Soundman2020 - Studio Design Forum

so -- to address the apartment question -- consider electronic drums and then put them on a isolation platform to reduce any impact into the floor from foot pedals. some of the modern e-kits are pretty nice. virtually everything else can be done via amp output dampers, DI, etc., headphones, and then...

welcome. so in 230+ studios (not including the pro bono ones - around another 500 or so) i have designed professionally, not a single one could be reused as-is, that is no generic plans. now, if my clients could simply get a large warehouse space with no restrictions / obstructions / etc, then gener...

the CR mass layers need to enforce symmetrical response. that's one reason you can build it as a rectangle and then use angled surfaces to define the acoustics. with angled boundaries, you need to ensure the symmetry all around as some of the acoustics will be the boundaries and are essentially &quo...

so - dealing with a single leaf into the attenuator on the room side - a metal elbow off the flex ducts or short flex duct from mains to elbow or straight - depending on clearance. then on the room side the attenuators in the soffit (or if you're doing a drop ceiling). or if you have room, the atten...

when you see "one-post wonders" regurgitating search engine results, it's usually a bot of some kind. in reference for the OP though - if the general isolation is decent - use the platform approach and/or things like MetaWx, KIP, RIM products on a mass layer over the floor. update the wind...

for larger projects, i like to use 2 inter-leaved duct board "sleeves" with the air channel being flex duct. this keeps the flex duct from contacting the rougher materials and the duct board is more easily sealed to it's respective layer. the inter-leaving allows for shifting and remain de...

there are a couple of paths to follow: production and engineering. how the music is written, performed, mixed and publicised is "production" and may involve technical aspects. "engineering" is the technical side - acoustics, wiring, equipment setup, recording, and so on. it's def...

looks like a fine pair side irons you got there pardner ;-) you're ready for the OK corral with those! one note - make sure you do some testing to get the torque and stop settings correct so it's flush (or slightly inset on the finish layers) and you don't overrun the screws and penetrate the drywal...

in this example? 16" I.D. w/ 24"x24" duct board or lined ducts (technically 22"x22" inner measures w/ 1" duct insulation).

i'd check to see if the amp on the Focals can be moved or not and if not, consider some passive JBL, ATC or PMC monitors (or a passive 1032 sized monitor) and w/ minimum 8" LF or better 12" for soffit mounting.

sorry - 36" vents on 72" for the large room. tee in the middle. might need some baffle or sizing to even the distribution.

the speaker itself is decoupled from the assembly, and sealed to the front. the baffle plate, while not "infinite" is large enough to require the baffle step compensation you would expect in the fully enclosed wall system. bear in mind, the entire back of the assembly is a LF trap so atten...

i would run, facing down, 4 24" diffusers spaced 36" apart, group centered along long walls. run the attenuator at middle above the ceiling if possible so you can tee off that entry to the 2 slot diffusers on either side. example: https://www.linearslotdiffusers.com/collections/linear-slot...

nicely done. one thing - the "real" type of duct tape (like what you use when assembling ducts) is metallic it also often comes in wider widths like 100mm 150mm etc.

the ERV should simply be on when the AC is on. and the fans on the AC should be running 100% whether or not the compressor / cooling / heating is running so the air is circulating (not only efficiency but also fresh air). on the venting - if there is enough linear space on the soffits, i'll go with ...