Howdy fellow studio designers. I've been trying to absorb as much as I can off this site/forum since I found it a couple of days ago. This site is amazing!
Where I work, we are using 2 horrible sounding bedrooms to record. But recently plans are underway to build us a log cabin for our studio. So naturally I started my research and quickly ended up here. I am confused as to why there are no threads about log buildings in this forum. I would have thought they'd be perfect for studios due to their inherent difusion characteristics.
I'd like to share with you my plans and hopfully recieve advice from the much more experienced and knowledgable people on this board.
It has been decided that the building will be around 6m x 8m. An empty shell to work with. I'm not sure about the ceiling or where the windows will be. I'm also not sure about speaker placement. We are using Tannoy Reveal active monitors which are rear ported so aparently not a good candidate for soffiting (I'm waiting for an email response from Tannoy), so we'll probably end up using stands.
I have drawn up some plans using SketchUp. Have a peek and let me know if there is anything I have overlooked. This is my first post (of many probably) and I am in the early design stages so everything is subject to change at any moment.
The SketchUp file is below the picture.
Thanks
Kev
Log Cabin Studio
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 5489.
I just posted a reply but it didn't work and lost it :cry:
I've decided to redesign. Here are some pics and the SketchUp file.
-Kev
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Looks like you are going with a single skin outer wall only (ie: the logs) This implies that you have no need for soundproofing, are you in the middle of nowhere? How far away are your nearest neighbours?
Kev - have you checked out the" Small Studio in 3D" thread?
cheers
john
Neighbours arent too much of a concern as we're in the countyside have a decent amount of land. Also, most of what we'll be producing will be acoustic folk music.
I'm actually more concerned about keeping sound out , as one of our neighbours is a gas plant which can make quite a bit of noise sometimes.
I'm hoping any problems we have will be resolved by making sure there are no gaps/cracks in the walls, double glazing and heavy doors.
I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with the acoustic properties of log buildings? I've been told they sound great, but not told why, and not from a professional. I'm sure the shape of the logs being the shape of the curved panel absorber/diffuser on the sae site helps with a nice sounding room. But will having it bare on the back of the control room distort the accuracy of the sound? And will the studio sound too 'live'?
Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, as these things can be remedied after it's built, but I dont want any nasty suprises.
Well I'm sure that it will sound much better than a standard flat surface, you will still need absorbtion of some kind though. I'm still thinking that the logs won't keep out that much sound, depends on how thick they are at the joins (I assume the logs are trimmed top and bottom so that they sit snugly atop one another?) sort of like this... ( ) ( ) ( ) Well that didn't come out too well but I'm sure you get what I mean. I guess you'll have to look up the isolation properties of timber...Neighbours arent too much of a concern as we're in the countyside have a decent amount of land. Also, most of what we'll be producing will be acoustic folk music. I'm actually more concerned about keeping sound out , as one of our neighbours is a gas plant which can make quite a bit of noise sometimes.