Substantial posts by doublehelix, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 170 of 396 posts are listed.
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doublehelix, 28 April 2007Greetings folks! What a great place this is! I have been snooping around here for a while,and decided to jump in and submit myself to the ridicule that is sure to come…
doublehelix, 28 April 2007Here is VERY rough sketch of the layout. The drawing shows VERY exaggerated splayed walls for the CR. This has gone away, and the side walls are now parallel, and the…
doublehelix, 28 April 2007As I mentioned earlier, I am going to have to fire the speakers in the short direction due to some ugly existing HVAC ductwork that is in the room. The ductwork extends…
doublehelix, 28 April 2007Next came the floor. After doing a lot of reading and researching (thanks to Rod and his book!), I decided *NOT* to float the floor. From what I understand from Rod's…
doublehelix, 28 April 2007At this point, I started work on the HVAC ductwork. I plan on having 2 exhausts and a single large cold air return. Once I had tapped into the existing ductwork, the…
doublehelix, 28 April 2007Next up was to start the electrical wiring. I am having an electrician install 3 new 20 amp circuits all with isolated ground (I hope it is worth it!). 1) CR equipment…
doublehelix, 28 April 2007This brings us pretty close to current. I have almost completed the HVAC ductwork now as well, and will try to get some pictures taken of that this evening. I am also…
John Sayers, 1 May 2007DH - I've attached a pic of how to do your power switches. Yes the duct work is a typical US problem as you don't insulate your metal ducts like we do. Box them off with…
doublehelix, 3 May 2007My usual supplier of OC703 rigid fiberglass has stopped stocking OC products altogether, and have become an exclusive Johns Manville dealer. They are recommending a JM…
doublehelix, 5 June 2007Well, believe it or not, I am making progress, although it times it sure feels like things are crawling along. I have completed all of the AC wiring, and most of the…
doublehelix, 5 August 2007OK, I know it has been a while since I have updated this thread, and I apologize. I have been busy with several remodeling projects at the same time, plus the "real…
doublehelix, 5 August 2007Here is another wiring pic. As you can see, I have run out of putty pads, and have more on order. Should arrive in a day or so. The red arrow is pointing to an…
doublehelix, 5 August 2007This pic shows the resilient channel that I had to use on the ceiling on the back half of the control room ceiling. This is the only part of the construction that is not…
doublehelix, 5 August 2007This shot shows one of the Cat6 headphone stations, and is a pretty good shot of the putty pads. The insulation will be completed this weekend except for those areas…
doublehelix, 13 August 2007Another small progress report, and a few more pics. It seems like we are working so hard, but the progress is not as quick as I would like it... Such is life. We added a…
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doublehelix, 13 August 2007Believe it or not, we are about to enter the drywall phase. I know I have been saying that forever, but we are truly at that point in the process now. In fact, we almost…
doublehelix, 14 August 2007Look at this picture of the layout of my resilient channel on the ceiling. While doing some reading on resilient channel use, it seems pretty important to make sure that…
rod gervais, 16 August 2007DH, sorry I didn't see this till now - what you did is bad.......... the channel is running in the right direction - BUT - it should be attached directly to the bottom…
doublehelix, 16 August 2007Also, just as a point of reference... The 2x4 furring studs that I added are needed to drop the ceiling height that additional 1.5" below the ceiling/floor joists to…
sharward, 19 August 2007I'm a little worried that you're still going to short out your resilient channel at the points where they intersect with those furring boards. They appear to be 3 1/2"…
doublehelix, 20 August 2007Keith: Thanks for your post... The RC is setup 16" on center. The paper-faced insulation issue bothers me... any suggestions on how to fix this? Actually, other than the…
doublehelix, 20 August 2007What a rookie!!! This was the first piece of drywall that I have hung in many years, and was sooooo proud, that it until I went to hang the adjacent piece of drywall and…
doublehelix, 3 September 2007We are just about done with the first layer of drywall! 3 words... "I hate drywall..." We have about 4 more ceiling sheets, and then the first layer will be complete. We…
doublehelix, 3 September 2007Next a few random shots around showing work in progress. In one of the pics you can see the control room couch that we have been working around since day one! What a…
