What Building Material is Best For Sound Installation?

Question

I am building a Home recording Studio

Answer 1

Home Depot should have something

Answer 2

It takes mass to really isolate sound. It is best to design a room from the start, and stagger the studs in the walls so that one stud does not touch both walls.
In the basement, if you have concrete walls and floor, this is good. The ceiling is a pain. There are special heavy flexible pads that you can nail up, and due to the weight, they soak up a lot of sonic energy, it just takes more to vibrate them. Or a false ceiling will help isolate vibration from above.
What kind of room sound do you want? for dead, Soundsoak panneling or heavy, thick curtains with big folds to trap sound are good! They eliminate echos!
Or you may want some echo. Short pile carpet, foam rubber, egg crates, plywood, and other materials will "tune the room" in different combos. People have had panels with three or four diferent marerials that could turn on a bearing to give different reflectivities.
http://www.soundprooffoam.com/quiet-batt-insulation.html
http://www.acousticstandards.com/acousticfoam.html
http://www.homerecordingconnection.com/news.php?action=view_story&id=29

It is not uncommon to spend $50,000 or more on a home studio. Go a little at a time, and see what your recording style needs. State of the art could be millions!
http://www.homerecording.com/webring.html
http://homerecording.about.com/

Above all, have fun. I do vocals. Tell me when you are set up, ok?? I also play with loops with some success.

Answer 3

1. Fiberglass insulation with the highest R rating that you can afford should be placed inside the walls.

2. Replace the drywall with 'blueboard', which is sound absorbing material instead of drywall.

3. Then staple egg crate style foam to the blue board. This will prvent sounds from reflecting back to their source.

4. Also the air conditioning ducts will have to be reformed into the room. No direct air may come from the fan into the room. The chase must formed into several right angles. This will prevent the rushing air from creating a sound when it comes out of the air ducts. Even if you cant hear it, it will be noticeable within the recording.

Now you should be ready for electrical and carpeting.

Good luck.

Answer 4

If you are building the walls, then use Eco-Block. It is the most modern and fast way to build a sound and temperature insulated wall.

It uses foam forms and straps the hold reinforced concrete. Take a look at the link.

;-D Enjoy the recording studio! I do!

Answer 5

just hire me..im a professional builder & have built many home studios including a home theater... as far as materials...5/8 drywall, r-30 fiberglass insulation or 4" thermafiber insulating board, 6" 20 guage metal studs, 1 case of construction spray adhesive, 2" foam padding. 1/2 carpet padding, carpet

Answer 6

You will probably want to carpet the floor, and use a rigid material for the walls to get the reverberation time that you would like. You will probably have to use some acoustic panels to get that perfect recording sound so there is no echo.

Answer 7

there is some stuff called rigid insulation, its a kind of insulation that you would put on the outside of a concrete basement or foundation. the material looks lik sheets of styrofoam. you might also want to install dynomat (avail at car audio supply shops).

Answer 8

Carpet the floors, with rubber padding underneath the carpet. Cover the walls with cork, which can serve a dual purpose as a tack board.

Answer 9

That depends on what sound you want to insulate and the type of building.

Answer 10

Sorry Big fan i really wouldn't know! Good luck finding the answer!