Potential new room, will this work well?

You might find this helpful, since you can still make the room any dimensions you want (lucky you...):

http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_info/room_sizing/?content=best

Chadnliz, pay attention to Jkalman's advice. If you shorten the 40' dimension by 8', you end up with 32', depending on exact wall placement. Then you would have dimensions of 32 and 24, all divisible by 2, 4, and 8. This would not be good for mode distribution. If this leaves you confused, suggest you search archives on AudiogoN and Audio Asylum. Lots of information is available on this subject.

Chadnliz,

Am going along with the others advise on this one.... Any way you can add on to the room for the tools ;-)

CHris

Taking 8' (or so) away from the 40' will not have a big effect (if any) in a room that large...It may help, more than hurt.

Large rooms don't suffer acoustical problems to the same degree that small rooms do, unless they are to large....thats another can of worms though.

Dave

Thanks for the input, I know I can read many threads on this and actually wish far more would read instead of asking the same basic questions over and over and over.
I just wanted to get a quick feel for opinions and thanks!