The Studio - Phase 2

Well, Here we are about a week later and some significant progress has been made. The walls have been wired up with lots of pretty blue outlets to plug all the stuff into and Steve has begun the itchy task of insulating the walls. In one area he has even started putting up the final wall, which is Southern Yellow Pine. I know nothing about wood apart from occasionally sporting it in the morning, but Steve assures me it's very good wood, and he's extremely happy with it. If Steve is happy with his wood, then we're all happy with his wood, so, let's see what he's been up to.
If you haven't seen it yet, you might want to start with Phase One.

And there's The Man himself gleefully explaining his joist methodology to some random passerby. Behind him is the window and doorway between the main studio and the drum room. As you can see, there is some insulation in the wall, and if you look carefully, you will see some southern yellow pine on the rear wall.

Here's a better look at the back wall. He is doing the wood at angles, in a herringbone pattern (or a tweed pattern, or an angle pattern. Some kind of pattern).

Another view of that wall. To the right are the door and window facing into the control room. Guess where we're going next...

That's right, this is looking through that window and into the control room. Look at all the pretty blue boxes inside the wall.

And here it is, this is approximately where the mix position will be. The exact spot has not been determined yet. There were many outlets installed here for all the equipment, along with a DSL line for the computer, a cable so we can watch the Superbowl and a phone line. The wires hanging from the ceiling are for future track lighting.

And this is the window looking out into the main studio. The window is actually at sort of an odd angle to the rest of the room because of the shape of the room and the desire to have a good acoustical environment. The white bookcase is where the snacks will be stored.

And this is looking from about the mix position back into the drum room. I've been told there is no difference between the pink and the yellow insulation. I wonder why insulation comes in such wimpy pastel colors.

This is Studio "A", or the main studio room. It's also where we rehearse. Once again Tom is playing his drums, that boy never stops working his little heart out. the Hammond B3 is in the foreground, and behind Mike's amp pile (Which we refer to as "Rice Crispies" because it snaps, crackles, and pops) you can see the line of music stands where the horn section does it's thing, otherwise known as:
"Tornado Alley
The place to go when you really blow".

Here's Tommy again. Those of you with sharp eyes but not much of a life may notice that this is a different drum set than is shown in Phase One. Tom goes through drums the way Paris Hilton goes through condoms and videotape.

And finally, Joe was so happy to get the awesome Mackie HR824 monitors, he couldn't resist planting a big kiss on one. At least, we hope that's what he's doing, but it's also possible he's tasting it. We'd better buy him a pizza before each session just to be safe.

That's it for Phase Two. More walls will be going up and windows and doors need to be installed. Hopefully after that we can get down to the business of plugging everything in and seeing if it all works.