Where is your studio located?

[TRevMFB]

Some sound proof foam should do the trick. My old room has perfect acoustics for recording vocals naturally. This one doesn't although it's bigger which cold make a difference.

foam is not "sound proof" what you're looking for would be treating your room. there is plenty of good advice throughout these forums on how to "treat" a room.

 

[Roguetitan]

Oh Good grief lets not get into a game of word play... sound proof, room treatment sound deadening/damping, it is pretty much safe to say everyone knows what he meant.

although foam does not completley "sound proof a rehearsal room it will lower the decibels a considerable enough amount from inside to outside to keep the neighbors from complaining and does an excellent job of dampening sound waves for recording purposes however moving blankets does a good job if you are in a pinch.

My son has pretty much commandeered all of my recording equipment and has moved it to his bedroom which he has turned into a control room and turned the spare bedroom into the sound room and his band rehearsal room. he is working on his bands second album and recording demos for other local bands so I don't mind too much.

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Oh Good grief lets not get into a game of word play...sound proof, room treatment sound deadening/damping, it is pretty much safe to say everyone knows what he meant.

On the contrary, I've seen many posts where people are ready to buy foam, simply because certain vendors "claim" that soundproofing is a property of their foam products. This is why a lot of us here try to dispel that myth by introducing them to the concept of TRANSMISSION LOSS.

although foam does not completley "sound proof a rehearsal room it will lower the decibels a considerable enough amount from inside to outside to keep the neighbors from complaining

I hate to rain on your parade, but foam has no TL properties what so ever. Zilch. Zero. None. And that opinion comes from Rod Gervais, author of Home Recording Studios Build it like the Pros. He should know. He is a Structural Engineer and designer/builder of many world class studios around the world.

 

[Roguetitan]

I hate parades anyway...
Rick I am not going to get into a big debate but I used a decibel meter before treating our little home rehearsal room while the band played and after with the band playing at the same levels as before treatment and the foam dropped the reading by 14 decibels so apparently it does work to dampen the noise level.
you don't have to believe it but that still don't change that fact .

like I said before foam will not sound proof a room but it helps.

I have been a sound engineer and a licensed mechanical engineer for thirty five years so I know just a little bit about what I am talking about.

I am done here
I have been subscribed to this thread way far longer than needed.

 

[RazorLandStudio]

Basement/Garage under the house, tracking room was a family room, 18 x 14, control room is half of one side of the garage, 12 x 14. Seperate outside entrance with a 38 by 26, 3 tier deck for relaxing/charring cow and enjoyin adult beverages

 

[Sky Blue Lou]

Basement/Garage under the house, tracking room was a family room, 18 x 14, control room is half of one side of the garage, 12 x 14. Seperate outside entrance with a 38 by 26, 3 tier deck for relaxing/charring cow and enjoyin adult beverages

That sounds just fine.


lou

 

[John Sheehan]

My bedroom It has a bed a closet with clothing and a carpet other than that its all instruments and gear

 

[soundtips]

I rent a storefront just north of down town L.A. in the funky... yet cool... area of Cypress Park. It has 12 foot ceilings, and no neighbors to complain about noise. It is however on a busy street and it took a lot of work to get it sound proofed, but we did it. Trying to operate a commercial studio these days is insane if you can not keep your expenses down! In this part of town, my rent is super cheap so it allows me to pass on my savings to my clients and offer an affordable rate... that's the only way to get people out of their home studios and into mine. By the way, any of you planning on building or setting up a room of your own, check out my new book "Home Studio Design on a Budget" offered by Alfred Publishing. I think it was released last week at NAMM.

 

[bluesd0g]

lol @ option 10: "what's a studio?"

 

[keevhren]

We have a massive basement that I've semi-converted into a studio. It works well, needs more treatment though.

 

[Namaste1]

In Guitar Center

 

[digidoon]

Two rooms in the "Keller" That´s Cellar in German...
Don´t have a window between the rooms but I don´t think it is needed anyway.

 

[Capriccio]

I now live in a flat with neighbours all around so a home studio is out of the question. I rent a room in a nearby commercial block.

 

[James K]

I didn't know what to put. My studio's in a dedicated music room. It's the biggest room in the house by far but there isn't really another use for it

 

[gu1tarplaya]

Hey cellardweller, I'm interested. Give more info about traps. This is something I've been thinking about lately. You are so correct that locks are only for honest people.

Bruce

 

[McMajik]

I tend to do all my recording in the living room - soft furniture, a rug, and it's a decent size, and it's just generally a really nice room to record in. Most of the recording I do is acoustic guitar and vocals. If I'm doing electric then I do it in what I'd call the "studio," but it's ended up being more like storage for my gear. It's not really big enough to do much serious recording, not to mention it's not treated at all. (wood floors, also a PC that's usually on and doesn't have the quietest of components.)

That said, I still do all my mixing in there. I have a decent hifi running from the PC and it's where I listen to all my music anyway, so I figured it'd probably be the most natural (to me) place to mix until I can get a better room/setup.

 

[HannahKin]

Basement 1200 sq ft. of space, Halton Hills ontario

 

[Villain S Deeds]

My studio has recently moved. Still in a spare room in a basement, but now it's a bigger, better sounding room. I even have a closet now, so my guitar cases don't take up any space.

 

[arcadeko]

Here is a model of my basement studio

12' x 14' so only 168 sq ft

 

[ayoung240]

+1 for basement studios.