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Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question…
Q: I was wondering if you could shoot a quick video and discuss your studio, especially how you have done the; ventilation, soundproofing, security, and especially air conditioning. I am in the process of making a studio here in California and I feel like I can’t get a straight answer from any of the carpenters I’ve hired in regard to these areas. It seems like the carpenters all have their own opinions and some of their ideas seem pretty bad to me. Any information you could share would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Chaz – Canoga Park, California
A: Thanks for writing in Chaz. Right away when I read your email I immediately sympathized with you and I went back in my mind to the days when I was building my studio and I was going through all of the issues you’re probably facing right now. Many of the concerns I faced were also in the same areas that you are concerned with as well.
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July 27, 2010 @ 8:27 pm
Awesome, very useful information.
July 27, 2010 @ 10:34 pm
You can get sheet rock double and tripled up seems to work pretty good.
They also make insulation designs to help with sound. I have seen people go
crazy and put sand in the floor. Good air con . Thank Andrew
July 28, 2010 @ 1:58 pm
a good thing we’re building a studio on a farm… No outside noise and no
need for soundproofing. The temperature is a problem though
July 28, 2010 @ 2:57 pm
Great video. How expensive was it to build your studio?
July 28, 2010 @ 5:41 pm
Very interesting. I’d like to see more videos on this subject sometime.
July 28, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
@kbkbabbie ahh that’s where you’d be wrong tho, you do need soundproofing
no matter where you’re at… the soundproofing is including: diffusors,
bass traps, etc. without these things, even in a “perfect” room (which I
can guarantee you do not have) the sounds will not reverberate well,
frequencies will bounce off of walls unevenly giving you odd resonant
sounds, and you’re going to have one hell of a time mixing in a room with
no soundproofing.
July 29, 2010 @ 12:08 am
@alwaysending Yeah you’re right, but I meant the soundproofing used to
block sound from coming in or going out of the room. The walls are already
full of diffusors. No bass traps yet. All the equipment is moved very soon
to see which spots are ideal. I’ll upload a video of the building process
soon. (This is not my youtube account, but I’ll post a link here).
July 29, 2010 @ 4:16 pm
@kbkbabbie awesome man, good luck on finishing up everything! I’m building
a new studio now myself (3rd build) and working on all acoustical
treatments myself right now, building out our QRD Diffusors 1D’s, 7 & 11
panels, going to be awesome. Look forward to seeing what you build.
August 1, 2010 @ 3:21 am
does anyone know where you would place your acoustic foams ?
August 2, 2010 @ 5:32 pm
Check out RealTraps :o)
August 3, 2010 @ 5:51 pm
@whoahesgood … Try to cover at least 30% + of your rooms surfaces. To
trap the bass, go at the wall/ceiling “corners” and behind your main
listening area. For catching mid’s & highs, go at the walls/ceiling area.
Shoot for control of the absorption of low & bass freq. without making the
room too dead. The larger the room the more dampening you’ll require. And,
a lot of course depends on the rooms design. Plus, how much you want to
control the low end. – Andrew
October 3, 2010 @ 6:51 pm
so, how much was this project?
October 4, 2010 @ 10:39 am
awesome studio Andrew, thanks for this video, have recently had some
soundproofing done for an outbuilding i record in with help from this video
and its made a big difference!
July 20, 2011 @ 10:31 pm
So what kind of rooms are in your studio? Do you have a separate vocal
booth? What about rooms for the amps and drums? Do you have a bathroom? How
much does all this cost?
June 28, 2012 @ 2:57 pm
Very impressive! Could you tell me what the whole studio cost? (The
building+foam, not the actual gear inside)
September 10, 2012 @ 3:16 pm
WOW! what an impressive video. I always hear the need to provide good
content but I really see it structured so well as you have done.
December 12, 2012 @ 8:47 am
Thanks your videos have help me a lot you are great!
June 4, 2013 @ 6:02 pm
When I worked at a radio station the method we used to sound proof our
recording booth was not nearly that expencive and you could have a drummer
in there and bass guitarist and step outside and not hear
anything..anything what so ever. First things first is to use high quality
insulation in the walls, floor, and cieling. Then we wrapped the floor
joists in rubber padding, then the floor itself was made of a layer of
plywood, and sound board on top of that then carpet.
June 4, 2013 @ 6:04 pm
The walls again were treated the same way with rubber around the studs, and
then sound board with accoustical foam for the cieling and crown molding
area. The door we used was a solid wood door wrapped which frame was padded
with rubber. Rubber allows give and will thus help absorb the sound. The
down side to this is that bass is killed big time and your mids sound lot
lower as there is very little reverberation.
June 4, 2013 @ 6:08 pm
Oh ventilation, we used a accordian style ducting system with a high power
exhaust fan by the radio transmitter that makes a ton of noise anyway. The
accordian design causes the sound to bounce around and thus lose more db’s.
August 11, 2014 @ 9:02 am
I am planning on building a studio similar to yours, I was hoping you could
tell me how much this project cost.
November 16, 2014 @ 6:50 am
Your video is very informative. I really appreciate having watched this,
Cheers bud 🙂
January 22, 2015 @ 11:50 pm
thanks man! i enjoyed the video! i am in the middle of building a new
studio and going with the same ac you are using. are you still liking it?
what are your suggestions for flooring?
February 15, 2015 @ 5:58 pm
Bringing down the house without getting put out – by the wife. Play that
funky music….
February 15, 2015 @ 5:58 pm
Bringing down the house without getting put out – by the wife. Play that
funky music….