There are enough photos of the space at https://www.massivemastering.com —
But it’s always a question during attended sessions. I had help from some very knowledgeable and respected members of the audio community turning an “available space” into what it is now.
It’s a relatively tight space — Around 10.5’ x 19 x 8. But very tightly controlled. The “mass equivalent” of around 36 2’x4’x4” OC 703 / 705 traps - Corners are double-trapped in front and “reverse corners” behind. Cloud overhead, sides around the main position, high-sides at the client seats. The celling is designed to absorb and allow excessive low end to pass through to reduce low end buildup. An extra hot air return with a very quiet remote booster fan is located above the amplifiers.
It is not a “dead” sounding space. It’s just a very controlled and consistent sounding space. Stand up, sit down, walk around, the peaks and nulls are kept to a minimum.
The attached wall is nearly a foot thick and consists of staggered 2x4’s on a 6” base. Roxul insulation is run through the staggered studs and then more is in the cavities. A rubber-ish membrane is over all of that. Both sides of the wall are 2 layers of drywall (one of which is QuietRock). All of the walls are covered with smooth horizontal cedar plank and trimmed in rough out cedar.
The floor floats 4” over a concrete slab on rubber “U-boats” — Except for the front near the speakers. The front 4 feet is a concrete slab under the single layer laminate wood flooring to reduce vibration.
The main speakers (Tyler Acoustic Decade D1’s) are separated from their bases by rubber “hockey pucks” that allow them to tilt just a whisker. Those are on 4” thick MDF bases sitting on granite slabs with a cork backing to protect the floor.
I’ll add more to this one of these days I’m sure…. But long story short, it’s a fine sounding space that leaves me little to complain about. It’s an amazing room to work in. I’ve recently even started mixing projects here and there to pass some spare time. Back when I was recording and mixing for a living, I would have killed for a space like this (as a mastering specialist, I can certainly say that if more people put the money and effort into their space and speakers, it’d make the mastering engineer’s job all that much easier). And for just listening to music or occasionally taking in a movie, there are few places I’d rather be.
But it’s always a question during attended sessions. I had help from some very knowledgeable and respected members of the audio community turning an “available space” into what it is now.
It’s a relatively tight space — Around 10.5’ x 19 x 8. But very tightly controlled. The “mass equivalent” of around 36 2’x4’x4” OC 703 / 705 traps - Corners are double-trapped in front and “reverse corners” behind. Cloud overhead, sides around the main position, high-sides at the client seats. The celling is designed to absorb and allow excessive low end to pass through to reduce low end buildup. An extra hot air return with a very quiet remote booster fan is located above the amplifiers.
It is not a “dead” sounding space. It’s just a very controlled and consistent sounding space. Stand up, sit down, walk around, the peaks and nulls are kept to a minimum.
The attached wall is nearly a foot thick and consists of staggered 2x4’s on a 6” base. Roxul insulation is run through the staggered studs and then more is in the cavities. A rubber-ish membrane is over all of that. Both sides of the wall are 2 layers of drywall (one of which is QuietRock). All of the walls are covered with smooth horizontal cedar plank and trimmed in rough out cedar.
The floor floats 4” over a concrete slab on rubber “U-boats” — Except for the front near the speakers. The front 4 feet is a concrete slab under the single layer laminate wood flooring to reduce vibration.
The main speakers (Tyler Acoustic Decade D1’s) are separated from their bases by rubber “hockey pucks” that allow them to tilt just a whisker. Those are on 4” thick MDF bases sitting on granite slabs with a cork backing to protect the floor.
I’ll add more to this one of these days I’m sure…. But long story short, it’s a fine sounding space that leaves me little to complain about. It’s an amazing room to work in. I’ve recently even started mixing projects here and there to pass some spare time. Back when I was recording and mixing for a living, I would have killed for a space like this (as a mastering specialist, I can certainly say that if more people put the money and effort into their space and speakers, it’d make the mastering engineer’s job all that much easier). And for just listening to music or occasionally taking in a movie, there are few places I’d rather be.