Soundman2020 - Studio Design Forum

Glenn, Just to clarify my exterior wall, you mentioned “...with the foam on the 2x6, you get 4.5" air gap on the perimeter walls.” I’m not sure I follow this. Does open cell foam in a stud bay still count as ‘open space’ the same way it would if the stud bay was filled with rockwool or pink flu...

Thanks for the reply, Glenn. The studio will be freestanding away from my house. So the HVAC system will be all new and will only serve the studio. I have begun reading advice here on HVAC routing, air changes, noise-reducing plenums and the like. But I still have a lot to learn. If there are any pa...

Hi forum contributors. I am planning a rehearsal/recording studio new build at my house in the coming year and I have a lot of questions. The slab and outer shell of the room-in-a-room build will happen fairly soon, but the room within the shell will not be built for perhaps another year. So my goal...

I might have rooms. The truth is that as much as I'd love a separate CR, probably 80% of what I'll be recording will probably involve me performing as well. So an open control room, or CR/LR combined may be the way forward. I've read through a lot of threads already. Is there a preferred place to po...

After a few days of casual searching online, I found this forum yesterday. My head is swimming! I can already tell there is so much useful information here. I'm a part time musician, who, like at least a few people here, have found that family, kids, schedules, etc. have made it nearly impossible fo...