Soundman2020 - Studio Design Forum

keep my drums as far away from the fireplace as possible This is obviously a good idea, since if the fireplace is used, the fluctuation in temps won't be good for your kit, particularly if it's wrapped. put it on an isolation platform with furniture sliders. you can slide it around the room This is...

Greetings Starlight, Beautiful work. I just finished laying a new floor in my new study, and such a tool is essential . We've laid several floors over the years, and I've even managed to lose one of those things (although I have a friend who has FOUR coping saws; talk about something you only need o...

Greetings Andy, Welcome to the forum. Nicely detailed plan. I will let others with more studio-building experience chime in on that. I will add my two cents below: Should I put anything special as an underlay to the laminate floor? (on top of the concrete slab) Most flooring manufacturers have very ...

Greetings Sam,

without needing the cost of architect and a structural engineer.

You likely don't need the former, but it's surely a good idea to employ the latter. It might even be required by local codes/ordinances.

All the best,

Paul

Kilopascal...

...the name of the next Bond villain.

Greetings Stuart,

That bridge I was going to sell you now seems like a real bargain, eh?

All the best,

Paul

Greetings Andrew, And always stagger the joints! So that the joints between sheets on the second layer do not line up with joints in the first layer. Ditto for the third layer. If building codes allow, you can alternate layers with vertical and horizontal mounting of the drywall. This guarantees sta...

Greetings Starlight (and Stuart), When you acquire the shop vacuum, do make sure to get the "Fine Dust" filters. The general purpose ones that are included with the vac can't filter the kind of dust you've generated. They're expensive but worth it, as they also work wonders for the dust ge...

Makes Monster Cables look like they're from Dollar General (or Poundland for our UK friends).

My late mother-in-law lived in Putney, South London on the Heathrow approach flight path of Concorde. Very loud indeed, but usually at the same time of day (early evening), so it was not jarring, but more like, "Oh, Concorde." The stall and accompanying doppler effect were always neat to h...

A couple of possibilities:

1. IF the trash can is part of the assembly, it would act as a resonator (the plastic bag is the adjustable damping).

2. It's the new Hexatheremin.

Greetings one and all, First, glad that Stuart is back with us. The garage conversion for my wife's art studio is complete (finally!; as you might expect, there were some COVID-related delays). I've attached a couple of pictures. I certainly have learned a lot during the process, and will be able to...

I'm not sure how good of a job they will do with it. I would give it a miss then. The cost savings is good too! you can't paint on top of caulk I've had success painting over Big Stretch (they note it is paintable on the tube). a skim layer of mud over these seams covers the caulk up, giving a nice...

Greetings Keith, My two cents: mesh tape is VERY difficult to use in corners (it is tough to fold; paper tape is pre-creased), so most professional installers (at least here in the US) don't use it. Also, as I recall, it requires a different sort of drywall compound, although it is likely more commo...

Basically, just a simple metal plate and a magnetic "block" thing. The "magnetic "block" thing" can be replaced with a small rare earth ("power" as they're sometimes called) magnet (now very widely available for cheap). You'll obviously need some superglue to...