Floor material?

I know it's not a new topic but please help anyway. I'm trying to decide what floor to use in my home studio. It's just a single room for control/tracking (approx. 4,5x3,5m). Floating floor. Carpet or wooden floor? And why? (Unfortunately my son will be practising drums in the same room, which might make a huge difference...) Regards Lee

You need to add ceiling height to your dimensions; acoustics is a 3-dimensional thing - also, is the ceiling parallel to floor or some other design? Steve

You can checkout the approximate dimensions of the room in the thread http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... highlight=

Aloha Lee, Thought I'd attach your files for convenience. Aloha 8)

Thanks. :)

Aloha,

Thanks. :D

No worries! :D Any reason/s for the floating floor? There's been some discussion over how an improperly floated floor is worse than one not floated at all.

Carpet or wooden floor? And why?

Personally, I would go with a hardwood flooring, and treat the ceiling/walls/corners for various reasons. Acoustically, I prefer a more controlled, live sounding room, and it's easier and neater to put down a temporary area rug when needed, than it is to lay down sheets of say, plywood to liven things up. I also prefer the sound of hardwood floor when recording drums/guitars than the sound of carpet. Practicality-wise, it's easier to: - vacuum a hardwood floor than carpet - roll around equipment/racks/chairs than carpet - wears better over the long term than carpet - maintain on a long term basis than carpet Just my personal preferences and thoughts. Aloha 8)

Only personal preferences and thoughts? Hey, that is exactly what I wanted! I'll probably go with the hardwood floor, for all the reasons you mentioned. Why floating the floor? Well, the concrete below is connected to the the rest of the house. By just using the hammer I know there will be some sound going through it to the the living area. And my wife would not appreciate that... ;) Thanks for your help and thoughts. Sooner or later I will post some pictures of the "work in progress".