Soundproofing your Studio on a Budget

clsoundproofing your studio.
Building a soundproof studio doesn’tThe next thing we want to look at is insulation for the
necessarily have to break the bank. There are manywall (stud) cavities and the joist cavities for a ceiling. I
new and innovative products that can be used toalways recommend a sound batt insulation called
obtain professional results. It is always best whenRoxul to be placed in wall cavities and up against the
building a studio to squeeze every STC (soundtop of the ceiling cavities. Roxul is a rock wool
transmission class) point you can from the materialsinsulation that absorbs sound and helps to damp the
you are using. Some of the things that will help youstructure in either a wall or ceiling assembly. In a ceiling
towards that goal are staggered studs. Staggeredcavity you can fill the rest of the cavity with regular
studs is where the studs are offset so that there isfiberglass insulation. That way the fiberglass insulation
less wallboard to structure contact. In other words, thewould be isolated in the cavity. Keep in mind that
drywall or soundboard would only come in contactregular fiberglass insulation is a not a very good
with every other stud on a wall assembly. Staggeredsoundproofer.
studs are a relatively cheap way to begin