soundproof studio/practice room w/good acoustics
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Posted on Nov 28, 2007 07:58 am
HiTmAnPaNiC
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007
Hey my name's Cody and i am entirely new the the home recording side of things. Currently i am deployed in Iraq, but when i get home i plan to set up a studio/practice space for as little money as possible. I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to effectively sound proof a room and still maintain some sort of acoustics. Any help offered is greatly appreciated.
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pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Nov 28, 2007 08:11 am This one's been kicked around quite a bunch:
www.homerecordingconnecti...f=FORID%3A9#922
is a search on HRC (here) for sound proof links.
There's articles, and forum posts dealing with a lot of angles of this topic.
Cheap doesn't usually go with good sound treatment. And, sound proofing is different than acoustic treatment. They're two different things, and are tackled differently.
Welcome aboard, Hitman, hope that helps get you started.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Nov 28, 2007 06:30 pm Yep, you need to decide if you are actually sound proofing the room to prevent noise getting in or coming out. Or are you going to just treat it for better acuostic's.
Nov 29, 2007 09:10 am I know that this sounds like a sort of unorthodox way to record but it's all I have available right now. I need to soundproof my equipment enough so my neighboors don't call the cops on me, but I still need to keep some sort of decent acoustics in the room that provide for a recording that doesn't sound like crap. Thanks again for the help.
Nov 29, 2007 09:14 am What are you planning to record live? Electric guitars, vocals, drums, all of the above?
God bless ya, soldier, keep your head down. Most of us back home support you and thank you! The rest are just a-holes.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Nov 29, 2007 12:38 pm Which room? basement, upstairs, middle of house? outside wall?
how big is this room? ceiling height? is it square?
Can you change some things, like rebuilding walls? add new wall over old one? re-surface wall?
If you're trying to play gig-level sound with cheap soundproofing, then you won't have any luck (or barely, like 2%).
Soundproofing (in my limited experience and reading) is inverse: to get small results is easy and cheap, to get medium results is spendy and hard, to get great results is monumental and exorbitant. (i may be exaggerating)
And yes, thank you for your sacrifice. We appreciate your efforts.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Nov 29, 2007 08:16 pm Ah yes, then you want to have some kind of containment for say a guitar amp and the like. Is that what your after?
Most of us have been in that type of situation before. When I got back into recording heavy I built my first studio studio room in a small bedroom in a double bungalow that was on the same wall as the neighbors master bedroom. That was when I discovered recording guitars direct. I used and ADA MP-1 and a Zoom 1010 and it worked out great. Now I use a Line 6 POD xt and the UX-2. No live amps here so I can record and 3:00am and not wake a soul.
If you let us know what kind of things you are gong to record and what type of music we can all chime in with different methods to get it done quietly.
And I'm with dB on the thanx.
Stay safe so ya can get back home and hit the record button.
Noize
RandalMcFloydI wish I had a profile pictureInactive
Since: Nov 11, 2007
Dec 02, 2007 07:29 pm If you don't need to have drums it's a possibility you could just use headphones plugged into your amp. I guess a headphone amp would work too but I don't know anything about those.
Here's a link:
www.guitarcenter.com/Head...s---Monitors.gc
My friend has these foam things spaced around the walls of his studio and he says they do a pretty good job of bringing the sound down but I don't know about the acoustics.
Here's a link: www.guitarcenter.com/Acou...-Accessories.gc
glnflwrsHead KnockerContributor
Since: May 20, 2007
Dec 04, 2007 12:36 am Check out my article, "How to soundproof a garage on a budget" in the tips section.
Glenn
