My Studio Build...such as it is....

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machinetodd said:
Here's a question out of ignorance. I see you put a trap in the corner where the in-wall bookcase is. Do the other two rows of wooden shelves also act as corners that need more traps??
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God I hope not!

Good question. I think to some extent they would but they are recessed off the plane of that wall and they will be full of stereo gear, vinyl albums, amplifiers and whatnot so I think (hope - assume?) the effect will be minimal. We shall see but there is a Plan B. ;)

*edit - That is also the back of the room - behind the mix position. Less critical than the front, front-sides and back wall itself. I'm going to have a shitload of panels in this room (finished building the last of them tonight - Yay!!!) so whatever the bookcase does I can likely live with.

lou
 
Sky Blue Lou said:
WTF is a Bagpuss? Basil Brush?
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When I was a little kid in Birmingham and London in the 60s and 70s, kids TV was in it's infancy and one of the great innovations of the time was a thing called "Watch with mother", a series of kids programmes. By the early 70s it included Bagpuss who was this fat stuffed cat that used to have these adventures when the owner of the shop had gone home. Even as a kid I hated Bagpuss but he's quite iconic now. Actually, it wasn't so much Bagpuss I hated, it was his stupid mice friends.
As for Basil Brush, he was this fox that had the most idiotic laugh ever and a stack of the worst jokes known to man and beast.
But I did love Basil. I have to admit, even though we recently had problems with foxes shitting up where we live, I still do. Basil Brush is actually the only character I can think of that has survived from the 60s through various incarnations and is still {just....} amusing/good to watch. I watch it from time to time with my kids. It was through Basil that I first heard of Paganini !

By the way, the studio is looking good.

PS ~ is Molly a red setter ?
 
so whatever the bookcase does I can likely live with.
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Fill it with different depth books. Voila, cheap diffuser...er...sound scatterer.:D
 
So Bagpuss is a limey, eh? Cool. I don't think he or Basil ever got across the pond.

Molly is a "Golden" Retriever though she's been mistaken for an Irish Setter many times. Poorly bred, pet store, puppy mill dog that my wife fell in love with. First vet check it was discovered that her hips were fucked and we got all our money back. As it turns out she's had very few problems though if you run her hard or let her swim all day she tends to lame up a bit. Friendliest beast known to man - everybody in the neighborhood knows her - she's retrieved many gloves, shoes, hats, toys and other articles left out in their yards.

So I'm getting close now. I have to hang the last eight panels I put together last night and then start moving in my stuff. Hopefully I'll get most of the panels up tonight and take a few more pics. Total count will be 14 panels and two clouds. Most are 4" thick and 2'x4' but the windows are 6'x4'x2" and 3'x4'x2". The corners are finished now. The 12" squares took up 6 sheets of 703 per corner!!! I've gone through 12 yards of felt at $3/yd and 19 yards of canvas duck cloth at $9/yd. Lots of staples and strapping. I haven't kept all my slips but I think I've kept it under $800 all in.

I hope it sounds good. :o


lou
 
Fill it with stuffed toys, Bagpuss, Basil Brush, Clangers, that kind of thing. Automatic diffuser mate. If you can get Molly to hang there while you're recording all the better.
 
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Okay - panels are done and up. It's time to finish up.

I'll be bringing up a couple rugs for under the desk and in the main space. The horrible curtains gonna go. Then all my gear finally. I still have to cut some holes in the bookcase to run power to the stereo gear and speaker cables and whatever else I wind up putting in there.

This has been a very satisfying experience for a crappy craft guy like me. I done it myself and saved a ton of money. (I love ya' Ethan and if I ever hit the lottery I'm hiring you to do my next space but this had to be done on the cheap.) I won't know how successful I've been until I have everything set up and listen to some files, play some guitar, throw a mic up, etc. but I'm cautiously optimistic. I spent some serious woodshedding time on the forums and tried to apply what I learned. At some point I'd like to download the analysis software and run a test but that's a whole 'nother learning curve.

Anyway - here it is as of twenty minutes ago. I'll post more pics when I've got shiny bits and guitars in there.


lou
 
Looking good Lou. This is gonna be a nice space to work in.




I think you could make a nice prom dress out them curtains. :D
 
What level of humidity do you recommend? Here I'm at 30 to 40% year round, so pretty constant. I do have an evaporator in the basement I could get going if need be.
 
Dry is bad. In the winter up here it gets way down - 10% and less for three months. I like to see 30% plus for the Ovation which is the only guitar I have prone to this issue. Solid top on the plastic bowl just doesn't like it. My G&L Asat sometimes needs a little truss rod adjustment but if I keep the room at 30% it's okay. The Les Pauls are bricks - no issues. I haven't owned the MIA Strat long enough to know but the Splattercaster seems immune and the Tele is fine. The Yamaha is built like a LP tank so I assume it will be okay as well.

I've heard too damp can lead to glue issues but I've never had them. I think it's more about changing conditions - which New England has. A constant level - whatever it is - is much better for wood.


lou
 
I haven't seen this thread until now. Nice shop there, Lou.
 
Thanks, Creep - and everyone else for the encouragement. I have most of my amps and cabs in the room now. Next is the recording gear.


lou
 
buzzard bass said:
Fill it with stuffed toys, Bagpuss, Basil Brush, Clangers, that kind of thing. Automatic diffuser mate.
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You will forever regret letting the Clangers into your recording establishment ! They sound like out of control recorders on acid and STP......yet distinctly unmusical.
 
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