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Pictures of your Home studio (pg. 211)
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by counterfeiter
I've officially began my basement for the BASSMENT studio build.
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Now I'm almost ready to paint, then floors, doors and trim. |
Don't forget to put the obligatory Existo22 mark-up on your drywall. |
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| Existo22 |
| Hey man are you actually building this yourself or have you hired a company? :D |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
Don't forget to put the obligatory Existo22 mark-up on your drywall. |
Lol, Absolutely true - you can have room treatment, sprung floors, bass traps, as much owens corning as you can possibly buy, but it's not a studio unless I HEART EXISTO22 is on the drywall. |
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| Existo22 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
Lol, Absolutely true - you can have room treatment, sprung floors, bass traps, as much owens corning as you can possibly buy, but it's not a studio unless I HEART EXISTO22 is on the drywall. |
Why is that? |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Existo22
Why is that? |
Here's why:
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| counterfeiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Existo22
Hey man are you actually building this yourself or have you hired a company? :D |
I'm building it myself. I've done a load of research on materials, and I'm almost done. |
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| 19503 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alphadelta
PS. Does anyone else have issues with neighbours - it's a MASSIVE creative block for me waiting for the next whack on the cardboard walls!! |
YES! |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alphadelta
PS. Does anyone else have issues with neighbours - it's a MASSIVE creative block for me waiting for the next whack on the cardboard walls!! |
I've got neighbors and a thumper, up here in my apt. I have a relatively simple policy - use headphones before 11:00 am and after 9:30 pm (10:30 pm or so on Fridays and Saturdays). Knock-on-wood - I haven't had any issues with any of my neighbors, yet. |
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| Alphadelta |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
I've got neighbors and a thumper, up here in my apt. I have a relatively simple policy - use headphones before 11:00 am and after 9:30 pm (10:30 pm or so on Fridays and Saturdays). Knock-on-wood - I haven't had any issues with any of my neighbors, yet. |
I'm astonished - your policy is exactly the same as mine, to the minute... and has been observed strictly for 3 years! They usually just give me a bit of the eye, or let their yappy dog out at midnight as payback.. But what got them on Saturday was the CONSTANT auditioning of suitable kickdrums for 4 hours! I must admit, I would have gone mental after 2....! |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by counterfeiter
I'm building it myself. I've done a load of research on materials, and I'm almost done. |
Nice job, and I'm seriously impressed you built it yourself - just one question: did you decouple the drywall from the stud? (green glue, joist tape etc.?)
If noise transfer to other people is a problem and you haven't, you might want to think about double drywalling. Pain to do but makes a huge difference..... |
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| counterfeiter |
I'm a handy guy and I have some experience building.
The electrical was done by a friend of mine and I have electrical outlets every 4' and my electrical pannel is protected by a "surge supressor". The room is also wired for surround sound, coax and CAT-5E (in multiple locations).
The 5/8" drywall is "decoupeled" with resiliant channel the joists and stud cavities are packed with Roxul Safe & Sound.
I did my research and I'm using 5/8" drywall (which is denser than the standard 1/2" drywall). 5/8" drywall is also considered "fire-code" which buys you another few minutes in case of a fire.
The Roxul also helps.
Double 1/2" drywall with greenglue would be taking it one step further but is significantly more expensive. My ceiling height is 6 1/2' and I want to preserve as much height as possible because I'm going to be installing a floating laminate floor.
I've done a lot of research regarding materials and I did what was in my budget. The sky is the limit when it comes to making a "sound proof" room.
So far I am very impressed with the how quiet the room is. |
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| DJ RANN |
I will stfu then.
Honestly, you've got all your materials and techniques right there - you should be very proud. I just finished an acoustics install (commercial) and I wish they had the allowed resources and went as far as you have. Resiliant channel is one of the best things you can do to accelerate the effect of isolation. I just bought 17 boxes of auralex 2" thick mineral. This is the most dense acoustic batt I have ever come across (8lbs+ per cubic foot).
know exactly what you mean about cost vs. soundproofing - it can get really expensive incredibly quickly. |
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