Have spent the past few weekends upgrading the sound insulation in my home office / studio. Finished this afternoon and now enjoying a beer!
Studio sound proofing
https://imgur.com/gallery/7NkrB5xWe built the office three years ago when we moved house, at the time we also did loads of work to the house so the budget meant we had to do things as economically as possible, within reason.
The ceiling finish was PIR insulation between the rafters with space blanket tacked to the underside as an exposed finish.
The upgrades are; resilient bars fixed every 400mm at 90 degrees to the rafters with 25mm of acoustic insulation between the bars with a breather membrane below to act as a vapour barrier and to retain the insulation. 11mm OSB fixed to the resilient bars with hex head roofing screws, these are visible fixings.
The OSB I have alternatively oiled with linseed oil or stained with black / red stain. The coloured boards I have then sanded back to expose the wood strands and oiled again over the top.
Thermally it was already good as we got 100mm between the rafters plus the space blanket. Acoustically it absorbs a lot more sound which means I'll be able to crank up the Mesa another notch or two. I've tested with the music playing and even with the doors and windows open you can't really hear much until you step into the room.
I've also managed to squeeze another guitar hanger in which is very handy!
Really please with the results, quite a bit of work but worth the effort.
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The room is primarily my office but doubles as the music room. It needs therefore to look like an office first and foremost.
The resilient bars really help to absorb sound, I'm very impressed.
Here is my right-speaker in my room:
It'll be interested to see where they take that tech.Fuengi said: You should give it a go. Buy a cheap reference microphone and see what state your room is in.
I know in my room I need to be aware that those two spikes can lead to a slightly hyped impression of the low end in my room. But it's pretty even otherwise and a great room to mix and record in.