Thanks for the replies, chaps! I’ve done a lot of reading on what I need glass-wise, so happy with the construction requirements, I just wandered if anyone had a recommendation for a company whose work left you with a warm fuzzy feeling inside. HVAC I’m a little less familiar with. I’ve previously h...

Hello friends! As per the title, do any of you fine folk have experience or knowledge of glass and/or air con companies based in the UK that understand the needs of a music studio? My build will be modest (a lot more humble than my initial plans) but I do want decent isolation still. Thanks in advan...

Thank you for taking the time to do that, Martin!

Looks like this D590 I have has a smaller capsule than a standard D190. Might be standard or might have been swapped out at some point. It rattles around in the basket, so I’ll have to just bodge something with foam.

Growl makes me think of pickup placement. P-bass position not so much, but chuck a J/bridge in to the mix and that will get it there. In my opinion. Your “growl” might sound different to my “growl”.

FWIW, I don’t think it’s a great mic, I just don’t like throwing things away!

I do really rate the D130 as a drum overhead, though...

Hello chaps.

Opening up an old thread here, but I have the gooseneck variant of this (D590) but the foam around the capsule is long gone.

Can anyone with a serviceable D190 post some pictures of the capsule with the grill off please? I’m going to try to fashion my own replacement!

Fingers crossed. One thing that I've discovered is the value of just having a dedicated space to create. Acoustically treated/sound-proofed or not. :) Oh, absolutely! As soon as we’d decided to do a build, little pieces of domestic normality started creeping in to my hitherto dedicated music room i...

Oh, man - this is basically what I’m doing, only I’ve been plagued by setbacks! My foundation has been in for over 12 months. Hopefully starting on the walls soon... What is your roof construction? Any extra layers of mass loaded vinyl? Do the blocks of the wall go up around the joists? That’s a wea...

Nice to see it’s all come together! I think some pot plants will really set the white off nicely.

Looking nice and fresh!

What is your ceiling height internally?

I’m on hold til October now - the car started making bad bad noises on holiday, resulting in the need for a replacement car when we got back.

Never mind, gives me the chance to triple check with the council!

That’s a satisfying amount of progress! Has the manufacturer provided any figures for expected noise reduction?

I will go see the council again, just to double check (you lot are making me paranoid).

On security and insurance issues, my day job involves both, so I’m well aware of the requirements!

Sorry about the images - I’d like to embed them but I cannot presently figure it out. Re building control; I will check, but they only specified size and whether anyone would be sleeping there. The building is within permitted development rules. I had a meeting with Planning, spoke to building contr...

Here we go...

Progress! The foundations have been dug, concrete poured, hardcore put in the middle bits, and blocks ordered for the walls! I would love to show you pictures, but I can’t figure it out on my mobile as I’m currently in France. We had a spot of luck with the proceedings- as well as being within permi...

It’s not Oeco, is it?

Excellent news! I’m hoping to start soon, too. As you’ve alluded to, it’s all about the compromises. I’d started with huge ambitions and been beaten down to a reasonably treated garden build. Still, feel quite lucky to be able to do it. Are you getting a company in to do it, or have you drawn up pla...

Very nice sound! Also as above, can you give details of the equipment used, and also the recording venue?

Planning seems stricter in Wales than the rest of the UK, and I live on a new build estate (crammed in like sardines) , so to get something wedged in here was always going to be tight. As luck would have it, I’ve entered in to discussions with a friend of a friend, who before retirement was a local ...