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ThorfinnFrisken
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05/13/2013 2:55 pm
I am almost done with my music room build in my basement. So far it is the following:

* 18' x 18' room
* Sound system piped through computer system and voice activated
* Drop ceiling for sound dampening
* Doubled circuits for power needed
* Keyboard setup
* Space for drum set
* Duel guitar setup

Question I have, What is best setup to use for wall covering to not make it sound like an echo chamber....but on a budget?
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05/13/2013 8:45 pm
The first thing I thought of was cork, but looks like it would be expensive.
I saw ridge insulation mentioned.
This web site mention baffling techniques. It might be good to look through for Ideas.
http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-14/teces_14.html
Good luck
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05/13/2013 9:58 pm
You can put thick drapes (something like at the theater) in front of some of the walls. That works well and wont be expensive. The wall behind the drum set is always a good place to put one. For my home studio I used the http://www.auralex.com/ accoustic foam and bass traps but it gets expensive pretty quickly.
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05/14/2013 12:15 am
Originally Posted by: ThorfinnFriskenI am almost done with my music room build in my basement. So far it is the following:

* 18' x 18' room
* Sound system piped through computer system and voice activated
* Drop ceiling for sound dampening
* Doubled circuits for power needed
* Keyboard setup
* Space for drum set
* Duel guitar setup

Question I have, What is best setup to use for wall covering to not make it sound like an echo chamber....but on a budget?


Are you recording a number of instruments at the same time? You need ways to isolate them (half walls etc). If not, no biggie.

As for acoustic treatments, depends on what issues your room has.

Curtains are good but only for high frequencies and limited at that. At least from what I know...not so much an expert as an observer in my past.

Is it a large rooms? Small room? I lively room?

A small, lively room needs a bit of dampening because sound will just bounce all over the place and with quick reflections, will be caught with undesirables with a cardoid mic.

If you want to buy cost effectively, don't buy from the online music shops for this kind of stuff. Way overpriced.

Here's an example of egg crate foam (click).

You only need a few. You are stopping the bouncing so a couple of pieces mirroring one another across the room might do.

You want to stop the bounce but you don't want to kill the room.
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05/14/2013 4:27 pm
It is more to isolate sound from the rest of the house. All on a hobbyist level. A place where we can all play and not annoy the rest of the house but also not an echo chamber. Nothing professional at all.

Recording would be just to track progression more than anything and to just play around.
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05/27/2013 10:00 pm
Back when we built one, I worked at a restaurant and eggs came in 12x12 flat cartons, they let me bring them home and after a couple months we had enough to do the walls. Staple gun stuck them to the wall. I bet there is a place near you if you check around and you should be able to get them for cheap.
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05/29/2013 3:23 pm
Great idea! Didn't think about it. I have old blankets attached to ceilign hanging by walls now but not the best looking lol
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06/01/2013 12:44 am
Well, if you’re going for looks, egg cartons don't have much appeal, but they work well.
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06/03/2013 3:51 pm
Egg crates and let my kids go nuts with spray paint. They will love it.
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06/10/2013 5:39 am
Originally Posted by: ThorfinnFriskenGreat idea! Didn't think about it. I have old blankets attached to ceilign hanging by walls now but not the best looking lol


I've used this technique for vocal recording with great results! Doesn't look the most professional, but its the end-result which matters :)
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