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DUBturbo presents: (Step By Step Instructions & Pics Below ) How to build your own sound booth and recording room for cheap.
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DUBturbo presents: (Step By Step Instructions & Pics Below ) How to build your own sound booth and recording room for cheap.
See step by step pics at: http://forums.nichechoppers.com/showt...
This is a personal journal video as I convert two rooms in our new unit into acoustically treated recording and production rooms with a sound booth conversion in the closet.
Soundtrack from: http://www.artofbeats.com
Things you'll need:
*Acoustical Foam - I used ebay - foamfactory - cost? $980 USD - which was enough to fill two rooms at 15x20, and two closets at 3x5 (we way overestimated but it's better to have leftovers than have to re-order just a few pieces or run out before you finish your application). Get a consultation for your room from an acoustical pro so you know what thickness, size, texture, and type of foam is best suited for your needs. Get the spray glue your foam provider recommends or sells in-house.
*Paint & all accessories - Get Latex or eggshell, NOT shiny/glossy.
*Nails - if some of your foam starts to fall/peal/come off over time, use tiny 3/4" nails to nail them into the wall without damaging the foam, and so you can hide the nail easily within the foam once it's nailed into the wall.
*Sheets: To treat your ceiling, you'll want to hang sheets from the ceiling to the wall leaving a bow/bend in the middle, this is to dampen the noise an reflection from your ceiling. Feel free to add a few foam blocks to the ceiling as well. You'll want to hang 2 sheets, going horizontally from where you sit, or 4 with one going in each direction. If you want to use THIN sheets, get felt, or other material that absorbs sound well, do not use window curtains that are see through, the material must be thick enough not to let sound through easily or at all.
*A fan/ventilation - your studio WILL get hot. The best and cheapest solution is to get a fan, and thick tubing. Make one side of the tubing stick out of your window, and the other side accessible by your fan. If you want to get air out, turn the fan into the tube, and vice versa to create circulation.
* Area rugs/carpeting/blankets - If you have hardwood or laminate, this is a challenge you need to get around. Cover the middle of your floor with a big area rug, and either run blankets along the edges of your floor, or even piles of clothes covered by those blankets to get rid of bounce from your floor.
* Weather stripping - cover the edges of your doors with weather stripping so you get a nice tight seal on your door. TIP: On the inside of your studio, the door CAN be fastened with a thick piece of wood to reinforce some weight and thickness, OR you can get a fuzzy blanket and literally nail it to the door making the edges stick out past your doors edges in each direction. When the door is closed you can even get lil' velcro strips to fasten it over the edges, this works like a treat!
* Plants - You'll want to keep the air fresh and oxygen going - studios eat up oxygen fast if there is no air/fan/window, plants help soften the aesthetics too.
*Think Ergonomics - Plan your seating area in advance and get tables/chairs/setup that accompany your height when seated. This will be important when you spend x hours a day in your production room or booth.
I'll leave the rest for the next video, hope this helps you finally take that next step and convert your first room into a pro studio unit :)
Norb Czufis.
http://www.ncmedia.ca
Pics at: http://forums.nichechoppers.com/showt...
Soundtrack: http://www.beats247.com
Make your own beats: http://www.dubturbo.com
Peace!
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ohmygoodness!
my birthday present!♥
he is using cubase sx3 for recording
dude youre pretty fucking kickass man you started playing guitar when
i commented you and everything man