Studio Planning

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So i have been researching about building a studio, not intending to do anything big and expensive and elaborate.. It would never be for anything more than myself and a few friends... So the options i have currently would be
1. Use a small space in my current house ( will get dimensions tomorrow)
2. Build a small ( 20x20/25x25) cabin type building
3. Use my grandmothers basement ( again will get dimensions) And before you ask, she is a musician also. So she could make use of it, it wouldn't be an annoying thing for her as long as it was used at reasonable times.
Fitting with that, i am not looking for total noise isolation, although it does need to be sound reducing, i care more about the actual sound quality of my recording.
Not going to post my budget as of now, as im not sure where its currently at..
But my two questions i am asking would be.
1. Which option would be easier.
2. Which option would be cheapest.

Thanks in advance guys!
~Tristan~
 
Space in your house would probably be easiest and cheapest. Though none will be cheap. Building you rown cabin is a great idea, but can take a lot of time and money. Basements, I wouldn't think are the best place for sound. Meaning you'll probably have to do a lot of room treatment just to get it usable.
 
somegeezer said:
Space in your house would probably be easiest and cheapest. Though none will be cheap. Building you rown cabin is a great idea, but can take a lot of time and money. Basements, I wouldn't think are the best place for sound. Meaning you'll probably have to do a lot of room treatment just to get it usable.
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The space in my house is SMALL, something like 10 x 10, and its on a second story,and would need a whole wall, as our upstairs os one big space...
Capriccio said:
Try to avoid square rooms, like 20x20 or 25x25.
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I realize that, but i also realize thats not gonna happen...lol
 
tgray96 said:
So i have been researching about building a studio, not intending to do anything big and expensive and elaborate.. It would never be for anything more than myself and a few friends... So the options i have currently would be
1. Use a small space in my current house ( will get dimensions tomorrow)
2. Build a small ( 20x20/25x25) cabin type building
3. Use my grandmothers basement ( again will get dimensions) And before you ask, she is a musician also. So she could make use of it, it wouldn't be an annoying thing for her as long as it was used at reasonable times.
Fitting with that, i am not looking for total noise isolation, although it does need to be sound reducing, i care more about the actual sound quality of my recording.
Not going to post my budget as of now, as im not sure where its currently at..
But my two questions i am asking would be.
1. Which option would be easier.
2. Which option would be cheapest.

Thanks in advance guys!
~Tristan~
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Well one thing I think you need to ask yourself, especially being 19, I did the same thing. Is are you planning on being in this one location for a while?

As you can see that one question kind of knocks out the building a shed option of setting up shop at grandmas if you plan on moving or changing residency within a years time.

I think setting up in your bedroom or extra room in your house would be the best option. Focus some of that money you would have used to build a shed to getting some proper equipment and then some DIY room treatment. All which you could take pack up and take if you moved. It will probably be the most cost effective way to getting yourself a nice home studio setup.

I don't know about you man (I got a year on ya), but starting recording when I was 18, I've had to move 2 times in the past 2 years, and am hopefully looking at one final move here soon to kind of settle down in one location. It's just something you have to think about with your own situation.
 
Capt Hair said:
Well one thing I think you need to ask yourself, especially being 19, I did the same thing. Is are you planning on being in this one location for a while?

As you can see that one question kind of knocks out the building a shed option of setting up shop at grandmas if you plan on moving or changing residency within a years time.

I think setting up in your bedroom or extra room in your house would be the best option. Focus some of that money you would have used to build a shed to getting some proper equipment and then some DIY room treatment. All which you could take pack up and take if you moved. It will probably be the most cost effective way to getting yourself a nice home studio setup.

I don't know about you man (I got a year on ya), but starting recording when I was 18, I've had to move 2 times in the past 2 years, and am hopefully looking at one final move here soon to kind of settle down in one location. It's just something you have to think about with your own situation.
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Well my grandma has lived in her house close to 50 years and has no plans to leave until her days are done, and my college plans wont allow me to have a studio, not enough room, so that would be my proffered option... Esp. Since my parents are talking about selling there house and buying an rv....
 
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Best diagram i can come up with my in home space...soory i am not too fluent with sketchup
 
Gotcha, just making sure you had though things out lol. I didn't when I started to get into audio, wasted a whole bunch of time and money.

Basements can be used but require a lot of sound treatment, especially if your working with tile or wood floors, and the general size of them can be troublesome. What exactly is your set-up? What are your goals for recording? And I can't even see the dimensions on that picture if you could clue me in on those lol
 
Capt Hair said:
Gotcha, just making sure you had though things out lol. I didn't when I started to get into audio, wasted a whole bunch of time and money.

Basements can be used but require a lot of sound treatment, especially if your working with tile or wood floors, and the general size of them can be troublesome. What exactly is your set-up? What are your goals for recording? And I can't even see the dimensions on that picture if you could clue me in on those lol
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the basement is about 30 x 25 ft and i'd prefer to use it, my setup is nothing currently, my goal is just to get decent sounding recordings, the basement is unfinished,
 
Capt Hair said:
Basements can be used but require a lot of sound treatment, especially if your working with tile or wood floors
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Any room needs lots of sound treatment. Basements are no different. "Basement" is a pretty broad term anyway. There's nothing wrong with wood floors. Hard wood floors and cement floors are great for a studio.

tgray96 said:
the basement is about 30 x 25 ft and i'd prefer to use it,
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That's a pretty good size (though I don't know the height). Just put proper treatment in there and you can get some good recording done.
 
RAMI said:
Any room needs lots of sound treatment. Basements are no different. "Basement" is a pretty broad term anyway. There's nothing wrong with wood floors. Hard wood floors and cement floors are great for a studio.

That's a pretty good size (though I don't know the height). Just put proper treatment in there and you can get some good recording done.
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not sure exactly, can get you exacts though, i'd guess about 6 1/2 or 7 ft
 
tgray96 said:
not sure exactly, can get you exacts though, i'd guess about 6 1/2 or 7 ft
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OK, that's pretty low. I'm working with about the same dimensions as you. With the right room treatment and a hard floor of some kind, you can make it work.
 
tgray96 said:
What are you doing with yours? T treatment wise?
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I have4" bass traps in each corner, 2" panels over the drums and listening desk, and a 2" panel at the two reflection points. I'm in the garage actually, not the basement, so I have a cement floor.
 
ok, i will definitely be excited to hear how it comes! I have a cement floor also
 
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