Building A Silent HVAC System For My Music Studio

I'm building a music studio in my basement! Watch the full series here: • Basement Music Studio ...
This video is part three, covering HVAC. I share how I silenced furnace noise, while also decoupling the music studio ducts from ducts feeding other rooms.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Fresh Air
01:40 - Re-routing existing HVAC
02:04 - Planning Studio HVAC
02:42 - Reducing sound in a ducted HVAC system
03:46 - Direct from Furnace
04:09 - Sound attenuating ducts
04:59 - Baffle Box
05:24 - Total Baffle Box
07:34 - Sound Tests
08:00 - Sound test reaction & insights
08:35 - Sound comparison and context
08:48 - Background noise and impact to music making
09:40 - Rod Gervais' recommendations
10:21 - Why I can't test room to room sound transfer yet
Recommended Books
Home Recording Studio: Build it Like the Pros (Rod Gervais)
Master Handbook of Acoustics (F. Alton Everest & Ken C. Pohlmann)
Questions we're tackling in this video series:
How to build a music studio.
How to build a music studio in a basement.
How to build a music studio in a home.
How to soundproof a room.
How to isolate a music room from the rest of the house.
How to build a soundproof door.
How to build acoustic treatment.
How to build acoustic panels.
How to build bass traps.
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[@lllecky1974]

Great video. I'm also in Canada. I've done some of the HVAC methods you did. Haven't been able to fully test the results as my studio is not done yet. But your video gives me hope my methods will work.

[@simonbaxtermusic]

Glad the video is helpful! It’s hard to be sure ahead of time with this stuff since there’s not a lot of information about small home studios available. Good luck with your build.

[@Polentaccio]

The video I needed! You promised this a few days back, and you delivered. I'm also in Canada.. the air exchanger is such a beast and a PITA to work with. I'm going to be doing something very similar and you actually gave me a few more ideas. I noticed at the end your use of a simple light for your studio space. I've also come to the conclusion that a bunch of potlights probably look great, but what is the point of decoupling the ceiling, using double 5/8 drywall if you then punch numerous holes in it? I'm thinking lamps as needed and only two junction boxes in through ceiling for track lighting. Sealed obviously and probably caulked around edges.

[@simonbaxtermusic]

Glad it was helpful! The single light is temporary, because I'm going to have 6 pot lights in ceiling clouds, and I'll have a single box that they're all connected to. For exactly the reason you mention! I used a 1/2" thick electrical box and that way only one layer of drywall has a large hole through it. Electrical is my next video - hopefully coming out in a week or two. It'll be easier to make than the HVAC video.

[@Polentaccio]

@@simonbaxtermusic Awesome. Yes I'm thinking of a cloud with lights as well because if you go lights first, then half are blocked by your cloud. These vids could not have come at a better time and I appreciate you covering a lot of the details that so many other videos seem to gloss over or just not include.

[@simonbaxtermusic]

Completely agree. It’s easy for CZcams to feel saturated, but that’s only true of certain topics. And sometimes there’s an oversupply of misinformation. It’s why i felt like doing this series.