Great video, enough explanation without unnecessary or repeated information " Detailed and informative in the most possible short time" . thank you for such quality !
Hey man great video. I have been a carpenter for 11 years and now work professionally in a studio. My comment has nothing to do with your panels acoustically but rather the construction method that you talk about. First, the screws you have have nothing to do with the wood cracking when screwing in the end grain, in fact you mention that a drywall screw could potentially cause this, when in reality a drywall screw would be less likely to crack the end grain because drywall screw shanks are usually smaller (#6). The only reason you are not cracking the pine is because pine is a softwood, but this will only help temporarily, if the wood dries out they will probably crack. So you should always pre drill when screwing into end grain. Also I would not recommend not drilling holes in the side like you are doing, because this is solid wood you are significantly weakening the frame, if you wish to do this use plywood for the sides as well. Second: As for saying "sound can't actually enter in the sides..." this is simply not true. Sound will still go through pine, quite easily even, some high frequency will bounce off but these panels pretty much designed to eat up low end. To me this is just unnecessary.
@@DeRockTucker You're welcome! Though I'm not sure the pine or any material would cause standing waves inside the frame. I mean it would, but the insulation would take care of that, the wave length inside a 32 inch panel is roughly 370Hz which is where these batts eat up a lot of the frequencies.
I built my panels without a wooden frame. I used burlap and just folded it over on the back of the panel and glued it with hot melt glue. Works great, if you screw up, just pull up the burlap and re glue. The corners are just folded over neatly and glued. I used siding samples from Home Depot, near the 4 corners of the panel on the front under the burlap with string going through the panel to the back, where the panel can then be attached to the wall. I also used heavy paper to cover the panel under the burlap as a limp membrane to prevent the highs from being absorbed.
for ceiling panels, is better to provide some thin wood element on the front too, below the tissue. Otherwise the mineral wool weight will be hold in place only by the fabric layer. This would cause some deformation with time.
Good stuff on the build video! Just remember for your viewers who are going down this dark path. Weed block fabric contains petroleum product and is flammable. Guilford of Maine is flame retardant and will char when lit - another reason why it is soooooo expensive. Rokul Safe n Sound and mineral wool is definitely fire resistant up to certain temps. Great videos though - thanks for sharing
Hello from Germany I hope I can explain it clearly MDF is used because it is heavier than most types of wood, it also has a much more homogeneous structure and the way it is made it absorbs resonances more than it resonates
I had a bunch of black moving blankets that I was using for a vocal booth. I ended up cutting them up and using them for my covering fabric. Works a treat :)
Great video thanks! I like the holes you put in the sides, I will have to redo mine. And when I saw you screwing in those boards my first thought was man this guy is going to split his wood -ha! I will look for those screws.
Have you ever thought about hanging them with aircraft cable? I work in construction and when I’ve seen carpenters install these they were hung with cable. My guess is for increased acoustics and allowing more sound to enter space on the backside. The rooms are almost dead quiet.
You can use old towels (if you can get enough of them) as sound insulation material. The performance is fantastic and often superior to insulation pads. The Advantage in using stacked towels as sound insulation is that you dont need to worry about any solvents or dangerous fibres. You can also use more air transparent fabric or even screening material, chicken coup screen etc. Depends on whether you can buy or source 50 or 100 used towels to make padding material for the panels.
Great video, I was also thinking about drilling out holes in the sides of the wood (pine 1x6") so as to lighten the weight. Although your comment about allowing sound to enter sideways is an interesting thought. I am making a cloud panel. Also, for the gardening anti-weed fabric...very thoughtful! I use very fine lacey-type fabric that you may see in a bride's headdress. Very fine fabric.; 100% polyester. Soft chiffon fabric, breathable. I am wondering if the weed fabric would be more effective. Great video! as are Kevin P's comments. More than anything else, I see and appreciate your singular and very passionate foray into this amazing endeavor we all have embarked on...often without any real payback...truly a labor of love for the vast majority of us.
I cannot tell you how many years I have searched for an appropriate, inexpensive acoustically transparent fabric for my acoustic panels. And I have been using landscape fabric for more years than I've been building panels. Duh. Great idea.
Wow! Lots of hard work. Your studio is really coming together nicely. It really looks great & I’m 100% positive it’s gonna sound great as well. Thanks for sharing your journey.
2:35 pre drilling is so you don't split the wood. Also makes a much stronger connection. Pre drilling is always recommended in cheaper wood if you want it to last.
2:22 It might still be advisable to predrill depending on the lumber or quality of that lumber. I would still use a tiny pilot hole to guide the placement exactly where I want. Don't use large drill bits to avoid stripping the wood out.
Beautiful design and amazing craftsmanship! I would only suggest that you have your mixing/monitoring position away from the wall as far as you possibly can considering your limited space. As a general rule of thumb you want your work area off the wall about a third of the length of the room which is not really a good option for the space you have but you really need to get the monitors out away from the wall. I think that’s the most common mistake people make when building a home studio. I’m not trying to be negative or critical, just making an honest observation about the biggest improvement that you can make that I noticed and with that being said you have a much better studio setup than my home studio by far. I really like what you have done with the wood and it’s given me more ideas and inspiration to improve my space. 👍✌️
Thoughts on this? I recently made a sound panel using 1x2 sides and a plywood back. I put 3.5" mineral wool in it. I then used the fabric to create a convex shape. I figured the shorter side wall would allows for more sound to enter. I also thought the convex shape would be better than something flat to disperse sound differently. The design causes a more dense edge, and a less dense center. I would think this would mean that sound entering (off-angle) would be force through different densities, thus handling a broader range of frequencies.
