7 Once we finished the drywall, we started framing for the acoustic treatment. We kept framing to a minimum, reducing penetrations into the drywall barrier. (photo 5) We then selected air conditioning that would be quiet enough for studio work and the least disruptive to the drywall. I chose Daikin ductless units called Pancakes. Each unit can be hidden inside the acoustic treatment and only the cooling lines penetrate the drywall barrier.( Photo 6) Insulation covered with chicken wire and fabric is the acoustic treatment Lou called for. Chicken wire was expensive and hard to work with, so I substituted plastic fencing, which proved to be easier to cut and install. To stop the pattern of the fencing from showing through the fabric, we attached furring strips over the plastic fencing. (Photo 7) Guilford of Maine FR701 is the acoustical fabric that most studios use, and what Lou recommended. The fabric comes in rolls, in various widths; it was important to know what width fabric we are going to use before we added the furring strips over the fencing. The fabric I chose came in a 66" width. 5 8 6 14 RECORDING March 2016