My Quasi-Recording/Mix Room Build

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Alright, I'm done with my slot/slat resonator design...minus just a few (not visible) tweaks with relation to a specific joint I'm not 100% happy with. On my original drawing, there are three on each side. But honestly, the thought of building 6 of these things is a bit off-putting. Would I be alright with two? Would that give me enough coverage with relation to my mix position?

Here it is:
Reso Design 3D - 1.webp
Reso Design 3D - 2.webp



Also, I altered my superchunk cabinet design. I heeded some advice and changed the back to be just a frame. HOWEVER, I'm considering covering the back with SOMETHING...I just don't know what yet. I'm a little paranoid about exposed insulation.

Here it is:
Bass Trap Design 3D Version 2 - 1.webp
Bass Trap Design 3D Version 2 - 2.webp
 
My wife asked about painting these the same color as the trim...it would allow me to get get mostly MDF instead of wood that will take stain...so likely a little cheaper in materials. But...I want to keep the slats in the reso stained. Do you guys think this looks alright?

Reso Design 3D - Painted.webp
 
It looks cool but man - what a lot of work. You are far more detail-oriented (and patient) than I. Good luck with the build.


lou
 
Sky Blue Lou said:
It looks cool but man - what a lot of work. You are far more detail-oriented (and patient) than I. Good luck with the build.
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Lou, you keep saying that. "what a lot of work", that is. I don't really see it as any more work than straddling the corners with some regular fabric wrapped stuff and figuring out how to mount it, etc. I can draw this stuff out in Sketchup and know exactly how I need to cut things. Then assembly takes, what...30 minutes? Maybe an hour for the resonator. No big deal to me and it's the small price I pay for something looking nice. I enjoy practicality and function but I also enjoy aesthetics and form. :D
 
You really think it's gonna be that quick? Have at it, man. I await the mission debrief.

;)
lou
 
Sky Blue Lou said:
You really think it's gonna be that quick? Have at it, man. I await the mission debrief.
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That sounds like a challenge. It's on like donkey kong now. I bought wood today (and some more tools!). If it's warm enough next weekend, I'm gonna start cutting and building. I'll time it for you. Once I figure it all out and get the process down, I'll be slinging this stuff out.

On another note, what's the thoughts on using rough cut cedar for the resonator slats? Anyone? Bueller? I bought some rough cut cedar planks for another project today and I love the way they look. They're only about 1/2" thick, though.

Also, any thoughts on the white frame on the resonator above? Think it would look too "off" with the white frame and stained (or cedar) slats?
 
I think cedar would be awesome. Instead of putting 703 inside you can just hang sweaters. Yer wife will like it too. Bonus!

You know, now that I mention it....

;)
lou
 
As far as color scheme - I'm really bad at that. I think white would look a little weird. All natural clear-coated or maybe a light oak type stain would be my preference but take it FWIW.


lou
 
Sky Blue Lou said:
I think cedar would be awesome. Instead of putting 703 inside you can just hang sweaters. Yer wife will like it too. Bonus!
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I hope that was a joke...

Sky Blue Lou said:
As far as color scheme - I'm really bad at that. I think white would look a little weird. All natural clear-coated or maybe a light oak type stain would be my preference but take it FWIW.
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I was thinking white would look a bit odd myself. Maybe black? We'll see how well the wood I bought will take a stain...
 
Well, I built a prototype of the superchuck frame tonight. We've had huge amounts of snow the last couple of weeks and it has really been too cold to do anything in the garage. But this weekend was gorgeous and I decided to get out and do some work. I had to have a friend come help me make cuts because the sheets were 4x8 and that's just way huge for me to handle alone.

All in all, working on and off and also chatting, I bet we put in maybe 2 hours of real work. The frame looks good and once I back it with some 1/4" ply and put some insulation in it (ordered it today), it'll be nice and stable. I haven't done any of the trim/stain work yet. That will have to wait. I have to have the insulation in before I can do that and it won't be here until later this week.

Knowing next time what I know now, I think I can cut the time down by about 25% on the next one. That's just the frame. We'll see how long fitting the insulation takes me. Cutting everything took longer than I thought it would because of my general experience. Assembly went much faster. I like the results so far. 1 down, three to go. Then it's on to the slot resonators. Then I'll start working on my front and back wall...then the cloud. Then the desk...ugh. I have a lot of work ahead of me.
 
