basement studio help, please

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americanruse

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i didn't even realize there was a studio building forum. i posted this same question in a different forum. anyway....

i would appreciate some advice or ideas on soundproofing/reducing echo in my new studio.

i've moved into a new house, and i am moving my studio into my basement. one side is carpetted and all, and the other side is just concrete. i plan on using the already carpetted side for the live room, and the other side for the mixing room.

i've got alot of old carpet that i can use to help deaden the room, but i'm not sure what else i should do. i'd like cheap alternatives, but if i have to, i'm willing to shell out the money for the professional sound proofing recording foam stuff. oh, i'd also like ideas on how to block the furnace/water heater to reduce noise. i was thinkin' about building a little closet type thing for it, but maybe i can do something easier...


thanks much!
-scott
 
Scott,

Couple of quick thoughts. Make a drawing of your room and post it here. It will make everything easier to understand.

Forget the carpet on the walls--it'll just suck out all your highs and leave you in mudville. Better to build some acoustical absorbers which you can do yourself for relatively little expense. Check the SAE reference site for some ideas. Also, Ethan Winer has some DIY designs. He posts here and can point you to his articles if you're interested.

http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html

Alex
 
awesome. thanks. i'm gonna be on tour with my band for two weeks, but when i get back, i'll post some pictures and floor plan drawing. i was gonna actually just put carpet on the floor, but i guess i didn't say that. i also tried finding any books by alton everst today, but the bookstore could only get one and not for 7-8 weeks. do you know any other authors that might write about this stuff?

thanks again
-scott
 
If you have access to the web while on the road (or just want to print out some stuff to take with you), go to www.johnlsayers.com and browse through all his stuff. There is a link there to the sae site (called the recording studio handbook or something like that) previously mentioned which has much more useful information than the Everest book I purchased and this is all free.

Darryl.....
 
And get a Thermometer with a Humidity reading on it.

If you dont have air down there. Definitely get a De-Humidifier


Malcolm
 
thanks. i'll check out those sites as soon as i get some free time. better IS free. which everest book do you have? i was reading an article about building home recording studios, and the author kept quoting everest and talking about how cool he was.

and i do have a dehumidifier already. i'll probably hook it up down here, even if it's not too humid.

thanks
-scott
 
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