pandamonk
Well-known member
Hi guys, hope you're doing well in these crazy times. I've not posted on here for almost decade.
After learning everything you'd ever need to know about home studio building, and meeting a bunch of brilliant people from all over the world, I built a studio from a bomb shelter (like the image below) and timber shed back in 2007 which served me well for over a decade. I called it Bombshed Studios. I had to give it up a couple of years ago but now I feel I should reignite the Bombshed legacy by building a new shed studio.
I have a 18'x8' concrete base with a ramp at the front and steps at the side, near the back. I have a load of PA equipment and need 8'x8' for storage leaving 10'x8' to play with... I know it's not much but it's all I've got.
So I'm looking at an 18'x8' apex timber garage/workshop. I think an STC of around 30 should be enough, so I plan on installing PIR insulation (I know mineral wool might be better) and a single layer of 1/2" drywall to the frame. The room size should be 7'6"x9'6" and the ceiling height will be ~6' at each side, rising to ~7' at the beam. I know 6'x7'6"x9'7" would fit the 1:1.25:1.6 ratio but a 6' ceiling will be too low; so 6' rising to 7' will have to do.
Now, to acoustics. I know bass traps are key but space is a luxury I don't have. I can have 4" Rockwool floor-to-ceiling corner traps in the back corners (at a 25° angle instead of 45°). My desk is 6'x2'6" so I can't afford the space in the front corners, so I've decided on an inside out wall, with the drywall facing away from the room and the 4" Rockwool (with 2" gap) exposed with fabric covering to make a floor-to-ceiling 6" bass trap wall. I'll also treat the ceiling, side and back wall first reflection points with 4'x2'x2" Rockwool traps.
So, to my questions:
After learning everything you'd ever need to know about home studio building, and meeting a bunch of brilliant people from all over the world, I built a studio from a bomb shelter (like the image below) and timber shed back in 2007 which served me well for over a decade. I called it Bombshed Studios. I had to give it up a couple of years ago but now I feel I should reignite the Bombshed legacy by building a new shed studio.
I have a 18'x8' concrete base with a ramp at the front and steps at the side, near the back. I have a load of PA equipment and need 8'x8' for storage leaving 10'x8' to play with... I know it's not much but it's all I've got.
So I'm looking at an 18'x8' apex timber garage/workshop. I think an STC of around 30 should be enough, so I plan on installing PIR insulation (I know mineral wool might be better) and a single layer of 1/2" drywall to the frame. The room size should be 7'6"x9'6" and the ceiling height will be ~6' at each side, rising to ~7' at the beam. I know 6'x7'6"x9'7" would fit the 1:1.25:1.6 ratio but a 6' ceiling will be too low; so 6' rising to 7' will have to do.
Now, to acoustics. I know bass traps are key but space is a luxury I don't have. I can have 4" Rockwool floor-to-ceiling corner traps in the back corners (at a 25° angle instead of 45°). My desk is 6'x2'6" so I can't afford the space in the front corners, so I've decided on an inside out wall, with the drywall facing away from the room and the 4" Rockwool (with 2" gap) exposed with fabric covering to make a floor-to-ceiling 6" bass trap wall. I'll also treat the ceiling, side and back wall first reflection points with 4'x2'x2" Rockwool traps.
So, to my questions:
- Do I really need need to worry about bass trapping the hell out of this small room if the bass will mostly just pass through the walls?
- What do you think of my plans below (the area with coefficients is for PA storage, 2'6" is the door and 3' is a window)?
- How are you guys coping through lockdown?
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