That was freaking amazing bro. Such a dreaming home studio. Imagine being able to play drums at 3am without disturbing your family? I want this!!!! Now I just need to own a house haha
Hahaha yeah. I am going to be building a sound proof room within my large metal shed in my backyard sometime in the near future, so this video and others like it will come in handy. It's not cheap though. The material is expensive and you also have to factor in ventilation otherwise you will go to sleep lol...
Dude I'd watch your RU-vid videos on a different account when I was in high school 8-9 years ago.. now I see you with over 2.2mil subscribers. That's awesome! keep up the great work, and congratulations!
I didn't at first understand you were so incredibly involved and hands-on in this project when we were talking about it earlier. That's ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. What an insane project. My 270sqft studio build seems like such a minor project in comparison to this, hahaha! Good stuff, Casey. And a TON of great information to those who want to improve the sound proofing of their places.
I'm not a drummer but I used this info to create my torture room and I've really stepped my game up since I'm not worried about neighbors hearing. Thanks Cooper.
I'm only 9:00 in, and I'm already impressed with the comparisons. Casey, this video is really awesome!! I've been researching for a couple of years on how to make a sound isolated room for drumming; the information that I've found always compared dB values, but it is awesome to see REALLY LIFE comparisons. Thanks Casey!!
Thanks Matt! My next video will show the actual DB difference in sound, but I believe the actual audible information is more valuable to most people as most people can’t Hear 40db and think “oh I know how much of a difference that is” lol
Your story contained much helpfull suggestions. At the end of the video, you gave the main reason for my interest for soundproof studio : you can produce at any time, without disturb anybody else. Very helpfull as i live on an appartment. Greatings from the Brussels area, Belgium. Enjoy too !
Dude i was looking forward to see you giving tips on sound isolation and soundproofing .. this video completely shows how dedicated you are on doing drum videos with less harm to the people around you.. Godbless
Hey man great job on your studio build, it looks great! However, as a few others have mentioned, you created a triple leaf system within your walls which is actually less effective than a two leaf system at reducing low frequencies (which are the hardest to stop, especially kick drums!). For anyone wanting to look into this more, google "triple leaf effect". There are some more in depth explanations out there.
Curious as to how you did the wiring in your studio. The whole feedback loop thing would be a great topic. Would love to see more videos on this build. Tha k's so much Cooper! 🙏🤘
Casey, amazing video. You covered air circulation for the guitar and bass boxes, but what about for your main room. How do you manage the HVAC in your rooms to allow for air conditioning, etc and not have sound transfer out of the room through those.
Good results but I was bummed to see the 3rd leaf in the wall between live room and control room. Removing the inside leaf and adding all that mass to the control room wall would have given you one large air gap instead of two smaller ones. It would have resulted in better low end isolation.
can you give me any advice on soundproofing/controlling a single garage? my plan is insulation/sonopan/drywall. from my understanding that should get me around 50STC? could double drywall after if not happy yet. any advice? trying to keep it cheap.
Very good vid, appreciate the thorough explanation of the wall/ceiling systems and material used plus actually showing us the benefits as you got further away from the sound
Pretty good but you created a third leaf with the middle layer of drywall. You would've been better off adding that mass to one of the outer layers or "leafs"
The biggest problem with sound from live instruments is bass. Trying to prevent the low frequency from travelling is very hard IMO. Flooring is a huge issue.
I'm currently planning out a rehearsal studio business and learning about soundproofing. This point about the low end frequencies is very helpful, but what options are there for better flooring then? if the wall and ceiling proofing isn't enough?
@@Xenowize1242 A floating floor supported by rubber feet. That's one solution I've seen. I also wonder if a thick layer of sand wod work as it has very small pockets of air between the grains???
I built all my doors myself with plywood and thick plexiglass window all doors. My neighborhood has more barking dogs than it does cockroaches and plexiglass is expensive but put like 4 layers of quarter inch is excellent sound proof but have a BUDGET! Carpet on walls helps plus double 2x4 walls styrofoam sheathing helped on interior walls with drywall then a layer of styrofoam 1” thick and then 3/4” plywood then 3/4 nap carpet in that. Drop 2x4 frame plywood ceiling with a foot of unfaced insulation over it. It’s high budget but it works. I have a foot of fiberglass above the existing ceiling. The dirty job was getting underneath the house and installing R-19 insulation between the floor joists and putting 6 mil plastic sheathing affixing it to joists with button kaps nails use joist wires to hold insulation between joists. Always R-13 to 19 in all interior stud walls carpet on walls worked wonders. If you have an Ollies outlet store in your town buy carpet there for Budget sake Double walls Is excellent but for most options electric can make that not feasible. Hey Thumbs Up Here
What an incredible video, thank you so much! You have such an inspiring home studio, really love the layout and the amount of work and though that went into treating it!
Beautiful job in all regards! I've been looking for the best kind of insulation to put in between the drywall in my garage, and your recommendation of the Rockwool will definitely be what I end up using! Thanks so much for putting this all together!
Awesome project.. I'd love to be able to "sound proof" my old house/drum room. BUT , it looks like my neighbors will have to practice along with me !! Lol shits crazy expensive
Amazing studio bro. Unfortunately when I was your age I barely had enough money food and condoms. I’ve got a great little studio now but it’s taken me to the age of 39 to get it to a pro level!
