John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum

Great point and great link!

Andre

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@ xSpace: Thank you for the link... That's what i was nervous about. If i seal it off completely i run the risk of the problems stated in on that site. I think that i may have less risk if my garage is sealed off from the rest of the home though. That way the moisture and heat and all of the things that may cause problems is just what the studio is creating rather than a home with a dishwasher, showers, sinks, washing machine, etc. That side of the home will still vent properly but the garage will be sealed. I am going to do quite a bit more research on this issue.

@ Andre: I think that i will plan to soffit the center channel but hide the hole until i step up the system. Funny thing is that what is my 5k studio budget is actually my saving for a new set of monitors.

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Taylor Gauge

Maybe not your cup of tea, but here is a paper on unvented roofs. The paper gives some information on what it takes to bring the roof into the interior envelope.

BSD-149: Unvented Roof Assemblies for All Climates

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Brien Holcombe
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Sound: You can't stop it, you can only try to contain it.

Thanks again xSpace...

So i guess i can completely seal off my roof as long as i do it properly. I think i will just do what i had posted yesterday where i would seperate the attic over the garage from the rest of the home and the use this or a like product and seal off the entire outer shell.

If the shell of my garage is brick on three of it's sides, do you think that is a sufficient leaf or should i try to build up the mass in some way?

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Maybe a power vent or turbine type, installed on the house part of the build close to where the proposed blocking off point will be, would help to regain the air flow space that will be removed if the attic is blocked off.

Your drawing shows a gable end, so that vent will be lost if modifications are installed.

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Brien Holcombe
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Sound: You can't stop it, you can only try to contain it.

Thank you guys for all of your help!

I've been moving in to my new home and have been out of the loop.

Ran into the first snag. Well not a snag, but a bit of a change in plans. I thought the that the garage was brick all the way around and the original contractor had just put siding over the brick on the sides. Well, the entire home is brick and the garage is just plywood and siding, with the face of the garage (with the garage door) being brick. I'll have to do a bit more work than i originally anticipated with my mass building of the walls. Once i tear down all of the drywall on the interior of the garage i will be building up the exterior leaf and enclosing the attic space to create a tight shell. I will be researching the ventilation tonight to see what else i might need to do before i start actually building.

Once i finish my move i am going to start a construction thread to document my progress. Hopefully mid-to-later january.

Last questions for now...
1) My design... are there any red lights you see in what i've built here? does it look like the best utilization of my space to be able to track drums on the occasion but have mainly just a solid mixing and mastering control room?

2) Where would you put the resonators in the live areas?

3) Is it possible to utilize the rafters of the existing garage in these rooms by using resilient channel on the ceiling or should i plan to build an isolated ceiling for each room?

That's it for now...
I would appreciate your opinions, and thanks again for all of your insight.

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Taylor Gauge