That’s a tough choice.
There’s a Sugar Percussion studio kit that I’ve had my eye on. I like the vintage design.
Sugar Percussion Eric Valentine Signature 4pc Solid Stave Recording Drum Kit - Vintage King Pro Audio Outfitter
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My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)
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That’s a tough choice.
There’s a Sugar Percussion studio kit that I’ve had my eye on. I like the vintage design.
Sugar Percussion Eric Valentine Signature 4pc Solid Stave Recording Drum Kit - Vintage King Pro Audio Outfitter
I’m a big fan of both DW and Yamaha products. The hardware and pedals have stood up very well over decades. A once in a lifetime purchase, at least for me.
These little painting shims are used to create a 1/4” gap where the wall meets the floor, which I’ll later fill with Green Glue Sealant, which is different than the Green Glue Damping Compound.
Remember those few panels I cut mirrored to the correct placement of the light boxes? I evidently wrote myself some positive reassurance as to my abilities on one particularly hateful day, haha.
Oh yeah... the first layer on the eastern wall is in place.
Remember those few panels I cut mirrored to the correct placement of the light boxes? I evidently wrote myself some positive reassurance as to my abilities on one particularly hateful day, haha.
Oh yeah... the first layer on the eastern wall is in place.
The first panel of the second layer and I cut it too tight so it buckled in the corner. Bummer. I’ll rip it down and try again.
I kinda wish you'd started a scream counter for all the times you've vowed death and dismemberment upon this project. That kinda thing would drive me to smashing windows; you're a more patient man than I.
I don’t detail the tantrums I throw when this sort of thing happens
My patience is anything but saintly, haha.
Emergency chalk line surgery stat!
I’m pleased to report that the patient survived the procedure and is back in service.
I’m pleased to report that the patient survived the procedure and is back in service.
Unfortunately between rehearsals and a trip out of town for our anniversary I won’t be able to do any more work until Sunday, or possibly even Monday evening. The good news is that I spoke to my electrician today and we should be able to get his next steps sorted out in a relatively short timeline.
Slightly off topic, and maybe you covered this earlier and I don’t recall, but once the studio is up and running, how will you run the business? Are there requirements for this sort of thing due to city zoning and all that?
There are requirements if you're running a legit, licensed business. My wife, for example, runs a medical practice out of the bottom half of our house. She's licensed, bonded, insured, etc. I'm not interested in going that route. What's more is that the space wasn't big enough to design in a bathroom. As such, anyone I have over would have to go into my house whenever nature calls, and to put an even finer point on it I don't want just anyone in my home. The initial intention for this space was for my own music production tasks and any engineering that projects I'm in or associated with need. I'll expand that to cater ONLY to people that I know or have been vetted by people I trust. This won't be an "anyone can hire me and my studio" situation, but rather a "select group of people can hire me and my studio, and ultimately I'm not overly concerned with those limitations as the space is more for me than anyone else" type of thing.
The kit I'm eyeing currently is this 3-piece shell pack in Cruiser Blue, which I'd pair with my existing 6.5x14 Ludwig Copperphonic snare and DW hardware, as well as my spread of Sabian HHX cymbals: Sonor SQ1 22" 3-piece Shell Pack - Cruiser Blue
i completely forgot about sonor and they are my favorites (i'm not a dummer). in the 90's in high school jazz band the drummer just wanted to play the school's Pearl kit. the teacher used to make fun of them saying "we have a vintage Sonor kit that smokes that but you just want the Pearl because the rock guys use it". The jazz ensemble for freshman/sophomore used the sonor kit. natural wood grain, i loved the sound and look.
For studio use, if you can find a used Yamaha 9000 you won't regret it. These seems to have become en vogue again, so the prices are up, but for studio use you can live with some scratches and will probably prefer somewhat smaller sizes than what most of today's players look for. An 80's RC kit in "funk" sizes with fresh heads is a joy to record!
A rehearsal got cancelled, so I'm back to it tonight!
