Cheap studio isolation-acoustiguard?

[avare]

Originally Posted by sumbody

Hi everyone, I've recently acquired a studio space which is fairly small at 15 feet by 9 ft by 8 feet high. The ceiling and floor have been lowered/raised by the previous tenant.
The walls are pretty solid and thick brick but I would like more isolation to keep the sound in as much as possible to use the room as a control and recording room. Currently, I can hear most the low mid frequencies pretty well in the corridor outside the studio.
I watched a video by acoustiguard genie clips and wondered whether for a few hundred, is possible to construct a similar wall to reduce sound transmission?
If so what depth does it need to be? and will flanking transmission be a factor?

The first thing that comes to my mind is where is the sound coming from? Solid brick are pretty good sound isolators. Is the sound coming from the door? Vents from breaching the wall? You get the idea.

Andre

[sumbody]

Thanks for your reply andre!

The studio currently has no isolation work done (except for the ceiling/floor that I mentioned).
I am still researching what doors/seals to put in so I reckon some of the sound I am hearing is leaking through the door too.
However at the time I went out the studio door and through another door into a corridor to stand on the other side of the wall where the speakers were so I assume most of the sound I'm hearing is leaking directly through the wall.
Hope this makes sense, if not I have included a diagram!

[AndreBenoit]

I looked in to those clips some time ago & the word "cheap" never even came close to being used! £4 each in england, which is about $6 US...I think?! That's just for the clips, then you have to buy the furring channel. Im sure they must be cheaper in other countries though?! In the end I decided to lose an extra inch or so from the room & build a stud wall with the drywall screwed on direct. Spend the cash you save on extra layers of drywall for more isolation or treat yourself to some new gear!

Andre

[sumbody]

Originally Posted by AndreBenoit

I looked in to those clips some time ago & the word "cheap" never even came close to being used! £4 each in england, which is about $6 US...I think?! That's just for the clips, then you have to buy the furring channel. Im sure they must be cheaper in other countries though?! In the end I decided to lose an extra inch or so from the room & build a stud wall with the drywall screwed on direct. Spend the cash you save on extra layers of drywall for more isolation or treat yourself to some new gear!

Andre

Much appreciation for the info, especially as I'm also based in the UK!

Out of interest, how well did your stud wall keep the sound in?
I don't mind losing an inch from my room but was it expensive to do this?

Chhers
Rob

[AndreBenoit]

As yet it's not finished so I can't say! I'm having to buy packs of rockwool each payday so it's dragging a little!
I had bare brick wall so I would have had to build a stud wall to fit those clips to in the 1st place, the clips take up 30mm or so according to the manufacturer as well so for the cost involved I decided to slide the stud wall away from the brickwork to the tune of 30mm for isolation & save my self the pennies!
I'm building a whole room though so it was easy to shrink all my measurements in a little but the walls still support each other without being screwed to the brick, if I was only doing 1 wall it wouldn't have worked. Total wood cost was less than £200, it's worth the effort to go hunting thru reclaim yards for decent bits if you're on a tight budget.
When I worked out the cost of clips & channel it was running into something daft like £600 before I'd even bought the wood!
Call me tight fisted but the difference in cost will roughly equate to a new set of speakers!

Andre