COnstruction Help

Hello how are you today. I am a producer who has been so this for some time now with a bit of success. My main type of music is rap, r&B, gospel, and some rock. I have aquired a space that is 29ft X 25ft X 9ft and i need some design assistance. First off i have to sound proof the rooms because of neighbbors, iam will to treat the room in whatever way is possible. I was think tearing down existing sheetrock putting up rigid fibergass and putting to layer of sheetrock on top of that. With this being the case is there anything else that iam missing for isolation. I also plan on raising the floor and puting insulation and a wooden floor on top. Second after this is completed I want to treating the room from a acoustic standpoint. I want to do a combination between wood and some kind of fiber on the rooms wall. Can you all point me in the right direction of what should be done in the aspect of the layout of the treatments Below is just a overview of the room

Hi - First of all, we would need quite a bit more info to be able to answer your fairly vague questions/goals, etc - have you read this yet? http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3231 In addition to the details mentioned, things like what neighboring construction/people are like, what they do, what times, whether you want one room or a separate CR and live room/booth, whether you'll be tracking live drums/bass or electronic/DIY, etc - Your comment about isolation won't get you enough to keep neighbors happy if you're mixing with subs, etc - I personally want to reach for a gun when some asshole drives up beside me in town with a sub blasting, and I KNOW I'd call the cops if it happened in my home or business. It's just not responsible, and low bass pisses off nearly EVERYONE that's not into hip hop. So that's where the extra attention to detail will get you attaboys with your neighbors instead of citations. Please check the link, add more details, look closer at your building, etc, so we can help... Steve

Hello and thanks for the reply. I no my question was fairly vague but iam trying to get a starting point on what i need to do. I have neighbors, my space in on the 16 floor of a 20 story building. I aquired this space for free and that why iam trying to do what i can to see if this space would work. I want the studio i want a control room and a booth, thats it. I have been reading on this forum for sometime now and i came to the conclusion that putting up a material in the walls is the way to go, but when you all start getting techinical you lose me. Iam just trying to find a start point on what i need to do first. I have a krk setp V4, V8, and S12 woofer. Is it possibe in any way to totally sound proof the room? There would be some tracking of drums and other instruments. I really don't know what times the other offices or open, so i want to be a precise as possible in renovation of the space

OK, knowing you're on the 16th floor helps somewhat - sorry about the "technical stuff", but there is no UN-technical way to make sure you get any SERIOUS degree of isolation. You either need to learn enough about the physics of sound proofing to do it yourself, or spend enough money to HIRE it done by a knowledgeable pro. The link I posted is an attempt to help people "get up to speed" enough to not force me to re-type an entire acoustics book or two twice a day - if you follow the suggestions, you will learn enough to understand what some of the problems are with non ground-floor rooms and isolation, as well as ways to get as much iso as you can under a given set of circumstances. Before you can begin to get your questions answered with any accuracy, we will need to know how your floor has been built, EXACTLY - this info is very likely only available through the engineering firm that designed the building but if you DON'T find that info, there is NO WAY you will know if you are safe in adding the needed construction weight that it will take in order to isolate yourself from the neighbors. Same with wall construction. Please read the requested material so you can understand why I'm asking for all this "technical stuff"... Steve