Soundproof Your Studio

FREE Soundproofing Workshop: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/workshop Do you need to float your soundproof walls or can they sit on the existing floor? In this article we will go over when you need to float your walls and when you don't. I will also cover some basic techniques on how to float a wall.    1) When do you need to float your walls?  Most of the time

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FREE Soundproofing Workshop: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/workshop Many people have asked me how do you finish the gap between two doors or two windows in a double wall system without connecting the two walls. In this article I will explain how I finish the gap so to speak without physically connecting the two walls.    1) A Quick Review of the Double Wall System

FREE Soundproofing Workshop: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/workshop In this article I will go over proper ways to wire your home recording studio to avoid ground loops, which can cause noise in your audio signal. I highly recommend you start with another one of my videos before reading this article as they build upon one another: https://youtu.be/itY4bpd_5JQ?si=emj9uZMW

FREE Acoustic Treatment Guide: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/acoustic I talk a lot about home recording studios, but what about the acoustics of a home youtube creation studio. In this article I will go over some methods and designs for making your youtube studio sound as good as it looks.    1) Start with the corners The biggest single difference you can make in y

FREE Soundproofing Workshop: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/workshop If you have followed me for some time you know I love to say you have to take it to the studs to properly soundproof a room. Now, while I still think this is one of the best ways to soundproof, there is another way that means you don't have to remove any drywall/gyprock/plasterboard.  This technique is

FREE Soundproofing Workshop: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/workshop Yup, I said it. I am taking a stance on green glue and I do not use it in any of my studio designs. In this article I will make the argument why not.    1) Reason 1: The Added Cost First, Green Glue costs a ton of money and most home studios don't have big budgets.  A soundproof wall typically

FREE Soundproofing Workshop: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/workshop Over the years of teaching people about soundproofing there is one topic that causes the most fear and that is the dreaded Triple Leaf Effect. However, it is really not something to fear and in this article I will go over what it is, how to avoid it and a couple tricky situations you might encounter during y

FREE Acoustic Treatment Guide: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/acoustic If you walk into any professional studio you will see large studio monitors built into the front wall. This is known as flush mounting and incorrectly termed "soffit mounting" as well. In this article I will go over the pros and some cons to flush mounting your speakers so you can decide what is best for y

FREE Acoustic Treatment Guide: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com/acoustic   Home recording studios are notoriously small in acoustic terms. These small rooms tend to have big problems with the low frequencies and not enough space for proper diffusion.  In this article I will explore why we need to be careful when adding diffusion to our home recording studios.  &n