What next?

[Harvey Gerst]

It all depends on the accoustics of your room, Rush.

It's easy for Harvey and others like him to gush over the sound of a small-diaph. omni-directional condenser because it brings out the lush sound usually achieved by a substatial investment (well over $30K, I would imagine) in accoustical design, treatment, and reinforcement.

Well, I'm flattered but our "B" studio is hardly a $30K investment - it's two small 10' x 11' bedrooms, converted to a studio and drum room, in a doublewide mobile home.

We tore out the dividing wall and replaced it with 2"x6"s, heavily reinforced, and tore apart a couple of sliding glass doors to make the window between the rooms.

My son Alex found some almost new carpet in a dumpster behind a big hotel, and we covered the 6" thick wall after putting 3/4" MDF particle board on the studs. The ceiling is only 7' tall. We mounted six 6' office divider panels (we got for $5 each) to swingout "L" brackets I bought at the hardware store for $1.79 each. The panels have Corning 603 sound deadening insulation in them.

I was pretty creative in the control room, building a 6" raised floor (that was open at one end to act as bass traps). We used some old wooden pallets that we found in back of a store and covered that with 3/4" MDF.

We've cut some serious stuff in the small room and had some serious radio play nationally off a few records.

But our room treatment didn't cost $30K; it was probably less than $300.

 

[chessrock]

We mounted six 6' office divider panels (we got for $5 each) to swingout "L" brackets I bought at the hardware store for $1.79 each. The panels have Corning 603 sound deadening insulation in them.

Ooooh yeeeaaa ! ! ! That's what I'm talkin' about. That was my idea, too. Only I can't, for the live of me, find any of the office divider panels, and I have like 100 used office furniture stores in my city. Aarrrghh ! ! Thanks for sharing that tidbit, Harvey.

 

[Harvey Gerst]

Try the used office furniture places. Should be a ton of them in your area. And Salvation Army stores.

 

[rushfan33]

Only I can't, for the live of me, find any of the office divider panels, and I have like 100 used office furniture stores in my city. Aarrrghh ! ! Thanks for sharing that tidbit, Harvey.

Damn.... In my area there's a web site where people are begging other people to take them away for free!!

They make great GOBOs also!

RF

 

[darrin_h2000]

Post some pics in the studio building forum, some of us would be delighted to see what is possible with $300