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doublehelix, 3 September 2007The torture that is drywall resumes today! (Did I mention that I hate drywall???) The rented drywall lift is due back tomorrow morning, so I want to make sure that I…
doublehelix, 4 September 2007Thanks John! We finished the (first layer of) drywall last night at midnight after a long 3-day holiday weekend's worth of work. My body feels it! I am not as young as I…
doublehelix, 5 September 2007Hey Tom. Thanks for the comments. Unfortunately, still only one layer of drywall... :( The second layer won't start until we finish caulking, mudding and taping the…
doublehelix, 10 September 2007Well, I didn't make as much progress this weekend as I had hoped, although we put in a lot of hours of hard labor! I keep telling myself that I not a pro, and therefore…
doublehelix, 10 September 2007A couple of quick shots of the air lock after the first layer of tape and mud. I am out of town for the next few days, which is frustrating, but I do plan on getting…
doublehelix, 16 September 2007Oh... my aching body! I woke up this morning feeling like I was run over by a Mack truck! I am getting too old for this stuff!!! Friday night, I went down and finished…
doublehelix, 17 September 2007Thanks for the message Ro. Yeah, I did know that I can post multiple pics, but you cannot put comments for each picture that way. For some reason, that feature of the…
camistan, 17 September 2007Hey DH I've been monitoring your progress from the start. Like you, I'm not fond of drywall. Cutting it is ok, but right now I'm pretty much doing all my work "solo", so…
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doublehelix, 25 September 2007Here's an update on the progress... This past weekend, we got a good jump on the work on Saturday, and then took a break at about 5:00 PM so I could take my younger 14…
doublehelix, 25 September 2007Here are a couple of shots of the rough opening between the live room and the control room. These 2 shots are looking from the existing live room into the new control…
doublehelix, 1 October 2007We actually got back to work on Sunday, for at least a partial day anyway. For the first time in a week, I was able to get a shoe on my foot. This was a big step towards…
doublehelix, 1 October 2007This second pic is looking in the other direction along that same wall. Same procedure as the other side. I am glad that this part is done, I have been dreading it for a…
doublehelix, 22 October 2007Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, but my foot injury has kept me on the slow path for the last few weeks. We actually hit again hard this weekend, and are…
doublehelix, 23 October 2007I am at about US$8,700, and still have to buy the glass, trim, paint and a few flooring materials (I already have the actual flooring, which I got for FREE!). This price…
Lou, 5 November 2007DH You're NOT sat in your 'hole in the ground' , you are making a great job of your project and you certainly don't deserve to be on page 2 of the forum! As for budget,…
doublehelix, 6 November 2007Thanks Lou! I have been busy, but there is really nothing to show in the way of pictures that would show anything new. We are still putting in the last couple of sheets…
doublehelix, 12 November 2007Well, even though I am not posting any pictures today, we are making some decent progress. The 2nd layer of drywall is *almost* done! We are down to the final couple of…
doublehelix, 13 November 2007Woo-hoo!!! I ordered my glass!!! Bad news is that it won't be here until the last week of November (with the US holidays coming up next week, it delayed things a bit). I…
doublehelix, 18 November 2007THE DRYWALL IS HUNG!!! It is a miracle! We actually finished hanging all the drywall last night, and all of the caulking around the perimeters!!! I can't believe it!…
doublehelix, 20 November 2007OK, here is the long-promised update. I am going to warn you, although we have been working our butts off, there is not much to show in the way of pictures since…
doublehelix, 21 November 2007Yesterday saw a boatload of sanding. Sand, sand, sand... My knuckles hurt this morning, and I am not sure if I can even grab a sanding block or a putty knife! What a…
bassman, 22 November 2007My understanding is the best TL for a double window system is when the panes are parallel. The sympathetic resonance that can occur with parallel panes is far less of an…
doublehelix, 22 November 2007Bassman: Thanks for your post. Yes, I have heard about the advantages and disadvantages of sloped glass vs. parallel glass. Based on the information that I have at hand,…
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bassman, 24 November 2007I was just speaking of sound reflections. Rod says in his book that if you use glass that is generally a bit heavier than your wall assembly, the negative isolation…
