New control room. Advice on space?

Started by sosranch on 17 December 2013. 2 replies.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 18701.

Hello experienced designers on this forum. I am building a recording studio. I have been in a number of pro studios over the years (I was with Paul Anka in the mid 70s and have recorded with Merle Haggard and others). I currently have a studio below the office of my day job and it has functioned for many years for me. However, as I age and slow down my day job I am spending more time out at my property, a 60 acre ranch, and am currently building a new studio on the property. Being in great studios is not necessarily a lesson in how to build one, thus the inquiry on this forum. The studio in question is in the construction process and the sheetrock is being finished as I write this. My question is regarding the acoustic treatment of the interior of the control room. Caveat: I realize that an ideal room would possibly be longer than wide, and I also realize that control rooms can be made to function well being wider than long. The dimensions of the room in question is 20 ft wide, 16 feet long, with 10 foot ceiling on a cement slab that will be covered with hardwood flooring. the front wall construction is stud/genie clips/rc channel/sheetrock (all is 5/8)/green glue/sheetrock/MLV/sheetrock. All other walls and ceiling are clips & rc channel/SR/green glue/SR. The 3'6" door is offset from center of the right wall (as seen from mix position) and there is a 4/0 window in the same position on the left wall. The control room-live room window is 4 ft tall and 8 ft wide. So, without my influencing the query with my thoughts, what are yours?
Double post? You asked the exact same question in a different part of the forum.... - Stuart -
Well, being new here, I was not sure where to post it or if it would appear as new wherever I posted it. I hope I did not offend anyone by posting it in two places! :oops: