Key posts: New build, isolation req. Control room enviroment
Substantial posts by Purelythemusic, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 37 of 47 posts are listed.
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Purelythemusic, 29 May 2018Hi all, I've read many good resources and built a budget control room environment which turned out well but it didn't require isolation. I'll continue to research here…
Soundman2020, 30 May 2018Hi there "Purelythemusic", and Welcome! :) I'm not quite sure that I understand your plan, and your diagrams aren't helping me much to get it: I'm not sure if I am…
Purelythemusic, 30 May 2018Hi Stuart! Wow, Thank you hugely for going through these details with me! Great I'm ready to get into science! I'll try to answer all things as clearly as possible... I…
Purelythemusic, 1 June 2018Hi all, So I'm trying to work out how much sound attenuation I actually need, then work out how and if it's possible. From what I seem to be able to find out, a drum kit…
Soundman2020, 2 June 2018This is why it is important to get a sound level meter and actually measure the levels, rather then just looking at numbers from sources that mentioned extremes. 130 dBC…
Purelythemusic, 2 June 2018Ah, I see, I apologise for my naivety! I shall buy a calibrated SPL meter and report readings. Understood also about the mass of each leaf and the cavity depth…
Purelythemusic, 2 June 2018Well I've just finished the Drum room thread, which was a difficult and rewarding read! SPL meter should turn up tomorrow. I am satisfied that a drum riser is the best…
Purelythemusic, 3 June 2018SPL meter arrived today. Took readings at the proposed site at 9 and 10:20pm and average 45db : ) 40db at the quietist when the birds had gone to bed...still traffic…
Purelythemusic, 3 June 2018Yep I misunderstood the MAM F equation...in IR-586 the equation makes much more sense and gives more predicted results: Fmam= 60 or 43/ square root of (M1+M2 x d) For…
Purelythemusic, 4 June 2018That was frustrating...just wrote a nice detailed post and it got lost.... Here we go again! SPL at 10pm shows A weight of 38db, C weight of 45...low freq. After reading…
Soundman2020, 16 August 2018Great! So you have one part of the puzzle, right there: 45 dBC is the ambient level that you need to "quieter than". This is a control room, so the other part of the…
Purelythemusic, 16 August 2018Hi Stuart, Thank you so much for your insight...I see surface density is the focus, that would make some more sense as a 100mm wall is going to be less flexible than 3…
Purelythemusic, 30 August 2018Nooo, I just wrote a brilliant conclusion and crappy internet meant it has been lost...again!!!! Thankfully in the extension I'm running Cat6 cables everywhere through a…
Purelythemusic, 30 August 2018http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc432/soul4t/Plan%20C%20studio%20layout_zps0fhwl3h5.jpg…
Purelythemusic, 17 November 2018Ok Quick update! I have just 3 or 4 weeks max to find out if the building is approved by the local coucil... The structural engineer isn’t happy with the thickness of…
Purelythemusic, 15 December 2018Hooray! I have approval for the building! I just need to get the structural engineers calcs before getting started, plus the current project is going to run for another…
Purelythemusic, 21 February 2019Hi All, Getting close to starting this build, I just wanted to clarify that I am planning to use this room as a multipurpose space, recording drums and other live…
Soundman2020, 23 February 2019Congrats! That's a milestone for sure! :thu: That's a pretty heft construction, and should get you excellent isolation! What do your calculations show? How many dB of…
Purelythemusic, 24 February 2019Hi, Thanks again, yes I do need to plan my hvac system, I have, no clue about those systems so will be getting onto that shortly! I do only need 65db isolation, I am…
Purelythemusic, 20 March 2019As we approach the final basic design completion and get into starting construction it occurred to me that I hadn’t considered how the building will cope with water…
Soundman2020, 20 March 2019The thermal characteristics of walls and insulation are not really my area of expertise, so I'd suggest that you consult an expert on that to get the real answer.... but…
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Purelythemusic, 22 March 2019Waste man spammer Thanks Stuart, our VCL is usually only used on timber framed buildings on the inner frame before the drywall goes on/foil backed drywall... We don’t…
Purelythemusic, 24 March 2019Ha, Yes I have done an REW test, will post later....I was worried that having speakers in the (combination of mdf and birch ply laminated) cabinets would cause the…
Purelythemusic, 24 March 2019The living room graphs as promised. No treatment in the room. 1st plan is to wrap some rockwool in Camira fabric (which I have kicking around from an office acoustic…
Purelythemusic, 26 March 2019Stuffed rockwool at the back 100mm, Rockwool under speakers and on one side (couldn't fit it both sides and above... Results are more or less as expected/hoped, shows…
Purelythemusic, 15 April 2019Hi, Just a quick update... I have been reading a fair bit on this brilliant forum and as has been said before, the more you investigate, the more questions pop up! I’m…
Soundman2020, 16 April 2019I normally bring in the cool air supply at the rear end of the room, from the ceiling, and take out the warm stale air from the front of the room, above or between or…
Purelythemusic, 16 April 2019Thanks again Stuart! I'll add the silencer boxes to the drawing to start trying to mock up their positions. I think I would like the silencer boxes themselves to be…
Soundman2020, 17 April 2019It's not really necessary. As long as you have good filters on your duct system ends, and clean them regularly, there's no real reason to need to open up the boxes, just…
Purelythemusic, 17 April 2019Ah, thats helpful! So the mini split system might be all that's needed for mine as it's just one room...I notice you don't mention fresh air in or stale air out... how…
Purelythemusic, 17 April 2019Another important decision to make is which will enable me to start designing the front wall, is which monitors I am going to flush mount! I started a thread…
Purelythemusic, 18 April 2019I’ve been going through specs of the following which are at the top of my budgrt... qny thoughts on these: Eve Audio sc407 I know there has been success in mounting…
Purelythemusic, 21 April 2019Ok back on the HVAC track. I now understand the systems I need a little bit more clearly. I plan to use a mini split like the one below, which will dehumidify and cool…
Purelythemusic, 21 May 2019Some partly nuisance news... I’ve been waiting for the structural engineer to do all the necessary calcs and check our desing. It has taken far too long so I am working…
Purelythemusic, 9 October 2019Hi All, Blimey, it's been a bit of a journey getting to the start of this. Finally a structural engineer (third and most expensive one) has given me plans and they are…
Purelythemusic, 9 October 2019Horaay some pictures of it in real life...not so neat. 1st big lesson was that fine soil clay reacts to water and collapses trenches. The lane at the back was built on…
Purelythemusic, 6 December 2019Hi All, Due to the ease of use, mainly with pictures, and also that Stuart is the main person assisting me with the build I’ve been posting all my progress on the a new…