Wall Material

[Mitchellfwx]

Hey guys. Got a quick question for you guys. My family will be moving soon, and we will be rebuilding. So, that means, I get to get my own studio. Would a drywall with studio foam be better than say pine walls? Also, any ideas on shape? Im thinking a goodsize vocal booth to fit a few mics, a control room, and a chill area. Any other things I should put in my studio?

Cheers!

 

[Dogbreath]

I think the pine would look nicer.

If it were me, I'd start doing a lot of research on studio building. I ended up rebuilding mine after I found out I'd screwed myself on some areas.

Check out Studio building / acoustics - Gearslutz.com and take a look at all three sections of that page. The "Bass Traps..." part, the "Photos" section... have a good read thru there.

Think rectangle shaped room instead of square.
You may also find that you don't need a vocal booth with a well treated room.

Anyway, play it smart (not like I did ) and do your homework first.
Check thru that link up there, ...do a search here for "bass traps" and "superchunks", "gobos" "acoustic cloud"...
It'll save ya time and money.

 

[JimmyS1969]

I have always wanted to pull of a room like a picture that I saw somewhere once. J.H Brandt had designed it. I believe it was a basic wall, with vertical pine furring strips. Then slats of pine placed diagonally with a gap between them. Looked cool really, and I'm sure good for a bit of diffusion.

 

[Mitchellfwx]

So Ive been doing some research, and what I think I am hearing is that you need to treat the room in which all of the mixing and sound adjustments will be made? To make it all spot on, correct? I will also need to treat the booth, and all the other places that a recording will be made. Does this sound right? Also, for recording drums, would and how would I treat that? If it doesnt require an extensive ammount of treating, would it be possible to build a larger room for mixing and that, and record the drums in there? Havent been able to find much about the drums, just acoustics and vocals. All help is very much appreciated!

Cheers!

 

[Mitchellfwx]

Or will I need an entirely different treated room for dums?

 

[JimmyS1969]

Much more information would be needed before much advice can be given. Yes, acoustically treating the mixing room is the most important, though there is much that should be done in a 'live' room as well. Very different though. Depending on the size of the space you have, you will likely be doing damage control, and making the best of what you have. I have a separate drum room (27'X15'X9' high), that has concrete floors, completely filled (Roxul 80) ceiling joists, and 6 2'X4'X4" absorption panels. No bass traps. My main control room 30'X15X8' has full length 4" thick corner traps, 10-2'X4'X4" panels staggered 2' apart on side walls (including first reflection points). Then two 2'X4'X4" cloud panels above the mixing position. The panels in the control room are removable. I use them in my third room when recording guitars (isolation room). I would never record vocals in my isolation room. The biggest room works the best for me. I hang two of the panels in a 'V' shape around the back of the mic in my control room for vocals.