doublehelix, 24 November 2007I elected to go with the thickest glass that my supplier could provide, 3/4" and 1/2" (for some reason, no 5/8" was available). Hopefully, I will be OK. I also have to…
doublehelix, 27 November 2007Here is a quick update: Been working hard to finish the drywall taping and mudding, and then of course all the danged sanding that goes along with it! It has been taking…
doublehelix, 27 November 2007And now finally, a bit of paint!!! Ya-Hoo!!! In these next 3 shots, my able-bodied assistant son, Pierce, applies a coat of gray primer to the walls of the control room.…
doublehelix, 27 November 2007And finally, here are a few shots of the control room with some primer and ceiling paint. They actually look like walls now! We still have some touch-up work to do…
doublehelix, 27 November 2007So, that is it for now. Still plodding along at a snail's pace, or so it seems. I have put in an awful lot of hours in the last 10 days or so, it is just hard to see the…
doublehelix, 29 November 2007Yeah, you got that right! It is hard to believe all that goes into these things! After the first coat of paint was dried and I looked around, I ended up dragging out the…
doublehelix, 30 November 2007Quick update: All 3 rooms are complete with primer and 2 coats of ceiling paint! Ya-hoo!!! We can hopefully get started with some COLOR today! I do want to make sure…
BradJacob, 30 November 2007I actually was reading your words and got that fuzzy feeling - it goes to show how wishful thinking takes over. I'm really psyched for ya man! I'm starting rocking this…
doublehelix, 1 December 2007Hey Brad... I looked at Sketchup once, and decided I did not want to take the time to learn another drawing program, so I never really spent any time with it to try and…
doublehelix, 1 December 2007Like I said, the last couple of pictures make the color look more orange than it really is, and these next few pictures (with the paint somewhat dry) make it look more…
doublehelix, 2 December 2007Today's progress report: Got the edges painted in the control room and the iso room, and then later in the day, added a second coat to both rooms. I am thinking that…
doublehelix, 2 December 2007Actually, there is one HUGE SPOT that is just HORRIBLE !!! There is blunt-end tape job in the control room that is just ABSOLUTELY HIDEOUS . You can see it in the last…
gullfo, 2 December 2007my main concern with the doors - what if there is a fire? having the doors open so they're not in the way of an escape should be an important consideration. the 2 doors…
doublehelix, 2 December 2007Thanks for the encouragement guys... I still haven't made a final decision on the wall repair. I would obviously rather not deal with and just move on, but it is nagging…
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doublehelix, 4 December 2007Well, the Doors are in!!! Well, they are hung and shimmed, but are not trimmed out yet. That probably won't happen until I trim out the rest of the studio. These doors…
xSpace, 6 December 2007Back from page 8. Best remedy for a butt joint is a wide mud knife. The wider the better, like a 12 inch mud knife isn't too wide. With a clean damp knife and a pan of…
doublehelix, 9 December 2007Well, believe it not, I decided to bite the bullet and patch a few spots that were bugging me, including the *BIG* spot on the front right of the control room where…
doublehelix, 10 December 2007Yep! Lowes *and* Home Depot actually. It is hard to see the detail from the pics, but the track lights are from Lowe's, and the sconces and a couple of the overhead…
doublehelix, 11 December 2007Haha! I am going as fast as I can! Remember, I am a one-man band here like you, and also have the full-time job and 4 kids and a wife! There is never enough time...…
doublehelix, 16 December 2007Time for a quick update. As they say, "The devil is in the details...", and I would have to agree wholeheartedly! There are so many small details that need to be…
doublehelix, 17 December 2007Ro: I found some pretty cool wall plates for the Cat5 cables that have a female Cat5 jack on the back, which means that I do not have to solder any of the Cat5 cables. I…
doublehelix, 17 December 2007What??? Me old??? Ha! Just a spring chicken in my *prime*!!! Bok... Bok... Yeah, it sucks to get old, that is for sure, but I guess it beats the alternatives as they…
doublehelix, 20 December 2007Well, the glass finally showed up today, two days late! The good news is that it showed up, so I should be happy! I am just pretty tired after a long day at work, and…
BradJacob, 20 December 2007If you read Rod's book, you'd know that the number one rule is that there is NO such thing as "sound proof"... :lol: :lol: Just busting your stones - someone has to!…
