So many people dream about sound isolation of their music studio. Especially in our time it's so important for every musician to have a possibility to work at home, not spending energy on fights with angry neighbours.
When I decided to build a home studio of my dream in July 2020, the only ‘building’ experience I’ve had was assembling some IKEA furniture and hanging frames on walls. It took me dozens of hours of research in order to understand what could really work, and how to do it. Although this project is quite far from being executed professionally, I am quite happy with the result. I hope it will bring you some fun and possibly some ideas/inspiration to build or improve your own studio!

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The wall that leads to our own bedroom was covered with just one layer of Uficell, rockwool and one layer of a plasterboard, no Wolf PhoneStar panels. Nevertheless, when the piano is open and played loudly in the studio, it sounds as an ambient background music in the bedroom.

Since the wall that leads to the neighbours was covered with a complex sandwich consisting of 15 mm PhoneStar panels (with a sealant tape to minimise contact with the wall), rockwool, a doublelayer of Uficell, plasterboard, and foam panels, I assume that the sound isolation in that direction is even better. In fact, I don't hear neighbour's loud chats anymore at all, although I could clearly hear their voices before the start of the project.
The floor was covered with a sandwich of: a doublelayer of Uficell + Wolf PhoneStar Panels + another doublelayer of Uficell + a thick carpet on top.
The weakest point is the door to the studio, although it is much more sound resilient than before. If I'd have a choice, I'd consider installing a second door into the studio.

Materials that I used:
Wolf PhoneStar Tri 15mm sound isolating panels http://bit.ly/3tSyJmq
These panels are quite expensive and costed almost 50% of the budget, although I applied them only to those two surfaces that lead to the neighbours directly. A thick MLV (starting from 1/4 inch) would cost around the same and might work as good or slightly better.
Uficell Vinosound FIX, a cheaper alternative (possibly also less effective) to MLV that I found https://amzn.to/3rEP78a
RockWool Sonorock 40mm https://amzn.to/3cYOHFB
UWProfil 50mm http://bit.ly/36YewSe
CWProfil 50mm http://bit.ly/3tKKbjE
Plasterboard 12,5mm http://bit.ly/3tDbcpv
Acoustic Sealant https://amzn.to/3q9LkPA
Sealing tape https://amzn.to/3jBRl59
Foam panels https://amzn.to/3q9PXJw
A onepiece thick carpet for reverb reducing https://amzn.to/3tLGLNS
Mediumdensity curtains for additional reverb control and lowlight studio recordings https://amzn.to/2OgKvGI
Sealing tape for doors/windows reduces a surprising amount of sound leakage if all gaps are sealed hermetically https://amzn.to/3cVeD4V


Tools that I used:

Yato Profile Composite Pliers https://amzn.to/3a40VL9
Cutter sheet metal, metal profile https://amzn.to/3cTtuwG
Hammer Drill https://amzn.to/3cY5OXW
Cordless screw driver https://amzn.to/3q9j9k3
Trotec Multifunction Tool https://amzn.to/2Z2Fa83
Everbuild SG9 Jumbo Sealant Gun 900 ml https://amzn.to/3q9jnrp

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