Holick Pro Build Phase - 90% Completed

Okay. So the room would be too dry. I still need some type of insulation for heat and cold, any suggestions. I guess I could use semi rigid and then cover it with something reflective. Also, is there any way to move this post to the construction forum, and/or change the subject to something like Holick Pro Build Diary - Small Building, or something. Thanks everyone!

Well it's been a couple weeks since my last post on here and things are going well. Both partitioning walls have been built. The laminate floor is down. Most electrical work is done. I'm mainly waiting on my insulation to arrive and then I will really kick this thing in the tail. Still no ideas on the insulation on the ceiling? I think I will just attatch semi rigid directly between the trusses and then cover about 50% of it with wide slats. Not a slat resonator, just something to reflect the highs. I have some really nice hardwood ash that I am hoping I can find a use for, it might possibly work. My doors arrived and if I can get the airlock painted tonight I will have the doors installed tomorrow.

Working 16 hours a day has made this build seem like it has taken years but in reality just a month or so. I have little things left to do, like some trim, a little paint, a mic cabinet I need to make, etc... but overall the studio is nearly completed. I have already had a few sessions and everything sounded great. The control room sounds tight and detailed, and the low end seems to be smooth, and the room is alive enough that I can tell I may have over-reverberated some of my old mixes :oops: . The live room sounds great also. As with the live room, it is also lively so things don't sound dead. In my old studio the live room just had bass traps and 2'x4' 2" mineral wool panels and everything sounded a little boomy and very dry, and this new room is the exact opposite. Music sounds tight in the low to mids, and the highs have just enough reverberation to make them sound a little bright and alive. I LOVE IT. I had a 3 piece swing jazz group in (2 guitars and violin) and they sounded amazing playing together. It was a joy to listen. BTW, for anyone who uses Yamaha HS80 Monitors , they sound like crap unless they are soffit mounted. I had a chance to hook them up for a listen before they were mounted and the difference is night and day. These pics are for my web-site (which is under construction), and I will have better, more detailed photos later on. THANKS FOR VIEWING! Any comments welcomed. Joe.

Joe, the place looks magnificent - and I bet it sounds great as well......... as I loook at the pics I get concerned a bit - you say this is a commercial studio open to the public - then you have a problem waiting to happen (I'm surprised it slipped by your building inspectors - it would NEVER slip by ours)........ If you look at your picture tr_cr.jpg - it's obvious that this room entrance does not meet the requirements for barrier free access established by the ADA........... it's a lawsuit waiting to happen........ Sincerely, Rod

Wow, that looks awesome! My layout will be very similar. Is that a ES175 with P90's I see there? Chris

Thanks for the comment Rod. :oops: I won't record anyone that would file a lawsuit against me. My studio is located right next to my house in the country outside of city limits on five acres, and while I'm sure that doesn't waive any codes or restrictions, things are just different in this part of the country. Come to some of these old redneck towns and I think you will see what I mean. Other than that, I always trust God to work things out. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all other things will be added unto you", is the scripture I live by (along with the whole Word of God). I've built this studio to ultimately start a Christian recording label, and I believe that God will back me up in every way possible. From lawsuits to bringing in the right artists to make my studio succesful. I'm sure that is hard for some people to understand, but that's why the world is in the shape that it is. Again thanks for the concern and I have noticed you are a stickler for code, which I'm sure is better than not, but I guess I will probably end up learning the hard way :( . Thank you though! Chris, it's a 59' ES-225TD. Don't know about the pickups? THANKS!

Is that a Tascam DM-3200? How do you like it? Been thinking about upgrading to that or the new DM-4800.

After you get familar with all the functions, the DM3200 is a great piece of equipment. The initial setup is rather time consuming and somewhat confusing maybe even frustrating. The control layout takes a little getting used too, but now I know the thing like second nature and wouldn't trade it for anything. (well not anything for less than 100,000 anyways ;).) I use the firewire card and you have 24 ins/outs that sound great and are extremely reliable. The preamps sound amazing, I think they sound even smoother than the protools control D24 or whatever its called. The talkback sounds absolutely horrible, but you have the option of running a mic into one of the channels for talkback, and of course then it sounds great.I'm sure I'm forgetting alot of things you might like to know, so feel free to ask, and I would definately recommend a dm3200 or 4800, and when you go to set it up, I will give you my phone number if you need any info or assistance.