Great video and you definitely gave me some ideas. I think instead of screws, I'll use wood glue and brad nails. Should be much quicker and less likely to split the wood.
The best absorption material is natural wool fleece! and would work well above on the Ceiling, you can just hang it on the walls on wooden dowels on blocks always away from the wall the fleece at least an inch inch and a half. For the ceiling just wave it so it sags, you can use self adhesive hooks fishing line little wooden dowels or oval nails poked through the fleece to hold it in place, I don't think it's necessary to go to thick quarter of an inch fleece is fine you don't want to make it to dead it's just as bad as not having nothing. Put the fleece round the corners back of the walls hanging over a couple of feet, so you got some 45-degree angles off the corners put the hooks about 8" from the side of the wall on the Ceiling to give you some slope, give it between 2" to 3" hanging off the ceiling and overlap the fleece doesn't have to be in one piece better if not given a couple of inches air gap between the overlaps and about the same on the overlap pieces, hooks can be put every two feet you might have problems with the type of ceiling coating if it's rough coating might need to glue with No More Nails quick drying builders adhesive, otherwise the self adhesive pads should be fine just clean service first with methylated spirits before sticking. I don't see any logic in what your friend is telling you about fibreglass and rockwool if you can enlighten me! you don't need to use fiberglass there's no benefit because of the size. depends what rockwool you can get studio grade or standard DIY wall rockwool you want the one that's a bit harder that needs to be cut with a saw like a bread knife. I like the wooden strips but you made a mistake really I would have put the strips stuck together in groups set back into the panel a couple of inches not lying flat but still effective. You need some bass traps just use the fleece hang it off the corners about 2 foot across going up to the ceiling coming out further about the same to foot from the top of the ceiling 2-ft hanging out just use a wooden dowels one for the top one on the wall couple feet down to give the slope and you don't need anymore leave a gap at the bottom about foot. You shouldn't have any problem with natural wool some people can be allergic to it you want it really properly washed or you can wash it yourself beforehand it's not the wool it's what it's picked up pollen little microscopic bugs what would give you the allergic reaction but when in place shouldn't be a problem you can use a mixed fibre of natural wool and poly fibre wall insulation comes a lot thicker and cheaper would be nice to shown a spectrum analyser test of your room! did you do this beforehand or while you were acoustically adjusting
Have you thought about using two narrower lengths of wood and leaving a gap along both sides of the panel, rather than drilling holes along one length of wood?
Wow man. Good job man. I will just throw some stinky carpet roll in a corner, I have a rug till the basement floods. Always two layers of r-19 insulation. That is just for my wife. She doesn't like to hear all my crap. To each their own. Mic's can hide a lot of stuff. I like the sound of a wide open room with concrete walls. How I came up. Cool how you can adjust the panels, and change the room. Cool man =)
Great video very helpful and informative. I'm about to start an in-wall speaker and installation build. I see in this video that your speakers are in wall. Did you do a video on how you constructed your in-wall system? If so, is there a link? Thank you!
I am also a carpenter and you could have used 2 pieces of the pine per side turned sideways so as to leave a long open strip up each side. No hole drilling
2:00 Predrill holes before you drive your screws in. This will prevent the wood from splitting. The type of screw is unimportant, as you are forcing a screw where the wood naturally wants to be, and if it gets forced enough, regardless of which type of screw you are using, the wood will split. Trust me, I have been woodworking as a hobbyist and DIY'er, not professionally, for more than 30 years. If you drove that many screws into the end grain of cheap pine 1x4's without a single split......chalk that up as beginners luck. Yes, Spax screws are among the best screws to work with in a woodworking or construction project, but if the wood is thin enough, and the diameter of the screw is fat enough, you will eventually split your wood. There are plenty other reasons your wood will split including moisture, both in the air and in the wood, and stress from the weight of your project, especially if you're going to hang it on a wall with only a few screws holding everything together. If you use a drill with a drill bit slightly thinner than the inner shaft of the screw, and a drill/driver (two different tools, this will save you the time of constantly having to remove the drill bit and insert the screwdriver bit) to drive in your screws, you'll be adding only a couple seconds to driving each screw. Also you mentioned people making projects like this using drywall screws..........any woodworker, carpenter, or even interior painter, knows full well that the ONLY thing you use drywall screws for, is hanging drywall. Using drywall screws for a woodworking project is begging for the project to fail because drywall screws are actually very brittle and will very easily break under too much pressure. When hanging drywall, the drywall screw is driven in just enough to break to outer paper on the drywall.
Another excellent video. This will come in handy once I get my new control room framed out. I am still dealing with dimensions and angles of walls, so still researching those details....Super nice job...
I found I liked GRK Fasteners much better when it came to large Lag Screws. They have been my best friend in different construction projects. Easy to reuse again and again if you need temporary holding power. You can quite literally drive one completely through a 2x4. Great for straightening out warped wood.
Just an FYI. It wasn’t about the screws. The fact that you used plywood on the ends was a great idea because that will not split no matter what screw you use and the pine won’t split when you screw into the end grain. So it was your process that was good, it wasn’t the screw. Awesome idea with the weed fabric.
Fabric isn't going to prevent those particles from coming through the fabric. I would simply stay away from building insulation altogether for not only health reasons, and for optimal absorption coefficient curve.
