Studio on the cheap??

[TheGreek]

The organisation I work for has an unused building - we'd like to covert one of the rooms into a small studio. Budget??? Nothing....

Any tips for inexpensive soundproofing, etc?

JOOI the room in question is about 10" square - I'm worried about overheating when there's more than 2 people in it.

[super al]

You wouldn't even get Spinal Tap's Stonehenge in that room! 

(A quick edit from " to ' and know one will have a clue what I'm on about)

[BigRedX]

How sound proof is the room at the moment and what level of sound is expected to be produced inside (just recordings being played on the monitor speakers or a full live band with amps and drums) and how much/little sound leakage from the room will be deemed acceptable?

Edited July 26, 2019 by BigRedX

[super al]

32 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

A quick edit from ‘know one’ to ‘no one’ and we might 😂.

Aaaaaaaargh!

Inglush waz nether moi strong pownt

Spent too much time watching Spinal Tap!

[MrDaveTheBass]

4 hours ago, super al said:

Aaaaaaaargh!

Inglush waz nether moi strong pownt

Spent too much time watching Spinal Tap!

Don't worry, it's a fine line between 'clever' and stupid'!

[bertbass]

Electronic drums and all instruments plugged straight into a mixer with enough outputs so everyone can have their own monitor mix.  Cheap stereo or headphone amp for each musician and a set of headphones.  Absolutely brilliant!  The only thing that will be loudish in the room will be vocals.  It will be cheaper than trying to soundproof a room as well.

[Len_derby]

1 hour ago, bertbass said:

Electronic drums and all instruments plugged straight into a mixer with enough outputs so everyone can have their own monitor mix.  Cheap stereo or headphone amp for each musician and a set of headphones.  Absolutely brilliant!  The only thing that will be loudish in the room will be vocals.  It will be cheaper than trying to soundproof a room as well.

This is the way my band has gone. The floor space taken up by an electronic drum kit, compared to an acoustic one, is a big plus in a small room.

[BigRedX]

1 hour ago, bertbass said:

Electronic drums and all instruments plugged straight into a mixer with enough outputs so everyone can have their own monitor mix.  Cheap stereo or headphone amp for each musician and a set of headphones.  Absolutely brilliant!  The only thing that will be loudish in the room will be vocals.  It will be cheaper than trying to soundproof a room as well.

If it's not a ground floor room with a solid floor you will need to do something about the kick drum pedal. I speak from experience.