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Post by ss "Shane" on Jun 10, 2017 6:11:25 GMT -7
I started to google this but then remembered that I had this forum to lean on.
I'm in he process of having a new house built and plan on having a room completely dedicated for a music jam room, not so much a recording set up. I only mentioned the fact that the house is being built because I want you guys to remember that I will have the option of running cables through walls etc, so advise on that is appreciated as well.
For starters, the room will be 15X20 and my game plan is to mount two 12" PA speakers up high in two corners of the room.
My main question is which corners of the room would you mount the speakers? Would it be along the 20' wall or the 15' wall? I want to get the best placement from the get-go.
Also, any other advise on an optimum jam room set up is needed...i.e. drums, amps and so on. Insightful and intelligent replies are HIGHLY appreciated. I want things done right! Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2017 6:47:25 GMT -7
Don't do it (hang the speakers) before you can get in there to try things and move around. 99% of contractors have no idea how to really do "soundproofing" You have an opportunity to do it right. Get this book, read it and loan it to your contractor. www.barnesandnoble.com/p/home-recording-studio-rod-gervais/1124341836/2681040330890?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+greatbookprices_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP24111&k_clickid=3x24111I know you aren't building a recording studio but this is the best book with the best advice that a guy could get for soundproofing and sound treatment. Also, a couple things. Don't put carpet in this room (use an area rug for the drums). It doesn't help acoustics at all. The "bad bounce" of sound comes from the ceilings. You'll read about treatment in the book. Oh that and "Foam is for pillows" Any product made of foam and sold as sound treatment is junk. The book reviews and critique's almost all of the currently made and sold products out there. The worst part of the book is it's name. Get the book. It's way, way cheaper to do this right the first time.
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Post by ss "Shane" on Jun 10, 2017 6:57:25 GMT -7
Don't do it (hang the speakers) before you can get in there to try things and move around. 99% of contractors have no idea how to really do "soundproofing" You have an opportunity to do it right. Get this book, read it and loan it to your contractor. www.barnesandnoble.com/p/home-recording-studio-rod-gervais/1124341836/2681040330890?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+greatbookprices_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP24111&k_clickid=3x24111I know you aren't building a recording studio but this is the best book with the best advice that a guy could get for soundproofing and sound treatment. Also, a couple things. Don't put carpet in this room (use an area rug for the drums). It doesn't help acoustics at all. The "bad bounce" of sound comes from the ceilings. You'll read about treatment in the book. Oh that and "Foam is for pillows" Any product made of foam and sold as sound treatment is junk. The book reviews and critique's almost all of the currently made and sold products out there. The worst part of the book is it's name. Get the book. It's way, way cheaper to do this right the first time. That's some great info there! I took a screenshot of the book so I can get it later on. I will have no carpet, just real wood flooring with a couple of larger area rugs. I was really banking on putting the speakers up high, in corners and out of the way. Maybe I should read this book first.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2017 7:03:53 GMT -7
Depending on what speakers you get there are plenty of wall mounts available. You could come up with a few rough ideas and have the contractor put doubled up wood studs in the wall at those locations.
The newest generation of powered speakers are super light compared to what you could buy even 5 years ago. The new power amps are lighter and the NEO's they use in most PA speakers are lighter so hanging the speakers isn't that hard.
May even be easier to hang them from the ceiling joists which would likely be made of wood. They will be over the entire room so you wouldn't have to figure it out in advance.
I'm terrible with the "sketchup" software but you could mess with that too. They have scale sized plugins for things like drums and keyboards so you could 'move them around' the room theoretically to get an idea.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2017 8:53:50 GMT -7
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