Hello, i´m from Argentina and need any advice for my future recording studio, i have a 6´ yamaha piano and usually record acoustic instruments (nylon guitars, piano, violin, contrabass, bandoneon, percussion, etc.), tango music.
The tango musicians always prefer record together with the director playing some instrument (need visual contact), the image contain the main structure of my house (or ex-house).
The material of the walls is solid concrete and the floor is ceramic.
I need ideas about the design of my control room and studio keeping in mind the place of the piano and the window. I have from my old studio a window with double 10mm glass (1.4 m x 1.2 m) and prefer still using.
I´m planning spend $4000 in the construction including materials and my job cuting wood, fiberglass, etc.
Any idea will be welcome.
Thankyou and sorry my english
january 25
post my draw using sketchup, any sugestion will be welcome
Studio design help, i´m in Buenos Aires UPDATED!!
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 7719.
Aloha and welcome to the forum, Juan
Happy New Year, and congrats on your build!
Perhaps something like this?
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Thankyou Kendale i´m very happy with your answer
Aloha Juan,
Here are a few more views...
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thankyou very much again.
question:1) Is possible to make a 5.1 control room with this design? and
2) in the studio area can i make a isolate piano room?
sorry my english
Aloha Juan,
Given the recommendations of the Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing, the placement of the control room doors would have to be relocated in order to accomplish a 5.1 setup.
It is absolutely critical that the signal coming from all five main speakers arrive at the mixing position (the sweet spot) at the same time. This is best accomplished by having all five speakers equidistant from the mixing position. If this cannot be achieved because of the physical layout of the room, disparity in arrival time can be corrected with the use of delay. (Section 3.3.1, page 3-6) The optimum speaker distance from the mix position is between 6.5 and 7.5 feet. (Section 3.3.1, page 3-6) The center speaker should be directly facing the center of the mix position. (Section 3.3.1, page 3-6) The front L and R speakers must be toed in, angled by approximately 30°. (Section 3.3.1, page 3-6) The front speakers should not be placed on the meter bridge of the mixing console and should all be at the same height — optimally at ear height of the mixing engineer, or approximately four feet off the ground. The rear speakers should be at the same height as the front speakers. (Section 3.3.1, page 3-6) The rear L and R speakers must be toed in, angled by 110° to 150°. Optimal rear speaker angling for most environments and genres of music is in the range of 135° - 150°. (Section 3.3.1, page 3-6)
How big is your piano? (Lx W x H)in the studio area can i make a isolate piano room?
Your english is fine. :wink: Aloha 8)sorry my english
The Piano is a Yamaha Grand GB-1 and the dimensions are 1.5mx1.4mx1m
you could possible swap the live room for the control room. this gives you an iso booth. you could mount speakers on stands to get 5.1 spacing. or mount rear speakers on ceiling mounts.
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Hey, that looks great! Nice job Glenn! :wink:
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Hi all,
Sorry for jumping in. I have a question about gullfo's CR design. could the fact that there isn't the same absorbtion/reflexion on the sides of the listeninig position (due to broadband absorbers on the left and glass dors on the right) introduce some problems in stereo imaging?
Cheers
Roman
yes. it could be a problem which i thought that angling the door and also not having total absoption on the other wall could alleviate. i think more time may be needed to think through the possibilities such as reversing the CR and booth and making the CR smaller to accomodate a 5.1 setup within the walls.
new sketch - this may be better. the main concern would be the squareness of the iso room. building out angled walls with enough absoption and density to disperse some room modes will be important.
Mahalo! 8)Aloha, Hey, that looks great! Nice job Glenn! :wink: Aloha 8)
Thankyou again. i am studing this design