It’s a sound isolation component. Lightweight doesn’t apply. Mass matters. By design it needs to be heavy.
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My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)
- Thread starter silky smoove
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Fortunately I can support the box by resting it on the block wall below. That means the fasteners attaching it to the structure will only be to restrict the tipping force of it coming off the wall, which is exceedingly small.
The first door installation quote came in right at the amount I was ballparking. I'm waiting for one more before pulling the trigger. If I don't hear back by the end of the day I'll go with the first quote which the installer said could be done on November 5th.
Mini split finalization is getting looked at by a local contractor. This is a company I trust and they've agreed to do it on a time and materials basis since I've already done a bunch of the work.
Door contractor is scheduled for Friday, November 9th.
Electrical contractor wants to finish out everything this week. I told him that there was a massive door slab laying on the floor that will make accessing a couple of aspects of the job a little difficult, and that he might want to wait for the door contractor to get wrapped up. I'm waiting for a response. Regardless, things are moving!
Electrical contractor wants to finish out everything this week. I told him that there was a massive door slab laying on the floor that will make accessing a couple of aspects of the job a little difficult, and that he might want to wait for the door contractor to get wrapped up. I'm waiting for a response. Regardless, things are moving!
Electrical contractor is coming out this week. I just picked up all of the Decora/rocker type switches, and light timer for the front door light, as well as the switch/outlet covers.
Electrician is on-site working as I type this. Power to the mini split, installing the lights, adding outlets and switches to the already installed boxes, and installing the light timer for the front door is the remaining scope of work. Hopefully that all gets done today.
Does the studio have it’s own utility power meter or does it share one with the house?
Other than the additional heating/cooling I wouldn’t expect that the cost would go up that much. If you were working in the house, you’d still be using electricity. Now it’s just shifted.
Are you planning on having backup power?
Other than the additional heating/cooling I wouldn’t expect that the cost would go up that much. If you were working in the house, you’d still be using electricity. Now it’s just shifted.
Are you planning on having backup power?
It shares one with the house. The service from the meter comes into the house's electrical panel, and the studio's panel is a sub-panel off of that.
Since finishing the bulk of the studio's construction I've been using a supremely inefficient set of shop lights and a space heater when needed to keep working out there. The exterior studio lights have been in operation for a long time as well. Even with those items I've not seen much of an increase on my electric bill. In fact, the studio is so heavily insulated that if I turn on the shop lights and omit the space heater, the building is warm enough to work in without a coat in no time. I suspect it will be a very low cost operation from an electric bill perspective.
I don't have any major plans, but I'll probably add an APC type device for power outages. Something that will run just long enough for me to save a session and shut down the studio computer.
Here’s a few more...
Switch bank for the front door light (the timer), motion detecting security light fornthe backyard, vestibule light, main room south lights, main room north lights.
The front door light timer that I’ve set to be on from 6:00pm to 6:00am. It’s an LED light (as are ALL of the studio lights), so I’m not worried about the added costs, which equates to roughly 2.2 cents per night.
The front door light.
The backyard security light.
The view from my back porch with everything all lit up.
Switch bank for the front door light (the timer), motion detecting security light fornthe backyard, vestibule light, main room south lights, main room north lights.
The front door light timer that I’ve set to be on from 6:00pm to 6:00am. It’s an LED light (as are ALL of the studio lights), so I’m not worried about the added costs, which equates to roughly 2.2 cents per night.
The front door light.
The backyard security light.
The view from my back porch with everything all lit up.
Door contractor is coming on the 9th (I still need to order the handset), I’m following up with the HVAC contractor tomorrow... After it’s just base trim, and door casing.
Sooooooooo close!
Sooooooooo close!
- Apr 20, 2009
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It's actually been discussed a couple times over the course of the thread. Anything in particular?Can we talk about gear now?
still doing mackie onyx console? what outboard preamps are you planning? mic locker? amps for bass and guitar? basses and guitars? any keyboards in there? outboard reverb or delays or compression or all ITB?
- Apr 20, 2009
- 2,620
- 4,666
- Disclosures
- Endorsements: your name could be here, Mr. Sadowsky!
