Equipment Placement

Equipment Placement Guide

Room-by-room installation instructions for all audio, video, lighting, power, and network equipment. Includes exact positions, mounting specifications, cable routing, and power circuit assignments. For use by the installation contractor after acoustic construction is complete.

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BUILDER CUSTOMIZATION GUIDE -- EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT

CUSTOMIZABLE -- Furniture brand and style (desks, chairs, shelving), cable management trunking and raceways, power distribution unit brand, network switch and patch panel brands, desk lamp and task lighting, KVM accessories.

DO NOT ALTER -- Monitor model and mounting positions (1.20 m tweeter height, 38% room depth, 30-degree stereo angle), microphone isolation mount type and placement, headphone amplifier channel count, audio interface model and I/O specifications, rack unit dimensions and ventilation clearances, speaker stand/mount vibration isolation method. Equipment positions are acoustically calculated -- do not relocate without consultant approval.

Pre-Installation Requirements

CRITICAL: All acoustic construction (walls, floating floor, ceiling plenum, door installations, treatment panels) must be 100% complete and tested before beginning equipment installation. Equipment mounting hardware must NOT penetrate acoustic barriers. Use surface-mount brackets, desk clamps, or ceiling-hung solutions only. Any wall penetration requires acoustic sealing per PENETRATION-SEALING.html.
Power first, then data, then equipment. Run all dedicated circuits and install IG outlets before pulling Cat6A cables. Pull all network cables before mounting heavy equipment. This sequence prevents cable damage and ensures clean routing.
Room height reference: Finished acoustic ceiling height = m. All mounting heights in this guide are measured from the finished floor surface upward.

Power Distribution

Every room receives a dedicated 20A isolated-ground circuit from the main electrical panel. This provides clean power for sensitive audio/video equipment, free from electrical noise introduced by HVAC, lighting dimmers, or other building loads.

Dedicated Circuit Schedule

Circuit # Room Amperage Type Panel Breaker Notes
AV-01Control Room20AIsolated GroundDedicated 2-poleGenelec monitors + SSL UF8 + Mac Studio. Home-run to panel, NO shared neutrals.
AV-02VO Live20AIsolated GroundDedicated 2-poleMic preamp chain + Furman PL-Plus DMC. Low-noise critical — MUST be separated from lighting circuits.
AV-03Studio20AIsolated GroundDedicated 2-poleCamera power + Godox lighting + Furman M-8x2. Lighting load is primary draw (~800W peak).
AV-04Editing Suite20AIsolated GroundDedicated 2-poleWorkstations + NAS + UPS + network switch. Heaviest continuous load — two workstations + storage.
ELECTRICIAN REQUIREMENT: All AV circuits MUST be wired as isolated ground (IG) with green-with-yellow-stripe conductors in dedicated conduit. Orange IG receptacles (NEMA 5-20R, hospital-grade preferred). Ground wire runs unbroken back to panel ground bar. Do NOT daisy-chain IG receptacles. Each outlet = individual home run.

Equipment Per Room

Control Room — Power Chain

VO Live — Power Chain

Studio — Power Chain

Editing Suite — Power Chain

Power Flow Diagram

MAIN PANEL 4x 20A IG Circuits AV-01: Control Room 20A IG • 2x Orange Outlets APC Smart-UPS 1500VA Furman PL-Plus DMC Genelec 8030C (L+R+Sub) Mac Studio SSL UF8 AV-02: VO Live 20A IG • 2x Orange Outlets Furman PL-Plus DMC WA-73 Preamp Headphone Amp AV-03: Studio 20A IG • 2x Orange Outlets Furman M-8x2 Godox Lights (3x LE300Bi) PTZ Camera RodeCaster AV-04: Editing Suite 20A IG • 2x Orange Outlets APC Smart-UPS 1500VA Workstations (x2) NAS USW-24-PoE Switch ISOLATED GROUND BUS BAR (Panel Ground) All 4 IG circuits terminate here — separate from building ground

Network & Cabling Infrastructure

All network cabling uses Cat6A S/FTP (shielded) plenum-rated cable for EMI rejection in this RF-sensitive environment. The central switch is located in the Editing Suite; satellite switch in the Studio. All cable runs terminate at a 24-port patch panel in the Editing room rack.

Network Topology

USW-24-PoE (Editing) 24-port GbE PoE+ • 2x 10G SFP+ • Central Hub 24-Port Patch Panel (Editing Rack) NAS (10GbE SFP+) DAC cable to SFP+ port UniFi U7 Pro (WiFi 7) Ceiling-mount, Editing room Control Room 2x wall jacks + 2x desk jacks SSL UF8 (Dante), Mac Studio, RodeCaster Observation window tally via PoE VO Live 2x wall jacks Minimal: talkback + tally only No active network equipment Studio 2x wall jacks + 2x desk jacks USW-Lite-8-PoE satellite switch PTZ camera (PoE), Stream Deck Teleprompter, Guest laptop drops Editing Suite 2x wall jacks + 2x desk jacks Workstation x2, NAS (local) WiFi AP (ceiling PoE) LEGEND: Cat6A S/FTP trunk 10GbE SFP+ (DAC) Network device Infrastructure

Cable Run Schedule

Run ID From To Cable Type Est. Length Purpose
Cable routing rules:
  • All cable runs through ceiling plenum in 25mm PVC conduit (sealed at every penetration point with acoustic putty)
  • Network cables maintain minimum 150mm separation from power cables (parallel runs)
  • Cross power cables at 90-degree angles only
  • Service loops of 1m minimum at each termination point
  • All shielded jacks grounded to patch panel frame (bonded to IG ground bus)
Keystone jack placement: Wall jacks at 350mm above finished floor (desk-accessible height). Use 2-port face plates per location. Label every jack with room code + jack number (e.g., CTRL-01, CTRL-02, EDIT-01, etc.). Corresponding patch panel ports use matching labels.