My electrician is so swamped with work that getting him out to the studio is proving to be a difficult task. The amount of construction happening around Seattle is staggering and this situation would not be made different by going with a different electrician, so I've made peace with it. That said, as a result of this delay my first task will be moving the drywall stockpile for the umpteenth time
I was hoping to leave the stockpile in place for the time being and knock out the north wall, but that can't be done until the electrical work is done at that end. It's all pretty simple, but I don't want to do it by myself and end up with some code violation. I need to punch a pair of 240V services through the north wall. One for the mini split system, and the other for a future hot tub we'll be placing out there. The outdoor condenser unit and the hot tub disconnect have to be a minimum clear distance from the hot tub (10' if memory serves), so the placement is critical. I placed the condenser as far from the proposed tub location as possible, so now all that's left is punching the services through, installing disconnects, etc. I'll need to also feed a single 120V service back into the studio space through both layers of drywall, which will provide power for the heat recovery ventilator. So alas, the north wall will have to wait for a bit.
The drywall stockpile is significantly smaller, so it won't be that big of a task, but still a heavy one. The lid is done, the eastern wall is done, and the eastern half of the southern wall is done. So with that in mind I can locate the remaining stockpile in the southeastern corner of the room and never have to move it again. I'll be very happy with that reality.
Once it's moved I can finish off the western half of the southern wall, set the clips and channel on the western wall, and finally finish out the western wall. If the electrical isn't done by that point I can fix some drywall mistakes I made in the vestibule. If the electrical still isn't done by that point I can still work on getting the sound door procured and installed. If the electrical still isn't done I can do busy work like cleaning the studio of construction debris, which is something I've done periodically and am rapidly approaching the point of needing to do it again, preemptively wrap the remaining electrical outlets on the north wall with acoustic putty pads, beef up the rubber isolation points on the outdoor condenser, and if the electrical still isn't done at that point I can move to exterior work and construct the hardscaping I have planned in front of the door. As you can see there's a lot of work that can be done while waiting for the electrical, but the ideal situation would obviously be for it to get done soon so I can wrap up the drywall completely before moving on to anything else.
My electrician is so swamped with work that getting him out to the studio is proving to be a difficult task. The amount of construction happening around Seattle is staggering and this situation would not be made different by going with a different electrician, so I've made peace with it. That said, as a result of this delay my first task will be moving the drywall stockpile for the umpteenth time
I was hoping to leave the stockpile in place for the time being and knock out the north wall, but that can't be done until the electrical work is done at that end. It's all pretty simple, but I don't want to do it by myself and end up with some code violation. I need to punch a pair of 240V services through the north wall. One for the mini split system, and the other for a future hot tub we'll be placing out there. The outdoor condenser unit and the hot tub disconnect have to be a minimum clear distance from the hot tub (10' if memory serves), so the placement is critical. I placed the condenser as far from the proposed tub location as possible, so now all that's left is punching the services through, installing disconnects, etc. I'll need to also feed a single 120V service back into the studio space through both layers of drywall, which will provide power for the heat recovery ventilator. So alas, the north wall will have to wait for a bit.
The drywall stockpile is significantly smaller, so it won't be that big of a task, but still a heavy one. The lid is done, the eastern wall is done, and the eastern half of the southern wall is done. So with that in mind I can locate the remaining stockpile in the southeastern corner of the room and never have to move it again. I'll be very happy with that reality.
Once it's moved I can finish off the western half of the southern wall, set the clips and channel on the western wall, and finally finish out the western wall. If the electrical isn't done by that point I can fix some drywall mistakes I made in the vestibule. If the electrical still isn't done by that point I can still work on getting the sound door procured and installed. If the electrical still isn't done I can do busy work like cleaning the studio of construction debris, which is something I've done periodically and am rapidly approaching the point of needing to do it again, preemptively wrap the remaining electrical outlets on the north wall with acoustic putty pads, beef up the rubber isolation points on the outdoor condenser, and if the electrical still isn't done at that point I can move to exterior work and construct the hardscaping I have planned in front of the door. As you can see there's a lot of work that can be done while waiting for the electrical, but the ideal situation would obviously be for it to get done soon so I can wrap up the drywall completely before moving on to anything else.
