet! I believe the limit is not to exceed 55dB past 11PM. I'll look into it. So since roof vents are…
Soundman2020, 8 February 2013That sounds rather high. Most residential areas are more like 45 dBA, or even less. 55 would be more for an industrial area. 55 dB is pretty loud: in the region of quiet…
audiobynick, 22 February 2013Thanks Stuart for the quick and direct responses! Really excited to hear about the roof acting as the outer leaf, and it not needing to be sealed. However we're all…
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audiobynick, 22 February 2013One last mention before signing off. I had been reading this thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=504 and the diagrams had all shown a three leaf system on the roof. I'm trying to…
audiobynick, 26 February 2013Hey, just checking in for the day. Getting ready to post new photos this afternoon of the progress. We've been framing out the live room so that we can mount quietclips…
audiobynick, 4 March 2013Okay -- here are the photos of what we've got going on in the live room and iso booth. Just a reminder. Live room is not decoupled, but will be using quietclips, 2…
audiobynick, 5 March 2013So I've been thinking about the void space between the splayed walls in the live room, along with the splayed walls that I'll have in the control room. The research I've…
Soundman2020, 5 March 2013Exactly. You already built the framing so it is too late to increase the air space, but it looks like you have a decent amount of air space there anyway, so just fill…
audiobynick, 5 March 2013Morning Stuart! Thanks for the rapid-fire info, and for confirming most of my plans. Thanks for the overview on bass trapping! Fluffy pink stuff behind the drywall it…
Soundman2020, 5 March 2013Excellent! That means I misunderstood what you have framed so far, but that's good news! :) You don't need to splay the entire wall: you just need to splay enough of the…
audiobynick, 5 March 2013Here's a photo of this afternoons progress. We've removed the original 8' ceiling joists to make room for the inner decoupled frame. Getting ready to chaulk out the…
audiobynick, 6 March 2013What are the dimensions of your inner-leaf that you have planned at present? I glanced back over your thread, but didn't see that anywhere. Maybe I missed it. I'll find…
audiobynick, 6 March 2013Here's today's progress report. We started the front wall and prepped for the 3x6' window, however did not cut it in fully, yet. The side walls in the front of the room…
audiobynick, 7 March 2013So we ran into some snags today. We decided to move the main air duct supply back about a foot in order to squeeze about 8 more inchest of length out of the room. We…
audiobynick, 7 March 2013More photos with comments attached. Is there a way to rotate images on the site once attached? Image not preserved: live room facing control room.jpeg Image not…
audiobynick, 7 March 2013Hey Stuart, I just wanted to make sure that I gave you all of the dimension info needed to double check the room modes. Also, my contractor is concerned about attic heat…
audiobynick, 8 March 2013Thanks! The attic space is well ventilated. In fact, on of the roof vents sits right above the control room :? It looks like things are coming together here. Also, any…
Soundman2020, 8 March 2013OK, so the room is wider than it is long? So the front wall, where the speaker will be, is 13'11", and the distance from that wall to the one at the back of the room, is…
audiobynick, 8 March 2013Correct. I drew and attached updated sketches on paper to illustrate better what we've done so far. If we need to make a greater angle on the front walls, we can likely…
Soundman2020, 8 March 2013Yes, it should be re-thought. 12° is usually not enough to create a true RFZ. RFZ can only be attained by actually ray-tracing outwards from the acoustic centers of the…
audiobynick, 8 March 2013I'll be angling the front wall and ceiling angle more with soffits, and will be hanging a cloud over the listening position. Additionally, I don't think that I'll be…
Soundman2020, 8 March 2013Not just electrical and cabling, but also acoustics: If you install soffits later, the acoustics of the whole room will change, drastically, and you will need to change…
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audiobynick, 8 March 2013I appreciate your response, but I can't fully agree. Just because I have not made provisions for soffit mounting does not mean I've not been planning. As far as HVAC, I…
audiobynick, 8 March 2013I had some time this afternoon to look more into John's soffit design... External image, not preserved — original:…
Soundman2020, 9 March 2013The inner-leaf drywall? Yes. Correct. Well, that's a qualified "yes", as this a bit confusing. Technically, the front panel of the soffit becomes the new inner-leaf,…
audiobynick, 14 March 2013Thanks for that last reply, Stuart! Will be implementing all of your tips in the build. I'm still considering at least a couple of exhaust fans in the live room and…
audiobynick, 2 May 2013Here are some progress photos! Descriptions attached to photos. All we have left before drywall is putting the clips & hat channel up on two of the rooms, putty pad…
audiobynick, 19 May 2013Sorry this thread has lost momentum. There hasn't been much participation or interest in this thread so I stopped posting frequent updates & questions. For anyone…
audiobynick, 6 June 2013Here's a photo of the live room -> vocal booth window construction. Following John's instructions except plan on butting some foam type of foam/rubber up against the…
audiobynick, 7 June 2013Here are a few more photos of the progress... Control room doors without seals on them. Solid core 1 3/4". I'll likely beef them up soon with some MDF on the inside…
audiobynick, 10 June 2013Anyone, or maybe Stuart around to help field some of my question perhaps? Also, more photos of the window frames ready for glass. I'll fill the gaps between the window…
Soundman2020, 25 June 2013Which gap are you referring to? The shim gap around the edges of each window, or the gap between the two windows across the cavity? The gap across the cavity can be done…
audiobynick, 26 June 2013I was referring to the gap between the two windows across the cavity. I had planned on wrapping rigid fiberglass with fabric, and placing silicca gel between the…
Soundman2020, 26 June 2013If you can get it out easily, then I would do that, as it's not doing much for you. The end goal here is to have that gap filled with the same mass (surface density), as…
audiobynick, 27 June 2013d'oh.. I always forget that your seasons are reversed from ours in the states. I could use some of that freezing weather myself. 118F here on tomorrow! Can't wait to get…
Soundman2020, 2 July 2013They didn't go through conduit either? If not, then I would first carefully seal all over with caulk, then shape putty pads around it to get some good mass built up…