Argh, yeah, these files aren't workign for me either..
Sorry for being absent for a while. If it's any consolation, my wife complains of the same thing... I wrote the "soundtrack" for the school play, and de facto am on stage for half the thing, which means I'm getting out of school pretty late at night. And opening night is when we're breaking ground on the new house. Boo... we just got our quotes as well, and I'm a little freaked by overall costs...
OK.
So the basement would be 8feet high. It looks like finishing it won't be possible this summer, unless my drummer invests in the project as well, but I can make all the decisions that will allow us to build next year. It will be left open for essentially my personal use for now (that and storage). So I might be lifting a few moving blankets for baffles in May hahaha.
The primary use will be me coming downstairs to record. However, in my current studio, before kids, I used to produce bands as well as my own work. But it's across town, and with work, getting there is much harder. I may start scheduling sessions with other acts now that I would have more latitude with scheduling... I see how recording with the desk in the live room would make MY life easier. I don't know how this can affect takes if I have to adjust during takes, or sit in a squeaky chair (I have my grandfather's old office chair - he was a phenomenal musician, played with Glen Miller, etc..). I guess eventually, a seperation could be built, so this could be a way to save on costs, and maybe put up that wall this summer?...
Looking forward to hearing your take on this, and maybe seeing what John had suggested hahahaha. Sorry for the delay, by the way.