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Recording Studio Design: Customize for Your Musical Needs

recording studioIn the Burbank area, home remodeling often includes renovating to create your very own recording studio. No matter how novice or professional your current music-making level (and how lofty your aspirations!), this is definitely a purpose-built space that can be customized to suit your precise needs.
For most people, one of the most attractive and enjoyable parts of the home remodeling process is brainstorming about both the overall design and specific details to make the space completely their own. A recording studio is no exception, and in fact provides even more opportunity to focus on technical particulars than most construction projects on the home front.

Whether your focus is vocal, instrumental or a combination of the two, you want to be fully prepared to make every note sound superb. To say that there is a vast array of design options is an understatement. Aside from the overall look and feel of your personal recording studio, however, this one’s also about way more than just appearance. Fantastic functionality is a huge priority; more importantly, the recording studio should be customized for your needs.

Here are some things to think about:

  • Noise Isolation – Whatever your style, from hip-hop and hard driving rock to classical and ballads, expect to make a lot of noise. Sound will be a major “production” and isolating a home recording studio as

Replace that Old Staircase with Beauty and Added Function

home remodelingMaximizing your living space is just as important as making it look good. When it comes to staircases, however, the ultimate in combining form and function is often completely overlooked in most home remodeling projects. Because when you get right down to it, aren’t stairs simply a way to get from one level to the next, ‘nuff said?

Think again. Including the main staircase (or even making it the focus) in any home renovation can dramatically increase the wow-factor of your house. Not to mention give you some excellent storage options. Even typical cookie-cutter staircase designs can be renovated to the level of modern art, one that brings with it a multi-purpose storage solution.

Home Remodeling and 3 Great Staircase Ideas

  • Bookcase staircase – Books look great and have a way of warming up a space, making it feel lived in and personal. If your so-called library space has been outgrown, you’re probably tired of seeing books stacked on tables and chairs, creating clutter and making it hard to see what’s what, a built-in bookcase under

Faucet Features Galore for Kitchen Remodeling

Kitchen Remodeling Los AngelesKitchen remodeling isn’t limited to changing the cupboards and countertops. A lot of seemingly small things, such as the style and function of your faucets, also contribute in a big way to a great kitchen’s finished look and style.

The faucet isn’t something that comes out occasionally and gets tucked back in a cabinet; it’s always front and center and in frequent use. So don’t overlook the possibilities and sheer range of styles, finishes and features.

Kitchen Remodeling and Faucet Factors to Look For:

  1. Finish – Choose from chrome, brass, copper, stainless steel, nickel, bronze and more
  2. Design – Will it have classic, turn-of-the-century lines or be minimalist and modern?
  3. Handle – Single-handle style, or do you prefer dual? More traditional kitchens usually suit symmetry, but modern design allows for more asymmetric freedom. A single-handle faucet is

Things You Should Know About Electrical And Lighting For Your Recording Studio

Electrical

To assure you have clean power to your recording equipment you need to run dedicated circuits with isolated grounds. Recording gear today for the most part is computer based and having a clean power source will improve the quality of your recording.

You will also need a clean power source for any instruments that may be plugged into your recording studio system.

What are the Different Styles of Bathtubs to Choose From?

3-Wall Alcove Tub-Shower Combinations

Your standard 5 foot alcove tub utilizes a skirt on the front of the tub, these are the most commonly used tubs and work great in smaller bathrooms. With this tub you tile three walls and the tile finishes to the top edge of your bathtub. These are usually what you would see in a smaller home where you need to get the most out of your space. You would see this style in most hotels as well.

Recording Studio Floor Treatments

Carpeting with extra thick padding is a traditional recording studio standard. The idea being “the squishier the better”. What this does is it absorbs the sound waves before they hit your sub floor surface, whether it be concrete slab or a raised foundation. With today’s newer materials, we are moving more towards eco-friendly, recycled products that are made specifically for floor sound proofing treatments.

Recording Studio Electrical and Lighting

When designing your electrical and lighting systems for your recording studio, here are some things to consider:

1) Make sure you have isolated circuits “ dedicated” with an isolated ground for recording gear, amplifiers and musical instruments.

2) The lighting should be designed with fixtures that are surface mount rather than recessed (LED bulbs create little to no heat).

Silicone vs. Other Sealants for Sound Proofing

There are different products on the market today that are very costly, that just regular silicone can take the place of.

When sealing joints, boxes, wall to floor etc. just regular silicone preforms exceptionally well. This can be purchased at your local hardware store for less than 5 dollars a tube. I would suggest purchasing this one case at a time when constructing a new studio.

Structural Wood Rot

Structural Wood RotTo the left is a picture of wood rot found on a home only 5 years old.

Strange how this happens sometimes but we just finished a blog on wood rot a couple months ago and wouldn’t you know we had a job come up that had extensive wood rot. This home is only 5 years old but due to a poor installation of a side yard deck this house had to be extensively repaired.

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