Control Room Equipment

The Control Room is the audio mixing and monitoring hub. Equipment positioning follows strict acoustic requirements — the Genelec monitor triangle is the most critical placement in the entire studio complex.

Monitor Triangle (Critical)

CONTROL ROOM — PLAN VIEW (looking down) FRONT WALL (absorption panel behind monitors) L 8030C Left on MoPAD R 8030C Right on MoPAD SUB 7040A floor LP LISTENING POSITION Ear height: 1.20m (tweeter axis) d = equal d = equal d = equal Mixing Desk SSL UF8 center + RodeCaster right Mac Studio Under/beside desk KEY: Monitors angled 30° inward • Tweeters at ear level (1.20m) • Equal distance L=R=Listener MoPAD isolation pads under each monitor • Front wall absorption directly behind monitors
Monitor placement rules:
  • Equilateral triangle: distance between monitors = distance from each monitor to listener
  • Tweeters at 1.20m height (seated ear level) — adjust MoPAD angle if desk height varies
  • Each monitor angled 30° inward, aimed at the bridge of the operator's nose
  • Minimum 60cm from front wall (behind monitors) to prevent comb filtering
  • Sub on floor, center between monitors, against front wall
  • Auralex MoPAD pads under each monitor — decouple from desk surface

Control Room Equipment List

VO Live Equipment

The VO Live room is a controlled dead-room environment. Equipment is minimal by design to keep the noise floor at NC-20. Every item must be mechanically isolated to avoid vibration transfer to the floating floor.

Equipment Positions

VO LIVE — PLAN VIEW M PRIMARY MIC Neumann U87 Ai on PSA1+ Small Table/Stand PSA1+ clamp here B SM7B backup on PSA1+ #2 Music Stand HP Retractable acoustic curtain track Furman DMC Wall-mount/shelf D3 from Control Window
Microphone positioning: Primary mic (U87) centered in room, slightly off geometric center toward the observation window wall. This avoids placing the mic at a room mode null point. Both boom arms (Rode PSA1+) clamp to the table/stand edge — do NOT wall-mount boom arms (vibration transfer to floating structure).

VO Live Equipment List

Video/Podcast Studio Equipment

The Studio is the most equipment-dense room. Lighting grid, camera positions, guest desk, and podcast table all need precise placement to support multi-camera video production with controlled acoustics.

Lighting Grid Layout

STUDIO — REFLECTED CEILING PLAN (Lighting) KEY LE300Bi #1 + Light Dome III FILL LE200Bi #1 + Umbrella RIM LE300Bi #2 + Barndoors BG LE200Bi #2 CS-65D CS-65D Lantern Overhead soft fill RGB Tubes (4-pack) POD LE300Bi #3 + Light Dome III Host Guest PTZ Camera All Godox lights: Bowens mount • Ceiling grid or C-stand • Power from Furman M-8x2 (AV-03 circuit)
Lighting notes:
  • All Godox fixtures use Bowens mount — compatible with Aputure Light Dome III and Barndoors
  • Key light at 45° angle, 1.5–2m above talent, camera-left
  • Fill light opposite key, 1 stop dimmer than key (adjust via Godox app)
  • Rim/hair light behind and above talent, aimed at shoulders/hair separation
  • RGB tubes on magnetic mounts on background wall — NO wall penetration needed
  • CS-65D lantern hung from ceiling grid, centered above talent area

Studio Equipment List

Editing Suite Equipment

The Editing Suite serves dual purpose: primary post-production workspace and circulation corridor for the entire studio complex. Equipment must be arranged to allow a clear walkway from the SE entrance (D1) to the western partition doors (D2 to Control, D4 to Studio).

Desk & Equipment Layout

EDITING SUITE — PLAN VIEW SOUTH WALL (exterior) D1 Entry ← CIRCULATION WALKWAY (keep clear) → Workstation 1 Editing / Post-production Workstation 2 Graphics / Motion KALLAX 4x4 Storage/Supplies Equipment Rack UPS + PDU USW-24-PoE Patch Panel NAS 10GbE to switch AP WiFi 7 (ceiling) D2→Ctrl D4→Studio
Circulation clearance: Maintain a minimum 900mm clear walkway running east-west through the center of the room. The main entrance (D1, SE corner) leads directly into this walkway. Desks along the south wall face south, with operators' backs to the walkway. Equipment rack and storage positioned along the north wall, out of the traffic path.

Editing Suite Equipment List

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