Banished to the shed.

Well... I had grand plans for turning my bedroom into the best bedroom studio in existence. However, naturally, the mother would not have any of it. Days of planning and phonecalls to insulation shops on behalf of my father and I had gone to waste in just a short few seconds. Women. :cry: However, the caveman-like desire to contruct has taken hold of me like cocaine for a crack addict. My last hope for utopian acoutics lies in our old tin shed of roughly 6m wide, 5m long and 3m high. I'm also moving house in one year, so whatever I make has to be moveable. Inspired by the container studio, I feel like I am asking the holy grail of acoustics questions, but I will ask it anyway... Is it possible to construct a portable studio from MDF/particleboard? Portable as in reasonably easily dismantled. At a room size of 2m high, 2.56m wide and 3.08m in length, I will be able to fit all my gear in. Those lengths have a ratio of 1x1.28x1.54, which is apparently very ideal. To me, this just sounds like the "room inside a room" idea with a twist. I fail to see any technical reasons why it wouldn't work, but that is probably due to the fact that I know almost nothing about accoustics beyond the basics. I understand this is going to take a lot of research on my behalf, but I just want to know before I start if this is actually within the realm of human ability. Thanks :)

I drew a very professional sketch of what I am talking about, so you have some idea of what I intend to do. It's almost like a large freestanding vocal booth. I have been discussing the concept with some other people, and the general consensus is to build a pine slat frame and line the inside with rockwool. Since isolation is not an issue, it is most likely best for some of the sound to pass out the back of the rockwool rather than bounce around the "room". If anyone has any input, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

The insulation will not be ridiculously thick, so that sound can pass through into the shed beyond and not give me any reverb/bass/echo problems.

It will be far from ideal, but as you say it's only gotta last a year. I'd be tempted to do the same, but making sure that the mdf was screwed to the framing with as few screws as you can get away with. when it time to move, unscrew everything and you should be able to re-use the boards in your new place. Filling any holes and covering the lot with a nice fresh layer of plasterboard. The idea of dismantling and putting it back together again is sound, were it not for the fact that this isn't the best way to build a studio. In any case you will want to brace the walls diagonally across the corners, and bolt the frames to the floor somehow. All the rockwool on the inside, and covered with cloth will make the room too 'dead', oh I've just seen the dimensions, maybe not then :) Please update your profile to include location, before the mods see it and give you a telling off!