Basement studio idea

[anotherdummy]

I have read around here and hope im posting this within the rules and guidelins of the forum.

I have been recording/producing in a home studio thats really just a room with minor treatment for sometime now and I think I am ready to do a build out. I do not have a band or drums it would be more of a mix room with some vocal tracking here and there.

It is a basement room that measures 12 by 20 feet (ceilings 7.5 ft.)and I would have to accommodate 2 doors roughly 2 ft apart from each other. meaning i would like to wall off so there is a separate landing in front of the doors. This would make the overall area an odd shape. QUESTION #1 Will this be a lot harder to treat acoustically (not sound proofing)

I only want one room not trying to build an Iso booth and will have a closet in another room

Question #2 I have an Idea of building modular 7x4 ft. panels and 10 by 4 ft. for ceiling. I would use the double rock on both sides and try to use all the cool tricks I learned on this site, resilient channel, mass loaded vynil, or what ever would work the best. I would maintain a 2 inch air gap from all existing walls and ceiling. Would the modular system work or is it a complete waste of time and money?

I tried to do a sketchup but my son had to go to bed,(he's teaching me how to use it)lol


I hope i diddn't blow it with my first post if I broke all the rules I'm sorry.

thanks

 

[jhbrandt]

When building a One Room studio/control room, symmetry is very important. An asymmetrical room is no harder to treat -- possibly easier - but it depends on its use. Tracking rooms benefit from being asymmetrical but Control Rooms do not.
Question #2; modular isolation booths are 'iffy' at best because the seals must be perfect. Isolation ratings depend on mass and MAM thickness, so modular/portable isolation booths are almost an oxymoron.
Note: If using a decoupled MAM system, do not use resilient channel. And MLV is not a cost effective sound-proofing component for walls.
Cheers,
John