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A friend of mine uses an M-Audio Quatro and it works well for him. I can't attest for the sound quality, because I haven't listened to it for critical listening he uses it as his portastudio for Ideas and then he comes to me to record the final. I use an Echo Layla with the PCMCIA adapter and...

Pardon by brain fart, I have no idea how I came out with 7280, I was operating without a calculator when I fugured it. And think, I used to be a Math teacher (maybe that's why I'm not any more). Eric

The bigger your smallest dimension can be the better. That will typically allow for better mode spacing. I ran the dimensions through John's room mode calculator the only common modes will be at around 25hz, 258hz and 283hz. I dont know how much of a problem the 25hz mode will be, but with...

Hey Fitz, What I meant by "standard", was like all of thespeaker building articles and books that have been written for the person who wants to build their own. There are kits out there for "studio quality" monitors, but you never know what their definition of "studio quality" is. I've build...

Fitz The plan isn't linked to it and I haven't been able to find it. It just referrs to the article. If you find it let me know. How much critical listening is done on the big speakers any ways? I heard many engineers say that the big ones are just for the clients and most of the time they...

Somewhere in some recording magazine there was and article on making your own soffit mounted speakers. here is a link to where I saw it referred to...

It is the exact same thing. Eric

Do you think that I could also use two exterior doors that have a glass upper half instead of sliding doors? I dont have the space to really put in anything larger than 48" Eric

OK, so I'm a moron. What I meant to do is this (I think)

Sonnix, I think I'm ok on volume, My tracking room is 2704 cu. ft. and my control rooms "effective" volume is 2016 cu. ft. Each box on the drawing represents 2 ft. I like the idea of a bigger room and toyed with the idea, but I really like to hear what a mic sounds like over my monitors...

Or this one.

Thanks Alex. This is in a basement, so I wanted to see if I could tap into my home heating and cooling system. I have a friend (parent of a couple of kids that I have been coaching for years) who is a heating and cooling contractor, but I need to educate myself so I know what is possible and...

Thank you Sir! Does anyone know of good threads or info on DIY HVAC?

Thanks Alex, good Idea about the sliding glass windows. Does anyone have any idea what type to get? Eric

Ok guys I've been studying this for about a year now, read numerous books, studied John's site and now have my basement space. This is my attempt to draw my idea for my studio. The control room design is an adaptation of the Tom Hidley non-environment room. This variation is adapted from a...

Has anyone listened to the Blue Sky's? I currently use NS 10's with a sub and I am pretty satisfied, but I am looking for something a little better for my new room in the $2000 range, but I want something that is full range.

Hey buck, sorry about the link. Lived above Eldely eh? I've dropped way to much money in that place over the years. Let me try that link again. http://www.fibrex.on.ca/commercial.html That looks better, I had no idea what I did before. this should show you what their options are. 1/3...

Hey buck, even though my location says Birmingham, I live in lansing. I'm getting the stuff from a drywall supplier. Check out the absorption coefficients on the link I provided. I think the rockwool is a lot cheaper than the fiberglass board. The company that makes the stuff is in Sarnia...

Hey buck, Where in Michigan are you? I've found a supplier for rockwool in lansing. The product that they sell is http://www.recording.org/cgi-local/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=000274 You need to use it a little thicker than fiberglass, but it will do the job. eric

You can build what you need for a lot less money!! Check out the rest of this forum, and John Sayer's site.