ROConnell Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Wow, coming on fast! Oh how I'd love to be in your job right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Sadly, my job is very dull right now. Chasing skip-hire companies, being let down by electricians, dealing with ordering glass and audio cable, and doors and lots of other dull stuff which sucks money out of my bank account at an alarming pace! So, while I sort out a new electrician for the next phase of the production rooms, the time has finally arrived to let you in on the control room build. The first full FTB build Northward Acoustics have done in the UK so we are doubly psyched about it. First up then, the steelwork arrives: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7299.jpg[/IMG] Those with good eyes will see the little sticks against the wall of the live room. As my spacial awareness is very poor Thomas placed these so I could get an idea of where everything will be. You'll see that the live room window will almost double in width and the door will move to the right with an 18 inch pillar between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Whatever you do dont forget the camera for this part! Very interested to see this one as far as we are allowed to (Northwood IP being something you cant spill just anywhere I would imagine). Very close to rubbing my thighs over this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Heheh. You're welcome to come see yourself bud! In other news... the front wall of the control room starts to make an appearance. You can get an idea from this how much bigger the control room window will be compared to the old window: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7311.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 So it was finally time to take the live room wall down (doesn't seem that long since it first went up!) The solid maple frame was pretty securely anchored in so, in order to avoid any damage to it, we decided to drill out the blocks around it first: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7333.jpg[/IMG] In this photo you can see the plastic membrane we've put up to keep the dust in the live room to a minimum: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7337.jpg[/IMG] Until finally, it came out. Everybody was amazed at, what had looked so small in the wall, was so big once it was out. And the hole in the wall then got enlarged ready to take the new window: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7343.jpg[/IMG] Anybody want to buy a solid maple studio window? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hehe, let me see, I could put the wall back in the downstairs front room, with the window in it, then have the control room nearest the kitchen, hold on, how big? Hmmmmmm, nah I dont think its quite big enough mate, sorry That new window looks enormous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) a little video of the old live room window coming out: [media]LcQ2B4LDEQ8[/media] Edited May 11, 2012 by Rimskidog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Fixed for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcQ2B4LDEQ8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1336761269' post='1650783'] Fixed for you: [/quote] Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Looks like it's steaming along now. Just the most important thing to fit.. THE FRIDGE!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 [quote name='Nibody' timestamp='1336812660' post='1651315'] Looks like it's steaming along now. Just the most important thing to fit.. THE FRIDGE!! LOL [/quote] I'm thinking I need this one: http://marshallfridge.com/ What do ya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 What fridge? I didnt see any fridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I'll wait til they do a version based on an Ampeg 8x10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 @ 51mon @ Nibody - oooh, nice idea. Wonder if I could get the rights to that... Continuing the concrete trend, you can see that the pillar between the live room window and door is going up already: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7349.jpg[/IMG] (the wall to the right of the pillar will eventually make way for the door). In other news I've now found a new electrician so the first fix on the production rooms and stone room will go up tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 [quote name='Rimskidog' timestamp='1336905282' post='1652476'] @ Nibody - oooh, nice idea. Wonder if I could get the rights to that... [/quote] Too late guys, see [url="http://www.activemusician.com/Ampegs-New-SVT810-Fridge-Actually-Keep-Things-Cold--t101i3104"]http://www.activemusician.com/Ampegs-New-SVT810-Fridge-Actually-Keep-Things-Cold--t101i3104[/url] Looking awesome though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Oooh. I like that though...! A bit more work on the front wall of the control room today and lintels went in both the live room and control room: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7351.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Is the further wall double skinned and vertically staggered concrete blockwork? Its really hard to make out, but I dont think I've ever seen a wall like that before.... That is just a huge amount of mass isnt it, how big is the gap? And (more tedious questions sorry mate ) how much noise attenuation will it give ("All of it", I'm sure!), because the more I look back through the piccies the more major this build appears, its just immense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1337117330' post='1655889'] Is the further wall double skinned and vertically staggered concrete blockwork? Its really hard to make out, but I dont think I've ever seen a wall like that before.... That is just a huge amount of mass isnt it, how big is the gap? And (more tedious questions sorry mate ) how much noise attenuation will it give ("All of it", I'm sure!), because the more I look back through the piccies the more major this build appears, its just immense! [/quote] blockwork is vertically and horizontally staggered! Airgap between CR and LR is approximately 6 inches. I'll take a pic for you tomorrow. The attenuation is limited by the doors (which are 75db I think from memory) but as we have a soundlock it *might* get us up to 90db with a following wind though its a bit difficult to say until it's finished and we can test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Possible 90dB, Jeesus! New studio moto:- "In CircleStudios live room, no one can hear you scream" Well, if you make a pickle of the patching anyways! Dont know why but that reminds me of recording a lady singer who was pretty green when it came to studios, we had her all set up ready to go, take 1 is in the can, we all listen back at war volume and right before the song starts you could clearly hear her fart, [size=2]"trumpppppppphhhhhwheeeep"[/size]. She never lived it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Harhar. It's always funny when they forget you can hear them! Someone asked elsewhere if they could see a photo of the control room window with someone in it so they could get a better idea of scale. I took a picture today as one of the builders swept up at the end of works. Here it is: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7359.jpg[/IMG] And, while we're at it, here's a picture of the airgap between the live room and control room just for the hell of it: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7352.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Its like a shop window, its huuuuge! Edited May 16, 2012 by 51m0n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimskidog Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 Heheh. The idea was to make it look much more open than studios traditionally are so that there's more connected feel between the engineer and the band. Of course at the same time the front wall was going up, so was the backwall. At first it was zooming up: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7304.jpg[/IMG] then yesterday I appeared out of the control room only to find they had put a lintel on the gap they had left to get the control room glass in: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7314.jpg[/IMG] Only problem was the gap they left wasn't actually going to be tall enough to get the glass through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Doh! Nice effort, be a good chap and take that back down please..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 [quote name='Nibody' timestamp='1336903567' post='1652445'] I'll wait til they do a version based on an Ampeg 8x10... [/quote] Not long to wait: This build is really coming along now, and it's looking absolutely phenomenal, and that window must be HUGE! Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hats seriously doffed, sir, for having taken the time and effort for posting all this, over all this time. The quality of this is admirable, the photos stunning (yes, even the 'phone pics...) and the frank, lightweight banter must mask a whole shed-load of difficulties and deceptions. More power to your elbow; huge thanks for sharing all this with mere mortals such as (some of...) us. It is, regrettably for me, unlikely that I should have call of these facilities, once completed, but be assured that, given the opportunity, I shall not hesitate to pass on your coordinates to those looking for an address. The 'house-warming' is likely to be one hell of a party..! Respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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