Key posts: Room Selection -> Studio Design -> 3D Mockup -> Build Photos
Substantial posts by chad.newbry, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 10 of 20 posts are listed.
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chad.newbry, 15 December 2018Hi, First time posting. Trying to make sure I did all the items in this post: viewtopic.php?t=3231 1) Updated my location (San Francisco, CA) 2) Read FAQs section…
Soundman2020, 15 December 2018Hi there Chad, and Welcome! :) :thu: Right! Low ceilings are a bad idea. Very small rooms are also bad... and neighbors banging on the door with flaming pitchforks are…
Soundman2020, 15 December 2018That would be a three-leaf system... :) Your low frequency isolation could potentially be WORSE like that. Take a look at the difference between two-leaf and three-leaf…
chad.newbry, 16 December 2018I read up on the good information on this forum about what a leaf is. You're right in general about the 2 verse 3 leaf comment. In my case though I'm not constrained on…
Soundman2020, 17 December 2018That would be a FOUR leaf system! Which is even worse than a 3-leaf for low frequency isolation ... I'm assuming that the ceiling is the same as the floor: in other…
Soundman2020, 18 December 2018That works out to a ratio of 1 : 1.29 : 1.89, which actually isn't very good: it fails one of the three "critical" tests: 1.1w / h < l / h < ((4.5w / h) - 4) In words:…
chad.newbry, 27 January 2019After looking at the construction of the walls and ceiling I realized they aren't concrete and are in fact 1/2" drywall. I'm wondering if I should plan to rip off the…
chad.newbry, 27 January 2019Question: How to determine the isolation the floor will provide when patched (it currently has holes in it)? I also looked at my floor in more detail and it looks like…
Gregwor, 28 January 2019If you end up building it as a room in a room, then use the MSM equations. Yes. But, usually the tubing comes apart in pieces easily. So you're saying that whoever is…
chad.newbry, 28 January 2019Hi All, Thanks for the advice given so far on this forum! This really does feel like a rare positive space on the internet. Unfortunately, I've been woken up the last…