Designing a recording room

First of all, yes, I know this is not exactly an ideal room to record in. But it's a home studio and it's the best I can do. I am hesitant to use fiber glass because it is a guest bedroom and I don't really want to be tearing down walls and what-not. The ceiling is 7 1/2ft high, the room is 12ft 10in in length, and 11ft 4in wide. It also has 4 electrical outlets. The walls are all flat and have a thin coat of paint(which stinks acoustically). I have a budget of about $1500. I am hoping to make two rooms out of this. Is there enough room to build an isolation booth? Should I try converting the closet into an isolation booth(although I'm afraid it isn't quite wide enough)? I want to record vocals and guitar amps in a dead isolation booth, and drums, acoustic guitars, and other acoustic instruments in the main room. I would need an isolation booth that could hold a guitar half stack, or a vocalist with a stool and mic, or possibly a guitarist with an acoustic guitar. The main room needs to be able to fit a drum kit with all of it's mics. I would really appreciate any help or advice, and I plan on combing through the archives for more tips on construction, etc. This might sound silly but how much could it cost to get a consultant to help me design my two rooms for a small, bedroom studio :oops: ?

It's tiny room to start with - if you divide that into two you'll end up with two useless rooms IMO. a bed wouldn't fit in either;) cheers John

:oops: well, it's an ex-guest bedroom. It used to have a queen sized bed and a computer desk in it. It is the only room in the house that I could use as a tracking room. Is it a lost cause? The rectangles I added are sound proofing materials(my Paint skills are terrible). The inside of this booth would be lined with studio foam and I would also try and treat the ceiling of the room. The walls of the booth would be a little away from the room's walls, too. I know I can't get studio quality results, I'm just trying to do the best with what I have :)

I'm just trying to do the best with what I have

I know you are - I'm just trying to be a realist. Adding stuff to the walls isn't going to stop the sound getting out - it will increase the quality of the sound you are getting into your mikes. I'd look in that direction and forget about dreams of control rooms and live rooms for the moment. The SAE site has info about what you are setting out into - taming the sound within a room - get into that and turn your bedroom into an acoustic space - this site has all the answers - you have to search ooooooooohhhhhhhaaaaahhh ! just kidding ;) cheers john