I'm going to build a multi purpose studio on 5 acres in a location where there is little outside noise to be overly concerned about. I'm in the country, on a very private lake where the sound of nature is actually something I would rather hear as a natural ambience (maybe I am onto something lol)!

@Brien Holcombe

Hello, I'm looking to purchase some high density eco friendly acoustic materials for building panels such as cotton or polyester materials. I don't want to use rockwool or fibreglass because of the air quality and safety hazards these materials contribute to. I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I'd like to order within the country or ideally purchase from a local supplier.

Hi Folks. Does anyone know what materials they are using to build these panels and how they are constructed? To me it looks like they are using some kind of vinyl material for the membrane. I would order from them and do my whole studio space, but I'm located in Canada and the currency exchange on top of shipping and duty fees will really kill the wallet for no good reason.

Hi y'all, I've spent a while foraging and scrounging for some ideas and methods on building a VO isolation booth and I've come up with a basic design. Considering the investment it would take I wanted to post it here so hopefully you good folks could help me catch any major design flaws.

I'm trying to estimate two cost points for an acoustical door:

- The entire assembly including mounting hardware, seals etc.

- The door panel itself, excluding hardware, handle, etc.

I have a way to go before arriving at an estimate for the entire door, but come up with this baseline cost based on Rod Gervais's book:

I'd like to make a spare room in my house suitable for recording spoken dialogue.

The three problems I see are:

- separating recording equipment/activity from performance
- the room is basically square (23'x23')
- there is a huge sawmill near my house.

Hey guys--my name is Peter. I'm new here--I found this forum after reading through Rod's book.

Hello,

I am building some acoustic panels to hang on my wall and ceiling and as I have a dust allergy I want to make sure they are totally contained and can not leak dust through fabric. (I have not decided yet whether to build these from 2 inch 703 or 8lb density 2 inch rockwool panels.)

"...a blend of recycled cellulose, paper and cotton. This material has extremely comparable sound absorption at mid to high frequencies and superior absorption at low frequencies, when compare with traditional fiberglass based cores."