Hi,
I'm building a studio in my basement. H: 6ft, L: 15ft, W: 9ft
i know its not the best but its the best i have.
I don't need any soundproofing. Im in an isolated area where no sound will be coming in nor will it matter if it goes out. The room is only going to be used for mixing and producing. No recording. Of any sort. What i need is an acoustically balanced room.
Im towards one side of the basement, so i have 3 existing sides of iron beams and concrete already, though i need to construct the 4th wall. Will it be okay if i make this 4th wall out of wood (single stud) cover this wooden wall with drywall on the outside (the side which won't be visible when inside the studio) stuff 6inch rock wool in the wooden frames and then cover the whole wall with breathable fabric??? (i intend to do this with all the 4 walls infact)
Yes i know the room will be too dead. Though i plan on putting a few diffusors at the back to keep it reflective. And since anyways its an extremely compact room i guess it would be fine. which i will have to learn to compensate for.
Just please tell me if this would be fine or not & how can i solve it. I've heard about putting reflective surfaces inside panels. Could someone elaborate how to make them and their purpose EXACTLY?
Thank you
Need some help!
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 19702.
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Depending on which wall it is (front, back, left, right), then yes that would work, if done correctly. That is called an "inside out" wall.Will it be okay if i make this 4th wall out of wood (single stud) cover this wooden wall with drywall on the outside (the side which won't be visible when inside the studio) stuff 6inch rock wool in the wooden frames and then cover the whole wall with breathable fabric??
The room is not really big enough to be able to use most types of diffusers. Also, diffusers do not make a room "reflective": They make it diffusive! If you want the room reflective, you'd have to use large, heavy, solid, rigid panels at the places where you want reflection to happen, and they would have to be larger than half the wavelength of the lowest frequency you want to reflect.Though i plan on putting a few diffusors at the back to keep it reflective.
"Guessing" is not a good idea with studio design! It's much better to plan it properly from the beginning, acoustically, then test the room acoustically, several times, as you install the treatment, to make sure that it is progressing as desired. - Stuart -And since anyways its an extremely compact room i guess it would be fine.