Whenever I watch these diy videos I always get jealous of your building style in America. mounting anything to the wall in europe required so much drilling in concrete and brick, and praying you're not drilling into a water line.
Exactly what I was looking for. Building out a space ( going to be an L shape so tricky) with one to two bulkheads ( structural so hello bass trapping) and this gives me an idea of what I will need to do. I am going to be running only a few electrical lines in and running exterior though, trying to cut down on bleed as I will have my drumkit in the space with a control area.
Thanks for a nice video! Question: Are there any guides and regulation that you shall follow when doing this kind of installations? How do you think and what rules do you follow? And then I more or less solely think about the acoustic considerations!
If the clients objectives were to isolate sound better, then we would have done another layer of 5/8ths drywall. However the client only wanted to focus on the acoustic properties of the rooms, and is familiar with recording in other studios live rooms with wood walls. The wood has different reflective properties compared to drywall/sheetrock. Thanks for watching!
I spent a lot of time studying this subject before my own project. Here's what I know: if you want to stop sound from going through a wall, an additional layer of Sheetrock will provide almost no improvement. You would, however, get a noticeable improvement if you apply a layer of Green Glue noise proofing compound between two layers of Sheetrock. Better yet, do the same on both sides of the wall. Even better, remove the existing Sheetrock and install resilient channel, then two layers of Sheetrock with Green Glue. Better still, remove the existing Sheetrock (on one side) and install new framing so the two sides are completely decoupled, then double layers of Sheetrock and Green Glue and both sides of the wall. One more thing: sound doesn't travel only through walls. It also travels through attics, duct work, floors and windows, so those might also need to be addressed. If you are interested in knowing more about my experience, feel free to send me a message. I'm happy to share what I've learned.
I put a old rug with some towels and a feather doona rolled up in it just standing up in a corner - only about 15cm round. I didnt think it would do much but when i re measured the room it clearly improved RT60 below 70Hz by 35% (bass reflection and roll off time) and room phase cancelation issues at 78Hz by around 3db. Not perferct, but any improvement is better than nothing.
@@christopheroliva7768 Exterior walls are block or brick in some parts of the country. But also wood. Here in Southern California, it's usually stucco.
