my new studio

[joemoe46]

hello..im new to this forum..im about to buy a house and im turning the basement into my new recording studio! i was hoping this was an active forum and i could rely on some of your expert advice!!!my main concern is soundproofing the ceiling..its a 24x24 foot room split down the middle with a wall(that could come down) and in one corner is the utilities for the home and in another corner is a drain and a sump pump. one side is all finished with a drop ceiling, and some sort of paneling on the walls. the other side of the wall(where the utilities and drain are) is concrete walls and bare joists overhead. the whole floor is concrete. So what ive learned so far is the best way to soundproof the ceiling is to get the resiliant channels for the drywall,insulate about 30% of the space between the joists (but with what), put two layers of drywall up with a layer of "green glue" between them. How necessary is this green glue stuff? it doesnt look fun to work with.lol.. And another concern that is raised is the pipes that run up  in the joists.. can I just cover them with drywall?? I've had a small, one room studio for some time now and i'm really excited about upgrading and expanding..I'm doing it on my own so any advice is helpful!!

[stainless]

JoeMoe, welocme

while not an acoustics expert I have had some experience with ceilings that are also floors.  Ideally (if you have room, I'd frame in a lowered  ceiling that provides a dead air space between the two.  Insulate both, more dense in the lower sealing

If that's not an option, bass is the hardest control, so I'd opt for a 4" rigid fiberglass (rfg) pushed tyo the top of the joist cavities so there's an air space below, then resilient channels, drywal... The green glue hype sounds good... don't actually know anyone who's used it.

I would then add some diffuser panels on the ceiling, , fabric covered RFG can be done without a frame, rock wool will probably need a frame.

If your resources allow, a hardwood floor is recommended over carpet, as I'm guessing you won't want bare concrete. I went with bamboo, not as tough as wood, but looks nice and I use area rugs under the drum kit and the keyboards (velcro on the bottom of the sustain pedals keeps them from sliding around)

If you don't truly need the center wall 9non-bearing) I'd probably remove it and maybe put a control room on one end with some utility closets for storage of gear

let us know how what you decide and how things progress!

and pictures!!! (before, during and after!)