The tests for rock wool are good for sound absorption. It absorbs both low and high frequencies, and is used in many many many studios. It's also far safer than fibreglass. Is it absolutely safe? No, I wouldn't put a bunch around my bed, but it does break down and get cleared from your lungs.
Jimmy yes, I'm aware of that, but it's not meant for acoustic treatment. It's for thermal insulation and absorbtion in a residential home to be used in a wall cavity. The problem with building insulation is that for mid's and high's, it over absorbs in the 125hz to 500 hz range. For using in a low frequency pressure activated device, it's not porous enough as a full material. For mid's and high's, Look at the Fletcher Munsen hearing curve, at the range between 125hz and 500hz. It actually has a nice smooth slope. There are other products designed to that curve, which will yield a more natural quality.
@@devalah After using and being in rooms with a lot of different materials from different companies, the best sounding absorption product that I have found was the acoustic foam from a company called Acoustic Fields. The reasoning is they have developed their own foam which has an abosption coefficient that's closely matched to human hearing. If you look at the absorption curve of the Fletcher Munsen hearing curve at the frequency range of 125hz to 1000hz, there is a gradual slope. What happens with most building insulation is that they weren't designed for that curve. Most of them were designed for thermal inslutiaon and sound absorption to be used inside a wall.. Acoustic treatment for music/speech has to be developed for that application. Now, after doing a lot of research and reading, the reasons why most people use Building insulation is for the wrong reasons. They use it because it's readily available, it's cheap and up until fairly recently, that's about all that people knew about. Being that Acoustic Fields is a small company and doesn't have the shear marketing power that these other companies have, not a lot of people have used it. Also, if you look at their videos of customers that have switched, they have typically switched from using building insuatlion, like RockWool or some other traditional absorption material. And I heard the exact same thing they did. It's just a more natural sound quality and if you are a recording engineer, you probably won't have to touch the EQ all that much because you don't have to compensate for the absorption curve of the material you are using. Also, Acoustic Fields had absolutely the best low frequency absorption products on the market. They figured out to use activated carbon, which they have patents on and I read a study that was done in the UK at a University where they tested activated carbon and it is actually effective down to even 20hz, which no other material can do. It's due to the density and it's porosity of activated carbon. it's very cool, indeed. They are expensive, but they are the most effective. I know, I sound like an advertisement, but I'm just recommending their products after using and have been in studios that used the traditional materials. Without a doubt the Acoustic Field's room I was in was just absolutely head and shoulders the best sounding room I've ever been in.. the first thing to do in ANY room where you are dealing with full range speakers and/or instruments is to deal with the low frequencies. The reason is they are the most difficult to deal with and it's the most expensive. Once you get a handle on the low frequencies under 100hz, then dealing with mid's and high's above 100hz is easier, but you can better hear the differences in materials. go and check out their video catalog, they have hundreds of short videos ranging from general information, to more specific information about acoustic treatment. And they even cater to the DIYer, so you can just buy the raw materials from them to build your own frame for acoustic foam with a fabric covering, etc.
The studio is looking really good man! I've watched all of your build videos and am super impressed on how detailed you have been! I have been wanting to build my own studio for a long time now. I'm just waiting for the right space to put it in. I cant wait to hear what kind of work you get out of there! Looking forward to the next video!
Hi..... thanks for the video ... after long term use of the panels and covering with 2 layers of fabric , you don't have any loos fiber health problem ?
Thank you for the tutorial. I don't have the cash to purchase high end professiomal room treatments. I'm not building a recording studio. I just want a dedicated listening room.
Man o man, you're on repeat....what would di you use for the side wall slats...it looks like some type of finished wood and what thickness. I love your videos, now I'm changing some things up. You are so very in depth...Thanks
Also, quadratic is the best type of diffusor. Those other things you have aren't good diffusors as they don't conform to all of the requirements of a diffusor.
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Greetings, I think the videos you have shared are great, I thank you for the information. I would like to know what fabric you used for the panel? WHAT KIND OF FABRIC IS WHITE FABRIC? GREETINGS FROM ECUADOR
Question is did you do any room measurements to determine nodes and response, if you don't do that first and address specific nodes and frequency dampening and diffusion to achieve even room characteristic's, then your not getting a complete picture of how the room behaves.
Quick question. I have 3 inch mineral wool. I also have 1x5.5x7 scrape wood left over from a build. In your opinion, would you cut down the 5.5 inch width, to 2.75 inches and frame up the mineral wool? Or keep the 5.5 inch width and have one 3 inch panel with 2.5 inches of air space?
Verry good Video. And I`m sure you know what yo`re doing. Using the expensive but just real good old german Spax screws made me trust in and subscribe. All the best from Frankenstein (Germany) Chris
I have the materials to build a portable studio for my vo work, but have no place to build it, there is people living in the basement of the home too, and I'm in a room with other people who is always home. Do you have any suggestions? BTW great video, was wonder where you've been.
Much respect for your work! I am in the process of building my own studio and I wonder what to cover the walls filled with wool so that it does not dust. What do you think, are two layers of fabric or one layer of foil and fabric will be enough?
Why have a frame at all? Why not just make pillows or cushions and hang them all over the place? Can get some really cheap boxes, crates or containers of different sizes and fill them with insulation, wrap in fabric. Been thinking about doing this.
