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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #292679 is a reply to message #292677 ]

Tue, 27 November 2007 07:03

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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Looking in the C R ;

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2662/nextstageofstudio251107jx3.jpg

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #292689 is a reply to message #271169 ]

Tue, 27 November 2007 08:00

compasspnt
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Registered: December 2004
Location: Compass Point Studios, Na...

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Did you hide little notes in the walls so that in a hundred years, when the mutated space alien-humans are tearing your studio out, they can read about today?

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #292696 is a reply to message #292689 ]

Tue, 27 November 2007 08:44

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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I'm hoping the "Space Alien Humans" will be able to listen to something I recorded Smile

This is the desk I am looking at;

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4513/omniraxdeskiy8.jpg

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #292735 is a reply to message #292696 ]

Tue, 27 November 2007 10:53

Steve Hudson
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Registered: November 2004
Location: Austin, Texas USofA

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Would having the monitors so far above ear level be a problem?

BTW, that's a nice 1998-era Mac G3/300 in that desk. I have held on to mine hoping that someday I'll score a Lexicon NuVerb card.

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #294254 is a reply to message #292735 ]

Sat, 01 December 2007 16:32

franman
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Registered: August 2006
Location: Westchester County, NY

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Steve Hudson wrote on Tue, 27 November 2007 11:53

Would having the monitors so far above ear level be a problem?

BTW, that's a nice 1998-era Mac G3/300 in that desk. I have held on to mine hoping that someday I'll score a Lexicon NuVerb card.

I strongly suggest using speaker stands to get the monitors a little further away and get the height right. If you have to, you can flip your (2=way) monitors upside down so the directional drivers (or acoustic center) is a little lower. Just make sure you 'see' all the drivers from your 'drivers seat'..

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #294540 is a reply to message #294254 ]

Mon, 03 December 2007 06:55

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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A couple people have told me the same thing so I am still looking for a different desk, I may end up building my own.
Anywho, this should be the last week for my contractor,all he has to do is mount the entrance doors and patch the hole in the wall.When he leaves I will let the floor man install the floor then I think I'm gonna shut it down till new years.

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #295792 is a reply to message #294540 ]

Fri, 07 December 2007 15:22

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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Today was the last day for my contractor, he gave me the keys at lunch time.
Now my work begins but I am shutting it down till next year. It will take at least a month just to clean up all the dust!

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #295806 is a reply to message #271169 ]

Fri, 07 December 2007 16:00

Larrchild
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Registered: June 2005
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Many an over-zealous studio builder has learned, at great expense, the inherent incompatibility of drywall dust and mixing consoles.

It's a total switch/pot killer.

Clean well, then roll the gear in.=)

Larry Janus
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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #296006 is a reply to message #295806 ]

Sat, 08 December 2007 15:10

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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I have everything in a spare bedroom covered in sheets, the dust is insane. No matter haw much we clean its still there.

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #296152 is a reply to message #296006 ]

Sun, 09 December 2007 09:47

Tomas Danko
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Registered: May 2004
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

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I once had a hole cut out between two floors, 80 cm thick piece of concrete and about 2x4 meter wide. The dust never seemed to settle.

It does help to spray the room with mist/water, spraying as close to the ceiling as you possibly can. Just keep spraying all the time, and then sweeping the floor to get rid of the settled dust.

Patience is your friend here. Smile

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #296441 is a reply to message #296152 ]

Mon, 10 December 2007 08:06

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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I tried the mist thing last night and it works.

Thanks,

Clifford.

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #297315 is a reply to message #271169 ]

Thu, 13 December 2007 09:45

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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Contractor is done, I am broke and owe a bunch of money. thats it till next year. I will start with the flooring and A/C as soon as I get back from Abaco.I will take some more pics tonight.

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Re: Bahamas Home Studio [message #303717 is a reply to message #297315 ]

Wed, 09 January 2008 07:00

C.Cash
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Bahamas

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I am now working on my ceiling. I had a bunch of Auralex 2" x 2' x 4' wedge foam left over from my previous space. Almost enough to do the entire tracking room. I placed an order with Sweetwater for enough to finish. I also had some Auralex Lenrd Bass traps, enough for 3 corners. I ordered more of those. I will use those until I can afford some Realtraps and use the Lenrds else where.The room is starting to tighten up a bit,still alot of reflections but getting better. I'll try get some fresh pics up.

" Yellow is the new Red " T.Manning

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