Help With My Drum Room

[zackformula]

I need some help with the room I'm going to be recording drums in.

The room is half of my basement, it has 3 cement block walls, one wall has shelves built into/in front of it about 2 feet deep, the 4th wall is a make shift one, basically a big piece of ply wood between two wooden posts and a blanket for a door. We built a false floor/platform above the cement floor in case of water in the basement. The ceiling is wood (floor boards and beams from the ground floor of the house). And there are 2 small windows near the ceiling.

I'm looking for advice/input on what to put on the walls, ceiling, floor, etc. to make it a good sounding room for rock drums and to minimize noise leakage to the rest of the house and outside. (I don't really like cops coming to my house)

Thanks a lot for all of your help.

[Todzilla]

You are trying to solve two independent problems.

1) Soundproofing requires mass, isolation, airtightness and absolute maniacal attention to detail. With rare exception, this requires structural modifications of your space.

2) Acoustic treatment requires a careful plan for absorbing and diffusing a wide spectrum of audio frequencies.

You need to figure out your budget
Are you good with woodworking tools?
What are the room dimensions, including ceiling height?
Do you own the house and/or can you make structural alterations?
How much of the walls are below grade?
Are you sure you wanna go there?

[zackformula]

Todzilla, I'm ok with woodworking tools, I forgot the room dimensions in my first post they are approx. 12 x 12 with 8 foot ceiling. I don't own the house but I can make minor structural changes. what does below grade mean? and what do you mean by do I want to go there?

thanks for your help