doublehelix, 20 December 2007Cost-wise? A *LOT*!!! (ouch!) I have a friend in the business, so I got a *great* deal, I probably shouldn't say how much I paid because it will only make you cry!!!…
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doublehelix, 21 December 2007Hey guys... thanks for the comments! Dan: I have not yet removed the door seals, although I will be when I finish framing them out. I will be adding another wood stop…
doublehelix, 24 December 2007Merry Christmas folks! Well, I have had a couple of "set-backs" in the last few days... First off, I have been really sick, which is no fun, and certainly slows things…
doublehelix, 24 December 2007Just so that you know that I have not been totally sitting on my butt waiting for the "paint to dry", I got started on framing out my doors. Since these doors were…
doublehelix, 24 December 2007And finally! Just when I promised you that I was all done with drywall... it has reared it ugly head once again!!! I have a small area underneath the stairs that is…
doublehelix, 24 December 2007Actually, it does not show up on any of my drawings or sketches since it really does come into play, or at least I didn't *think* it did! If you look at the drawing I…
doublehelix, 26 December 2007Kinda... the staircase actually does not go all the way down (in the drawing) as far as the iso room, it actually ends at the edge of the live room and the iso room, but…
doublehelix, 27 December 20072x6 frame on the LR side, and 2x4 frame on the CR side. I had about a 6" gap between the walls, and bought 6" wide window frame support planks (5/4" as is described in…
doublehelix, 29 December 2007Yep! You got it! :) Well, the amount of work to get the slant to work out was astronomical!!! The main reason I slanted the glass was to minimize the light reflections…
doublehelix, 30 December 2007Ya know, as I look at the stuff that some of you guys are building, I find myself getting a bit depressed... Look at Dan Scott's build, Tim Lord's Build, Lou's build,…
BradJacob, 31 December 2007James - C'mon, what is different about yours that ours? Your walls are the same (double rock), your wiring is the same, your HVAC is the same. The only thing that's…
doublehelix, 7 January 2008Actually, I haven't crossed that bridge yet, but it is coming soon! I need to get the floors finished before I start on the traps. I think I am just going to notch…
doublehelix, 7 January 2008I know it has been a while since I have updated this thread, but the last couple of weeks have been pretty crazy... the holidays of course slow things down quite a bit,…
doublehelix, 11 January 2008Still plodding along with the flooring. Wow, glue-down is a lot of work, and quite messy! I am now out of glue, so I had to stop with about 2-3 feet to go. I ended up…
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doublehelix, 11 January 2008Thanks for the comments Ro. Yeah, the foam is not being used to add sound isolation, only to fill the void between the door frame and the wall to give it some support…
doublehelix, 14 January 2008Thanks ghofmann! I can't wait to see the finished product myself!!! ;) I had another bad weekend with my mother going into the hospital on Friday, so I spent the entire…
doublehelix, 27 January 2008Now that my mom is out of the hospital, things can get back to "normal" and work can resume on the studio... right? Well, sort of. Yesterday (Saturday) turned out to be…
doublehelix, 2 February 2008Steve: Sorry to hear about your mother. I lost my father several years ago, and it is still hard... Lots of work on doors and door frames... I can tell you, sealing the…
doublehelix, 2 February 2008Who me??? Nah!!! I am going to turn this project into a bedroom or something and start from scratch again somewhere else!!! NOT!!! Dude I am soooooo sick of…
BradJacob, 3 February 2008LOL! No, it did happen, really. I want to post pix but if I did now, when I'm REALLY done, the pictures won't make that much of an impact. Everyone knows my studio as…
doublehelix, 3 February 2008Wow Brad! Good for you! You are definitely farther along than I am then! you caught up to me, and then passed me by! I love the idea of doing a "completed" post, and the…
Cram, 10 February 2008Great build and information on display guys.. I've marked this one as something to watch a while ago. Good to see the progress. I particularly like the documentation on…
doublehelix, 19 February 2008I know it has been a while since I have posted an update, but as usual, there were several roadblocks thrown in my way. I came down with a really nasty case of the flu…
camistan, 19 February 2008James... Excellent work my man! It's the ingenuity you have that makes your thread one of my favorites...(plus I love DETAIL, and you do a great job there) Don't worry…
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doublehelix, 20 February 2008Once again, kudos to Brad Jacob for the final design idea. He and I batted around some possible solutions to the problem, and then he was first out of the gate with the…
