building a studio???what first?

[idie2]

hello...im sure this has been asked 1000 times but this is my firstime here..ok heres my problem...im in a metal band..we have tried jamming several places only to have the cops called on us at all hours of the day...which is rather discouraging.. no one minds going to our shows they just dont want us to practice it seems heh.. anyways i have a 2 car garage with a workshop built on to it..there is no insulation in the room...so basicly im wondering if theres a webpage with plans and recomendations of different things to use for soundproofing...im also buying a roland studio pack..are those any good? says its 24 track 24bit audio...the room is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide...im looking for a very afordable alternative to actual sound proofing...but would like it to be good enough to practice it at night and day without bothering the neighbors...thank you in advance for the help..tom

 

[Rochey]

tom, let me point you towards the home recording.com bible.

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

it is sweeeeeeeeet in ways you could never imagine. And it has everything -- everything there is about building your own studio, from acoustics through to mic technique, to considering what type of equipment to buy.

go read, then come back

 

[idie2]

hey that page is sweet. heh but a bit of a problem im looking at plans on how to build..like the floating floor for instance...im seeing things i dont know they are...like rock wool and gypsum..are these things from hardware store? or are they audiotypmaterials...the page is sweet though ...heh i guess it might take me a while to get it all down...http://207.158.230.196/R2KREQ/cottage.htm
could you take a look at this page and tell me if ya think its a good set of plans....by looking at the sae do you still have to use sound proofing with the gaps between the floors and the walls? please dont think im an idiot this is all just new to me

 

[longsoughtfor]

The trouble I see with that plan is the parallel walls. Look at the plans on the SAE site and notice that there are hardly any parallel walls. The reason for this is that any parallel surfaces (wall to wall and floor to celing) will have a particular wavelength that will either fit perfectly or be a perfect multiple of the distance. These frequencies (or Modes) will sound louder in that space then other frequencies thus giving you a false reading when mixing, recording etc...

There are garage plans on the SAE site that make more sense then those at the site you mention.

Cheers
Kevin.