This is continuation of this post from the construction forum.
Here's my layout i did with Sketchup. If its possible to have good acoustics with an open control room, i would really like to pursue that.
Current progress:
Vocal Booth - This took a lot of research, professional advice, testing, and guts to pursue, but I am now in the contstruction phase of the vocal booth. The ground has been broken and the beautiful sand beneath has been removed. Sump pump plumbing is happening this week and soon after, the cement walls and floor will be poured (the framing for pouring the walls has already been built).
Ceiling - All of the outgoing HVAC ductwork has been acoustically sealed and the layers of rockwool/drywall pictured in the Sketchup file have been installed. New firesafe Halo light fixtures have been installed where the rockwool is (not pictured in the Sketchup file, see photos from my first post).
Computer Isolation - The HVAC room in the middle of the basement is going to be where the computer is housed and there will be access to the front of the computer via neoprene-sealed cabinet doors on the outside of this room. This has not been installed yet. Monitor and keyboard/mouse wires from the computer will travel to BOTH the control room and the vocal booth. (wiring not pictured). The vocal booth will be wired up to control the main computer so one person can record their own vocals.
I appreciate any suggestions on the layout of the CR.
Thank you,
HBomb
Open Control Room Possible?
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 6372.
Well, unfortunately I haven't been able to find enough educational resources to figure out how to design a soffit-mount system for my studio at the moment. I need to move in equipment soon so I'm just going to go ahead with the design below. I'll be doing my null calculations and will build SuperChunk corner absorbers for tackling bass problems.
I understand that 90 degree corners cause unpredictable low frequency responses. As you can see below circled in my drawing, one of the corners is not a 90 degree angle at all. I can turn that corner into a regular 90 degree corner to match the other side. Should i reform this corner or leave it and design a shallow corner absorber?
Thanks in advance
H
Me personally...
I would make the 90 degree corner look like the angled one (build a fake wall?), put panel absorbers on them and center your speakers between them so you have symmetry.
Not a bad idea. Do you think Superchunk-style absorbers (i.e. Rockwool layers stacked from the floor to the ceiling) would still be appropriate in these corners if i built that fake wall?
Those "Super Chunk" Type absorbers are best in 90 degree type corners. You could still put one big superchunk type set up in the front wall / ceiling corner. then put maybe some 2" or 4" flat panels on the angle walls and on the front mix wall as well as overhead..