Soundman2020 - Studio Design Forum

Nice work, Tom! It's looking pretty good up there. :thu: I bet trying to maneuver those monsters in that tight space was... ummm ... "fun"! :) 8-) With the holes in the ceiling I decided to remove the timber altogether, then I plan to fit the sleeves, then shutter around them and pour conc...

1008 Also, use more dense material for the bass trap, 8 lb for example Adding more to what I said here before: Bass traps need lower density materials, not higher density. Lower density has better absorption at low frequencies, all other factors being equal. And 8lb is way too high. Also, the corre...

That's a Legrand product, it seems. I have not used their "Wiremold" system specifically, but I have used their own brand "Legrand" raceways on many, many projects. Even in my own house, for a few things. It's good stuff! The only problem is the cost: it is expensive. But it does...

Unfortunately I couldn't find many specifications from Mason Engineers, but a couple of drawings without many details. I'm attaching them anywhere. Well, at least that's something! I did notice on there that the inner-leaf walls extend up past the top of the inner-leaf ceiling, nearly up to the out...

"Glass wool rolls and batts are very effective at causing the resonance frequency of lightweight cavity walls to shift lower, resulting in higher sound insulation." True. It changes the way air deals with heat from adiabatic to isothermal, thus greatly increasing efficiency. It also lower...

1696 I might just stick with the concrete floor, but if I wanted to go with laminate wood flooring (for aesthetics mostly), can it be the click-lock type (floating), It sure can! No problem with that. Use a good underlay, of course. And do make sure that the concrete is pretty flat and level. Most ...

Thanks Andre! I seem to be doing fine now. Still catching up on lost time, though! Lots to do...

- Stuart -

1690 Thanks for the clarification. Naturally, it brings up another question: Since I need to have a middle leaf in my ceiling because of roof venting (I do have an email out to the company about the alternative trusses you mentioned), would the correct place to put the ducted mini split AHU between...

1676 I am not Stuart but you are correct: lightweight silencers = less mass = less isolation. Right! That's the issue. Spot on! The general concept is this: Your isolation walls and ceiling around your room, are designed with enough mass on each leaf to produce the isolation you need. More correctl...

1684 Greetings Stuart, The ducted mini split makes MUCH more sense for a studio application. One question: does the area around the air handler remain open, or does it filled with insulation similar to the rest of the air gap between the wall assemblies?l The AHU needs open space around it, for ins...

One of the appealing things about dedicated mini-splits in the sound rooms was that I could control each individually. I have 3 control rooms and 1 large room… There will be lots of times when the rooms are unoccupied. That's why you have a system controller, when there are multiple zones. There ar...

aside from marketing BS ("our technology is the best", "we didn't get a single return in 14 years" and "building insulation is unequivocally bad for your health unlike our organic carbon tech"), Yup. If somebody would make blatantly false claims such obvious things, it...

1672 You are amazing. For the last few days I have been fretting about all this, and you have made it very clear! And I am receiving it on my birthday! Happy Birthday to me ! I think it is admirable that you are so willing to give out this valuable information. Happy Birthday, Marius! Many happy re...

. What do you need in your recording studio, to keep it cool and comfortable? A mini-split system? An HRV? An ERV? Or just ventilation ducts? (Updated October 2, 2020) This is often a confusing issue for first-time studio builders: deciding on the heating, cooling, and ventilation: What is ...

Stuart – About the HVAC Ducts and Silencers… If Paul (and myself) are doing Mini-Splits – we do not need Ducts and Silencers for that – correct? Right! ... sort of. :) Let me clarify a bit. The Mini-split does four things, basically: 1) It circulates air around the room, inside the room. 2) It heat...