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- Fri May 03, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
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Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
digitaldrummer, re-reading this it seems I may have misunderstood your very direct inquiry; in response to the question you actually asked, no, there's no decoupling between the joists and the top plate. This wouldn't really do anything measurable since the inner and outer shells are not touching an...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
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Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
I can't tell from the picture as it looks like both joists are sitting on top of the wall plate. Is there some kind of isolation clip between them or something? I mean between the 2x10's and the top plate? I assume the 2x8's are for the interior/ceiling (inner leaf) so they can sit on top of it no ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
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Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
A small update. Today we started the ceiling joists for both the inner and outer leaf at the same time, staggered and very close together but not touching. 2x8 and 2x10 joists 12" O.C. because of the spans, the longest of which is 26'. The joists are very unwieldy and heavy. This part is hard to do ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2010
Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
This is the one I’m using:
https://www.sustainablevillage.com/super-quiet-fan
So far they work as advertised. They are very quiet and they move a lot of air.
Although I am taking care to construct the baffles / outlets in such a way that they will be easy to replace without taking anything apart!
https://www.sustainablevillage.com/super-quiet-fan
So far they work as advertised. They are very quiet and they move a lot of air.
Although I am taking care to construct the baffles / outlets in such a way that they will be easy to replace without taking anything apart!
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
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Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
A quick update for some details on the booth ventilation system. Ventilation is powered by two fans per booth, spec'd to turn the air in the booth over every 5 minutes. The fans are mounted on the outer wall of the facing space (control / live room), and flex duct is run between the fan baffles and ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:05 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
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Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
There are a lot of jokes about going through double doors, but it really doesn't impede anything. If that were my biggest efficiency challenge I'd be having the most robotically, on point musicians complaining about the extra five seconds of door management when they pop in to hear a take. It's nev...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
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Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
I really wish I had better Sketchup skills. Would make my current build so much easier. Not to be glib, but I had never used it before and learned by doing this... I'm still doing a million things wrong and using idiotic workarounds I'm sure, but it's enough to get the job done with sufficient prec...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
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Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
Would love to see some more screen shots of your sketchup or whatever CAD imaging you did. For instance, I'd love to see how the ceilings are working out between the two inner leaves, since i'm guessing the third/outer leaf isn't part of the isolation equation. Sure! The ceilings aren't in the sket...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2010
Re: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
Thanks for the kind words everyone! I will keep the updates coming : ) Oddly I feel like this is the best things have felt in years in terms of opening large tracking rooms - I have more and more people interested in working on tape, and big purpose built rooms & great mics / front end equipment are...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2010
Hotel Earth studio 1 build diary
Hi all! This is the build diary for Hotel Earth studio 1 in Los Angeles. This studio has had many incarnations over the past 15 or so years, each getting a little more 'real.' This time around, circumstances conspired to deliver the perfect warehouse space & an incredibly generous deal on a Neve 805...
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:02 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: transient designers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6507
Re: transient designers
A subtractive mindset can be more interesting with these, though it isn't most people's first intuition.
The knobs go both ways!
The knobs go both ways!
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:33 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: "always on" talkback
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4485
Re: "always on" talkback
I'm curious if pro musicians are still mostly using headphones in the studio, vs. their own custom-molded IEMs from the concert world. It's a lot easier to pop headphones on and off, for one thing. IEM users are more used to having an ambience/audience mic as part of their feed. Wacky idea - engine...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:14 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: "always on" talkback
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4485
"always on" talkback
Hi all, I have always been frustrated by the barrier to communication imposed by talkback toggling & imperfect pickup of musicians tucked away in distant corners or booths. Freelancing at a bunch of different studios over the years, I've improvised just about every common solution under the sun to t...
- Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:40 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Silica Gel desiccant packets in the studio?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4647
Re: Silica Gel desiccant packets in the studio?
They are also extremely handy to have around if you or the band run out of snacks
- Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:09 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: DEVASTATING NEWS FROM BOSTON
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24644
Re: DEVASTATING NEWS FROM BOSTON
Donated. What a nightmare.
At least it's nice to see people coming together to help so quickly!
At least it's nice to see people coming together to help so quickly!