Key posts: CoLabs Mix Studio build

Substantial posts by Antho, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 16 of 27 posts are listed.

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  • Antho, 21 August 2006After much research, planning and scouring this and other sites, I have started to build my mix room for CoLabs, a company that I run in Calgary, AB. The space is…
  • knightfly, 21 August 2006First concern would be symmetry; if your speakers will be soffited in those front angles, tape it out on the floor (the whole floor plan) then tape a line perpendicular…
  • Antho, 22 August 2006Ya, I have gone over the initial dimensions of the room and have arrived at this final one. I am not soffit mouniting (I've never been sold on the whole 'soffit mount a…
  • Antho, 24 August 2006Well, I just had my building and electrical inspections today. I passed everything, which is cool. Now I am ready to insulate, hang drywall, install doors and all that…
  • Antho, 26 August 2006Well, I have started insulating and moved some duct work. I have about half of the celing insulated thus far. I'm using Roxul safe and sound since it is readily…
  • Antho, 29 August 2006I found out yesterday that the fact that I have pot lights in my space will negate 80% of the benifit of RC or any similar decoupling system. I knew from the start that…
  • Antho, 30 August 2006Thanks for that. I have looked at that thread and there is some great info on there. I am building a 'cloud' that takes several cues from the design I saw there. Well,…
  • Antho, 9 September 2006Well, I have been quite slack in posting updates as I have been working non-stop in the studio. So far I have completed insulation and totally dryalled the whole…
  • knightfly, 10 September 2006http://www.soundproofing.org/infopages/Tape.htm Very "interesting" stuff from our comical friends at "super sound spoofing.con, as usual :lol: Steve I particularly liked…
  • Antho, 10 September 2006Yes, I suspected as much once I got the tape delivered. I was expecting a heavier ruber tape, but its pretty foamy and cheap feeling. Oh well... it was cheap. I spent…
  • Antho, 13 September 2006Sanding, sanding, sanding.... Ya here are a couple of pics of the control room. You have to imagine the sliding glass door on the left hand wall as per the floor plan…
  • Antho, 19 September 2006Well, I finished mudding, and sanding and finally have some primer on the walls. It kind of looks like a control room now. Next, I have to put my doors in, paint and…
  • Antho, 28 September 2006Wow... I have really slacked off and not posted anything in a while! Well, to bring everyone up to speed... -Walls are primed and I am currently painting. -I have…
  • Antho, 2 October 2006Well, my father-in-law has been in town this past weekend so we managed to put the floor down pretty quickly and now we are on to building the cloud. The image of the…
  • Antho, 3 October 2006Ha! Thats funny, my Father-in-law who is visiting and helping me build this cloud right now is also from ancorage. Small world! Ya, I will definately post my drawings...…

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  • Antho, 28 November 2006Attached is a sketchup file that has plans for the cloud design I ended up going with. Slightly different from the one pictured on the thread (for weight reasons). A…