doublehelix, 26 February 2008Been working hard on a lot of things, some big, some small, all in an attempt to push this project through to the finish. It seems as if there is a light at the end of…
doublehelix, 26 February 2008Thanks Ro! I am also struggling to come up with a solution to trap the top-back corners above the sconces. Since the corner traps had to be shortened to accommodate the…
BradJacob, 26 February 2008Honestly James, looking at those traps, the two front ones - the patchbay and outlet boxes should be concealed a lot because of the desk/console. The two back ones look…
doublehelix, 3 March 2008Bass trap building weekend... I built 6 traps this weekend, 3 of them were 3" thick, and 3 of them were 4" thick. The 3" traps were for behind my monitor speakers and on…
doublehelix, 4 March 2008Hey Brad: No, I have to do my *live* room next. The orange room with all the bass traps is the control room, which is almost complete. In the live room, all of the rock…
doublehelix, 7 March 2008Just a quick update... The exposed hardware on the ceiling bass trap was bugging me, and I was struggling to come up with a solution to cover them. Here is what I ended…
doublehelix, 7 March 2008@Brad: Thanks Brad, but it is a bit too late for me now. You have a cool solution (as usual!), but alas... My ceiling panel is 3" of fiberglass in a 4" frame, with about…
doublehelix, 10 March 2008Not a lot of progress this weekend, I had several family commitments, but I did get some trim work done around the inside of the CR door and the CR windows. Here are a…
doublehelix, 22 March 2008A few more items loaded in... man this takes forever! I have a lot of rearranging of the racks to do, and TONS of wiring... You can also see some more of the trim pieces…
doublehelix, 23 March 2008Thanks for the kind words! Actually, those pics did not show all of the stuff moved in yet, but we did complete the move in and rearrangement of the racks today. BUT...…
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doublehelix, 23 March 2008Thanks Brad and Stan! Yeah, it feels good to be able to hear *real* music in the studio again! BUT... I haven't even scratched the surface as far as getting everything…
doublehelix, 23 March 2008I hope everybody had a great Easter! I have been able to get a few things done in between family gatherings and church. Here are few pics with some of the progress...…
doublehelix, 24 March 2008Oh my! Tons of stuff!!! First off, I beefed up the walls between the live room and the CR with a second layer of drywall. This still needs to be sanded and painted. I…
doublehelix, 31 March 2008The control room construction is "officially complete"! Ya-hoo!!! I made the final two bass traps this weekend. These suckers are *HUGE*!!! Since the room dimensions…
doublehelix, 1 April 2008OK folks, I guess I am going to have to do multiple replies here, "Lou style"!!! ;) Lou: Thanks for the kind words, and now that I am a "Senior Member" I can tell you…
doublehelix, 2 April 2008I installed the last set of floor board trim in the air lock last night, and that pretty much completes the construction in the back half of the studio. Next up is the…
doublehelix, 10 April 2008Wow! Thanks guys for all of the kind words! Very encouraging! I have actually had a pretty tough couple of weekends in the studio. The good news is that the control room…
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doublehelix, 1 May 2008OK folks... Here is an update of where I am, and what has been happening... First off, once the control room was completed, gear was installed and wired (pain in the…
doublehelix, 1 May 2008I am working with an acoustic designer to help sort out my problems, and as a part of that, I created a Sketchup file of the studio. He laughed at my lack of skills with…
doublehelix, 1 May 2008Noooooo..... Sorry for the confusion. The reference tone was set to 75 dB! Some peaks are above 75 dB, and some (like that 139.2 Hz valley) are below the 75 dB mark. The…
gullfo, 3 May 2008looks like an OK job with sketchup - you avoided a number of classic mistakes like using individual lines instead of boxes etc... based on your drawing you're seated at…
doublehelix, 3 May 2008Glenn: Thanks for taking the time to respond. I am losing the couch that is for sure! Right now I have 8" of fiberglass on the rear wall, spaced 1.5" away from the wall,…
Lou, 3 May 2008Hang in there dude, you'll be fine! :wink: I've just seen your post and .skp file, if you can wait till the morning (just about to go out!) I have some very definite…
bassman, 3 May 2008I think you need a pile of rockwool!! As in every available inch of space should be crammed with fuzz. It shouldn't take that much cash to do it. In that small of a…
