new to the board, redesigning studio, could use advice

Thanks for reading this out first off. I see alot of people who need help, and it is very cool of those of you who give your time to help us less knowledgable out. Ok, here goes.. The 2 plans i attached are the layout of the current studio i have now, and the idea i have for the new control room.. The bottom plan is my current setup.. My current control room is just too small, and I was just staying in there temporarily until i had more funds to make the new control room, which i am now ready for.. There is not too much 'give' for doing the control room anywhere else, but i would be honored if any of you could shed some ideas as to how i may be able to make the best with my existing space.. (i included 2 photos of the current studio - top photo is of the front door, bathroom door, amp iso booth. the bottom photo is of the space where the new control room will go, and u can see the angles walls)) i have a good construction background, and will be doing all the work myself.. I have a pretty decent budget for all supplies, and parts, and i have a decent knowledge of baffles, absorbers, etc. thanks so much anthony v

I can see why you want a new control room :) but I'm not sure that your option is the way to go. The first problem is that you need to go through the studio to get to the control room - bad ergonomics - the room you've allocated for the control room is long and narrow - hard to get a good speaker geometry in a narrow room like that - I can't access a drawing program at the moment cos I'm still in the internet cafe but I'd look at creating a control room directly opposite your existing one are you around Dave?? :lol: cheers john

Yes, i know the best place for the control room is at the entrance of the studio... I havent had one there so far and it hasnt been a huge inconvenience, but I want to do what is best... Any ideas of how to put the new control room across from the existing control room? anthony

I was thinking along this line Anthony. cheers john

John, You never cease to amaze me at your optimization of space. Maybe one Day when I grow up I'll have an Eye for these things. Great work as always. Bryan Giles

John, Very cool design, thanks.. My only concern would be: If you look at the 2nd photo of the current studio, notice the slanted ceiling. It cuts down my actual living space by quite a bit. That half moon of stainedglass is the wall that is 22'4 that you had as the back wall of the live drum room.. I think the live room may be too small if i do it that way.. What do you think.. I know i threw ya a curveball with my odd shaped space.. thanks again for your time.. anthony

Anthony - is the ceiling angled over the current couch area as well ? - it's hard to determine from the picture. If so , you are right - it reallly limits the size of the new live room. It appears you realy have to work out whether you want a decent sized control room or a good sized live room. cheers john

yeah, john, here is a photo of the couch where it currently is in the live room.. Notice the weird angles.. I guess i really have to decide what i want to be bigger, like you said.. Tough decisions. I do like a big live room, so bands can jam in the same room, but have all the cabs in iso booths.. hmm, i will have to think about it more.. thanks again.. anthony