I've got a 500 sq. ft. basement area with concrete floor and walls. I desperately need to soundproof this area so I can start practicing acoustic drums at home. I don't even know where to begin other than online research, but that hasn't exactly been helpful because there are so many different recommendations. Should I just cut my losses and spend the cash to build a room within a room or is there a sneaky way of soundproofing the basement that I'm not thinking of? I don't think these DIY acoustic clouds hanging from the floor joists will really do much. Any guidance is much appreciated.
@@LearnAudioEngineering. I live in an apartment, and I want to build 3 or 3 clouds. I'm sitting ( couch) 9 feet away from tower speakers and TV. Do I place the clouds over the towers or over my MLP? any imput would be appreciated. Everyone talks about Studios, but not about HIFI system in the living rooms. Greetings from Houston, Texas.
Great video man, I need to treat the room where my grand piano is placed to record it. Where should i put the mic for measurement since no speaker are involved only my piano. Thanks in advance
They sell a rockwool 5.5 inch bat, I suppose I could just you that instead of two 3 inch batts? And can you just confirm the final size of the panels HxWxL?
you could certainly get the 6" stuff but its quite difficult to find in my area and I've only ever seen it in 16" wide, These panels are 24"W 48"L and 6"Deep Thanks for the comment!
@@LearnAudioEngineering One other question if I may...How did you accurately locate the ceiling joists? Stud finder? If so, mind recommending the one you used?
I’m a little suspect about your REW measurement. That is an unusually flat response, even for compared to a high end control room. In a small home studio it’s impressive to achieve +\-7db in SPL difference. What level did you do your sweeps at?
Can’t find that 24 inch safe n sound rock wool anywhere, apparently they don’t sell anymore or only in bulk (12 min) .. any alternative recommendations? @learn audio engineering
you could go with the 16 inch wide safe and sound, thats fairly common. If thats too narrow for you, you could build a double wide cloud instead. Thanks for watching!
A simple question: I need to buy a house and having a Hi-fi system so to not to disturb the neighbourhood, where should I intervene other than the walls between the floor and the ceiling ?
Hi there! these panels are for absorbing early reflections in a recording or listening area. They do not function as soundproofing. Thank you for commenting.
Hey good question, I was just looking at doing this project again as we're moving to a larger space! from my calculations it's ~$50USD / $70CAD per panel
Dude! Excellent vid except one issue. You really need some kind of tight membrane layer if you're using rock wool! These days, id advise AGAINST rockwool! But if you do use it, make sure you have a layer that does NOT allow any of the dust from that stuff to permeate! It's a health hazzard in the long run! This will also help with the sagging issue.
You're a beast! Thanks, dude!
Great video!
I've got a 500 sq. ft. basement area with concrete floor and walls. I desperately need to soundproof this area so I can start practicing acoustic drums at home. I don't even know where to begin other than online research, but that hasn't exactly been helpful because there are so many different recommendations. Should I just cut my losses and spend the cash to build a room within a room or is there a sneaky way of soundproofing the basement that I'm not thinking of? I don't think these DIY acoustic clouds hanging from the floor joists will really do much. Any guidance is much appreciated.
Great video and some helpful tips….thanks
Thanks for watching! glad you enjoyed
@@LearnAudioEngineering. I live in an apartment, and I want to build 3 or 3 clouds. I'm sitting ( couch) 9 feet away from tower speakers and TV. Do I place the clouds over the towers or over my MLP? any imput would be appreciated. Everyone talks about Studios, but not about HIFI system in the living rooms. Greetings from Houston, Texas.
Great video man, I need to treat the room where my grand piano is placed to record it. Where should i put the mic for measurement since no speaker are involved only my piano. Thanks in advance
Nice one mate !!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
They sell a rockwool 5.5 inch bat, I suppose I could just you that instead of two 3 inch batts? And can you just confirm the final size of the panels HxWxL?
you could certainly get the 6" stuff but its quite difficult to find in my area and I've only ever seen it in 16" wide, These panels are 24"W 48"L and 6"Deep
Thanks for the comment!
@@LearnAudioEngineering Great. Thanks for the help!
@@LearnAudioEngineering One other question if I may...How did you accurately locate the ceiling joists? Stud finder? If so, mind recommending the one you used?
I’m a little suspect about your REW measurement. That is an unusually flat response, even for compared to a high end control room. In a small home studio it’s impressive to achieve +\-7db in SPL difference.
What level did you do your sweeps at?
I'd suggest smoothing your readings because you can see the general problem areas rather than hundreds of areas that the absorption will cover anyhow
Thanks!
No problem, glad to help! Thanks for commenting
how come no treat ment at first time become so flat ?
Can’t find that 24 inch safe n sound rock wool anywhere, apparently they don’t sell anymore or only in bulk (12 min) .. any alternative recommendations? @learn audio engineering
you could go with the 16 inch wide safe and sound, thats fairly common. If thats too narrow for you, you could build a double wide cloud instead. Thanks for watching!
GIK sells deadening material.
i'm sorry.. you said 42" in length for the cuts. but its supposed to be 48" right?
A simple question: I need to buy a house and having a Hi-fi system so to not to disturb the neighbourhood, where should I intervene other than the walls between the floor and the ceiling ?
Hi there! these panels are for absorbing early reflections in a recording or listening area. They do not function as soundproofing. Thank you for commenting.
What was the cost per panel?
Hey good question, I was just looking at doing this project again as we're moving to a larger space!
from my calculations it's ~$50USD / $70CAD per panel
Dude! Excellent vid except one issue. You really need some kind of tight membrane layer if you're using rock wool! These days, id advise AGAINST rockwool! But if you do use it, make sure you have a layer that does NOT allow any of the dust from that stuff to permeate! It's a health hazzard in the long run! This will also help with the sagging issue.
Zoom in your scale so it’s more magnified.
Lol
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