Hi. I want to build a small sound room primarily for recording vocals. The purpose is quite specific - to get a better performance from myself by reducing the inhibition of knowing I can be heard by neighbours when singing louder. Some people don't have a problem with that kind of thing. I do and that's a given.
The studio is a spare bedroom about 17' x 14' which is mostly fairly quiet with quite thick, solid party walls either side. So my goal is not to eliminate all sound leakage, but to get louder singing inside (not really screaming) down to, say, ordinary speech level outside which wouldn't register beyond the containing room. So rather than over-engineer a complete sound block I'd prefer to reduce the overall wall thickness to maximise internal space for a given footprint. Been reading about gypsum and acoustic metal stud but open to suggestions.
OK, I said small. Ideally I'd like to keep the external dimensions to around 5'6" x 4'6". Room ceiling is 10' and I'm 6'2" so maybe 8'+ inside (?). At this stage I'd like to just establish that it's even realistic to achieve the above goal with this kind of dimension. I've assumed that it would have to be made acoustically dead and apply reverb in the DAW later and to the monitor for performance. But a space this small - can I achieve a good sound?
By the time I've built the walls, then treated them internally, I have to consider what internal space will be left. I'll be standing. I've tried to mock up an internal space 3'6" x 4'6" and it didn't feel too claustrophobic.
Happy and safe New Year and I look forward to your comments.
The studio is a spare bedroom about 17' x 14' which is mostly fairly quiet with quite thick, solid party walls either side. So my goal is not to eliminate all sound leakage, but to get louder singing inside (not really screaming) down to, say, ordinary speech level outside which wouldn't register beyond the containing room. So rather than over-engineer a complete sound block I'd prefer to reduce the overall wall thickness to maximise internal space for a given footprint. Been reading about gypsum and acoustic metal stud but open to suggestions.
OK, I said small. Ideally I'd like to keep the external dimensions to around 5'6" x 4'6". Room ceiling is 10' and I'm 6'2" so maybe 8'+ inside (?). At this stage I'd like to just establish that it's even realistic to achieve the above goal with this kind of dimension. I've assumed that it would have to be made acoustically dead and apply reverb in the DAW later and to the monitor for performance. But a space this small - can I achieve a good sound?
By the time I've built the walls, then treated them internally, I have to consider what internal space will be left. I'll be standing. I've tried to mock up an internal space 3'6" x 4'6" and it didn't feel too claustrophobic.
Happy and safe New Year and I look forward to your comments.