Midimonkey - almost there

[frederic]

Wow, I just moved all the crap out of the sofa cove in the middle of the room, and now I'm sheet rocking the cove!

One panel up, four more to go!

Progress is awesome! Dispite my continual puttering, I'm getting stuff done!

I discovered a two prong outlet in the sofa cove, good for a table lamp next to the sofa once i get it out of the garage, and a telephone jack that amazingly enough, has both lines on it. House line and studio line. Its backwards to the wall phone on the opposite wall, meaning line 1 = house, line 2 = studio, but thats easily fixed of course.

Looks like I'll be putting my pay phone there

BTW, most of the boxes in the center of the room (for web cam viewer) contain patch cords, snakes, and TT patch cords. Thats why they weigh so much (*$#%( !!!

 

[Velvet Elvis]

I take back all I said about your cleaning the room....

just look at that pile of crap now

Velvet Elvis

 

[frederic]

I take back all I said about your cleaning the room....
just look at that pile of crap now

Yeah, its all crap Though, I did find a yamaha FB01, a Roland MT32, and my aardvark master wordclock

Any some cymbals LOL I should have cleaned up the cove a long time ago!

 

[frederic]

Speaking of HVAC...

I think I found something I could use for my duct work in the studio!!!

What do you think of this:
http://www.certainteed.com/cinsulate/cict00801p.html


Velvet Elvis

You could... but...

That product is just boards, making straights would be easy, but what about bends and such? Especially in a studio where you're going to deliberately have multiple bends back to back to muffle the noise of the airflow?

I'll have to ask my friend who is in HVAC, but I am reasonably sure that those round corrigated flexi ducting make less noise than a straight, smooth duct overall.

I'll ask him tonight.

 

[frederic]

I'm not too worried about the loft being hard to drywall...
I measured it out and as it stands it is EXACTLY 32 feet long...
so I can use FULL 4x12 - 4x12 - 4x8 sheets to cover the whole wall

well, that certainly makes it easier. Every piece I put in, with the exception of two, had to be cut, rasped, or angled just a hair.

Plus the ceiling is exactly 2 feet wide across the peak... so I can cut the drywall down the middle and use full sheets.

Cool. If you don't want to spackle the 2' edges, you can put the panels the other way, slice them from the back, then snap them on the wall seams. I did that in a few places, but realized while it looks damn good, its too much work to measure it "just right" consistantly.

The only trick will be the areas around the windows (they are arch top windows) and the staircase.

Cool, I really like arch tops. I'd put stained glass in the semi-circle portion of the window, and regular insulated glass in the window part. But thats me, I like things like wood, brick, and stained glass.

The room is right around 400 sqft but because of a snafu with the installation of the staircase (top and bottom landings are too short) we can't consider it "living space."

so basically we will have a 400 sqft finished "attic" complete with in ceiling lighting and speakers, 4 seperate cat5 runs, 2 seperate quad shield catv runs, central audio controls installed in the wall, solid cherry cabinetry on one end with a counter top installed (desk area) and built in book shelves and a futon on the other end for the kids play area.

Not too shabby of an attic at all... heck, I'd move in Though be careful, my wife reminds me almost daily not to make this room to "permanent" in case we decide to sell (yeah, sure, right) so that this studio can be considered a fourth bedroom (yeah, sure, right). So I guess the flip-floor vocal booth is to be a flip-floor walk-in closet with a window to see your clothes before you select them?

BTW, Solid Cherry is my favorite for furniture. I really appreciate darker woods in furniture. Our bedroom set is cherry, I'm glad I hauled my butt down to NC to buy them wholesale... I'd have gone broke otherwise.

 

[Velvet Elvis]

Hey I have and FB01 too

Yeah... I know they are just boards but my intent was to do something like this with them:

(build a basic box with them, but use strip of it to add 'ridges' on the inside to disrupt the airflow)

Velvet Elvis

 

[frederic]

Hey I have and FB01 too

Its useful for 80's synthbass sounds as well as cello's, to some degree. I like how the FM synthesis actually sounds somewhat like a bow across the strings. Sadly, I sold my DX7 to buy this (and other things) thinking FM was FM. Turned out, its not quite the same

Yeah... I know they are just boards but my intent was to do something like this with them:

(build a basic box with them, but use strip of it to add 'ridges' on the inside to disrupt the airflow)

Gotcha, I see what you are striving for, and that makes a lot of sense, you have enough baffling that noise should be muffled an awful lot.

Can't do that with galvanized steel ducts

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Hey guys, could you build small plenums with that stuff? Or got any links to the the same type of material in SHEETS, or just liner? I could probably just seach and find it. OK, nevermind. Oh, thanks for the links frederic. I gotta change over to the dreaded MICROSOFT browser today. I guess there is no getting around it anymore. Netscape just ain't cuttin it so I have to become one of the sheep too.

Well I got the job. Cool. Not what I really want yet, but it will do to keep the lights on. But I think it will eventually lead me to where I want to be. I'll just keep my ears and eyes open here to learn who's who, and whats what, kno wha' 'm sayn?

Apparently, this is the only shop on the coast that builds store and institutional fixtures. And regular ole kitchen cabinetry. That tells me something. And they arn't even using CAD. I blew the owner away. They have a LOT to learn. Soooo,,its off to work again. At least untill I can save enough money to get my own shop on a firm foundation. Its very hard to build a business with no working capital. Especially when any money comin in has to put food on the table and make the house payment. Well, you know what I'm sayin. And needless to say, this area is just about jobless, so anything is better than nothing. I ALMOST resorted to getting a job as a gas station attendant. Its Oregon law, that you CAN'T gas up your own car. Fuck. Wierd. But it keeps people employed here. Thank god this little job came up yesterday on the net.