doublehelix, 4 May 2008Thanks Lou. I am making some progress, which I will post later when I have more results to share. Bassman: Thanks for your comments, however... I cannot orient myself…
bassman, 4 May 2008Yea, I had been following your thread, just needed to go back a couple pages and refresh myself. those damn sconces! What about the space in front of your console? Any…
doublehelix, 17 May 2008Hey Bassman, thanks for your comments. I get down to Cincy fairly often, so maybe we can hook up some day... I have been getting quite a few emails and PMs inquiring as…
doublehelix, 27 May 2008It has been a while since I have had a formal update with anything worth while, and this post is probably no exception! Lou: Thanks for the kind words of encouragement…
doublehelix, 30 May 2008Haha! You are killing me here!!! External image, not preserved — original: http://www.helixrecording.com/Smiles/rofl.gif External image, not preserved — original:…
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doublehelix, 3 June 2008Wow! Thank you ale-recording! :oops: Your words are kind indeed! Best of luck with your upcoming project! You are doing the right thing by reading around here, and also…
doublehelix, 3 June 2008For those of you following along at home, here is the NASTY paint color (first coat only, obviously). Soon to be remedied... We will have to re-primer first, then…
doublehelix, 4 June 2008As far as the plans go for acoustic treating the live room... The current plan calls for the back wall to be wood paneled, then floor-to-ceiling bass traps in all of the…
doublehelix, 4 June 2008This is a tough one! No one is saying you should "avoid" parallel walls, but only that it is much easier to get a good sound out of a room with non-parallel surfaces.…
doublehelix, 5 June 2008Got the first coat of the new paint down last night. We still need to cut the edges and paint the corners, but at least we made it this far. Here is a pic showing the…
doublehelix, 5 June 2008Here are a few sketches of the studio layout. As you can see, my Sketchup skills are sorely lacking! At least it gives you an idea of the layout of the entire project.…
doublehelix, 5 June 2008Corner traps are full triangles, floor to ceiling, they are not flat traps straddling the corners. The dimensions on the fiberglass pieces are 17" X 17" X 24. Looks like…
doublehelix, 6 June 2008We finished painting the new paint color last night, but I am thinking that I might want to add ONE MORE coat, just to make sure that all of the old ugly neon glow…
doublehelix, 6 June 2008Thanks! Yep, that is the closest to the real color. Well, I am not really beefing up that wall, I am just covering it with wood paneling. Behind that wall is a stud…
doublehelix, 10 June 2008Well, the painting is finally done in the live room except for a few pieces of detail work around the stairs, and the doors to the closet, all of which are white. I also…
doublehelix, 10 June 2008Thanks! It has been a long, long road. Yeah, is that hilarious, or what? I thought I measured things so that I would have 2 extra boards in case I screwed up here and…
doublehelix, 15 June 2008"All journeys start with one small step" as they say. I actually got started on the flooring for the live room, believe it not!!! 30" across, and 27 feet long! Nothing…
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doublehelix, 16 June 2008Yep, you are right! I am trying not to get too excited though, I still have a "few" tasks ahead! ;) How funny! When I typed that, I wondered how it worked in the rest of…
doublehelix, 23 June 2008As usual, this past weekend was filled with activities designed to keep me out of the studio! I had one of my cousins (whom I love dearly) and his wife come into town…
doublehelix, 24 June 2008Thanks, my married friend! I am kind of digging the floor as well! I am wondering if I made the door and window trim too light of a color, but let me give some time to…
doublehelix, 29 June 2008Got some more work done this weekend, but it seems there is never enough time to meet my goals! I had planned on finishing the basement floor, and got most of it done,…
doublehelix, 1 July 2008Here is my ceiling cloud design for over the drums in the live room. I probably could have posted this in the acoustics forum, but wanted to keep everything together if…
doublehelix, 1 July 2008Glenn: Great suggestion. I was actually going to hang them all as individual units to keep the weight down, but I never really thought about the level issue. Thanks!!!…
doublehelix, 6 July 2008Well, I finally got the floor done, and it was a lot of bending, kneeling and stooping! My back and my knees are killing me, but then again, I am an old man! External…
doublehelix, 7 July 2008Thanks a_r and Ro!!! I really need the cheerleading right now, I am tired and anxious to be done with it all so I can get to the music. I spent the day cleaning and…
