Soundproofing vs Room Treatment: What Your Studio Needs 

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I was talking with an engineer from Michigan that told me about a studio that now being demolished. It was built in the 80's and had walls with 6 layers of drywall everywhere! Wow that's mass for ya!

The "open space between the walls" he speaks about is a good idea (for soundproofing AND improving room treatments). When it comes to windows in the room, know that they will be reflective. You must plan proper treatments to compensate.

Makeshift booth from hanging moving blankets works great on a budget.

Definitely very helpful! I just bought a bunch of Room Treatment material and put it up. I tend to be a perfectionist when it comes to certain things so hearing you say “it’s not going to be perfect eased my mind tremendously, my room sounds a lot better and for now, I’m satisfied with it 😁 thanks for your expertise!

Check this out: I also bought myself a $100 Gazebo / Pergola (200cm x 200cm) and placed it in my basement on a noise absorbing rug. I left the outside "walls" off and placed moving blankets on all five sides. Got myself a 10M led strip for the inside and some bass traps in the corners and foam on the inside off the blankets. Super easy set-up for recording with my D18 and singing at the same time straight into my iPhone using the Roland Go Pro mix. Call me cheap but I just love my little "tent" inside my basement. Nice and cozy. Love your channel man!!

Be carefull with dobble walls at an outer wall. Because it can quickly become mouldy there.

Excellent work.

This is the first time I have vehemently disagreed with something Chris sad. Normally he is a fantastic resource. But those mini vocal booths? If you're a beginner, or in a bedroom studio, you DO want one. I wonder what led Chris to diss them-has he ever been in a vocal booth? Reason: when you're recording vocals, and you're in humble circumstances (bedroom, back office, whatever), you want recorded vocals to be as dead as possible. By 'dead' I mean lacking any sound of the room it was recorded in. Why is this? Because then you can use plugins to add reverb, delay, early reflections, and make the vocal sound any way you want. If you record the sound of the room you're in, you are STUCK with that sound forever. So definitely find a way to record without picking up the sound of the room. Sure, if you're lucky enough to have a dedicated space, and have spent a bunch of effort 'tuning' the room, you may want that as part of the recording. But most of us are not that lucky. Record your vocals in a 'dead' environment-whether that's in some closet full of clothes, or a padded room, or yes, a mini vocal booth.

The box behind him (a diffuser) doesn't "make the sound go everywhere". It reduces echos & reflections.

What have you found to be the best way to actually attach the acoustic foam to the walls? Glue, mounted on panels? Velcro? Thanks for any ideas!

Covering all the walls with foam. Does that work well or just destroys the sound? For mixing and recording. Room size would be 17x15x10.5

How do I sound proof 2 kids?

Hello Chris.... I was curious what happened to Graham? Is he still making videos?

I should’ve known that one of the few places on the Internet that actually gives proper advice regarding acoustic treatment and soundproofing would come from the recording revolution…

HELL YEAH

really surprised to see something on this channel which is talking about using foam. I know very little but I think I know not to do that unless the game's changed?

Is it true that when you don't use bastraps, the mid frequenties get 'eaten' by the low end frequenties?

Do I need either if I have a very small room filled with stuff?

Waterproof: water doesn't pass through. Soundproof: Sound/noise doesn't pass through. Mixproof: Reason why my mixes suck. Easy now! Thanks for the clarification dear!

The arrows on your thumbnail appear to contradict your video.

As much as Chris Liepe has some good advice when it comes to home recording, I do not come to this channel to see his videos. I come to see Graham, who is a natural when it comes to speaking before a camera, and was always at the front of this channel prior to 2021. Graham, your videos have revolutionized my music. Please come back! And don’t give up on this channel that, many years ago, saved you when your were on food stamps!

I'm sorry to have to say but this is absolute truth. But some of you people do a very good job of confusing people about these issues... on the one hand we viewed videos that say the things that you're saying all wrong and then you come along and say it's perfectly okay and vice versa. I hope you can understand my point... there are some so-called professionals who swear by the things that you're saying wrong! And man is just totally confusing