Building a studio in an old Police Cell !!!

Hi guys! I haven't been in for a while, hope you are all well! I hope i have posted this in the correct section. I am shortly going to be moving into a new room with my studio. It is in a building that used to be the central police station in Bristol (UK) and it used to be a cell. I have some knowledge in acoustics as it was a part of my BA Honours degree in Music Tech, but i am no expert. I treated the room that i am in at the moment and it sounds really good in there, but the fact that it was really close to the golden ratio before i even started probably helped a lot :) So in the new room i am not too concerned about soundproofing, just want to get the acoustics right and sort out any modal issues. At the moment the floor and ceiling are solid concrete and the walls are shiny white glossy bricks, or thats what it looks like. The best way to describe them is they are like bathroom tiles. I know that this will be a nightmare for reverb issues and i will probably have to cover most of that with something less reflective?? The dimensions are as follows: L: 2.96 m W: 2.68 m H: 3.03 m I realise that the length and height are very close which is going to be a nightmare. Luckily i have a good friend who is a carpenter and also a music producer in his spare time! So he has offered to help me for some free studio time after the jobs finished. Bargain!! So i thought that lowering the ceiling and maybe making it have a bit of a slope could help. Will need some guidance on this if anyone can help me i'd appreciate it :) The room will be used as a control room to produce electronic music. On rare occasions i may record vocalists or musicians but like i said, this is rare! My speakers are Adam A7's Any suggestions for layout, speaker placement, or anything else would be greatly appreciated. Thank You in advance John

Thanks for the help

Thanks for the help

Say what? What's that supposed to mean? - Stuart -

Do you not understand English? It means thanks for the help! I posted that asking nicely for some advice. 50 people viewed it and not one person offered me any help or advice... So i'll say it again THANKS FOR THE HELP

Trying to understand this: You come to a FREE forum, the entire concept of which is SELF HELP, but which is staffed by volunteers that offer advice for nothing, who don't get paid a single cent for their efforts here, and who do their best to help out those who can't find the answers by themselves, then you get your knickers all twisted in an angry little knot, as if you were a PAYING customer? Just because none of those mightily overworked but helpful volunteers happened to respond to your thread fast enough to placate your misplaced ire? Are you SERIOUS????? :shock: Some people.... :!: So instead of waiting patiently, like everyone else, or even politely bumping your thread, like educated people do, you throw a petty little tantrum, and post a snide, sarcastic, catty remark, like some spoiled brat? :roll: Go figure.... Next time, you might want to check how the forum works before opening your mouth and stuffing both feet in, making a fool of yourself just because YOU didn't check first. Next time, you might want to check that chip on your shoulder at the door, when you enter a volunteer-staffed place that offers hard-to-get world-class information, for free, and you aren't paying a single cent for it. You might have a point with your childish remarks if you actually were a customer paying for our studio design services or consulting (which you probably couldn't afford anyway), and there was a delay in response, but when you are just asking for a freebie? I don't think so. (And yes, I do understand English. Rather well, in fact. And a few other languages too, as it happens: That's what I do for a living sometimes: I translate. What languages do you understand?) - Stuart -

This member has now been permanently banned, for violating the terms of service of the forum. I would post the PM he sent me, but doing so would mean that I would have to violate the terms of service too! Not pleasant stuff. The "chip" turned out to be a log... But the thread is appropriate (especially the location of the studio!), so I left it in place. - Stuart -