I'm building a basement studio. I just scooped a bunch of panels that are 5X2X2" - I'm concerned about the sound in the room, but I'm equally concerned about the sound traveling upstairs and disrupting my family whether that be during the day, or in the evening. I'll definitely check out your other videos. I was curious if I was going to use panels on the ceiling would it be beneficial to do panels butted up against one another creating a total drop ceiling of panels? Thanks!
I would suggest getting a high quality acoustic foam instead. The company that makes a high quality acoustic foam is Acoustic Fields. They actually got a really good, smooth absorption coefficient curve that matches closely to the Fletcher Munsen curve for human hearing. Building insulation tends to overabsorb and other acoustic foams tend to under absorb. The area that identifies the differences is the 125hz to 500hz range. That's where absorption materials differ. As far as LOW frequencies, 100hz and below, you have to use a completely different type of absorption product. the best is diaphragmatic. You need to first identify which frequencies below 100hz are giving you the problem, how much of a problem and where those problems are located. to got after low frequency problems, it's expensive, you need a lot of product (typically) and you need a lot of coverage since low frequencies below 100hz are omni directional and they product high and low pressure areas (peaks and nulls) inside the room so you really have to understand the problem first before you pick the product, how much you'll need and where to place within the room. Then there is diffusion. That's another delicate issue because you have to deal with size of the room, where to place the diffusion, and how much you'll need to achieve the desired results for the room's usage.
HELP! 5 QUESTIONS Does anyone think having panels with an open back would help reduce some of the airborne noise coming from traffic outside? And would having the panel a certain distance from the wall (e.g. 2") help with reducing airborne noise from outside by deadening it in the panel? I am hoping to deaden some of this airborne traffic noise in the audio of my videos. I am going to be doing videos of a person speaking and I have a really beautiful looking Room but the traffic has a lot of a low rumbling frequencies I need to reduce. I also would like to know, is there is a microphone that would be better for isolating the speaker away from those airborne noises? If panels may help reduce some of that airborne traffic noise coming in how thick should I make them? Lastly does anyone have any tips on reducing the airborne traffic coming into this room, other than demolitioning the walls to decouple new walls. I keep thinking that there must be some sort of way to erect acoustic panels/partitions or curtains around the subject in an attractive way or less preferably an acoustic fence around the front and sides of the building. Or maybe even some sort of dence acoustic shade (e.g. MLV) outside of the building that I can pull down during sessions. I'm hoping that simply putting panels up on the walls and maybe some standing panels/partitions around the subject will be sufficient along with some sort of microphone that will focus mostly on the subject. Please help!
great video buddy , I just have a simple question to ask . can I cover the backing fabric around the rock wool and then insert the rock wool inside and after doing that I apply everything the front fabric and the back fabric . is that ok will it effect and absorb less. and also another question can I apply a half inch foam after the rock wool covered by backing fabric , just to seal it right . >? looking forward for your help and great video buddy
Great video, enough explanation without unnecessary or repeated information " Detailed and informative in the most possible short time" . thank you for such quality !
Hey man great video. I have been a carpenter for 11 years and now work professionally in a studio. My comment has nothing to do with your panels acoustically but rather the construction method that you talk about. First, the screws you have have nothing to do with the wood cracking when screwing in the end grain, in fact you mention that a drywall screw could potentially cause this, when in reality a drywall screw would be less likely to crack the end grain because drywall screw shanks are usually smaller (#6). The only reason you are not cracking the pine is because pine is a softwood, but this will only help temporarily, if the wood dries out they will probably crack. So you should always pre drill when screwing into end grain. Also I would not recommend not drilling holes in the side like you are doing, because this is solid wood you are significantly weakening the frame, if you wish to do this use plywood for the sides as well. Second: As for saying "sound can't actually enter in the sides..." this is simply not true. Sound will still go through pine, quite easily even, some high frequency will bounce off but these panels pretty much designed to eat up low end. To me this is just unnecessary.
Thanks for this addendum! Really helps the end user out. Hope this comment gets pushed up.
Yup. I predrill everything. I countersink the heads too.
sound will also resonate with pine -- the argument could go both ways. thank you for the comment about pre-drilling, spot on!
@@ButBigger42 I was taught "if in doubt drill it out" and I always go by that now
@@DeRockTucker You're welcome! Though I'm not sure the pine or any material would cause standing waves inside the frame. I mean it would, but the insulation would take care of that, the wave length inside a 32 inch panel is roughly 370Hz which is where these batts eat up a lot of the frequencies.
I built my panels without a wooden frame. I used burlap and just folded it over on the back of the panel and glued it with hot melt glue. Works great, if you screw up, just pull up the burlap and re glue. The corners are just folded over neatly and glued. I used siding samples from Home Depot, near the 4 corners of the panel on the front under the burlap with string going through the panel to the back, where the panel can then be attached to the wall. I also used heavy paper to cover the panel under the burlap as a limp membrane to prevent the highs from being absorbed.
for ceiling panels, is better to provide some thin wood element on the front too, below the tissue. Otherwise the mineral wool weight will be hold in place only by the fabric layer. This would cause some deformation with time.
I'm sure some netting like bird b gone would be perfect for that application. You can attach it underneath the fabric.
Amazing holes on side boards. First time seeing that. 😎
Good stuff on the build video! Just remember for your viewers who are going down this dark path. Weed block fabric contains petroleum product and is flammable. Guilford of Maine is flame retardant and will char when lit - another reason why it is soooooo expensive. Rokul Safe n Sound and mineral wool is definitely fire resistant up to certain temps.
