I’m not planning to do “professional” work and if some outside sounds gets in, so be it, part of the process for my space. Some people take all this way too seriously, AND that said, for good reason, when money is on the line and they are looking for a certain professional outcome, of course you would want to make sure it’s all done PERFECT.
I’m in my 50’s, this is a second chance to do something I love, working with old analog gear and building a designated space. When we lived in suburbia, before moving to a tourist town and buying an hotel, we had a big 3500 sq ft house where my wife and I and kids all had our own spaces. I had a great little midi/digital studio back then. Even then, I wasn’t too worried about all the sound modifying or insulation or absorbers/traps. I had one behind my monitors and a cloud one above me. worked great! But now, our owner‘s quarters are tiny and not enough room. So it’s been 3 years that I’ve had most of my gear in storage. In the 90s I worked at a professional analog recording studio, I learned that way and loved it.
Building this studio on our property is a chance to get back to it and enjoy it – just for me. It’s a prebuilt “portable” building that I had built for me with a company in Kentucky, delivered to our site pad, insulated underneath, now insulated inside, electric and using shiplap as my walls. I consulted with the company that built it, local inspector and builders as to how to finish it out. They are all in agreement that what I’m doing for our climate and my needs is just fine. The building is built strong, we live in a quiet town and I’m not going to be pumping LOUD sound here at all. it’s low level recording. Any electric guitar work will be DI from my Line 6 Helix into the board. You don’t have to get loud to record music, you don’t have to have a dead silent room to get good results. in fact, I’m hoping that I’ll have a lively little room that only needs some bass reflection correction.
I realize that I didn’t preface this thread with my entire history, my experience, my knowledge and that I didn’t just throw money at this thing without consulting experts, and thinking it through. The fact that I’ve had to explain all this just shows that the point of posting this thread has been lost on some. I was just hoping to share what I am doing, based on my needs. I wasn’t looking for advice or criticism but it appears that some people just can’t help themselves and be happy for another human being with similar interests (home recording) building something for their needs.
