Control Room Windows

[brianhood]

I just acquired a new building for my studio(and a perfect one for me, might i add). I'll be doing some work on it next week, and one of the things i want to do is add a window between the control room and the live room.

My main concern right now is cost. My ideal setup is an 8 feet by 4 feet window with 2 panes of glass;different thicknesses and angled 6 degrees away from each other.

However, i know the cost for that would be quite expensive, and since i have absolutely no idea how to do this kind of thing, i have someone doing it for me as a favor. I doubt this person is going to want to spend multiple days making custom frames for this window so that the glass can be angled properly and whatever else. Also, i dont have plans for a setup like that, and i have no idea how to explain it to him in a way that he could work with.

what are some cheaper and easier options? i'm open for just about anything, and i'm aware that sound isolation will be sacrificed

 

[StoneLord]

Cheap flat screen/camera combo?

 

[brianhood]

Cheap flat screen/camera combo?

haven't really thought about that. Not ideal, but an option for sure.

I have someone willing to do the labor, so i'd like to do the window now before i move in

 

[lolzgreg]

^ This is a wonderful idea. Great for sound isolation AND cheap.

If you go the glass route, you're going to need laminated glass. It will probably cost you around 600 for both pieces.

 

[Wolfeman]

Flat screen and camera idea sounds great.... The TV could be used for other things as well, such as watching sports in between mixes

 

[Charlie E.]

If you have the money I'd go with the glass window. Cameras must feel weird :Smug: Like you're stalking the guy. And he isn't able to communicate back. Kinda impersonal. *shrugs*

 

[Wolfeman]

If you have the money I'd go with the glass window. Cameras must feel weird :Smug: Like you're stalking the guy. And he isn't able to communicate back. Kinda impersonal. *shrugs*

Talk-back?

 

[StoneLord]

If you have the money I'd go with the glass window. Cameras must feel weird :Smug: Like you're stalking the guy...

As opposed to staring at him through a window?

 

[Charlie E.]

At least he can look back! Plus he'll miss out on all the body language

 

[KeithTidd]

At my work we have a sort of 2-way camera thing. The control room has a big flatscreen that shows the live room, and the live room has rolling toolcase with a computer monitor that shows the mix position. It works pretty well.

 

[alan1990]

if your planing on staying in this building for a while id take the time and and get the window how you want in the first place.

I don't know a ton about construction experiences but i know enough to beable to say that if you can get the glass building a frame shouldn't be more then a days work. we did something similar at the studio i work at and it really wasn't a big deal no more then a few hours realy

 

[Nebulous]

if your planing on staying in this building for a while id take the time and and get the window how you want. I don't know a ton about construction but i know enough to beable to say that if you have the glass that building that windows shouldn't be more then a days work if that we did something similar at the studio i work at and it really wasn't a big deal no more then a few hours realy

Hang on, who's had too much to drink here? That last bit gave me a head spin lol. No offense, but I think your point may be missed there.


I would go for the window option personally. It would just "feel like a real studio" that way. I think that a good two way visual does alot for communication.

 

[PhilR]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Home-Recording-Studio-Build-Like/dp/1598630342/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260436097&sr=8-1]Home Recording Studio: Build it Like the Pros[/ame]

Anyone even thinking of building a studio should own this book. It was my bible for the last couple of years.

 

[[UEAK]Clowd]

I used a sliding glass door put sideways for my studio window.. if you wanted angles you could just use two?

 

[Soundlurker]

Home Recording Studio: Build it Like the Pros

Anyone even thinking of building a studio should own this book. It was my bible for the last couple of years.

+1

...though I don't think the camera/s and tv/s route would be too bad either.

 

[joeymusicguy]

i can't wait to build my vocal booth

and i realize this added nothing to the topic.

i love you brian. haha.

 

[plague_rider]

i Like the Idea of two sliding glass doors, resolves two issues at the same time

 

[::XeS::]

Andy has 2 sliding doors

 

[brianhood]

i can't wait to build my vocal booth

and i realize this added nothing to the topic.

i love you brian. haha.

haha you could have at least put in your two cents about it. I know you had that window in your garage studio that seemed to work decently

<3

 

[brianhood]

if your planing on staying in this building for a while id take the time and and get the window how you want in the first place.

I don't know a ton about construction experiences but i know enough to beable to say that if you can get the glass building a frame shouldn't be more then a days work. we did something similar at the studio i work at and it really wasn't a big deal no more then a few hours realy

Yeah thats basically how i feel. I wanna get it done right the first time




I found this on amazon. Priced pretty cheaply, but not the size i want.

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Window-Panel-Sound-Control-Laminated/dp/B001Q8ZG0E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=office-products&qid=1260464103&sr=8-1-catcorr[/ame]