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I assumed he was responding to my need for recording booth and control room acoustic treatment. I'm sure at the very least I'll need some bass traps or broadband absorbers. I have some acoustic foam and a big acoustic blanket which I've read are good for absorbing higher frequencies, but I don't...

Thank you for the advice! I've read elsewhere that Roxul 60 is just as good as OC 703, just not as rigid. The upside is that it's less expensive. Any feedback on this?

I have 1,600 sq. ft. That's more room than I know what to do with. An earlier comment of mine: "I'm building it out of crates because I have a lot of crates (1/2" pine, approx. 24" x 21" x 24")" As to whether they can support a ceiling, I wrote this: "The ceiling will be supported by 2' of...

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Yeah, I'm spending a whole lot more than I'd originally hoped. But I just want to record music, so if that's what it takes... Chili: It's not just the room echo, it's the environmental noise. Guinea pig drinking from his water bottle. Neighbor flushing the toilet. Screaming kids across the...

Thanks for all the feedback. I've scrapped the crate idea and am going for two rooms: A control room and an ISO booth. Maybe I can use the crates to tame the acoustics in the control room or to reinforce the booth as advised, but as the main structure? No. I've posted this to several forums and...

Rethinking this again... I think it would be better to build a control room with a separate iso booth. The booth is the only thing that really needs to be soundproof, and if it's smaller, then it will be cheaper and easier to build. Dealing with the acoustics of the control room will be another...

Yeah, it's an unusual approach. Thank you for this suggestion. So am I. 280 lbs for 4 sheets of 4' x 8' at 5/8". The ceiling will be supported by 2' of surface area on three sides, which will spread out the weight along the tops of 12 crates (about 23 lbs per crate assuming equal...

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I wonder... To minimize resonance in the crates, I could make them into diffusers instead of insulated walls covered in drywall. Then I could double the 5/8" drywall on the exterior using green glue. Thoughts?

Added some stuff to the interior for a better sense of scale.

Location: 1,600 sq. ft. loft apartment with cement floor, 14' ceiling, and soundproof walls. It's one big room. Reasons: The apartment is an echo chamber. General sound blocking to reduce environmental noise. And I prefer to record late at night, sometimes when my girlfriend is sleeping, so I...

Wow. Okay. Gobos are looking much more attractive. Maybe I can get my gf to wear earplugs when she sleeps. Or I could change my schedule. Just as long as it's enough to keep out the sound of appliances and pets. Most of my recordings have the sound of a guinea pig drinking from the water bottle...

Thank you all for the responses! From what I've read here and elsewhere, brick is not a good idea. It's much too heavy, and the sound absorption isn't that fantastic. I was naively hoping for an effective unorthodox approach. But decoupled construction is the way to go. I could probably snag...

I'm wondering if a better option would be to build two rooms: A studio and a bedroom. So instead of having an STC 70 studio, I could have an STC 50 studio and an STC 40 bedroom. Since I don't understand the math, I'm not sure if this setup would be superior sound reduction-wise. I'm also...

Location: 1,500 sq. ft. loft apartment with cement floor and 25' ceiling. It's one big room. Reasons: Bad acoustics. Girlfriend who I don't want to keep awake during late night recording sessions. General soundproofiness to prevent unwanted noise from appliances, pets, etc. Size: I'm guessing...