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by Soundman2020
Fri, 2023-May-19, 23:40
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: I want light and sound isolation
Replies: 31
Views: 24269
Chile

I want light and sound isolation

Nice! Great idea, Glenn.

- Stuart -
by Soundman2020
Fri, 2023-May-19, 17:11
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: 952 Studios Construction!
Replies: 114
Views: 48254
Chile

952 Studios Construction!

It's "fun" isn't it? :lol: (Not!)
At least you have the pneumatic gun.... imagine if you were trying to do all that by hand-squeezing a manual caulking gun.

But it is looking pretty good!


- Stuart -
by Soundman2020
Mon, 2023-May-15, 16:06
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: 952 Studios Construction!
Replies: 114
Views: 48254
Chile

952 Studios Construction!

Pneumatic caulking gun acquired. Also, pneumatic caulking gun explosion. Pressure was a tad too high Ooops! :shock: Yup, you don't need a lot of pressure. The pressure might need adjusting, depending on the size of the hole you cut in the nozzle, and maybe the type of caulk too, but if the tube exp...
by Soundman2020
Thu, 2023-May-11, 16:03
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: 952 Studios Construction!
Replies: 114
Views: 48254
Chile

952 Studios Construction!

These are the details that matter! :thu: So true! With studio design and construction, as the saying goes: "the devil is very much in the details!". Speaking of which, if you haven't already done so then buy or rent a pneumatic caulking gun and compressor. You'll be sooooo glad you did! S...
by Soundman2020
Wed, 2023-May-03, 15:56
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: 952 Studios Construction!
Replies: 114
Views: 48254
Chile

952 Studios Construction!

So in my design thread I said I'd hoped for a $50k budget and Stuart said it would be more. ..... Im definitely going to hit $100k before all is said and done. Sounds about right! Sadly... I wish I would have been wrong about that, but Murphy always gets you! The best equation I've found so far for...
by Soundman2020
Tue, 2023-May-02, 10:58
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO DESIGN
Topic: Converting an attached barn in France
Replies: 8
Views: 6125
Chile

Converting an attached barn in France

That's a start, but you should really set up a full-range system and play typical full-range rock music to do your testing. If you test with just a bass, then you are only testing a very small part of the spectrum, and in a region where ears aren't even that sensitive (and isolation is generally ter...
by Soundman2020
Tue, 2023-May-02, 10:19
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: Garden Recording/Mixing Room in Surrey, UK - Build Diary
Replies: 112
Views: 71862
Chile

Garden Recording/Mixing Room in Surrey, UK - Build Diary

The Concrete was laid 4/5 months before the insulation was then stored on it, so I would have thought it would have cured. Concrete never really cures 100%. The process is called "hydration", and continues for years, even decades (according to some). After a couple of days, it's good to w...
by Soundman2020
Mon, 2023-May-01, 19:26
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO DESIGN
Topic: Attic Shaped Studio
Replies: 470
Views: 552480
Chile

Attic Shaped Studio

Nice work! You always seem to be coming up with ingenious solutions, and creative ways to implement them... :thu:

- Stuart -
by Soundman2020
Mon, 2023-May-01, 17:02
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO DESIGN
Topic: Converting an attached barn in France
Replies: 8
Views: 6125
Chile

Converting an attached barn in France

Hi there Almavague, and Welcome to the forum! :thu: The first thing I'd suggest that you do is to find out how much isolation you are getting right now (in decibels), from the current structure, then figure out how much isolation you need in order to not disturb the neighbors (as well as not having ...
by Soundman2020
Fri, 2023-Apr-28, 16:37
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: 952 Studios Construction!
Replies: 114
Views: 48254
Chile

952 Studios Construction!

:thu: I'll second Glenn's advice on the backer rod and caulk, and stress that's for EACH layer, just like Glenn said. As each layer goes up, put the backer rod and caulk. Put a shim under the drywall sheet to raise it off the floor by the right amount, then pull the shim once you have the drywall at...
by Soundman2020
Fri, 2023-Apr-28, 14:29
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: 952 Studios Construction!
Replies: 114
Views: 48254
Chile

952 Studios Construction!

Don't glue it! The procedure you outline is fine.
What sheathing do you have there, and is it bare (eg, plywood, MDF, OSB...)? If so, you could consider using Green Glue in there. That would be fine.

- Stuart -
by Soundman2020
Fri, 2023-Apr-28, 14:13
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: Garden Recording/Mixing Room in Surrey, UK - Build Diary
Replies: 112
Views: 71862
Chile

Garden Recording/Mixing Room in Surrey, UK - Build Diary

That's rather disappointing! It's hard to say if it could have due to the stacked mineral wool, but the "damp" pattern does seem to roughly match the locations where the packages were, from what I can see, so I guess it is a possibility. Was there any moisture in or on the packages when yo...
by Soundman2020
Wed, 2023-Apr-26, 10:56
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
Topic: Garden Recording/Mixing Room in Surrey, UK - Build Diary
Replies: 112
Views: 71862
Chile

Garden Recording/Mixing Room in Surrey, UK - Build Diary

Bought the 'pro expanding foam gun nozzle and No Nonsense expanding foam' and regretted it. Advice: the No Nonsense expanding foam is terrible. go with another brand. Ending up using silly amounts of silicon to fill gaps Good advice! Apart from being messy and not-so-nonsense-free(!), expanding pol...
by Soundman2020
Mon, 2023-Apr-24, 13:17
Forum: RECORDING STUDIO DESIGN
Topic: Vapour barrier - where should it be installed??
Replies: 2
Views: 3438
Chile

Vapour barrier - where should it be installed??

General rule of thumb is that the WATER barrier goes on the exterior wall, just under the outer cladding, and the VAPOR barrier goes on the warmest side of the wall, up against the sheathing. You can have only one water barrier, and only one vapor barrier, so you would need to remove the existing on...
by Soundman2020
Wed, 2023-Apr-19, 11:41
Forum: The Green Room
Topic: Tour Abbey Road
Replies: 1
Views: 2331
Chile

Tour Abbey Road

If you ever wanted a guided tour through Abbey Road studios, here's your chance! Abbey-Road-front-entrance.jpg I just came across this video from a few days ago, of a guy who managed to do exactly that: Take a tour through some of the iconic rooms and iconic gear in Abbey Road, with numerous details...