Great videos though - thanks for sharing
it is indeed a dark path filled with tears and blood
Weezna, you are truly The Man!!! Keep up the good work. As ALWAYS we at MIRROR EMAGE ENTERTAINMENT wish you NOTHING but Success.
Hello from Germany I hope I can explain it clearly
MDF is used because it is heavier than most types of wood, it also has a much more homogeneous structure and the way it is made it absorbs resonances more than it resonates
I had a bunch of black moving blankets that I was using for a vocal booth. I ended up cutting them up and using them for my covering fabric. Works a treat :)
Great video thanks! I like the holes you put in the sides, I will have to redo mine. And when I saw you screwing in those boards my first thought was man this guy is going to split his wood -ha! I will look for those screws.
Have you ever thought about hanging them with aircraft cable? I work in construction and when I’ve seen carpenters install these they were hung with cable. My guess is for increased acoustics and allowing more sound to enter space on the backside. The rooms are almost dead quiet.
The holes on the side of the frame are a genial! Well done man. Respect
Man that is totally awesome studio. Great job.
Michael Douglas thank you
You can use old towels (if you can get enough of them) as sound insulation material. The performance is fantastic and often superior to insulation pads.
The Advantage in using stacked towels as sound insulation is that you dont need to worry about any solvents or dangerous fibres.
You can also use more air transparent fabric or even screening material, chicken coup screen etc.
Depends on whether you can buy or source 50 or 100 used towels to make padding material for the panels.
this is Awesome "True Sound" thanks! Now I know how to build my own acoustic Panels.
Great video, I was also thinking about drilling out holes in the sides of the wood (pine 1x6") so as to lighten the weight. Although your comment about allowing sound to enter sideways is an interesting thought. I am making a cloud panel. Also, for the gardening anti-weed fabric...very thoughtful! I use very fine lacey-type fabric that you may see in a bride's headdress. Very fine fabric.; 100% polyester. Soft chiffon fabric, breathable. I am wondering if the weed fabric would be more effective.
Great video! as are Kevin P's comments. More than anything else, I see and appreciate your singular and very passionate foray into this amazing endeavor we all have embarked on...often without any real payback...truly a labor of love for the vast majority of us.
I love your Studio Design ^^
Thank you! I appreciate that
Hands down the most informative and complete video for DIY acoustic pannels on youtube. Well done!!!
your studio setup is looking good.
KOOL DRIZZLE Thank you, yeah it’s been a long time coming!
Great tutorial!!!! You have a lovely studio🤩. I’m using this video and the tutorial for the sound diffusers to design my new studio
You did a great job!
And it looks great too!
I cannot tell you how many years I have searched for an appropriate, inexpensive acoustically transparent fabric for my acoustic panels. And I have been using landscape fabric for more years than I've been building panels. Duh. Great idea.
I'm gonna use wood glue too, doesnt take long to glue such a small joint, and would add strength + longevity
WHAT AN AMAZING VIDEO! Thanks for this huuuge tips bro! You help us a LOT!
Really good build video mate. Thanks very much.
Glad you enjoyed it
Your studio and panel build videos are the best on UA-cam. So much detail!
Wow! Lots of hard work. Your studio is really coming together nicely. It really looks great & I’m 100% positive it’s gonna sound great as well. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Tony Draper Thank you for that, I appreciate it
@@TrueSoundTV how flammable is that weed control fabric?
2:35 pre drilling is so you don't split the wood. Also makes a much stronger connection. Pre drilling is always recommended in cheaper wood if you want it to last.
I’m inclined to box/finger joint those panel frames instead of using screws. Bad idea?
Looks really great.
Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
2:22 It might still be advisable to predrill depending on the lumber or quality of that lumber.
I would still use a tiny pilot hole to guide the placement exactly where I want. Don't use large drill bits to avoid stripping the wood out.
Beautiful design and amazing craftsmanship! I would only suggest that you have your mixing/monitoring position away from the wall as far as you possibly can considering your limited space. As a general rule of thumb you want your work area off the wall about a third of the length of the room which is not really a good option for the space you have but you really need to get the monitors out away from the wall. I think that’s the most common mistake people make when building a home studio. I’m not trying to be negative or critical, just making an honest observation about the biggest improvement that you can make that I noticed and with that being said you have a much better studio setup than my home studio by far. I really like what you have done with the wood and it’s given me more ideas and inspiration to improve my space. 👍✌️
Thoughts on this?
I recently made a sound panel using 1x2 sides and a plywood back. I put 3.5" mineral wool in it. I then used the fabric to create a convex shape.
I figured the shorter side wall would allows for more sound to enter. I also thought the convex shape would be better than something flat to disperse sound differently.
The design causes a more dense edge, and a less dense center. I would think this would mean that sound entering (off-angle) would be force through different densities, thus handling a broader range of frequencies.
Finally! I've been looking for DIY vid that covers up info about insulation and air pollution
Great video and you definitely gave me some ideas. I think instead of screws, I'll use wood glue and brad nails. Should be much quicker and less likely to split the wood.
