Cargen Prouductions: Recording studio

ubw newbie Joined: May 24, 2007 Posts: 2

well as a professional and a band in the other side of the bussness. I had decided I would turn an old room into a home recording studio. As professinal i could get it... cause I am just about to adopt 4 bands into the project(manageing unsigned bands, and trying to get them shows and getting them set up untell/if/or after they sighed.) So i wanted some where for them to record. The prob is that i have little money, but enough to get some carpet ply board... but i need to know What is the best/Cheapest Soundproof foam. I need something under 50 cents a square foot...

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:28 pm

Hi, I think to get true soundproofing you need more than the foam. I think building in extra walls with dead air in between - that sort of thing. From what I understand the foam is more for deadening reflections.

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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 10:33 pm

I concur with smili, i've spent time tyring to soundproof multiple rooms with carpet, egg cushion, etc., and it just doesn't work. I think the room has to be 'designed' to be soundproof. That being said, using readily available old used carpets I've been abile to achieve a great deal of sound reduction, so that recording doesn't suffer from much 'bleed' through.

ubw newbie Joined: May 24, 2007 Posts: 2

well i got a new alternative, ill use blankets on the walls to fix the acoustics alittle, and then ill just edit out anything with this new software i got.

ubw rookie Joined: Sep 17, 2004 Posts: 149

Check out your local schools or theaters in your area. Sometimes you can get lucky like I did and get you some thick stage curtains that they were throwing out. You may have to do some cutting but they work great!
They deaden a room quick!

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:08 pm

I tend to 'hook up' dead bodies on pegs scattered around the room... Laughing

a good place to look for these is also your local theatre....
also, as a by-product you can stick fingers all around the door seam... Laughing

this will really help 'deaden' the sound and also 'inspire' any musician locked in the room, its also great to get used to playing to 'a crowd' Cool

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:34 pm

wtf. leave the necrophilia out of it.

i think everyone except Face has made great points. Gunner's idea may sound expensive, but i'm sure you could devise a way to do something relatively similar on the cheap. a guy i know built a small studio in his home, soundproofing it by adding the double wall (didn't even really have to add much) and using padding and carpeting on the exterior.

as for editing it out...i'm not an expert by any means, but i've had discussions with a few people who are about riding a recording of room noise. yeah, you can cancel out some of the frequencies, but you can't get it all. depending on what you plan on recording, it might not matter too much. vocals and acoustic instruments is are where you'll notice it the most.

even if you just used some 2X2's (better yet, 2X4's), used some particle board or plywood for the wall, and covered that with some blankets or a combination of thick textiles, you could get the benefits of using both. you could also fit some particle board or plywood to the inside of the door so it will seal nicely. if you know anyone who has them, or can find them for a good enough price, the heavier, thick moving pads would work great.

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:29 am

Hey man, i dont get 'excited' about these guys.... lol....

seriously though, i think the madest thing ive ever done was (many years ago btw) Put my head and microphone under my duvet to sing a song... the idea behind this was of course that i didnt want my neighbours to hear me wailing allday.... Laughing

hopefully this shows the extent of my knowledge in this matter... Cool

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:01 am

bathrooms are also great for vocals. sorry, we're off topic now.

i stand by my post. you can do a lot on the cheap, but you'll have to use a bit of elbow grease and be patient. as for tools, i'm not sure where you live, but there are lots of hardware stores that let you rent tools, or you can look around your area for co-op groups. i hear those are great. if your hearts not into that sort of thing, though, you can join and then quit after you get what you want out of it. hell, you might get some of those people to lend their knowledge and time in helping you put it all together. you might have to pull weeds or something in return, but it's all good, right?

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:48 pm

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ubw rookie Joined: Sep 17, 2004 Posts: 149

When you say "soundproof" are you tring to keep sound from leaving/entering the room? Or are you trying to deaden the room acoustically for recording?
Also... How big is the room? If you're going to have all the insrtuments including drums in the same room you're going to have a tough time. Put some partitions around the drums about as high as the cymbals are. Put some thick blankets over the partitions.(drum side) Put thick blankets over the guitar amps after they're mic'd. Bass.. I would go direct. For vocals I would build a small booth in a corner just big enough for a music stand, clip on light and a person. Foam the crap out of it on the inside.

You can get great recordings without spending a ton on sound proofing.

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