Substantial posts by SquarePants, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 39 of 66 posts are listed.
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SquarePants, 1 August 2007Hi, Welcome to Geoff's Studio Build. (& my first post!) AIM To build a studio for composing/mixing/editing music and audio. Operating at various hours. MAIN FEATURES…
SquarePants, 3 August 2007So, starting with the floor... A keen eye will have picked the unevenness in the pics above. I didn't really think about it at that time... There is about 50mm (2")…
SquarePants, 13 August 2007So, the jackhammer has gone back to the hire shop. Not gonna miss it much either!! I'm left with none of the original layer of concrete. Most of the compacted solidified…
SquarePants, 18 August 2007Hi again, I've cleaned out loose rock/soil from trenches for the support beams of my slab, and refilled with broken/crushed concrete from the original slab - I know, not…
SquarePants, 26 August 2007Just one pic today: Footings rammed, until I got blisters, using a six foot fence post, oldschool, haha; Ground prepared - hoping I can get away with not using sand to…
SquarePants, 27 August 2007Yeah, you're right Lou, there are some fairly sharp stones, especially in the footings. I'll order some sand, and maybe use left-over membrane as an extra layer on those…
SquarePants, 30 August 2007Hi all, Before my updated pics, some great concreting info, from Australian websites... For a basic guide: the Ten Steps to Building a Reinforced Concrete Slab-On-Ground…
SquarePants, 7 September 2007Hi again, Forum-ers! So... slab's in! :D This week, after getting a few quotes, I hired a concrete contractor - good price, seemed to know what he was talking about, and…
SquarePants, 1 November 2007Hi all, Update time: Added a layer of 16mm BGC Fire-Resistant plasterboard (12.4kg/m2) to existing walls. This is what I'll use for the whole studio. Stuffed 120mm CSR…
SquarePants, 1 December 2007Hello All, Close to finishing wall and ceiling framing - the CR and booth entry sections still to go. Here are some pics showing the North-side wall and the iso-booth,…
SquarePants, 19 January 2008Still waiting for Lou's update? Me too! Well, here's mine in the meantime... :wink: Thanks DH for the encouragement! I still use "feet and inches" in a conversational…
SquarePants, 19 January 2008Those extra photos... It will be mud-and-taped by next update, with false ceiling framed below, maybe... :D Geoff. CeilingWide.jpg PlasteringFront.jpg…
SquarePants, 23 February 2008Hi all, Some progress, but still not into the really "technical" stuff - doors, windows, enclosures, wiring etc. My HVAC guy is dropping off some flexi-duct and…
SquarePants, 12 October 2008Well, it been a while... My last update was February '08! I've been watching the forum, though, when I'm not watching eBay for more studio goodies! Hard to imagine…
SquarePants, 12 October 2008Front monitor enlosures... Left monitor stand.jpg Right monitor stand.jpg Enclosure vent.jpg Left enclosure.jpg Monitor enclosures.jpg
SquarePants, 12 October 2008Insulation, weedmatting and black paint, to be under the slot resonators. BTW the weedmatting failed the "cigarette lighter test". Not scientific, I know... I have used…
SquarePants, 13 October 2008Hi all, The last few days, front panels for ceiling, and monitor enclosures. The left and right monitor front pieces will come down again to be cut out. The surrounding…
SquarePants, 14 October 2008Thanks for the comments Lil, I used CSR Bradford Soundscreen insulation, though have since read that less dense insulation ("pink fluffy stuff") is in fact better for LF…
SquarePants, 23 October 2008Hi again, I've been making panels from plywood to house down-lights and the ventilation feeds. The panels will be covered with black fire rated cloth I found at a stage…
SquarePants, 24 October 2008Thanks for the encouragement, jwl! Glass was installed today. All done with the help of this discussion in the Reference Area. The shopping list: Foam and carpet…
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SquarePants, 25 October 2008Thanks guys!! James , you and your son have done a great job, too. You must be so proud! - of the studio, I mean, haha Lou , I'm still referring back to your build as I…
SquarePants, 5 January 2009Hello again, A bit has happened since the last update: New floor... This is "Hevea" veneer faced "3 strip" floating floor style flooring, glued down. This species is…
SquarePants, 28 February 2009Thanks for the comment, Brien - so long ago! Yes, the flooring was unpleasant - especially the glue, and the mineral turpentine required for clean-up. Anyway, this week…
SquarePants, 10 May 2009Hey all, It's been a couple of months, so... Here are some pics of my doors and seals. The seals are "p section" rubber, and weather seals from the hardware store under…
SquarePants, 10 May 2009The rest of the Genelec install pics... Genelec pair.jpg Genelec front.jpg Genelec template.jpg Genelec in place.jpg Monitor stand.jpg
SquarePants, 10 May 2009Exactly right, Ro. Unfortunately, I didn't consider monitor height before building everything else :oops: . Now, there is no space in front [a window and door opening]…
Soundman2020, 11 May 2009A couple of comments/suggestions: It's not a matter of the speaker sticking out from the panel (which is what Genelec recommends anyway), but rather a matter that your…
John Sayers, 11 May 2009it's not as simple as it looks Stuart. 8050_soffit_1.jpg 8050_soffit_2.jpg Genelec don't appear to be using anything greater than 15mm (3/4") plywood in their drawings.
SquarePants, 11 May 2009Haha. At least my homemade Genelec mounts look a bit stronger than theirs :) On the question of my ...un-infinite baffle, I was thinking of another option - to just have…
Soundman2020, 12 May 2009Hey Geoff. But if you did that, then it would be a "zero baffle", not an "infinite baffle"! :) In other words, it would not be a baffle at all. The idea behind an…
SquarePants, 12 May 2009Yes Stuart, that last idea was to simply abandon the infinite baffle concept and just have them as if they were sitting on stands at the front of the room with…
SquarePants, 15 May 2009So I'm thinking something like this... Not ideal, but more "flush" now. Doesn't obstruct the door to the left of the monitors, or the window to the right. Leaves the…
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SquarePants, 16 May 2009Mostly the inside of the inside out walls. Some of the earlier pics will give a better idea. There's a "boxed out" pillar and beam, and some flexiduct, at the right; and…
SquarePants, 27 June 2009So, still on the baffle issue... I've done some A/B tests, firstly using my ears (the best test equipment I have!), and a few selected tracks from my favourite CD's;…
SquarePants, 5 July 2009Too much work for too little gain. What if I wasn't happy with the results of that ? Anyway, I've gone for cloth panels, based largely on what my ears tell me. Not real…
SquarePants, 5 September 2009Hello again, Well, it's been a couple of months - must be time for another update! So, lately... *Architraves around doors and windows *Filling, sanding, staining,…
SquarePants, 7 February 2010Hi JSRSDF! Haven't posted an update in awhile, though I still stop by regularly - the Construction Forum, at least, and the Wombat Hole. :D The studio is pretty much…
SquarePants, 8 February 2010Thanks for your comments guys and gals, To go over what was mentioned previously in this thread, though it was some months ago: Yes, they are cloth surrounds on thin…