VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Lee Gordon · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:28 pm Post subject:

That puts mine to shame. Not my studio; my home. Gasp

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Fran McClellan · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:58 pm Post subject:

Wow...very nice!! I LOVE that phone too Laugh

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samowry · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:44 pm Post subject:

Beautiful. Love the radio dial over the fireplace.

AlanTaylor · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:23 pm Post subject:

Wow! What a great room. Love the decor and the lighting. But, I just gotta ask.....how do you handle soundproofing at that window? That is a window w/ blinds I see, isn't it?

heyguido · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:54 pm Post subject:

Those wooden blinds function as a diffuser, much like the bookcase....

Love the placement of absorption in the bookcases, behind cabinet surfaces, and in the choice of curtains..... along with wall surfaces, and the ceiling cloud.....

Great way to make a functional studio environment look like a much more inviting atmosphere.

Kudos.
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ballenberg · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:39 am Post subject:

heyguido, I think Alan's question was about sound transmission rather than absorption or diffusion. Unless what's behind those nice blinds is a couple layers of sheetrock and GG, then there's a big pane o' glass, that's almost as transparent to sound as it is to light.

Dayo · Cinquecento Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 544 Location: UK

Well, that's a moving response! Thank you so much for the warm words everyone. Me and Emma are basking in the lurve! Chuckled over the Barry White references.

To clear up the blinds question:

In the control room we find no soundproofing is necessary as we live on a very quiet road. The blinds there offer a little bit of diffusion, like the shelving on the opposite wall. And yes, those are acoustic panels behind the shelves.

In the booth it's a different story. The soundproofing is pretty good. Yesterday the house opposite had a truck loaded tree mulcher making a devil of noise but we carried on working without a hitch. I was quite surprised.

The window arrangement in the booth goes like this:

A well specified double glazed window on the outside and a heavy, sliding, tertiary single glazed unit on the inside. There's a gap of maybe 6 inches. The blinds are cosmetic and sit in the air space between the windows. Very effective!

This has been a big project and what you see on the pics is only a part of it. The room which now houses the control room/office used to be our lounge. So the first stage of the job was to convert our garage into a new lounge/TV room. We've done the whole thing in less than 3 months. But the planning, well, that's a different story!

Thanks again for the kind comments - it honestly makes it all worthwhile.

Colin (and Emma)
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bransom · DC Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 650 Location: St. Louis, MO

Wow! Just wow.
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Monk · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:50 am Post subject:

I love the radio dial print, nice work!

Having "been there, done that." with a studio build, I know how satisfying it can be to call it DONE.

Congrats!
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Ed Fisher · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:20 pm Post subject:

PARDON ME...for a moment.

(I have to go wipe off the DROOL) Laugh

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ccpetersen · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:43 pm Post subject:

Really, really stylish! Very nice. I'll be over soon to record a new demo. Wink

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georgethetech · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:05 pm Post subject:

Uber-high-end gear in there, man. That Cranesong monitor controller is serious stuff. What audiophile monitors are you using in there?
Looks amazing.
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DeadDillo · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:30 am Post subject:

Jesus.

I'll be in my close...I mean my studio...weeping.
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Dayo · Cinquecento Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 544 Location: UK

Wow - thanks again for the warm comments - me and Emma are quite humbled and quietly purring. I guess it helps that there are two of us in the business so, in a sense, we can pool resources and get the studio we always wanted.

DeadDillo · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:02 pm Post subject: