Help with soundproofing?
Question:I am trying to set up a small personal recording studio in my studio apartment. Does anyone have some suggestions on how I should go about soundproofing it? Should I build a separate room? What's a good estimate on what this will all cost?
Answers:
There are different types of drywall that claim they are good for sound proofing. My experience shows that if you use standard 5/8" on the ceiling and walls you can get excellent results. It is also much cheaper. It is relatively easy to line an existing room with another layer of drywall. Also using construction adhesive instead of nails or screws will help since there is not rigid connection between the drywall and the studs making it more difficult for the sound to get transmitted. if you want to be more aggressive, check out this website:
www.soundprooffoam.com
There was also an article in fine homebuilding in Feb. edition that goes into excrutiating detail.
Good luck.
try lining the walls with styrofoam sheets. a friend of mine did this to his garage so his band could practice without disturbing the neighbors. It worked!
Hey I want to know too. Thanks for asking. Thanks Katz for answering.
First things first. Baffling. Sound has to penetrate so the more layers it has to go through, the less it penetrates. Make sense?
I would try and get a separate room if possible. It will make it much easier to sound proof instead of doing your entire apartment, studio or not. And a door.
Then again, if you have a doorbell on your apartment, or buzzer, see if you can get that switched to a light. The same as what most deaf people have.
Head over to a music store and grill them for ideas. Those are the guys that do it for a living, so I'm sure they'll have some really good, workable ideas.
The best way to do it is to build an insulated inner wall.
Like building a smaller room inside the existing room.
frame out a box leaving an air gap Filled with sound dampening insulation inside the room.
Insulate the new walls, wall board everything.
The inside door will open in, outside door will open out.
Seal all the gaps.
If you are handy, you could do it yourself, the room will be about a foot or so smaller and lower, but your neighbors shouldn't bother you.
If you dont nail anything to the floors or walls, you should be able to tear it all down when you move and no one the wiser
Or find someone with a garage.
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