no rcic on walls in basement?

[sharward]

Maybe in a soffit that isn't really a part of the inner leaf?

[rod gervais]

Hello Rod, thanks for the reply. Although I don't understand this...
"you have to use these can't ..."

fITz,

I meant to say:

they make zero clearance cans - ones that you can insulate tightly around - you have to use these cans if you are placing them inside of a box.

Just curious how recessed cans are addressed by serious studio designers. Hmmm, maybe they DO NOT address them at all. Maybe they DON'T penetrate the ceiling period, huh???? Thats what I would have guessed. But of course, I'm not a serious studio designer. So what do I know. Ha!
fitZ

ps. If cans ARE used in pro studios, do you have a link to a detail showing this condition Rod? Thanks again

Sure, we do use recessed cans.

Remember my motto -

We make perfect what we can make perfect - and we live with what we have to live with.

First comes design - and then comes details.

If you look at the pictures of Power Station in Chapter 1 of the book - you'll see recessed cans in the Percussion/Rhythm Room (with directional covers) as well as in the control room and the iso-booth.

The string room has surface mounted lighting and the live (main) room has track lighting - lots of it.

So design drove the types of ighting that Tony wanted in particular locations - and we then detailed how to deal with that from an isolation point of view.

Once again - as I point out in the book - it isn't that difficult to deal with any of this if you just develope some simple sections through the wall ceiling assemblies and then picture what you have to do in order to stop the flow of air - and maintain your mass.

Sincerely,

Rod