After building the prototype, I decided to make a cut drawing. Since I know my design is going to work, this is a good time to do it. According to my cut drawing, I can get ALL three of the remaining bass trap frames out of one 4x8 sheet of mdf minus one 8' strip, which I'll just snag a cheap piece of furring strip to satisfy. Pretty awesome. I also accounted for 1/8" of blade waste. There's very little waste here...check it out!

Cut Chart.webp

I'm pretty excited about this for some reason. I may even do some cutting tomorrow since I'm off work. I'll use my circular saw instead of the table saw. It's more manageable with one person that way, I think.
 
A small update: I finished all the bass traps this afternoon. There was a delay on getting the insulation and it won't be here until Tuesday so I have to wait until then to do the covering and the trim work. But aside from that, they're done. The frames, that is. My cut sheet helped a ton and I actually was generous in my blade waste figure, which I just pulled out of my arse. I had plenty of room to work and some extra for that occasional "WTF did I just do?" moment.

I THINK I may paint the frames to match my trim in the room. I haven't decided if that's worth the time spent or not. The entire frame is made of MDF, aside from one furring strip that I trimmed down. In retrospect, I should have considered using the furring strip for the "beam" portions of the frames but it's done and over and I'm pretty happy with it.

On Tuesday after work, I'm going to pick up the insulation and get started with fitting that into one of the traps. That same evening, I'm hoping I can cover the backs with some 1/4" plywood that I got that has a really nice red oakish back to it.

I've also realized pretty quickly that I should look into a dust collection method of some sort. I'm medicating a sinus infection right now and I'm sure my lungs didn't appreciate all that dust from the MDF, which is very fine and nasty. It definitely didn't help my cough. I'm sure if I continue to do wood work (which I plan to), I'll need to look into something...
 
Patience, my friend! :D

Here they are. Two are back to back. One is way in the background and the last one is to the far right. Lots of saw dust was created in the making of these. Lots of annoying and cough inducing sawdust...

DSCN0453_edit.webp
 
Okay - got ya'. These are certainly going to have a much more finished look to them than what I did. Should be very nice.


lou
 
Got the insulation in yesterday. Took two trips to get it all back to my house. There's a lot of it. If I don't start cutting some down tonight to fit into the bass traps, I'll begin tomorrow. I have the rest of the week off after today so my plan is to work solid for two days and most of the weekend. Maybe I'll even get the slat absorbers done AND the front and back wall done. Doubtful but there's always wishful thinking. After that, it's on to the cloud and figuring out how I want to do lighting. I'm either going to put lights in the cloud or I'm going to do two track lights on either side of the cloud. I haven't decided yet but I'm leaning toward the two track lights just because I think it will be easier to do.
 
Great job Myriad!! After posting quite a few drawings of these over the years..I think you are the first one I've seen to actually build some like that. Congratulations! Excellent!!

Hey, how are you covering the fronts with fabric?

Oh, btw, I'm getting those console Sketchups ready to post today...sometime. Gotta couple of "honey-do's" to finish first though.:rolleyes::D

ps..I like the piece cutting layout. I do that all the time myself.
 
RICK FITZPATRICK said:
Great job Myriad!! After posting quite a few drawings of these over the years..I think you are the first one I've seen to actually build some like that. Congratulations! Excellent!!

Hey, how are you covering the fronts with fabric?

Oh, btw, I'm getting those console Sketchups ready to post today...sometime. Gotta couple of "honey-do's" to finish first though.:rolleyes::D

ps..I like the piece cutting layout. I do that all the time myself.
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Thanks, fitZ. It is, of course, modified to suite my needs and ideas. As far as fabric goes, they will get a 1/4" plywood back to give the frame some rigidity. Then I'm going to staple the fabric in place after I get the insulation in. I'll staple it to the back side of the mdf frame where the plywood will be tacked. Then I'm going to rabbet some wood, stain it, then tack it onto the mdf to hide the edges. When it is in the corner, you won't even see it.

Thanks on the console drawings in advance! Just need some ideas to fuel my fire! Not to mention those legs (the desks, not yours)...I need measurements to make my cuts!
 
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