VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[mcm]

So the Ecobatt is going into the walls in loosely packed wads, rather than in those "bales" that the yellow or pink, resin-stiffened fiberglass does? Neat.

Thank-you Mike!! Looking forward to the next installment of A Booth is Born.

[Mike Sommer]

[Mike Sommer]

Drywall time.

We started skinning the exterior walls with two layers of 5/8" drywall. All of the joints and edges of the first layer are caulked with non hardening caulk. This fills all spaces that could allow air to come into the room. If air can come into a room so can sound.
FYI, A one inch hole will allow as much sound into a room as an open door, so it is very important to seal the room completely.


It was important to get the exterior skinned so that we could use what little area we had for storage.

Moving to the booth interior:
The ceiling was started first as always, then the walls.
We were moving so fast that I hardly had time to get pictures of the first layer.


The second layer of drywall is then hung. I try to stager the joints by no less than 12 inches. I also caulk the joint between the ceiling and the wall and in the standing corners. These are the areas that need a lot of attention, along with any joints that cross.

Then it's onto mud & tape, and installing the floating floor. We had to get the flooring in because the partition wall goes on top of the floating floor.



The SR flooring goes down with two layers of 1/2" OSB and a plywood deck as the finish sub floor. The joints again are staggered 12 inches, and the edge is caulked.





Framing is installed for the partition wall. Electrical and utilities are run. The wall is insulated and skinned with drywall, and the taping & mud is finished.



As you can also see I started testing the acoustics in the booth by just placing batts up along the wall. I'm very pleased by what I'm hearing. More on that in the next update.


AC unit installed and working very well.


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[Edo]

Great build, great progress! Impressive!

[bobsouer]

Mike,

Thank you so much for these excellent photos and commentary.
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[georgethetech]

Ok Mike, now for the finished product photos and a sample recording!
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[Mike Sommer]

Coming soon. The booth has been finished to a few weeks now, and working a bunch of other projects for Marc as he collects and pulls together his new gear and computer.
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[asnively]

This is so great. I can't wait to see it in person! Funny-- looking at these pics, I could actually smell the freshly-taped drywall!
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[Gregory Best]

I would love to see it and hear it too. I am down the road in the San Deigo area and could easily make the trip.

When we remodel, I'll keep Mike in mind. Iam not so sure I need a separate booth, but a good room. Got me thinking.

Thanks Mike.
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[Mike Sommer]

It's been a while since I've posted an update. A lot has gone on, not only does this booth need to sound good it has to look good too. When one spends most of their day in one room, one needs to feel comfortable.


After the dry wall was completed, and doors and window installed it was just a matter of making everything look pretty.







Installing the ol' Bamboo~





Finalizing wall and ceiling treatment layouts~







Ok. Now that I like the way it sounds, along with some fine tuning, via some coveted secrets, it's time to make it all look pretty.








Got to wire this booth for sound~








Equipment is coming together in dribs and drabs. Hopefully we can get it finished up in the next week or two, only because Marc is not sure what he want's, and he's finally getting the full-frontal reality of what quality gear does to the pocketbook. Just this week he's decided to go with a new iMac for the booth and an Echo AudioFire2 interface, and a few other tasty sounding devices.

Stay tuned.
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[Hart]

Amazing! Mike, that is absolutely beautiful work. Thanks so much for showing the pictures. I'm awed and inspired.

Just how many 4 foot+ levels do you own anyway, lol?
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[bobsouer]

Brian,

I agree. Beautiful work.
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[asnively]

GORGEOUS!!!
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[Hart]

a frickin laser beam on it's head. Awesome.
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