The best absorption material is natural wool fleece! and would work well above on the Ceiling, you can just hang it on the walls on wooden dowels on blocks always away from the wall the fleece at least an inch inch and a half. For the ceiling just wave it so it sags, you can use self adhesive hooks fishing line little wooden dowels or oval nails poked through the fleece to hold it in place, I don't think it's necessary to go to thick quarter of an inch fleece is fine you don't want to make it to dead it's just as bad as not having nothing. Put the fleece round the corners back of the walls hanging over a couple of feet, so you got some 45-degree angles off the corners put the hooks about 8" from the side of the wall on the Ceiling to give you some slope, give it between 2" to 3" hanging off the ceiling and overlap the fleece doesn't have to be in one piece better if not given a couple of inches air gap between the overlaps and about the same on the overlap pieces, hooks can be put every two feet you might have problems with the type of ceiling coating if it's rough coating might need to glue with No More Nails quick drying builders adhesive, otherwise the self adhesive pads should be fine just clean service first with methylated spirits before sticking.
I don't see any logic in what your friend is telling you about fibreglass and rockwool if you can enlighten me! you don't need to use fiberglass there's no benefit because of the size. depends what rockwool you can get studio grade or standard DIY wall rockwool you want the one that's a bit harder that needs to be cut with a saw like a bread knife.
I like the wooden strips but you made a mistake really I would have put the strips stuck together in groups set back into the panel a couple of inches not lying flat but still effective. You need some bass traps just use the fleece hang it off the corners about 2 foot across going up to the ceiling coming out further about the same to foot from the top of the ceiling 2-ft hanging out just use a wooden dowels one for the top one on the wall couple feet down to give the slope and you don't need anymore leave a gap at the bottom about foot.
You shouldn't have any problem with natural wool some people can be allergic to it you want it really properly washed or you can wash it yourself beforehand it's not the wool it's what it's picked up pollen little microscopic bugs what would give you the allergic reaction but when in place shouldn't be a problem you can use a mixed fibre of natural wool and poly fibre wall insulation comes a lot thicker and cheaper would be nice to shown a spectrum analyser test of your room! did you do this beforehand or while you were acoustically adjusting
Best video till now. Tnx alot!
Great video! What make/model for the formaldehyde-free mineral wool?
I’d love to know this also.
That cheap backing fabric he mentioned is also called cambric. You can find it cheap at JoAnn's.
Have you thought about using two narrower lengths of wood and leaving a gap along both sides of the panel, rather than drilling holes along one length of wood?
15:25 speaker tripod stand, good idea. I’ll take that thanks !
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Wow man. Good job man. I will just throw some stinky carpet roll in a corner, I have a rug till the basement floods. Always two layers of r-19 insulation. That is just for my wife. She doesn't like to hear all my crap. To each their own. Mic's can hide a lot of stuff. I like the sound of a wide open room with concrete walls. How I came up. Cool how you can adjust the panels, and change the room. Cool man =)
Great video very helpful and informative. I'm about to start an in-wall speaker and installation build. I see in this video that your speakers are in wall. Did you do a video on how you constructed your in-wall system? If so, is there a link? Thank you!
I am also a carpenter and you could have used 2 pieces of the pine per side turned sideways so as to leave a long open strip up each side. No hole drilling
2:00 Predrill holes before you drive your screws in. This will prevent the wood from splitting. The type of screw is unimportant, as you are forcing a screw where the wood naturally wants to be, and if it gets forced enough, regardless of which type of screw you are using, the wood will split. Trust me, I have been woodworking as a hobbyist and DIY'er, not professionally, for more than 30 years. If you drove that many screws into the end grain of cheap pine 1x4's without a single split......chalk that up as beginners luck. Yes, Spax screws are among the best screws to work with in a woodworking or construction project, but if the wood is thin enough, and the diameter of the screw is fat enough, you will eventually split your wood. There are plenty other reasons your wood will split including moisture, both in the air and in the wood, and stress from the weight of your project, especially if you're going to hang it on a wall with only a few screws holding everything together. If you use a drill with a drill bit slightly thinner than the inner shaft of the screw, and a drill/driver (two different tools, this will save you the time of constantly having to remove the drill bit and insert the screwdriver bit) to drive in your screws, you'll be adding only a couple seconds to driving each screw. Also you mentioned people making projects like this using drywall screws..........any woodworker, carpenter, or even interior painter, knows full well that the ONLY thing you use drywall screws for, is hanging drywall. Using drywall screws for a woodworking project is begging for the project to fail because drywall screws are actually very brittle and will very easily break under too much pressure. When hanging drywall, the drywall screw is driven in just enough to break to outer paper on the drywall.
very great job !
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great video, thorough explanations, well-paced editing, keep it up!
Great video. But I wouldn’t be able to get any work done in your studio with all those patterns: my OCD would go nuts!! lol
Thank you. Great video.
Thank you too!
Another excellent video. This will come in handy once I get my new control room framed out. I am still dealing with dimensions and angles of walls, so still researching those details....Super nice job...
hi , thanks for the video , can I ask what size of screw and pilot drill would be use so no the wood to slit ,,thanks
Great vídeo! Thanks
Glad you liked it!
love your control room mate. i wish i have one like that.
I found I liked GRK Fasteners much better when it came to large Lag Screws. They have been my best friend in different construction projects. Easy to reuse again and again if you need temporary holding power.
You can quite literally drive one completely through a 2x4. Great for straightening out warped wood.
You say they didn't split any wood, but we totally can see the wood cracking and splitting when you put them in. You need to predrill.
They're less prone to splitting because of the design, that does not mean they will never split wood...
Some great ideas here! Thanks for the tips!
