Key posts: Ready to start construction. Any last minute advise?
Substantial posts by Aaronw, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 31 of 84 posts are listed.
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Aaronw, 10 October 2003Well, I've finally removed all the old walls and existing structure that was in the way, with the exception of HVAC, sewer lines, etc. The approx. size I have to work…
Aaronw, 13 October 2003Yes, the circles are the posts. I have actually removed one of the posts that was in the way (where the equip. racks/amp room are), and reinforced the beam w/ a steel…
Aaronw, 14 October 2003Wow! 8) I haven't figured out the "drawing to scale" thing. I've got the general ideas down, w/ measurements, but it's not to scale at all. I'm working on having that…
Aaronw, 21 October 2003I like that idea John. I've been trying to design some layouts, but my copy expired over the weekend. No luck yet getting around the time stamp. Oh well. I've got access…
Aaronw, 21 October 2003Thanks for tip Dave. It worked on the Smartdraw. :D :D The electrical shoudn't be an issue. I've already paid to upgrade my panel from the old screw in fuses to a real…
Aaronw, 22 October 2003John, I would prefer to put the rack directly behind me, but I don't think there is enough room for everything...rack and a small couch that is. Need something for…
Aaronw, 31 October 2003Hi John, Thanks for all the insight on these drawings. I've been working on more detailed drawings. Small question though...what if I decided to make this, or have the…
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Aaronw, 3 November 2003What if the speakers are not soffit mounted? I have the JBL LSR28P monitors. I was looking at the other site that had pictures of your finished/under construction…
Aaronw, 17 November 2003John, I would like to lay out the control room for the ability to do 5.1 in the near future. After several drawings, and putting things more to scale, it looks like the…
Aaronw, 17 November 2003Thanks Dave, I've been debating the whole issue of 5.1. I'm probably mostly going to do just 2 mix stuff, but I'm also getting a lot of feedback from people to…
Aaronw, 17 November 2003By the way, I couldn't stand it anymore. It was a rainy day, and I just had to put up a wall. So I started some construction this weekend. :) Didn't do too much, but put…
knightfly, 19 November 2003Unless you plan on incorporating three channels of sub-millisecond accurate delay lines for your center and rear surround speakers, you need to re-draw for identical…
Aaronw, 19 November 2003OK, I'll give the drawing one more try here for 5.1 before my Smartdraw program expires... Well, then again maybe not...apparently I've reached my limit on filesize for…
knightfly, 19 November 2003Not necessarily - you can first, pay Smartdraw so you can keep drawing, and second, overlay my sketch (resized as I just crudely did for this example) and re-think your…
knightfly, 20 November 2003Looking good Aaron - now, when you get into actual DETAIL drawings for each section of wall, remember that the goal for isolation between any two areas is two, and ONLY…
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Aaronw, 20 November 2003Hey Steve, At first I won't be doing any 5.1 mixing. I'm just preparing the room for it. I intend on starting off w/ just 2 mix stuff, and as budget allows, I'll start…
knightfly, 20 November 2003Only areas I see would depend on your definition of a "wall" - where there is only one wall shown between separate areas, I'm going to assume that there's paneling on…
Aaronw, 20 November 2003It may be awhile before I get that kind of detail. At the moment I can't splurge the $200 on purchasing the Smartdraw program (gotta get tires for the vehicle, and going…
Aaronw, 21 November 2003Hey John, Actually there is a window in the drawing I posted. Granted I would have to turn around to see them, but for the space, I can live with that. Besides, I'd like…
Aaronw, 9 January 2004Boy am I excited to see this site back up. I've been busy working on plans in autocad (and what a pain to use), and it's coming together well. Most of it is drawn up,…
knightfly, 11 January 2004Aaron, first keep in mind that I'm speaking from 100% theory here (sorry the chicken wire didn't work, BTW - I wonder if the tension was its downfall) Anyway, unless you…
Aaronw, 12 January 2004:? That just made my head spin a few times... (As far as the chicken wire, I tried different tensions. It was like a bad spring reverb or something.) I initially plan to…
Aaronw, 24 January 2004Well, I've broke down and decided to purchase a book. I was looking over some of the threads and decided to order the "Master Handbook of Acoustics". Perhaps this will…
Aaronw, 29 January 2004Hey Steve, Still trying to figure it out. don't know how to use the Ortho feature. I can't set the settings on it (grayed out). So I was playing w/ the Polar command. It…
knightfly, 29 January 2004Maybe Fitz can help with the Autocad ortho modes - I use a "wannabe" DOS cad proggie that scared Autodesk enough they BOUGHT the company and eventually phased it out (no…
Aaronw, 17 February 2004John, or anyone, What should I use to construct the interior walls of the control room? I am attaching a drawing of the control room. Not really sure if the walls should…
knightfly, 18 February 2004Not sure if John has access whilst in Sydney or not, but I'll give it a shot (John, if I blow it I know you'll yell - I'll try to stick to what I know for sure…
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Aaronw, 18 February 2004Yikes. :) You just said a mouth full... OK, now that I've probably already screwed the pooch in my scenario... if you haven't done so yet...here's the latest pix of the…
Aaronw, 19 February 2004If I have the space for one, I will. But according to the design and layout and space...the measurements show there is isn't ample space for one. However, I can put some…
Aaronw, 21 February 2004Not enough... Depends on the console I finally end up with, but come to think of it, as I look at autocad, and have a tape measure in my hand, I may have F#%$&! up.…
Aaronw, 19 April 2004Greetings everyone. I never did get a reply on the previous question about dimensions for the 2" machines. If anyone has some numbers they can drop in, it would be…