Legionreturns builds a new studio... an epic tale of mishaps and glory

Snags

You can't stop a worrier worrying, nor introduce any reality with actual facts. Your oldies are probably more concerned that "noise will be happening" than "we will hear noise" because if "noise is happening" there's a risk ... (etc. etc. no you can't bury them under the patio). You just need to re-focus them on a different issue; one that is nothing to do with you.

A lifetime's experience of my mother has taught me this.

Edit: oh, and the build is looking fantastic and I both want to come up there and have a go, and also hate you, in roughly equal measure

Keefy

Legionreturns said:

Keefy said:

Legionreturns said:

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Suffice to say, if I get any complaints from neighbours, it will be because they're actively listening for the sounds from the studio, and not because it's loud. 

And if they get Environmental Health out with a noise meter, it won't register anything above a sparrow's fart!

Exactly. 

The neighbours on one side are sound. In fact, the dad has already agreed to multiple man dates playing Xbox on the big screen at full volume with a few beers, and his two girls want to book drumming lessons as soon as I'm ready! 

On the other side, the old curtain twitcher couple have told me every time they've seen me in the last six weeks that they're "really worried" and have spent "30 peaceful years here, and don't want to have to worry about drums at all hours now". Nothing I can say makes them stop repeating the same thing, (along with "Boris is doing a great job" so they're clearly not all that keen on reality!) so i guess we'll just have to see what happens. 

Interestingly, they haven't noticed a thing on any of the sound tests I've done. Even pre soundproofing, with the doors open! 

Tell them not to worry, they won't be able to hear anything from your studio over the noise of the new bypass.

Legionreturns

Update time... 

I feel like I have a studio now! 

All that's left is the hatch and baffle boxes, then snagging, and then I can setup my computer and run some tests before doing the rest of the acoustic treatment. 

Moved a load of gear and furniture in, finished the fiddly floor bits, and this afternoon I couldn't resist half an hour on the Strat, through the Supro. 

mrkb

We’ll done Chris, that looks superb.

Legionreturns

mrkb said:

We’ll done Chris, that looks superb.

Cheers Mark. 

It's a deceptively big space. Standard setup will be two guitar amps, drums and bass with 3 mics. 

Could comfortably accommodate a keys player or third amp and half a dozen spectators at the sofa end.

Sounds like a jam room to me! 

Soon! 

mrkb

Which bit of Huddersfield are you based in now? I’ve got accommodation in Holmfirth available any time I need, so if you ever need a crap drummer/ singer/ guitarist I’ll be there!

Legionreturns

Netherton mate ...considerably closer to Holmfirth than we used to be 

mrkb

Wow, thats only about 5 miles! Will let you know when I’m visiting the outlaws next, would love to see it in person.

vasselmeyer

The Sasquatch Jam lives again! (in a smaller, more intimate setting)...

Legionreturns

vasselmeyer said:

The Sasquatch Jam lives again! (in a smaller, more intimate setting)...

...but with the same Lemmy door! 

Legionreturns

As asked for elsewhere, I did a brief video tour  of the studio so far...

Jalapeno

WIS'd & WOW'd - great job !

pmg

Superb!

Lebarque

Looking great. Very jel. I also like how the bass player has been lumped in the 'hit by the door' corner, whereas the guitarist has pride of place. Well done that man.

Legionreturns

Lebarque said:

Looking great. Very jel. I also like how the bass player has been lumped in the 'hit by the door' corner, whereas the guitarist has pride of place. Well done that man.

To be fair, I've compensated the bass player by giving him/her a full stack to play with/ hide behind 

bloodandtears

are you gonna get some plastic shields to put around the drums to perhaps stop bleed when doing full rough demo recordings etc?  similar for vox too perhaps??

Pablocrackers

Nice job man!

PolarityMan

That looks incredible...sort those tom angles out though!

PolarityMan

*looks round my studio/mancave* Jesus I ened to tidy up

Legionreturns

Busy sanding and paint prepping up in the main house today, so I've not had much time in the studio. 

Started putting the engine room together, but I can't get it fully configured yet, because Virgin media. Grr!