WOOOW I LOVE THIS CHANNEL🤩 You've inspired me to start my own channel that i post drums covers on❤ Hoping my channel will inspire people like you inspire me 🙌
I have just built with my own hands from scratch, my own design drum studio/home cinema at the back of my garden, roughly 25ft x 13ft x 9ft with gas filled upvc French doors and windows. Inside is still under construction with the added extras but my main construction is 6x2 joists for main frame, then outer it is then wrapped and sealed with osb board, roof included, then a heavy gauge damp proof membrane completely wrapped and sealed including roof, then battens all around to finish with heavy duty thick shiplap and ofcourse heavy duty felt on top. Inside inbetween all wall joists and ceiling joists is another damp proof membrane all sealed then joists filled with 110mm accustic Rockwool inc ceiling. Another sealed membrane is then used followed by drywall. All joints sealed. Then I added 1 inch thick battens to walls and ceiling followed by another drywall added giving an air space inbetween the 2 separate drywall. I will be adding and extra door inside to reduce sound going through to main doors as well as hinged thick shutters to the inside of windows. So far it has cost me £7000 english pounds but worth every penny so far and once the cosmetics are completed inside, my order will be going in for my pearl masters kit and I cannot wait 😁🥁
It’s unfortunate to see people making the same mistake over and over again. You created a 3 leaf system between your control room and live room, the middle layer of drywall should not be there, you should have taken that off and put it on the inner face of the control room. You should only ever have a 2 leaf system with as big as an air cavity as is necessary. You could have got far more low end frequency isolation if you had done this. Also your choice of insulation is not more effective in the cavity, only more expensive and possibly worse than using cheap light density insulation batts. The more rigid and dense insulation actually is less efficient at low frequency absorption and it can even transfer vibration between your panels. I hope no one watching this will make the same mistake based on your advice
This exactly. While I appreciate the work put into this massive project, I'm looking at spending a considerable amount myself on a project like this and there's tons of expensive missteps that could've been easily avoided or improved. While it's probably no biggie for him, if I spend thousands on a room, I'm not going to want to spend it all again to rip apart and redo.
Also just use regular insulation between walls, there is no benefit to using denser insulation- It's just more expensive. The dense stuff is meant for acoustic treatment inside of your room. I recommend checking out the Gearslutz Studio Building Forum, there are a ton of pro studio builders on there explaining stuff.
Amazing place! I’m thinking about doing something similar in a basement. Out of curiosity, how tall is your live room now, floor to ceiling, after the room in a room/soundproofing/acoustic treatment/etc? Thanks so much and keep kicking ass!
I did the room into a room thing and it really helped in decibel reducing, but because i do not have a big room the sound of the actual drums were still way to loud for me in this small room. I decided to go back to an A to E conversion set up.
But you've still screwed the inside wall to the outside stud creating a path for sound to travel ? Surely if you'd of used clips and furring channels on the outside stud then applied two sheets of plaster board you've of had a better result ? i'm just curious
Great video. I plan on turning my single car garage into a cheapmans version of this. I'm just gonna do a double layer of 5/8 sheetrock and standard R13 insulation and the ceiling will just be a single layer of 1/2 Sheetrock. What types of drum matts are those?
You touched on an important thing that gets overlooked which is ventilation. Did you do the same for the live room as well? Baffled like vents that are long and take many turns through the wall? How did you achieve venting through the room to take air out and back in?
Great video! I have a couple questions. 1. When drywalling the room inside a room, do you drywall the outer wall, than frame innerwall, Insulate and Drywall the innerwall? 2. What cameras do you use inside the live room to watch from your control room and the Green Room?
Alternatively...you could just do silent recording by using software amp sim plug-ins or processors/pedals instead of building an amp room/space. Even if you wanted the sound of an actual amp, you could always do initial tracking with a plug-in/processor and then replace that performance after-the-fact with an amp recorded in the main live room. That's what I did in my home studio and saved myself a lot of money and space. Also, I would strongly suggest that people carefully research acoustic wall construction before undertaking a project like this. There are other alternative wall plans which are even cheaper which offer as good if not better isolation. And thanks for the incredibly detailed video. Far too many people building a home studio setup mistake sound dampening/absorption for soundproofing/isolation. Two VERY different things.
one quick question, might be hard to express, here it goes: so what's the total measurement of the thickness of your live room, from the inside to the outside? Amazing video, thank you!
Did you take off the trim around the door and fill the air space between the frame and drywall with sound proofing foam? Fill from top down. Once you reattach the door trim, the extra sound bleed, though very quiet still indicates sound travel. Cut air flow cut sound.
I am little confused on whether you are soundproofing against your neighbors or you like to increase recording quality. What nocks me off is these iron bars hanging at your walls that reflect noise to your mike. Can you explain this?
L'd&S'd What is the smallest square footage needed for room-within-a room (budget $2000.)? O do I even need one? Thank GOD my 16x40 shed 16x40 is 110 ft. from the house. All I want to do is sing, Tap, play piano, and drums along with a soundtrack. I just want to do it any time of the day or night and not worry about the volume.
Dude! Sweet setup. In the process of doing something similar to my garage. I'm loving this door latch system. How does that work? Any info would be great! Thanks
Wow thats awesome ... can you give more detail on the built of "a room in a room" .. do you have any isolation material between the 2 walls?.. From the video i noticed a stone wool. Currently Im working on my live room and the floor ruber isolators are just doing an amazing job .. And what do you think about corner bass traps? Im thinking to remove the 90 degree corners and add wool there?
Hey there. I really appreciate you sharing how you built your studio. A question: I see you used surface mounted door handles. Did you also install ball latches to keep the doors closed tight? Thanks!
