More info On HK Studio

Hello, Thanks for the speedy reply. It's HOT in Hong Kong! (especially for a Canuck!) The wooden walls are only 8cm thick so I was expecting to build another 8cm wall beside it with a 3cm gap between, then I could install one window on each wall, making a soundproof window to the next room. I've reviewed a lot of the material on this website (there's a lot!) but some things are hard to find/digest. The room is pretty quiet already, but I'd like to build a basstrap to control the 'boom'. Is a trap 70cm high, 84cm wide and 50cm deep a sufficient basstrap size for this small room? How big should the port be? Again, I'm not worried about making this studio perfect, i just want to make it half-decent, since it will be mainly used to edit video. Thanks again. Jeff

Jeff, why don't you stick to ONE forum-thread. It's getting kinda confusing hopping between 2 or more threads on the same subject. Here's your original thread: http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8883

The wooden walls are only 8cm thick so I was expecting to build another 8cm wall beside it with a 3cm gap between, then I could install one window on each wall, making a soundproof window to the next room.

Are those 8cm thick walls the OUTER walls of your building? And 8cm WOOD walls seems like 2 leaf already.

I've reviewed a lot of the material on this website (there's a lot!) but some things are hard to find/digest.

Yes, there's a lot... and yes, it'll keep you occupied for atleast a few weeks . :) WHEN you grasp the whole "2 leaf" idea, you might as well have an answer for your wall situation/plan.

The room is pretty quiet already, but I'd like to build a basstrap to control the 'boom'. Is a trap 70cm high, 84cm wide and 50cm deep a sufficient basstrap size for this small room? How big should the port be?

Placing absorbtion in your room is always good, especially in (*all*) the corners (* there are more than 4 corners in your room ;) ) The deeper the trap, the better bass absorption. Again, check the "accoustics" forum here. The matter has been addressed in detail. I also notice you gotta lot of those black/grey foam tiles on the wall and door. Too much of those will disrupt frq balance and you will end up with more bass than mids and highs. Hence your room may "sound" boomy. I'd suggest removing (some) tiles and adding corner traps. Check your room and add more absorbing materials if needed (like extra wool blankets, in frames for example. Or pressure panels. There's lots' a nice DIY stuff out there on the acoustics forum to check out)