DIY Home Studio Vocal Booth Build: Soundproofing, Floating Floor, and Professional Finishes!
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- čas přidán 17. 01. 2024
- www.soundheadquarters.com
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🎙️ Ready to take your home studio to the next level? In this comprehensive tutorial, we guide you through the step-by-step process of building a top-notch standalone vocal booth for your home studio. From a floating floor for optimal sound isolation to staggered wall studs and premium soundproofing materials, we cover it all!
🔨 Key Features of the Build:
Floating Floor for Decoupling:
Learn how to create a floating floor to isolate your vocal booth from the rest of the room, preventing sound transmission and ensuring crystal-clear recordings.
Staggered Wall Studs for Sound Isolation:
Discover the importance of staggered wall studs in achieving maximum sound isolation. We walk you through the construction process to minimize vibrations and unwanted noise.
Sonopan Soundproofing Material:
Uncover the benefits of using Sonopan soundproofing material and see how it enhances the sound isolation of your vocal booth. We provide tips on the proper installation for optimal results.
5/8ths Inch Firecode Drywall:
Explore the significance of using 5/8ths inch firecode drywall for both safety and acoustic purposes. Learn the correct installation techniques to ensure a durable and soundproof structure.
Mounting a Sealed Prehung Door:
Watch as we guide you through the installation of a sealed prehung door, essential for maintaining airtightness and further enhancing sound isolation within your vocal booth.
Mounting and Wiring XLR Wall Plates:
Get hands-on with the process of mounting and wiring XLR wall plates for seamless connectivity within your vocal booth. We provide expert tips to ensure your wiring is both efficient and professional.
Finishing Touches:
We cover the finishing touches such as flooring, baseboards, trim and casing, and painting before the job is finished for the client.
🛠️ Materials and Tools:
To make things easier, we've compiled a list of all the materials and tools you'll need for this project. Check the video description for a convenient shopping list.
🎓 Who Is This Tutorial For?
Whether you're a musician, podcaster, or content creator looking to enhance the audio quality of your recordings, this tutorial is designed for you. No prior construction experience required - we break down each step in detail.
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Your overhauling mixes series is always a great watch! Excited to see how the channel grows 😊
Always nice to watch your work in progress and final product😎👍 Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
LOVE IT!
Love your channel
Great work as always 🫡
Thank you I appreciate it! Thanks for watching
Your videos are incredible! Good editing, timing, reasoning, explanation, capture... I've already watched all the videos on your channel. Thank you for sharing. Success for you!
Thank you I really appreciate that! Thanks for watching
Great job brother.Man of many talents.Happy New Year Daniel.
Joe
Thank you Joe! Same to you happy new year!
What measurements did you guys use? Like for what you drew on the floor
Do you have plans for this that can be shared?
Fantastic detailed video. Would be interesting to get feedback from your client's perspective over time, when he does a band rehearsal and how the vocal booth sounds. In real time, how long did it take you to construct that booth from start to finish?
This build took a few weeks as it was done throughout the holidays and had other jobs on the go. However if you had the dedicated time and all materials on site would be way less time. I was also working solo for majority of the build. Thanks for watching!
Great video! I have a question about the interior walls now being reflective due to the dry wall. Will that be treated with some type of acoustic panels or will it just be dry wall? Thanks!
Yes the client plans on treating the walls with large acoustic panels. Thanks for watching!
looks good. no ceiling joists? i understand the need for ventilation but that single hung window in the door is negating all your hard work insulating.
We had to leave the ceiling open so the electrician could have access to relocate the existing light. Yes i explained the issue with the window to the client, however he wanted a solution that would allow him to be able to see his band mates while playing and have ventilation built in. Within his budget this ended up being our best bet. Thanks for watching!
Hi can i ask how much this cost ?
Thoughts on using Sonopan in traditional Acoustic treatment, such as panels and corner traps?
I wouldn’t recommend using it as acoustic treatment compared to other options like acoustic insulation such as Owens Corning or rockwool or equivalent products. It is great however for the application it is designed for in sound isolating construction. If you need treatment that is very low profile (under 1 inch thick) I’d suggest a PET felt sheet product since it does not require fabric covering and is already finished surface in multiple colours. Either way will only be attenuating higher frequencies with material that thin. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching
@@soundheadquarters Do you think because it's too reflective/not porus enough?
Potentially being a back or front layer to a bass trap/corner trap would increase the efficacy of controlling the low frequencies. We all know the 703/705/Comfortboard and Rockwool S&S work great, however the Sonopan is relatively inexpensive in comparison and might be able to improve the performance for those lower nodes.
It’s worth some experimenting for sure! I personally haven’t seen it used in those applications, but I’d be curious as well if anyone gives it a shot.
Do you ever use mass loaded vinyl? Or use green glue in between the sheetrock?
I have been on builds that have used both, here in the Toronto Canada area Sonopan is a more common alternative to mass loaded vinyl however mass loaded vinyl still has its place and purposes. Green glue I have seen used with varying degrees of effectiveness. I usually advocate for getting as much mass and density in the wall structure as the client can, and ensuring that the build and installation process is completed correctly. Thanks for watching!
Very nice vidéos. Question : Drywall does not sound good at all so why using drywall instead of Plywood?
For this client that choice was made due to cost, and he plans on adding acoustic treatment to the inside of the booth at a later date. Thanks for watching!
Ok - I typically really like these videos, but after building my own studio... this particular one contains a few things that I did that became my biggest mistakes. The end product of this is a very small untreated tin can, with no venitlation. Someone is going to be sweating and breathing a lot in here...(singing - performing). So they are just going to be opening that window... making the booth useless in its function. In order to make it sound even kind of usable, they are going to have to line the entire interior of it with another layer of insulation.... making it even smaller. I usually like these videos but from my experience this particular one has major issues.
I agree completely! All of these issues were discussed with the client prior to the build. He already had things mapped out how he wanted size and budget wise. I was just contracted to do the build to his spec and I film and share the process. I would have done things differently as well if it were my personal space, however I’m happy to build however my clients want their finished product. My channel shouldn’t be taken as advice for best acoustic practices, there’s many other channels that do a much better job of that than I ever could. I just like to showcase my work and processes for people to learn and make building projects themselves more accessible. I’m happy if they learn what not to do just as much as what to do. I appreciate you watching and for your comment, anything that helps the community learn and engage is a win in my books!
Dang man. Seems you are the end all be all of studio acoustics.... Where is your LLC. Easy to hunt and peck on a keyboard. I'd say this guy is doing all right and is probably well better off than you... I'm sure I'm not the only one that will be anxiously waiting all your genius studio builds coming to your channel very soon!!😂😂🤡