Just an FYI. It wasn’t about the screws. The fact that you used plywood on the ends was a great idea because that will not split no matter what screw you use and the pine won’t split when you screw into the end grain. So it was your process that was good, it wasn’t the screw.
Awesome idea with the weed fabric.
Fabric isn't going to prevent those particles from coming through the fabric. I would simply stay away from building insulation altogether for not only health reasons, and for optimal absorption coefficient curve.
The tests for rock wool are good for sound absorption. It absorbs both low and high frequencies, and is used in many many many studios. It's also far safer than fibreglass. Is it absolutely safe? No, I wouldn't put a bunch around my bed, but it does break down and get cleared from your lungs.
Jimmy yes, I'm aware of that, but it's not meant for acoustic treatment. It's for thermal insulation and absorbtion in a residential home to be used in a wall cavity. The problem with building insulation is that for mid's and high's, it over absorbs in the 125hz to 500 hz range. For using in a low frequency pressure activated device, it's not porous enough as a full material.
For mid's and high's,
Look at the Fletcher Munsen hearing curve, at the range between 125hz and 500hz. It actually has a nice smooth slope. There are other products designed to that curve, which will yield a more natural quality.
@@Oneness100 Can you name some of the safer to use materials to replace rockwool? Thanks!
@@devalah After using and being in rooms with a lot of different materials from different companies, the best sounding absorption product that I have found was the acoustic foam from a company called Acoustic Fields. The reasoning is they have developed their own foam which has an abosption coefficient that's closely matched to human hearing. If you look at the absorption curve of the Fletcher Munsen hearing curve at the frequency range of 125hz to 1000hz, there is a gradual slope. What happens with most building insulation is that they weren't designed for that curve. Most of them were designed for thermal inslutiaon and sound absorption to be used inside a wall.. Acoustic treatment for music/speech has to be developed for that application.
Now, after doing a lot of research and reading, the reasons why most people use Building insulation is for the wrong reasons. They use it because it's readily available, it's cheap and up until fairly recently, that's about all that people knew about. Being that Acoustic Fields is a small company and doesn't have the shear marketing power that these other companies have, not a lot of people have used it. Also, if you look at their videos of customers that have switched, they have typically switched from using building insuatlion, like RockWool or some other traditional absorption material. And I heard the exact same thing they did. It's just a more natural sound quality and if you are a recording engineer, you probably won't have to touch the EQ all that much because you don't have to compensate for the absorption curve of the material you are using.
Also, Acoustic Fields had absolutely the best low frequency absorption products on the market. They figured out to use activated carbon, which they have patents on and I read a study that was done in the UK at a University where they tested activated carbon and it is actually effective down to even 20hz, which no other material can do. It's due to the density and it's porosity of activated carbon. it's very cool, indeed. They are expensive, but they are the most effective.
I know, I sound like an advertisement, but I'm just recommending their products after using and have been in studios that used the traditional materials. Without a doubt the Acoustic Field's room I was in was just absolutely head and shoulders the best sounding room I've ever been in..
the first thing to do in ANY room where you are dealing with full range speakers and/or instruments is to deal with the low frequencies. The reason is they are the most difficult to deal with and it's the most expensive. Once you get a handle on the low frequencies under 100hz, then dealing with mid's and high's above 100hz is easier, but you can better hear the differences in materials.
go and check out their video catalog, they have hundreds of short videos ranging from general information, to more specific information about acoustic treatment. And they even cater to the DIYer, so you can just buy the raw materials from them to build your own frame for acoustic foam with a fabric covering, etc.
Thank you for the video. Many ideas for my room and sonorisation.
The studio is looking really good man! I've watched all of your build videos and am super impressed on how detailed you have been! I have been wanting to build my own studio for a long time now. I'm just waiting for the right space to put it in. I cant wait to hear what kind of work you get out of there! Looking forward to the next video!
Tony Mor Thank you! Yeah if you have any questions let me know if you build your own!
Great knowledge to put out. Thanks a lot!
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Superb video. I'm so inspired by your ideas!!! Thanks, you just saved me about $1000.00.
Hi sir great video..kindly upload link for finish fabric where we find plz
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Owens Corning thermafiber is not available except in huge quantities.
Hi..... thanks for the video ... after long term use of the panels and covering with 2 layers of fabric , you don't have any loos fiber health problem ?
Thank you for the tutorial. I don't have the cash to purchase high end professiomal room treatments. I'm not building a recording studio. I just want a dedicated listening room.
Amazing! My respects.
Good idea
Man o man, you're on repeat....what would di you use for the side wall slats...it looks like some type of finished wood and what thickness. I love your videos, now I'm changing some things up. You are so very in depth...Thanks
Producer Reef thank you! So I used 1/4in Baltic finish grade birch on the sidewalks
I am only 3 minutes into this video and I already like how we are talking about different types of panels and sound entry.
Great explanation! Thanks) 🤓👍
I found great the idea of the holes on the side and the landscape fabric! May I ask you which fabric did you use for the front? Tks
Hi, love your videos. I just wondering how you made those white panels behind you with the stripes in it? Do you have a video of this? Thanks, Steve
Those two layers wont stop any fiberglass... its very microscopic
Also, quadratic is the best type of diffusor. Those other things you have aren't good diffusors as they don't conform to all of the requirements of a diffusor.
But this is an absorber. Not a diffuser.
@@2112jonr Yes, I know, but he has things that some people THINK are a Diffusor in the background at around 9:15.
