Blue Bear's update 5 is up
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Blue Bear Sound
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That cost was strictly for the design and construction....
Mortgage/utils/taxes/insurance/etc aren't included....
Mortgage/utils/taxes/insurance/etc aren't included....
Awesome.
I don't mean to belabor this, but what was the total construction time, approximately? And did you encounter any difficulty in finding a contractor who knew what he was doing (for media environments)? Or did you just hire a general contractor, and provide him with guidance...?
I don't mean to belabor this, but what was the total construction time, approximately? And did you encounter any difficulty in finding a contractor who knew what he was doing (for media environments)? Or did you just hire a general contractor, and provide him with guidance...?
Blue Bear Sound
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The work took almost 3 months start to finish.... the contractor had *some* experience with sound-related installations - but not a full-studio installation.
Throughout the construction, John provided much input - I simply acted as the go-between when the contractor had a design-related question. The only guidance I could provide was for the final color scheme and "look" - John was the knowledgeable resource on the team!
If anyone is considering something similar, I strongly suggest you consider commissioning John for the design! I can't recommend him enough!!!
Throughout the construction, John provided much input - I simply acted as the go-between when the contractor had a design-related question. The only guidance I could provide was for the final color scheme and "look" - John was the knowledgeable resource on the team!
If anyone is considering something similar, I strongly suggest you consider commissioning John for the design! I can't recommend him enough!!!
scottboyher
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Damn that looks good! Congrats on the progress BB!
Blue Bear Sound
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Got the V8s going...!
Finally got the V8s in place -- wiring the racks/PBs really bogged me down, so I only got to the monitors yesterday aft......
OMG - what a difference! I liked the V8s before - but in my previous environment, the bass tended to be slightly on the flabby side - of course, I couldn't hear that then, compared to what I'm hearing now!!!!!!!!!!!
I tested it with Steely Dan's TAN - imaging was crisp and precise, bass response had depth and spaciousness, but never felt overpowering or heavy. High-end response was focused and clear.
Very impressive!
Listening to test tones at various frequencies did show some response anomalies as I moved about - but I presume this is normal since I encountered similar variances when I listened to similar tones in the monitoring room at a local mastering house a while back.
Encouraged by the sound I got from listening to commercial stuff - I popped on some of my previous mixes. There's no question my monitoring room improved -- I heard stuff in the mixes that I wasn't hearing before -- so much so in some cases that the mix would have changed substantially. This is good - each time I've made an improvement to my monitoring environment, I've heard enough difference that lets me refine and improve my mixes. This new room is definitely a huge improvement!!!
I think I'm going to really like working in there!!!!!!!!
I simply can't say it enough -- thanks John!!!!!!!!!
Finally got the V8s in place -- wiring the racks/PBs really bogged me down, so I only got to the monitors yesterday aft......
OMG - what a difference! I liked the V8s before - but in my previous environment, the bass tended to be slightly on the flabby side - of course, I couldn't hear that then, compared to what I'm hearing now!!!!!!!!!!!
I tested it with Steely Dan's TAN - imaging was crisp and precise, bass response had depth and spaciousness, but never felt overpowering or heavy. High-end response was focused and clear.
Very impressive!
Listening to test tones at various frequencies did show some response anomalies as I moved about - but I presume this is normal since I encountered similar variances when I listened to similar tones in the monitoring room at a local mastering house a while back.
Encouraged by the sound I got from listening to commercial stuff - I popped on some of my previous mixes. There's no question my monitoring room improved -- I heard stuff in the mixes that I wasn't hearing before -- so much so in some cases that the mix would have changed substantially. This is good - each time I've made an improvement to my monitoring environment, I've heard enough difference that lets me refine and improve my mixes. This new room is definitely a huge improvement!!!
I think I'm going to really like working in there!!!!!!!!
I simply can't say it enough -- thanks John!!!!!!!!!
Sounds great Blue Bear!
I'm still a week or two away from firing things up, but it's good to know you've heard an improvement with your V8's. I can't wait to install mine. You can check out my soffit mounts at:
http://www.spectresound.org/construction update 5.htm
BTW, you can expect a few anomalies throughout the room, but how are things at the mix position?
-0z-
I'm still a week or two away from firing things up, but it's good to know you've heard an improvement with your V8's. I can't wait to install mine. You can check out my soffit mounts at:
http://www.spectresound.org/construction update 5.htm
BTW, you can expect a few anomalies throughout the room, but how are things at the mix position?
-0z-
Blue Bear Sound
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pretty solid - a couple of blips in the low-mids, but pretty even overall.OzNimbus said:
As soon as I debug a connection problem in the monitoring chain with the Lucid converters, I'm going to run the LEDR tests (Listening Environment Diagnostic Recording) on the room/V8s... that will give me a decent picture of the monitoring environment.
smellyfuzz
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Bruce,
If you do not mind, a couple of questions.
1) The wood on the walls, are the spaced randomly ?
2) Are the mounted directly to studs or on sheet rock ?
3) What kind of insulation is behind them ?
4) What are the acoustical effects you plan to have them do ?
Sean
If you do not mind, a couple of questions.
1) The wood on the walls, are the spaced randomly ?
2) Are the mounted directly to studs or on sheet rock ?
3) What kind of insulation is behind them ?
4) What are the acoustical effects you plan to have them do ?
Sean
Blue Bear Sound
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You simply listen to the audio tests provided -- if your hear the expected results, you know your listening area imaging is up to par.DDev said:
A while back I purchased the Studio Reference Disk by ProSonus..... it includes test tones, level calibration tones, the LEDR test, pink noise, etc... worth every penny!
Blue Bear Sound
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1) No - not random at all - very uniform actually! Those are slot resonators as designed by John Sayers! The slots are spaced 1/8", 1/4", 1/2" in a repeating pattern.smellyfuzz said:
2,3) Underneath the slots is blue material covering the studs and Roxul sound barrier insulation.
4) Not sure I understand this question, Sean... are you asking what the studios sound characteristics are like?
Studio 1 is the dark room - very little ambience and not very bright-sounding. Studio 2 is the bright room - a lot of ambience and a bright, woody sound. And the characteristics of Studio 3 (the booth) is right in the middle of the other two. So I have a lot of options has far as tracking environments. The Control Room is on the bright side - which I prefer to a darker, more dampened room.
Blue Bear Sound
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FINALLY.... Finally..... finally....
...the load-in is complete!
And the studio sounds freakin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...the load-in is complete!
And the studio sounds freakin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Jones
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Re: FINALLY.... Finally..... finally....
Post a sample soon, huh.
Good for you Bear! Congrats!Blue Bear Sound said:...the load-in is complete!
And the studio sounds freakin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post a sample soon, huh.
Blue Bear Sound
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Thanks guys!OzNimbus said:
Yeah - I'm working on the pics.... gotta get those new brochures out now!!!!!
