"How to build a home studio" is a series of videos depicting the construction of my home studio in its various stages, turning a typical small bedroom into a soundproof and acoustically treated studio using common tools and materials.
The motivation we had to make this video was because both my partner Shay Ofer and I felt that there are not enough good video sources online that clearly demonstrate the building process of a home studio. There are many guides, from blog posts and articles to professional books, on how to build studios, but we didn't find any videos that show the complete process, from the beginning to the end, especially for people who look for affordable home or project studio solutions. Obviously, every studio is different, because every room is different and every musician has his or her own individual needs, and we do not pretend to present a complete guide or to cover all of them. Nevertheless, my hope is that this documentary will give you a clearer idea of the process and just how much you can do within reasonable means and some basic building skills, if that is what you aim for.
Unfortunately, the tragic consequences of the death Shay during the time when we were working on the project (more about it in the first episode), have left me alone in this challenge for some time, but I was fortunate enough to be able to finish the project with the help of kind people who are also highly skilled and very talented in what they do.
This series of videos, and the studio itself, are therefore dedicated in memory of Shay Ofer, a colleague, a friend and a great loss to the music community.
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In Episode 2, we will build the next two foundations of the soundproof home studio that are built on top of the floating floor that we covered on episode 1: the double door and the walls frame, as well as discuss the double window that was already installed in the room. The double door and window are an important point of attention, since they are usually the weakest spots in many rooms where most sound comes through. Therefore they get an extra treatment, and we solve this by layering two doors, and two windows, in front of each other. The gap of air between them traps sound inside to a good degree, and letting minimum sound waves escape from either direction. The inner door is a heavy door so that it aids in blocking them even more. The double window is based on the same principle, although it is still expected to be the weakest spot since glass is usually thin and transferring sound rather easily. Nevertheless, this treatment is often enough to create some good insulation between the inside and outside of the room.
The walls frame is the basic frame that serves two purposes: the first is to hold the entire structure of the inner room together, and the other is to contain chunks of rockwool (soundproofing material) that will fill in the walls, as we will see in the next episode. The walls frame is built about ~5cm away from the external walls, so that a gap of air is separating between the internal and external walls and minimum contact is made. Similarly to the double door and window, we use this gap to create what's known as a "room-within-a-room", that provides us with a good level of isolation and soundproofing.
I hope you will find this video useful for your own project. If you have any questions feel free to comment on the video.
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