Since recording my first record long ago with a bunch of friends under the auspices of an engineer that had worked with the Righteous Brothers and a few others over the years, I have dreamed of having my own recording studio, complete with isolation booth, etc. So, when Kathlyn and I moved into our new home in Paso Robles, lo and behold, to what do my eyes fall prey? It is a utility area that Kathlyn and I took to calling The Man Cave, as it was clear it was going to be an area dedicated to music and my musician friends -- along with functioning as an expanded area where I could continue my music production and editing work. The Mancave is over 600 square feet of room that was intended for storage but has now been under construction for the last 6 to 8 weeks or so, and will shortly emerge as Mancave Recording Studios, a division of Creative COW Productions. We have been documenting every step of the construction, complete with floating the walls for soundproofing, using Z-bar to reduce the vibration and transfer of sound, how to set the sound proofing board and sandwich the drywall with air pockets to deaden the room, etc., etc., etc. It will be a multi-part article that will show in-depth how to build a recording studio that is a serious room for far less than you might think. Oh, this is not one of those "Build a recording studio for a few hundred bucks" kinda articles -- no, this is a real studio and one on whom we have worked with one of Ocean Way Recorders former engineers to spec and build. It isn't Ocean Way but it is one hell of a serious home studio. One that we will shortly begin to introduce here at the COW. Stay tuned.
Here is the first shot of the entry way, and the mixing booth...
Posted by: Ron Lindeboom on Mar 15, 2009 at 8:21:30 am
Ron,
It is nice to see someone else who is doing some construction during these economic times! We are about 6 weeks away from completion of our new offices. Everyone will have their own offices with doors! Having worked in an open loft for 4 years this is a big deal.
21 rooms, a studio area, equipment room/sound booth, copy/fax room, new network and phone wiring, improved electrical and heating and a new board room with a proper kitchen area. We even got a new bathroom!
Looking forward to your pictures Ron.
At the other end of the room is the isolation booth, though in this picture it became the construction project's "just shove it in the booth" area for things to get out of the way. :o)
