Studio plan, Opinions needed

[note2scott]

OK, yet another rendition, let me know if this looks better to you guys.

 

[note2scott]

Another image with a number of the items in the layout labelled for easier understanding, let me know what you think.

 

[mshilarious]

I like.

Is the SW 3dHome? If so, you change the hinge side by clicking on existing (wrong side) hinge & dragging towards the direction you want to open.

 

[Michael Jones]

I know you have a lot to deal with, and your plan is comming along great. But if you intend to do surround sound mixing in this studio, you should really put some thought into audio monitor placement and geometry.

For 5.1 surround, from the mix position:
L 30deg
R -30 deg
Ls 110 deg.
Rs -110 deg
C 0 deg
LFE - (doesn't matter) Usually right below or adjacent to the mix position.

 

[note2scott]

Thanks for the surround sound info, is there a website where I can find a FAQ on surround sound and correct speaker placement?

 

[Amateur Eric]

Just an observation

Just was wondering,
Though I'm relatively inexperienced with studio design and am seeking wisdom on my own bedroom studio, have you thought about changing that window in the Iso room to a dual pain sliding glass door and cutting the width of the computer/monitor desk in half? You could eliminate the door into the utility room and use the wall space in there for storage. Additionally, wouldn't it be easier to keep laundry noise out of the iso booth if there wasn't a door between the iso booth and the utility room? Perhaps a staggered stud wall could be built in there?

Just a thought

Eric

 

[Michael Jones]

Thanks for the surround sound info, is there a website where I can find a FAQ on surround sound and correct speaker placement?

Yes.
Go here:
http://www.dolby.com/tech/L.mn.0002.5.1Guide.s.pdf
Familarize yourself with the entire document, but specifically look for figure 3-4
It illustrates the geometry for surround sound speaker placement.
Hope that helps. Speaker placement becomes critical for surround sound monitoring and mixing.
I went through numerous design changes on my own studio before I finally got the geometry correct for surround.

I basically ended up accurately drawing the monitor/speaker placement and geometry, then designing the control room around that, and finally, fit the rest of the studio around the control room.

I didn't realize you had intended to do surround, or I would have chimend in earlier.

 

[note2scott]

Hello again fellows, and thanks again for ALL the info, I must have spent 2 weeks reading about 2 hours a day (back and forth to and from work on the train) trying to familiarize myself with as much info as I could before I started asking questions, but all I learned was that I would have to read a LOT more before I could even begin to understand this stuff!

So THANK YOU to everyone who's been so helpful!!!

Next question! I'm considering 3 possible designs, very similar but still different, please take a look at the picture below and let me know what you think.

I will be looking more accuratley into surround sound speaker placement later on, and will need to consider wall treatment as well.

First Image I call the Pentagon

 

[note2scott]

This second idea is still a pentagon but in a reverse pattern (right to left walls flow in the opposite angle) does this make things better or worse?

Reversed Pentagon

 

[note2scott]

Lastly, and my personal favorite as it allows for the most space, the Heptagon (7 sided) take a look

The Heptagon

 

[mshilarious]

I have my studio access via the laundry room. I used an offset-stud wall, filled with insulation, drywall on both sides plus that white fiberglass wall covering sheet--what is that stuff called, I forgot--on the laundry room side. Inside the studio is drywall then 1" rigid fiberglass insulation covered with fabric. The door is an exterior solid core steel door with weatherstripping, threshold, etc. It's quiet enough that I can record drums & vocals with the furnace & radon fan on. For acoustic instruments, I turn off those two (mmmm radon). Of course I don't do any laundry while recording but it's no problem for mixing.

 

[John Sayers]

and now for something completely different

cheers
John

 

[note2scott]

John, thanks for the completely different perspective, Can I ask what program you are using to draw your designs? it seems MUCH better then the one I'm using!

The spot marked "studio" next to the space with the hatch lines in it, is that all one space with different floor treatments or is it somehow a different and third room?

 

[toadies]

why such a huge control room?

 

[LocusLarsen]

I would guess one is carpet and the other is wood.