BUT, today is my day. Now I'm going to start assembling my console. I have the little lady's blessing since I just got a job. That always makes them HAPPY I don't start till next week. So, I'll be back a little later with some pics as I go. I've got a cam, but I ain't ABOUT to hook that up yet. Ha! You guys would pick me apart! Besides, I'm not doing anything in here like I would in my real studio. This is just temporary. Can't stand not being able to sit behind my console. Thats where I spend ALL my time cause its my CAD workstation too! Sooo, have a great day guys, and looking good in there frederic! Good luck with the arch's.
fitZ

 

[Velvet Elvis]

yeah... my thought was doing it that way would be
VERY customizable and yet very effective.

Plus, the ducts can be cut down to by any width etc
that you want (fit them between rafters etc) without
having to find metal ducting that would work.

With the inside being completely fabric covered, I would think it would do a very nice job rejecting sound and a reasonable job producing air... my studio's in a basement so it really more a "just in case" to push fresh air in and out more than it is an actually "cool or heat the room" scenario.

I'm thinking I can build a baffle like that and stick is up between the ibeams in the ceiling... and not have to worry about it taking up space

Velvet Elvis

 

[frederic]

Oh, thanks for the links frederic. I gotta change over to

No problem at all...

the dreaded MICROSOFT browser today. I guess there is no getting around it anymore. Netscape just ain't cuttin it so I have to become one of the sheep too.

Opera is another choice... it works much better than either nutscrape or internet exploder.

Well I got the job. Cool. Not what I really want yet, but it will do to keep the lights on.

In this job market thats all that matters... really.

I ALMOST resorted to getting a job as a gas station attendant. Its Oregon law, that you CAN'T gas up your own car. Fuck. Wierd. But it keeps people employed here. Thank god this little job came up yesterday on the net.

Its like that here in NJ too. Whats really interesting is the gas is more expensive in New York, and you have to put it in yourself. I kinda like sitting in the vehicle, radio on, while some guy stands in the rain filling up my truck. takes a while to pump in 65 gallons

BUT, today is my day. Now I'm going to start assembling my console. I have the little lady's blessing since I just got a job.

Would it be too much trouble to take pictures of each major step? I'll be doing my console table in about a month, maybe a little less depending on how much of the holidays is eaten up with family BS. I'd really like to see what you're making, and how.

k. So, I'll be back a little later with some pics as I go. I've got a cam, but I ain't ABOUT to hook that up yet.

Oh, cool, you answered my question already. Works for me.

Ha! You guys would pick me apart! Besides, I'm not doing anything in here like I would in my real studio. This is just

Webcams are cool. Low resolution mode hides many faults in the construction

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

DAMN your fast.

 

[frederic]

and not have to worry about it taking up space

Velvet Elvis [/B]

YOu're such a refined guy... me, I'd bash the ducting with a hammer to make it fit, and alter the inside shape for effective noise cancellation

I'd say a 5lb sledge would do the job well


ha ! ha ! ha ! ha ! ha ! ha ! ha ! ha !

 

[Velvet Elvis]

Me refined!?!?

Nope

But... being that I finally have a space for a studio... and I don't have tons of money... I want to do it right the first time

Velvet Elvis

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Would it be too much trouble to take pictures of each major step? I'll be doing my console table in about a month, maybe a little less

Frederic, I'll do exactly that, and more. I have it all on CAD if your interested. I can even modify it for ya. A little work on the drawings and any steel fabrication place could build it. But what am I talking bout. YOU weld and build car frames. To cool..
maybe you'll like it. I certainly do. In fact, I love my console. NO ONE has this stuff.
fitZ

 

[frederic]

Me refined!?!?
Nope

Its all relative. Me, I'm a mere construction monkey. Soon to be a soldering monkey, then finally, a midi-monkey. Aaaah evolution.

But... being that I finally have a space for a studio... and I don't have tons of money... I want to do it right the first time

I hear that... I should have built this room this way the first time... but at the time I had trouble estimating the cost so I opted to just "slap it together" and "toss some foam up" which I have to say was better than the 10'x10' bedroom I had it all in before we moved here, but not by much. Then as the insulation disappeared, I was pretty much forced to "do it right".

Lesson learned.

 

[frederic]

Frederic, I'll do exactly that, and more. I have it all on CAD if your interested. I can even modify it for ya.

That would be awesome... I can import .dxf's into visio, usually.

A little work on the drawings and any steel fabrication place could build it. But what am I talking bout. YOU weld and build car frames. To cool..

Car chassis's are different... because I weld them on a friend's chassis table, which has a 1" thick steel plate top, thats essentially 10' x 6' with threaded holes for stands, supports, and such. Its about as flat as can be measured. Welding together my console table unfortunately is going to be done on my slightly wavy floor, so I'm going to tack all the side sections outside, along with the top sections, carry it all upstairs, clamp it together, then weld it into one big unit.

If we ever move the new owners of the house get a free slanted table

maybe you'll like it. I certainly do. In fact, I love my console. NO ONE has this stuff.

I'd love to see what you're doing Fitz, I can take ideas from that for my own table...

Though I bet your table isn't going to be 12'4" wide