outhouse building opinion! acoustical questions and physical space questions!!!

[Syncamorea]

Life is too short for prefab 3x3 m rooms for audio. I'd spend the money on DIY and get a larger space that will sound better and have your own personality designed into the space.

[gineoh]

Originally Posted by Syncamorea

Life is too short for prefab 3x3 m rooms for audio. I'd spend the money on DIY and get a larger space that will sound better and have your own personality designed into the space.

whilst I get your response and who wouldn't love to have their own designed place etc.

I cannot afford to go down the route of contractors etc building unless I know for 100% certain it would be cheaper for a cleaner and also physically better end result. this is an investment into my property so one day I may have to sell it so it has to be visually appealing as well! so you're right life IS too short...but so is my wallet! and 3mx3m is fine for most of my tracking needs as I'm an occasional hobbyist that has occasional albums to record!

I guess I was hoping for one of the building techs around here to chime in along with the acoustic guys!

[Syncamorea]

Part of the problem is that the room you linked to is 3 x 3. Square rooms lead to bad acoustics due to mode buildup. If it was all one room, 3x5 or whatever, you'd have better acoustics. At the least, I'd speak to local builders and give them a budget, just to see what you can get in that price range.