The Valves recording studio

The Studio - Phase 3 The Studio is progressing at a pretty good clip now. As you can see, most of the walls are at least started if not complete. Lot's of Homosote or drywall or angled wood. There is even a bit of ceiling frame in the control room. Let's take a look and see how we're doing here at Phase 3, shall we?

Here he is, the builder of all this mayhem. Never one to take the easy way out, here he uses a sharp pointy object to kill imaginary insects.
	The fabulous control room window looking into the CR from the main studio area.
	And here we pull back a bit to reveal the now homosoted rear wall of "Studio A". Most of the band stuff was not here the day these pictures were taken, so we have to assume that Tom was practicing elsewhere, cuz that boy just never quits.
	and even more to the right than the above shot. More wall. On the far right is our robotic maid Rosey, right next to the still.
	And now to the other side. This is looking into the Super-Reflecto Drum room.
	The Super-Reflecto Drum Room is completely lined in what we carpentry types call "Wood". This should give a nice slapbacky echo when we finally get around to doing something in there. The doorframe on the right is how you will get into the control room.
	And here is the other side. Wood wood wood. I haven't seen so much wood since "Butt Bangers in Boise Vol.6". The yellow stuff on the couch is insulation, which will help keep the sound of our banging and thumping from disturbing the lovely and talented Mrs. Leclaire when all this is finished. And I mean banging and thumping in the strict musical sense, not in the butt bangers in boise sense.
	The back walls of Studio A, and before you ask, yes our recording equipment will be really nice, and you should not assume anything in advance just by looking at our collection of state of the art boom boxes.
	Now, this is inside the control room. That is the control room window looking out into the main studio. Why is it at a weird angle you ask? We're not really sure, but apparently it has something to do with acoustic properties, at least, we hope that's the case. At least it gives room for the snack shelf.
	Little Steven takes a break from his labors while leaning against the front wall of the control room. You can see he has put up fancy wood stuff and some nice trim and at the top you can see a little of the framing for the drop ceiling. In the foreground are the tools of the trade, as every manly man can attest, you can never have too much grout.
	And the final pic of phase 3, we see into the control room and the woodwork therein. The ceiling frame is visible as is the level, which is useful for making sure the walls are straight and will not collapse later killing and injuring dozens. I also like how the drill stands up on it's own. The lower wall will be painted in some shade or other and where the table is will be the magnificent mixer desk, which has yet to be designed but will most certainly kick mixer desk ass!

That's it for this week, be sure to keep tuning in for more studio news and views.