Hello all!
I am planning to build a multimedia studio in a wooden object (workspace/garage) near my house. For months I am thinking how, what to use, how much, price, why, and so on, and after reading this awesome forum, I started to finally draw my plans. Slowly..
What I want?
I want to make a decent mix room (audio & video) and a live room for jamming / recording.
Where am I? Slovenia/Europe.
Just behind my house (not connected) me and my father built this garage, where inside (ground level) is a car garage/storage/workspace, and above I would like to make my studio. My first neighbour is 20 feet away.
What are my goals?
I am working with sound for theatre & movies, I am also making my own electronic/acoustic music. I play percussions, drums, gongs, weird objects, home build instruments, pianos and keyboards.
How loud I am?
I am not very loud with mixing, so far I’ve been mixing mostly on my headphones, during the night (not very good idea!!!) When I play drums, (not often) I am loud as average drummer. Mostly I will play alone, upper piano, percussions and keyboard stuff. I care for sound not going out through my walls and celling too much, but don’t care going up and down in my garage. ..Not possible....)
Current walls, floor and ceiling:
Walls- I just have one layer of wood on the outside (8”x3/4”), nailed on construction studs. (see pics)
The celling - also wood nailed on studs, above is roof.
The floor: wood - insulation - wood, nailed on the same stud.
Dimensions:
Control Room: 2.4m high (8 feet) , 4.9m long (16), 4m wide (13)
Live/recording room: 2.4m high (8 feet) , 9m long (29,5), 4m wide (13)
Basic idea:
First I would like to design a CR and LIVE room. I have problems with a hight of this place (2.3m), and inclined celling (starting at 1.3m) on each side of the building.
When I will make good design, I will start with resolving wood cracks in all of my outer walls. I will put 2 layers of wood (I already have lots of (6x1) and then 1 x drywall attached over. All from inside.
Then I will put separate stud construction for inner walls, to shape the studio. Space between walls will be 5 - 10”. In first wall I will put Glass wool, in inner wall Rock wool.
For the celling I can’t go with 2 walls because of small height, so I will attach RC1 + 2 layers of drywall (maybe with Green Glue between).
Budget:
Don’t have much now, I will build slowly and at minimum costs. Will start at 3000$.
Thanks a lot for your help!!!
Mateo
P.S: Sorry for my bad english and even more bad sketchup.. I will try to learn both.
RE studio planning and designing
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 13628.
Plans...
Please comment on my room design plans!
Problem is dropped celling on both sides, starting at 1.3m..
Floor question:
How to treat it without loosing too much of a hight? Now construction is wood - studs -wood.
I have 2 options.. Attaching massive 1.5'' thick MDF directly on top of existing floor, or floating floor with same MDF on studs + rubber pad + 2" isolation within..