temporary, removable acoustics

[flygrade]

hey...good day folks...gotta question...i want to setup a recording studio in the basement of my house but i have a little problem...i rent...is there any way i can treat the room acoustically without it being permanent???at least until i can afford to buy somewhere giving me free reign?

[Ethan Winer]

> is there any way i can treat the room acoustically without it being permanent??? <

Sure, what's your budget? How handy are you with tools? Etc.

--Ethan

[kendale]

Aloha and welcome to the forum!

Congrats on your "temporary studio build."

Say, any chance you could:

Edit your profile to include your location. This is very important, because this is a worldwide resource, and as such, material costs and availability vary widely. For example, masonry is cheaper than gypsum in some parts of the globe, whereas it's the exact opposite in other regions.

(Forum guidelines - http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3231) Thanks!

i want to setup a recording studio in the basement of my house but i have a little problem...i rent...is there any way i can treat the room acoustically without it being permanent???

If you could provide a little more info, please (again, from the forum guidelines):

HOW LOUD are you, and how picky/loud are your neighbors? How close? This is subjective, so you will need to buy something like the Radio Shack Sound Level Meter

Include as much detail as possible about the existing construction. Having details about anatomy of your existing floor, walls, and ceiling is critical. In your searches of the forum, you'll likely find examples of the kinds of details that are needed, and you'll see that the quality and timeliness of the advice given are affected by the level of detail provided.

Remember that acoustics is THREE DIMENSIONAL, not two - when you give dimensions, we need Length, Width, Height, plus any NON-parallel features of the room.

Include drawings of what you're describing if at all possible. They do not need to be professional or perfectly to scale, but they do need to account for the necessary details. Cropping your drawing will allow you to make the important parts larger and more legible without increasing the overall size. See next...

Please resize as necessary to keep graphics UNDER 800 pixels, preferably under 750, wide; otherwise it forces people to scroll sideways to read every line of text.

I too, am in a "temporary location" and asked the very same question. If you care to check it out: http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic ... ght=#15598 and: http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4091

Looking forward to your studio build!

Aloha