Recording Studio Ceiling Height
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Posted on Jul 19, 2007 02:32 pm
Franco
Member Since: Jul 19, 2007
Hey guys/gals
I have recently decided to build out my basement into a recording studio (like everyone else here) complete with live room and control room. I'm planning on doing the whole treatment, but before I can even get started, I'm faced with one small dilemma - my ceiling height for my live room/control room.
I'm trying to get some feedback to determine the lowest ceiling height you can get away with before you start 'taking away' from the room/sound. What is the lowest ceiling height you can have BEFORE building your live room/floating your ceiling/raising your floor? The live room I’m working with currently is only 8 feet 10 inches high. :( Is this even doable, or am I waisting my time and money? Any input would be SO much appreciated!!! Thank you!!
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jul 19, 2007 08:46 pm Welcome to HRC first off.
Well, a live room can be many different things really. In a perfect world, a large wood floored room with a 10 foot ceiling or higher would be splendid. But we can't all have that in our spaces. So you learn to make due with what you have.
Your ceiling height is really not that bad. And the live room, don't worry about floating a floor there. If needed a 4" drum riser would do nicely, so you still have plenty of room to get mic's above the kit and it is off the main floor.
Depending on what is hanging under your joist's you can simply do a sheet rock ceiling. Or if you are needing to do sound proofing in the ceiling then you can turn to something like SheetBlok from Auralex and the heavy sound deadening insulation then either sheetrock or a suspended ceiling that is close to the joist's.
You can also do part wood and part sheet rock on the walls as well. Then simply have movable dampers such as the simple office partition things to add some more damping if it is needed. You can also do all wood walls if you so desire.
So no, you are not wasting you time at all. I have been to many high end studio's with live rooms that are not much more then a large living room. In fact a good make do vocal booth can simply be a bathroom if you need it to be.
So use your imagination or simply ask about it here. We have all been there and done that, and then some so we can help you get through almost anything you need to know.
Noize
FrancoMember
Since: Jul 19, 2007
Jul 23, 2007 05:40 pm Thanks you so much for your response! I really appreciate the warm welcome and advice you gave. I have decided to go ahead with the build out of the studio adn to just make it work with what I have. Is there anyway I can post pictures on this thread for yourself (or others) to comment on? I was thinking I can post pics as I continue to build it, so I can get some advice as I go along.
Thanks again,
Franco
Jul 24, 2007 12:52 am Man I think that posting pics as you go would be great, I wish I had that chance earlier on, to save me from some of the mishaps that I created as I am getting my stuff together.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jul 24, 2007 05:25 pm Yep, you can post pictures for sure. Simply add the link and don't use any html code as the page will locate and post the picture just via the URL you give. Make sure the URL ends in .jpg or whatever.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Jul 24, 2007 05:34 pm I've been (slowly) building my studio in my basement.
I've been blogging it on HRC's blog feature, with a bunch of pictures:
www.homerecordingconnecti...log&id=1125
There's some ideas on what I did and why, so it might be of some benefit to you (both)
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jul 24, 2007 07:41 pm Sweet pjk, I had not seen those pic's yet. Looking good so far from those pic's.
