Floating floor over basement concrete. (Artifact Recording)

There are several "is this for real?" and "yes, it's for real" posts on StudioTips.

My shipment of the green stuff arrived yesterday. I will be using it for the beef up layers as well as the last layer of drywall on the ceiling and key walls. It is painfully expensive, but I did quite a bit of research and decided It seemed worthwhile. After all, like Keith had told me, once it's all sealed up you can't go back in and add anything. I'll let you know how I get on. Hope to begin "beefing-up" this weekend. Andy

Awesome! You'll enjoy working with it. There's something really oddly satisfying about applying goo to your drywall that costs many times that of the drywall itself! :lol:

You're sick man! Sick!!! :twisted: Can't wait! :lol:

Yeah, well, the alternative is crying uncontrollably while you watch all that money ooze out of the tubes... And trust me -- that's not fun at all! :lol:

Did that really happen?

Well, I've gotten a few more things done. I'll post pix later. I built the ramp in the soundlock going up to the control room floor on Saturday. Sunday, I went and picked up the reverb plate!!!!! Awesome! Just need to build a new frame for it. The current one is in bad shape (and full of Brown Recluse spiders) :shock: Also picked up a bunch of free 3/4" oak hardwood flooring...

As promised, here's the latest pix...

The first layer, I glued and screwed just like the original floating floor...

Here's all the hardwood flooring I acquired and the plate reverb is under the tarp...

Getting some more insulation done. I ended up buying some of the thermafiber mineral wool. It was much cheaper than the other brand since I can't roxul here anymore...

For the time being, since I'm only doing 2 mix, and don't have the speakers for 5.1, I've decided to temporarily cover up the holes for the center and rear speakers. Also, started the frame to hold the 703 on the rear soffit sections...

Awesome!!! 8) Even the bags of Thermafiber SAFB has me drooling! :twisted: Isn't that sad that we get excited about bags of insulation? :lol: What's your plan for provision access to the water valve in this photo?

I'll make an access panel/door that is insulated and sealed (seals) all the way around.

Isn't that sad that we get excited about bags of insulation?

Yeah, I know what you mean. :roll: I get excited w/ each little step I accomplish with this build out. And the sad thing is, only people like us here on the forum get really excited about all this stuff. Once the clients start to come in, they have no idea how much work, money and time goes into building a studio. They just see the finished product, and most of the time, they don't really even care about that. They just want their recordings. As long as it sounds good w/ the final mix, that's all they want.

Yeah -- they probably just look around and go, "Hmmm... Walls... Floors... Doors... What's the big deal?" :roll:

Yeah, I know what you mean. I get excited w/ each little step I accomplish with this build out. And the sad thing is, only people like us here on the forum get really excited about all this stuff. Once the clients start to come in, they have no idea how much work, money and time goes into building a studio. They just see the finished product, and most of the time, they don't really even care about that. They just want their recordings. As long as it sounds good w/ the final mix, that's all they wan

Well the really really sad thing is that you never know if it's going to sound "good" until you're finished. I've been at way to many studios buildt by either professionals or "people-like-us" that sounds horribly dead and dull. The main thing is that most people only take the factor of isolation into thought when building so basically nothing reflects and nothing "happens" inside the space... if the room sounds good, good music is coming out of it, if the room sounds dull, you'd be sure dull music will be coming out of that.. best a

Well, I performed a small side project this weekend for the studio. It's the new addition...The Lawson Plate Reverb. I started refurbing it this weekend. Built a new box (except the sides yet as I need to do the electronics on it next), but it's lookin' good... The first picture is the old wood Frame. The second is the naked plate and support, and the Third has the new wood frame and casters...

What is a "Lawson Plate Reverb?" :roll:

What is a "Lawson Plate Reverb?"

It's the MFG/Builder of who made them. There were several different types: EMT, Ecoplate, Lawson, Stocktronics and Audi-ence. This one was made in 1982/1983. Here's an article I found: http://www.prosoundweb.com/recording/ta ... /plate.php

Cool link. Thanks for sharing! Oh, and I see you're back to the VU Meter avatar... --Keith :mrgreen:

Oh, and I see you're back to the VU Meter avatar

Yeah, I'm changing it up a little bit.

Just a reminder... I'm having a party this weekend on Saturday the 22nd. If you're in the area and want to come by, check out the studio and have a good time, drop me an email and I'll give you directions. :D Aaron

OK, here's the latest. I am 99% finished w/ the steel framing. Just need about a half dozen more studs and I'll be done w/ all framing (except RC). Well, here's a few more pix. It'll be next week before I have any more...

love'm! Looks like yer using the metalstuds to hang doors too? I would use a wood frame door for that since the metal studs were not build to HANG stuff on the side (only front and back, where the gypsum is) Don't be ashamed to take more (detailed) pictures ;) ro