My control room - which is a better layout? See diagram.

[mncheetah]

I built a studio in my basement - I had very little space to work with. The main obstacle being my furnace area, which I ended up building a wall around. I did the best with what I had available. So, that being said, the following is what I ended up with...
It is not exactly scale but pretty close.

In figure 1, the layout is more symmetrical. But it is so damn crowded and uncomfortable.

In figure 2, the layout is not symetrical, but more comfy and can move about more freely and it's just more efficient. But how will this affect the sound - especially being that there is a wall about a foot from my left ear, but no wall to my right.


I would rather use Figure 2, but am worried, it will screw up the balance of the mix balance. What should I do?

Also, What additional room treatment should be added to this room.

 

[mncheetah]

I forgot to mention, the reason that the mixer/speakers arent right up against the window is because:

1. the walls are closer together than what the picture depicts (I dont even think my mixer desk would fit) .
2. I believe the walls being so close together would act like a tube and reflect too much and distort the sound(phase cancellation) or something.
3. We build slot resonators in the corner shown on picture, planning to put the desk in that area. Just didnt realize it would be so cramped.

Please help. If I could just get past this issue, I would have a pretty cool setup overall.

Thanks.

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Howdy, my first reaction, is to draw to scale first. Otherwise your drawing gives false impressions. My wife does it all the time. You know the old
"Honey can you move the fireplace today" routine
" no honey, it won't fit over there.
..yes it will, see I drew it. Look, we can even move the HVAC at the same time, only take a day dear. And then the couch will fit on that wall.
YES DEAR, tomorrow. Lord help me.

Ha! Well, thats my only contribution. Untill I see something with dimensions, its hard to say what will work in reality. Unless you like to move things twice. But thats the shits in a studio
fitZ

 

[JPickman]

I don't know if this would work or not......Would really need to know the sizes of the space you are working with....but what about the attached pic...it would give you an extra Iso booth or an Airlock(not sure where existing doors are).....having a door to the control room and an Iso booth isn't going to give you the best Sound proofing, but you could use that room for quiter stuff like vocals, or put a solid core door w/ thresholds on each side and create a tiny airlock...


If you give the dimensions...a lot of the pros here can help you tailor the control room.......



Hope this helps....


,...Pick Man

 

[JPickman]

Okay I suck at using the windows paint program.....I am at work so I don't have much else to use.......


Imagine a big square wall around the interior walls.....sorry....


Pick Man

 

[AudioWebs]

Draw in scale or don't draw at all.

How can we help with any idea what the room REALLY looks like.

I don't see why you're throwing the control room so far down that room and far away from the sound room.

Why not put it LONGSIDE against the wall on the bottom of the drawing so the engineer faces the bottom wall with the access door to the sound room on his or her left.

Just draw in scale if you want professional help!

 

[mncheetah]

That's actually a pretty darn good idea. I think I could get that to work space-wise. Only thing is, I already put carpet down(yes carpet, not hardwood - I'm poor) and painted and everything. Is there anything I can use in place if sheetrock for walls? Like something that can be taken down at a later time?

I'll measure the room when I get home, and post a new pic.

Thanks.

 

[AudioWebs]

Why not throw up some thick fabric are something.

or go to home depot and get some of those large slabs of wood you know the huge platform pieces - those things are cheap.

then you could buy a few hinges and attach them with hinges making one of those solid curtain you know like for changing clothes behind? But it'd be wood and will stop the sound.

Depends on your budget but hey that would be decent!

 

[mncheetah]

OK, this is pretty close to scale, I dont have a CAD program. But this is near scale along with measurements.

I guess the mixing desk would fit in the area right in front of the window (barely), but would the walls being so close together (50") be not good?

 

[AudioWebs]

One thing I don't understand is where is the DOOR between the control and live rooms?

All I see is a window....

I dunno, seems like throwing it anywhere is fine - if you wanted a better setup then why don't you just make a control room IN the live room?

 

[mncheetah]

The door on the top (75") wall has a door, which goes into the laundry room, then you take a right, then another right then there is a door for the live room.

I want the control room separate and isolated so I can hear mic'ed sounds through the mixer/equipment as well as overdubs.

 

[AudioWebs]

Ok i get it now.

So you obviously want to view players through the control room makes sense.

So now this furnace thing - is like a big hunk of object?

Are you using a computer?

If you are I have an idiea - if not what are you recording into, the mixer?

 

[mncheetah]

Currently I record to ADAT through my mixer but that could change. What is your idea?

 

[Picker]

a quick question.....

How do you post the Pictures/diagrams?

 

[John Sayers]

How do you post the Pictures/diagrams?

when you reply to a post you will see a line saying Attach File with a Browse button - click on the browse button and find the file yolu want to post on your puter. Then submit and the file will be attached.
There is a 65K size limit.

cheers
john