@@2112jonr And he also talks about making an absorber/diffusors at about 13:00 to about 13:20
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Great video! Could I use felt material to lay over the insulation?
Greetings, I think the videos you have shared are great, I thank you for the information. I would like to know what fabric you used for the panel? WHAT KIND OF FABRIC IS WHITE FABRIC?
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Question is did you do any room measurements to determine nodes and response, if you don't do that first and address specific nodes and frequency dampening and diffusion to achieve even room characteristic's, then your not getting a complete picture of how the room behaves.
Yes throughout the entire build process, it was measured everytime i installed a portion of absorption or diffusion!
Quick question. I have 3 inch mineral wool. I also have 1x5.5x7 scrape wood left over from a build. In your opinion, would you cut down the 5.5 inch width, to 2.75 inches and frame up the mineral wool? Or keep the 5.5 inch width and have one 3 inch panel with 2.5 inches of air space?
Tell us more about the cabinets mounted in the walls.
If your talking about the soffit mounted speakers, it was mentioned a few times in my full studio build series
Right on, I've watched and search and didn't see anything. Thanks anyway.
axe76man they are my custom built monitor speakers that I built using three-quarter inch MDF, two 8 inch woofers, with a three-way crossover.
Verry good Video. And I`m sure you know what yo`re doing. Using the expensive but just real good old german Spax screws made me trust in and subscribe.
All the best from Frankenstein (Germany)
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great video, could you put a link up for the acoustic fabric used with these panels, cant seem to find em anywhere, thanks
I have the materials to build a portable studio for my vo work, but have no place to build it, there is people living in the basement of the home too, and I'm in a room with other people who is always home. Do you have any suggestions? BTW great video, was wonder where you've been.
Thank You
Much respect for your work!
I am in the process of building my own studio and I wonder what to cover the walls filled with wool so that it does not dust. What do you think, are two layers of fabric or one layer of foil and fabric will be enough?
Why have a frame at all? Why not just make pillows or cushions and hang them all over the place?
Can get some really cheap boxes, crates or containers of different sizes and fill them with insulation, wrap in fabric. Been thinking about doing this.
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thank you!
I use those screws too, made in Germany good screws
Thank you for the video. Without building any kind of support, do you find any kind of issue with the insulation sagging in the middle of the panel?
I'm building a basement studio. I just scooped a bunch of panels that are 5X2X2" - I'm concerned about the sound in the room, but I'm equally concerned about the sound traveling upstairs and disrupting my family whether that be during the day, or in the evening. I'll definitely check out your other videos. I was curious if I was going to use panels on the ceiling would it be beneficial to do panels butted up against one another creating a total drop ceiling of panels? Thanks!
I would suggest getting a high quality acoustic foam instead. The company that makes a high quality acoustic foam is Acoustic Fields. They actually got a really good, smooth absorption coefficient curve that matches closely to the Fletcher Munsen curve for human hearing. Building insulation tends to overabsorb and other acoustic foams tend to under absorb.
The area that identifies the differences is the 125hz to 500hz range. That's where absorption materials differ.
As far as LOW frequencies, 100hz and below, you have to use a completely different type of absorption product.
the best is diaphragmatic. You need to first identify which frequencies below 100hz are giving you the problem, how much of a problem and where those problems are located. to got after low frequency problems, it's expensive, you need a lot of product (typically) and you need a lot of coverage since low frequencies below 100hz are omni directional and they product high and low pressure areas (peaks and nulls) inside the room so you really have to understand the problem first before you pick the product, how much you'll need and where to place within the room.
Then there is diffusion. That's another delicate issue because you have to deal with size of the room, where to place the diffusion, and how much you'll need to achieve the desired results for the room's usage.
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Hi and thanks for this vidéo 👌
Can i put a green screen in front of m'y acoustic panel without loosing absorbtion ?
You are amazing! tyfs honey!
8:15 = the best!
What is the final fabric ?
Hey please what is the density of the insulation used?
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HELP! 5 QUESTIONS
Does anyone think having panels with an open back would help reduce some of the airborne noise coming from traffic outside? And would having the panel a certain distance from the wall (e.g. 2") help with reducing airborne noise from outside by deadening it in the panel? I am hoping to deaden some of this airborne traffic noise in the audio of my videos. I am going to be doing videos of a person speaking and I have a really beautiful looking Room but the traffic has a lot of a low rumbling frequencies I need to reduce. I also would like to know, is there is a microphone that would be better for isolating the speaker away from those airborne noises? If panels may help reduce some of that airborne traffic noise coming in how thick should I make them? Lastly does anyone have any tips on reducing the airborne traffic coming into this room, other than demolitioning the walls to decouple new walls. I keep thinking that there must be some sort of way to erect acoustic panels/partitions or curtains around the subject in an attractive way or less preferably an acoustic fence around the front and sides of the building. Or maybe even some sort of dence acoustic shade (e.g. MLV) outside of the building that I can pull down during sessions. I'm hoping that simply putting panels up on the walls and maybe some standing panels/partitions around the subject will be sufficient along with some sort of microphone that will focus mostly on the subject. Please help!
great video buddy , I just have a simple question to ask . can I cover the backing fabric around the rock wool and then insert the rock wool inside and after doing that I apply everything the front fabric and the back fabric . is that ok will it effect and absorb less. and also another question can I apply a half inch foam after the rock wool covered by backing fabric , just to seal it right . >? looking forward for your help and great video buddy