VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[Rob Ellis]

Hey Crew,

My beloved Whisper Room has been in storage for the last month since moving to Florida.

(been auditioning with a blanket over my head, a laptop and an SM57 or Senn 416)

We are set to move into our new digs next week, and I have an office/bedroom earmarked. We are in a typical Florida ranch style home, all one level in a reasonably quiet suburb (3 blocks from the beach, yea!)

The question is, would this be the time to make the transition to a treated room? I know I would take a hit on selling the booth, but hey it has more than paid for itself. Keep in mind I'm not really unhappy with the booth. I have treated the **** out of it and most people think it sounds pretty good and it does do a great job of isolating.

But hey maybe I don't know what I'm missing by not being in a treated room. I already have an abundance of OC 703/705 panels so that part would be pretty much taken care of. I'm thinking it would mainly be treating the one window in the room and the door. There is a guest bathroom next to the room in question so that could be a factor.

Mainly a question of a ballpark cost and how much noise isolation would be possible compared to the treated box. Any input is appreciated.

[heyguido]

How 'bout pics of the house? And the room in question? Is it just you and the wife, or might there be others who would actually use that spare bath?

There are a number of us here who advocate a room over a booth, mostly because we like a little space, and because we like the natural sound of a well-treated room. We'd all be happy to weigh in with suggestions on how to achieve it on a budget.

Then again, your booth works....
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Don Brookshire
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[Rob Ellis]

I'll see if I can scrounge up some pics from the home inspection.

Yeah, I was a little hesitant to even re-open this can o' but this is a transitory period, and the booth is un-assembled and it just kinda seemed
like an opportune time to to re-visit the subject.

[Charlie Channel]

Interesting. I'm sort of in the same dilemma, except I set my booth up in a bedroom and treated it with all kinds of stuff to get it sounding OK in 2004???. My initial thought was I'd set it up in the garage. That never happened (winter came and I decided to be comfortable).

Anyway, someone gave me a whole bunch of Aurelex a few weeks ago, which T-50'd stapled to the walls and ceiling of the bedroom where the booth is set up. The bedroom has sloped ceiling, conforming to the slope of the roof (meaning irregular corners that are not square).

So, the booth sounds real good now but I'm diggin' the room a whole lot. In fact, I may not use the booth anymore, but I'm waiting to hear how it all works out.

One thing, through. A few nights ago a neighbor's dog was barking at 10 p., and it went on past 1 a.m. (when I finally went to sleep the dog was still barking). The attenuation inside the booth was good enough for commercial work, but not outside. So, I think I'll just leave the booth assembled for the time being.
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[Rob Ellis]

Hey Charlie, thanks for your input. I have also thought about keeping the booth around even if I do ultimately "come out of the booth", and having it there JIC.

Here are photos---the room in question is on the RIGHT side BTW


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[heyguido]

Construction appears to be block/stucco? Should be pretty good for isolation. The window is a perfect candidate for a plug from those OC panels, what with that inset surround you have. Florida's got plenty of Habitat Re-Stores, so finding a good solid core door should be easy. You'll want to check into the insulation above the ceiling, and what kind of access you have to it.

Looks do-able. And probably not at great expense....
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Don Brookshire
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[Rob Ellis]

yea according to the inspection it's concrete block construction

(which I had pretty much never heard of until moving to this area----must be a hurricane thing or something. I've heard of a block foundation, but not really an entire house)

[heyguido]

Actually, it's well suited to the terrain and climate. Pour a slab, stack some walls... The structure won't shift or settle in sandy soil.... and you'll find those walls are pretty good insulation. They tend to stay cool in the heat.

Just be glad you got real windows. Lots of homes built down there in the 60s and 70s have "jalousie" windows.... kind of like blinds made of glass. Used to see them a lot in trailer doors. Ugh.
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Don Brookshire
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[Rob Ellis]

BTW this has officially been designated as the "script analysis" area

[heyguido]

Conference room.
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Don Brookshire
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[Rob Ellis]

hmmm maybe voiceover veranda

[ballenberg]

Nice patio and pool, Rob. The room? Very nice space but Big window=lots of Big Noise issues. Dogs, kids, and worse, lawn equipment. I don't believe the OC will give you any isolation help--as window plugs they'd make your room darker, less resonant, but no quieter. There are companies that can retrofit a second window over the existing one and still give you light, allow the window to be opened (when not recording), while cutting back the outside sound.

[Gregory Best]

Need a big boom to hang mic over pool while in floating lounge chair with drink holder. Two sided tape on knees for copy stand. Sunscreen and sunglasses a must. We have a 70 foot deck with a mountain view through trees.
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