xSpace, 7 July 2008That breakout box is just the right distance from the floor to set a refreshment on. That is, if you have been working long hours on a body breaking job...and you have!…
jwl, 7 July 2008Well done! Keep it up! A comment about your cloud: the difference between a 2" 3" or 4" ceiling cloud will be the frequency to which it absorbs. Thicker material, lower…
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doublehelix, 7 July 2008Yeah, about killed myself!!! It really, really, really sucked!!! My back (which was already killing me from doing the floor), my knees, my hips... Arrrgggg!!! The pain…
doublehelix, 7 July 2008Thanks! I was mostly concerned about ceiling reflections rather than absorption, but some absorption would obviously be nice as well. This panel is being designed to go…
doublehelix, 14 July 2008The soldering is finally done! Ya-hoo! Every jack has been tested for continuity and phase, and I am happy to say that we have 100% success!!! :) Here are a few of the…
doublehelix, 21 July 2008Thanks Gash! Had a long weekend of commitments that didn't give me any time to spend in the studio. Live gigs on Friday and Saturday, lots of other special events and…
doublehelix, 29 July 2008Hey Brad! Long time no see!!! No ETA on the "grand opening", but I am hoping within a few weeks. I am going on a week's holiday here in a few days, so nothing will…
doublehelix, 29 July 2008Thanks as always for the comments guys... much appreciated. I am going to have to put something silver inside of the clouds so that they *can* have a silver lining. Very…
doublehelix, 2 August 2008Wow! Thanks Rod! My whole studio has been built using your book as a guide, so to hear you say that means a lot. Ro: Wow! Me in a Sticky??? Pretty cool! I am actually on…
doublehelix, 5 August 2008Ha! Funny! We have been having a great time, and yes, I keep myself pretty lubed up with a ton of sunscreen. Actually, we are in the Pensacola area, so are not too far…
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doublehelix, 10 August 2008Here is the rest of the drum cloud build. I can tell you, it has been a lot of work for 3 "ceiling-mounted bass traps"!!! More than I expected, to be honest, and it took…
doublehelix, 11 August 2008Thanks Ro! The skirt was actually not that difficult to make, it was just the idea that set me back for a day or so! I was going crazy trying to think of a way to hide…
doublehelix, 11 August 2008That trunking is going to be stained to better match the wood wall eventually. (It is on the to-do list.) Also, there is a crown molding piece that is going to go along…
doublehelix, 12 August 2008Of course I knew that! You are a true gentleman, (with a hint of scoundrel thrown in for good measure!) and there is very little you can say that offends me. Your…
xSpace, 12 August 2008Man...James...the wow effect is just...well, wow! This is really a well designed and looking piece of work. Speaking of a "piece of work" how is Lou? :) (I see you…
doublehelix, 13 August 2008Thanks Brien! You guys are making me blush!!! :oops: Your comments regarding the flanking are well taken, and I appreciate the reminder. I have been trying to keep a gap…
doublehelix, 1 September 2008Not much to update. I have been busy with other projects, including some long-overdue yard work that my wife has been on me about for a while. It needed to get done!…
doublehelix, 30 November 2008I know it has been a while since I have updated this thread, sorry, but I have been pretty busy, and I wanted to make sure that I had something to post! The good news is…
doublehelix, 2 December 2008Lou: Thanks man! Slowly, but surely... Ha! Great question! I might need to investigate that further by drinking a few more beers and seeing how the response changes over…
doublehelix, 13 December 2008Hey Lou!!! Thanks for stopping by and visiting the "little people"!!! Ha! I am not sure if I want to see your mic collection and cupboard! I have a feeling that I am…
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doublehelix, 14 December 2008I am sure I will. I look forward to seeing what the hell you have come with now old man! Haha! You never cease to amaze me, that is for sure. Well, unfortunately, it is…
doublehelix, 9 February 2009Hey James, welcome to the Forum! Thanks for your comments, one of these days, I need to get someone down there with a real camera, and take some final pictures. We have…
doublehelix, 3 June 2009Hey Ro, sorry I did not respond earlier... Now that my build is complete, I am pretty wrapped up in recording and mixing again (as I should be!) and not much attention…
doublehelix, 30 August 2009On another note, I never really posted any final "finished" pictures, mostly because I do not have any! I took some with my little crappy point-and-shoot camera about a…