. . . You have to ask yourself some questions and answer them honestly and accurately. What do I want to do in my studio – record music, mix music, practice with a band/ individually or all of these things? How loud will you be doing this – don’t guess, buy a good quality soundContinue reading “Before you do anything . . .”
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Getting Started
There is no ‘one size fits all’ method of designing a sound insulated space. To quote the great Steveland Morris (Stevie Wonder to you and me), ” . . . you gots to work with what you gots to work with.” This could be a specifically designed and constructed new build (the ideal solution) orContinue reading “Getting Started”
Mass Law, Resonance and coincidence
The Mass Law of sound insulation provides a guide by which the level of transmission loss (TL) of a structure (how much sound energy it inhibits) can be predicted. It tells us that, in a single leaf wall or partition, TL increases by 6dB with every doubling of mass at a given frequency (this isContinue reading “Mass Law, Resonance and coincidence”
HVAC
(Heating, ventilation, air conditioning) As I have already mentioned, this is the aspect of studio design that is most complex and time consuming (at least for me). I recently realised the way I have been thinking about it is mostly wrong!! More about that in a paragraph or two but this is a subject thatContinue reading “HVAC”
Starting to build
By February 2020 I was finally ready to start building. There was a fair amount of tedious preparation work such as removing rawl plugs, screws, nails and other fixings from the brickwork / woodwork. I was careful to mark where I need to back fill holes with chalk circles as they’re not that easy toContinue reading “Starting to build”
Build 2
It’s been a fair while since I updated my build diary, so here’s what I did this Summer. I continued framing between the rafters up to the level of the joists on the N.W. & S.E. facing walls. This was trickier than the gables because the framing has to be contoured to the same angleContinue reading “Build 2”
