Key posts: First time home studio build in attic, requesting help
Substantial posts by vutall, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 18 of 34 posts are listed.
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vutall, 6 February 2019Hello everyone! So I just put in an offer today for a house and am tying to sort out the budget for the home studio so my wife can know what to expect. We had a standing…
Gregwor, 7 February 2019If your attic floor joists can actually handle the weight of a room in a room construction (I bet it cannot as is though), I'd say $10,000 is not enough. HVAC alone…
vutall, 7 February 2019Greg, Thanks for the heads up. Personally, my number one concern is isolation, as I am constantly cold so having a hot room doesn't bother me. Plus, getting the…
vutall, 9 February 2019Small update. Inspection on the house passed, so now just waiting for the legal process to finish. Should be getting into the space in about 30 days. Chatted with John…
Gregwor, 9 February 2019Glenn Kuras makes great products, but if you are handy enough to build your studio space shell, you are probably handy enough to make custom built treatment devices. I…
vutall, 9 February 2019I wouldn’t be opposed to building my own, but I have no idea where to start wit that. I would at least need some plans to go off of. When we had the home inspection it…
vutall, 12 February 2019Yeah. It's amazing how well it retains heat, but sound it doesn't do anything. I'll be super curious once I get everything in and set up how things sound outside.…
Waka, 15 February 2019Hi Vutall, Studio costs can easily build up! Sound isolation and aircon being the biggest money sinks. You are limited quite alot by not having the support for room in…
Waka, 15 February 2019Cool :thu: If you go ahead with an outbuilding, definitely get more advice from this forum, you'll need it! :wink: You'll need to design the building from the ground up…
vutall, 19 February 2019That's pretty great! Not as bad as I thought, but still pretty pricey. So, here is the layout and suggested panels from GIK. After shipping and such, looking just about…
Soundman2020, 21 February 2019:thu: Exactly. Numeric sequence diffusers need to be at least ten feet (3m) away from your head, and perhaps more if they are tuned low. How far away would those be from…
vutall, 22 February 2019OK, that's good, but what frequency ranges are those devices tuned for? D'Antonio and Cox (the guys who wrote the book on this type of diffuser, and did all the research…
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vutall, 22 February 2019It's certainly a lot to take in. I'll definitely get some recordings and data to post up here when I can. In all honesty, the room itself is going to be used for mixing…
Soundman2020, 22 February 2019Then it would probably be a good idea to set it up for mixing! Maybe have some reflective panels that can be opened, slid, or rotated in front of the absorption, if you…
vutall, 22 February 2019Thanks for the detailed write up! Lots of things to think about here! Appreciate learning the science a bit too. Edit: I am having a little trouble understanding the…
Soundman2020, 23 February 2019Sure! The parts towards the bottom are fairly self-explanatory, about the surface areas of various parts of the room, and the volume, so I won't comment in detail on…
vutall, 25 February 2019A hair brained idea I just came up with since my wife and I were discussing out plans for the land... We are going to get a Yurt/Ger someday in the future. I know…
Soundman2020, 27 February 2019I have a feeling your neighbors would not thank you for your caring and consideration, as you belt out 80, 90, 100 dBC from inside what is basically a tent, just a few…