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I have finally finished my room (with the exception of a roof leak - why does it only start leaking when the drywall is finished and painted?) and have moved all my stuff in. I have been playing various CDs though the monitors to get a reference to the way the room sounds. In the monitoring...

I need to cut some panels down to make corner fills, etc. What's the best way to cut it? Boxcutter?

1. If I want to make 4" thick traps for low end absorption, and I can only find 2" in my area, can you stack the 2" together to make the 4"? It seems logical, but is there some reason why it won't work? 2. As a backer board for the traps, does the type of board matter? Can I use MDF...

I have converted a garage apartment into a project studio. It has two rooms; one was the old bathroom, and I will use it as an iso booth or control room, depending on what I am doing. I plan on using the large room for tracking and mixing. It has a T-shape, which, if I have posted the...

My local Lowes will get it for me but I have to buy at least 1/2 of a tractor trailer load. I might spring for that if I knew I could re-sell it and get my money back. Who out there is in the market?

What works best for sound isolation - plain old drywall tape, the new webbing/mesh/screen stuff, or both, with webbing first and tape over top? Or does it matter?

What sort of seating are you using for the musicians, if any?

I am ready to put up my RC, but I have read somewhere (maybe here) about people who put spacers between the channel and the stud to further reduce vibrations. Does this have any value? I have a shitload of neoprene left over, and I could slip little 1/2" neoprene spacers in between the RC and...

I am renovating a 2nd floor garage apartment that has a steeply pitched roof. I am finishing up the framing, and in the proces I have raised the ceiling two feet (and the roof didn't fall in!! Wahoo!!). The old bathroom has been converted to a vocal booth/isolation room. The wall separating...

No, this isn't the result of too much Viagra... I am (very slowly) remodeling my 1923 garage apartment into a studio, which includes raising the ceiling by 2 feet. I was told by a friend not to nail the new ceiling joists to the roof joists, which are old and brittle, because it would probably...

The obvious reason would be that it would obviate the large hole in the wall and the issues on building a window. But would that impact the recording process? Would the isolation be detrimental to the vibe?

1. What is the final word on studio windows? Use different thickness panes and forget about the angle? Or do both? 2. My future studio has two walls that are brick to the height of approximately 2 feet, with a stud wall sitting on top of it. Should I simply put a furring strip on the...

They are a combined connector for a xlr and 1/4" TRS plugs. Seems like a great way to get versatility from a patch panel, but is there some downside that I do not know about?

I am at the framing stage, prefatory to wiring, and am trying to figure out a system where those on the outside (primarily my wife and son) can let me know that they are out there and need my attention. My future studio is going to be in a garage apartment, above my garage, at the top of a set...

Windows. I have three of them in my studio space. They are circa 1923 double hung, single pane windows which work, sort of. I plan on keeping them because I won't be using this spae all the time for recording; I will also use it as a practice space and a place to hang out, so I want the...

If your future studio is in a building that has an 80 year old, highly pitched roof covered with slate, then make sure to screw your new ceiling joists to the existing roof joists rather than nailing. 80 year old lumber is hard as a rock, and trying to pound a nail into it can cause the slate...

Several weeks ago someone asked if roofing tar paper and vinyl pond liner could be combined as a sustitute for vinyl barrier, but I didn't see a response. I have been investigating the cost of vinyl barriers, and aside from its cost, it will cost a ton to have it shipped. Therefore, I am...

I've been searching around, and the best price I have found is $350 for a roll that is 54" wide and 60 feet long. Anyone know of a better price? And the shipping on this stuff costs a ton because of the weight. :confused:

I am in the process of coverting a garage apartment into a studio. I have made several posts (last post was on ceiling joists, which I have not fixed yet, because I'm still trying to wrestle the bathtub out of the bathroom/soon-to-be-isolation room), but every step brings more questions...

I am converting a garage apartment into a studio. The apartment as configured has a steeply pitched roof but only a seven foot ceiling. The ceiling joists tie together part of the roof beams and two small shed roof which were put in to provide floor space. I have no idea whether the removal...