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Old 1st November 2012   #1
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My wife and I just moved to Maine and just had our offer accepted on a house we want to buy. In our old house I had a nice spare daylight basement room for a studio, which was primarily used by myself. If this new house deal goes through I will be visiting this forum a lot more often because we will be converting a small detached garage into a studio - again mostly for personal use but also for the occasional small group or folkie project.

The garage is about 14 x 22 x about 11 tall at the apex of the interior peak.
I will have to insulate for heat, add more windows, remove the garage door and add an lpg heater. I'll have lots of questions about materials and budget!
Not being a money maker I am not going to spend more than a reasonable amount and do as much of the work as I can myself.

A friend of ours has a similarly sized garage that she had finished out and heated to make a place for her teenaged sons to hang out in since her house was so small. She used Homasote on the walls and while it doesn't look so great because the joints are not taped and the screws all show, I have noticed that there are no flutter refections in the space.

I have several 2x4x4" bass traps from my old space and I will addd more as needed but I'm not sure I want sheetrock reflective surfaces in there and also whether I am better having a peaked ceiling or a flat one?

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Welcome to Maine, in advance!

You will get lots of help here. Pick up Rod Gervais' book.

In general I would opt for a peaked ceiling, both because it can eliminate flutter echo and also it will increase the volume of the room. However you will need to be aware of where the reflected sound is aimed, and treat it accordingly. See this article for more detail on managing early reflections: RealTraps - Creating a Reflection-Free Zone

Don't be afraid of drywall, with enough treatment it will be fine. You won't find a more cost-effective form of mass to add to your walls for soundproofing.
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Welcome to Maine, in advance!

You will get lots of help here. Pick up Rod Gervais' book.

In general I would opt for a peaked ceiling, both because it can eliminate flutter echo and also it will increase the volume of the room. However you will need to be aware of where the reflected sound is aimed, and treat it accordingly. See this article for more detail on managing early reflections: RealTraps - Creating a Reflection-Free Zone

Don't be afraid of drywall, with enough treatment it will be fine. You won't find a more cost-effective form of mass to add to your walls for soundproofing.
Thanks for the welcome! We're already here staying at a friend's house while she is visiting her family out west. We'll be in Camden (not the mansion part!) - certainly not a hot spot for music but a great arts community in the general area.

Thanks for the tips and links, I'll be looking into all of that. Afraid that I won't get to the garage conversion until spring with winter coming and us not moving in until end of Nov.

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.. Afraid that I won't get to the garage conversion until spring with winter coming and us not moving in until end of Nov.
That's probably a good thing.
Should give you time to research and plan out the best course of action.
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Amazon.com: Rod Gervais: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle

Do go into it blind
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