BigHighLonesome
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Hello All,
Ok, now it’s my turn to build a home studio and I need some expert advice. I will be moving into my new house Feb 26TH!!! I have attached a crude plan which shows L * W * H of the control room and jam room. It is not exactly to scale, but should work. I have placed doors and the load balancing poles in the diagram as well, and marked the walls which face outside..
Use: Home project studio. Not “really “ for commercial use (I may record the odd demo here for friends bands and stuff, but I am not going to be recording Dark Side of the Moon or Let it be
This will be a fun studio for friends to come by, jam, and record demos. I am willing to put up with a few sacrifices since this is not going to be a pro studio. I just don’t have “pro” funds …
Design goals:
Ok, I am not prepared to build a room inside of a room and go gangbusters here, but I want to build the best room I can. What I am looking for is the most sound proofed room I can build without building a double wall, which as we all know, becomes “double expensive”. I want to be able to play drums (I play soft music, so the drummer doesn’t really smash the drums to bits) and have a small band jam without the sound affecting the top floor of the house where the bedrooms are. I know this may be impossible, but I need to be able to come as close as I can. If the noise can be low enough to be drowned out by a pedestal fan in the bedroom on the 2nd floor, then that’s good enough (but no noise would be perfect). Also, I have no adjoining walls to neighbors or other bedrooms. All walls either face back into the basement or outside. I want to be able to play music loud down there and need some advice as to how to trap the sound. I have found this sound and fire insulation batting that may be a good fit for insulation.
The house itself is built very solid and since it is a custom home, there is no skimping anywhere in the design. The floor directly above the studio will be solid maple.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
BTW - I am located in Ottawa Canada
Ok, now it’s my turn to build a home studio and I need some expert advice. I will be moving into my new house Feb 26TH!!! I have attached a crude plan which shows L * W * H of the control room and jam room. It is not exactly to scale, but should work. I have placed doors and the load balancing poles in the diagram as well, and marked the walls which face outside..
Use: Home project studio. Not “really “ for commercial use (I may record the odd demo here for friends bands and stuff, but I am not going to be recording Dark Side of the Moon or Let it be
This will be a fun studio for friends to come by, jam, and record demos. I am willing to put up with a few sacrifices since this is not going to be a pro studio. I just don’t have “pro” funds …
Design goals:
Ok, I am not prepared to build a room inside of a room and go gangbusters here, but I want to build the best room I can. What I am looking for is the most sound proofed room I can build without building a double wall, which as we all know, becomes “double expensive”. I want to be able to play drums (I play soft music, so the drummer doesn’t really smash the drums to bits) and have a small band jam without the sound affecting the top floor of the house where the bedrooms are. I know this may be impossible, but I need to be able to come as close as I can. If the noise can be low enough to be drowned out by a pedestal fan in the bedroom on the 2nd floor, then that’s good enough (but no noise would be perfect). Also, I have no adjoining walls to neighbors or other bedrooms. All walls either face back into the basement or outside. I want to be able to play music loud down there and need some advice as to how to trap the sound. I have found this sound and fire insulation batting that may be a good fit for insulation.
The house itself is built very solid and since it is a custom home, there is no skimping anywhere in the design. The floor directly above the studio will be solid maple.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
BTW - I am located in Ottawa Canada