small room acoustics
Hi there, I am new to this forum and I deemed that is the correct thread for my questions.
I am creating a recording space in a very small space and am looking for advice on a couple of things.
about the space ( see attached Sketchup drawings) this will be a room within a room in my basement, my teenage kids ( lovers of loud music,,,, I really don’t know where they get this from
have their bedrooms right above, the floor is concrete, plumbing and freezers are in the big rectangular room next to the recording space so some sound is generated there. I know nothing about acoustics and treatment!
question #1: when I build the new wall( see drawings), in order to save some space, do you think that I could leave the studs open to the inside and fill them with mineral wool and clad with fabric to obtain some trapping and still get sound proofing? would it help if I did 2 layers of drywall on the outside of the new wall spaced 1” ? I looked at the chart and illustrations from Goldman and it seems like 1 inch of dead airspace could be effective
Any suggestions for treating this room with the “trap wall “ in mind, with or without depending how you rule? it has to function as a recording booth for various instruments and vocals and potentially drums.
Question #2: take a look at my ceiling detail would you change anything to get max sound proofing?, I am floating the new ceiling to decouple it from the existing joists, but do not want (if possible) to lower the ceiling more that 1 inch from the existing joists as it is already a low ceiling.
Question #3: would the new floating ceiling benefit from the ceiling joists being placed on some sort of rubber? I am not planning on using fasteners for the joists ( I spent many years as a carpenter and can make this work, I know I know,,, what will happen when i push the drywall up against the joists to fasten it?
I am stubborn and creative
I would appreciate any and all feedback
Best
Lars
Durango Colorado
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