specifics for 5x8 sound booth

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I'm a new guy building a sound booth in the corner of a large basement and I'm looking for some specific advice for my situation.
Construction: The back and one side wall of the booth would be Block, the other side wall (w/ door) and the ceiling would be drywall,the floor concrete, and the front wall would probably be a mixture of drywall and some sort of glass.
Purpose: Primarily for recording vocals. Not looking for the "Perfect" room, just something nice.
Budget: Somewhere around $300-$500 for soundproofing materials

Questions: 1. What specific materials should I use for this application? 2. should I worry about doing anything to the floor? 3.What do I do about the door to the room? 4. Can anyone direct me to a thread that recommends a list of equipement for a hip hop and R&B style studio? Thanks :confused:
 
1. Read this

2. Are you talking from an acoustic or soundproofing standpoint?

3. You will want a solid core door, and it needs to be weatherstripped all the way around. A drop seal door kit will be pretty expensive, but will do you a lot of good to seal the crack at the bottom of the door.

4. check out the hiphop section of this bbs.
 
Your first question is what are you looking for? is it isolation or absorbtion. They aren't mutually exclusive but generally money you spend on one gets you absolutely nothing for the other.

1. Isolation is the ability for the sound that is inside the booth to leak out and the sound from the outside to leak in.

2. Absorbtion is the ability to control reflections of sound within the room.

So for example your question about the door has nothing to do with absorbtion and everything to do with isolation. Generally when one speaks of sound treatment one is talking about absorbtion and when one speaks of soundproofing one is speaking of isolation, but those words are frequently confused by new users.

Sound treatment involves putting fluffy stuff, usually fabric covered 703 panels, on the walls and in the corners of the inside surface.

Soundproofing requires an isolated mass-cushion-mass construction and lots of attention to details like caulking and sealant. (Then you have to worry about adding enough ventillation that it does not become a suffocation chamber without adding noise.)
 
Thanks for the links notbradsohner. I will read them ASAP. Innovations...I guess I would be looking for absorbtion more than anything. We will be doing a lot of vocal recording more so than live music. Any specific suggestions or will 703 or mineral wool on the walls take care of it for me? What about the front glass? Thanks
 
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