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Drop ceiling or Sheet rock?
Drop ceiling or sheet rock
So moved into the new house and I'm debating whether to put a drop ceiling in or sheet rock with resilient channels in the basements, Regardless of which I choose I will have rock wool (safe and sound) in between the joists There is minimal piping and electrical in the ceiling, just a bit of HVAC ducts (which would be turned off during recording. The main purpose is to block the TV and chatter from the room above. There is Minimal transmission of foot steps but there is some. So would there be a big difference between the 2 set ups. Still have to get a quote on both but I am going under the assumption that a drop ceiling is less expensive (I can do the drop ceiling - Sheet rock and mud is not something I am up for) Any experience to share?
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I just recently did a room acoustic treatment.
The sheetrock is smooth and hard and will not absorb much sound. It will create a reverberation like a bathtub. I suggest drop tile ceilings with wool above it.
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I'd go with the sheet rock/rock wool combo for one simple reason: Down the road, you may want to install panels on the ceiling above your recording area and if you have sheet rock up, you'll be able to fasten panels, whereas with a drop ceiling you can't really add anything later.
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Thanks for the info Did you use any special kind of tiles as part of the sound treatment, How far does your ceiling drop Was the wool resting on the tiles or higher into joists
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I'd go with a drop ceiling with the rock wool & if you found you needed a little more absorption above your listening or playing/recording position you can use these: https://www.atsacoustics.com/acousti...ing-panel.html
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I eventually wound up using GIK panels for my room. I've got 4 bass traps and I have 3 acoustic panels mounted to the ceiling above the spot where I record and listen to playback.
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Acousticcally, I think you'll do better with a drop ceiling.
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That's the way I'm leaning. If I stay away from the kits it would be more economical.
Just need to research the best and most cost effective tiles (that also look good) The set up is mainly for recording acoustic instruments and vocals (no loud amplification)
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Isolation and reflections While a drop ceiling would probably have better potential for isolation from noise from the floor above for recording . For mixing and reflections, you still might want the option of some wires (as you mentioned) to hang some of absorption panels above the area of your mixing position (sometimes called a cloud) as well as first reflection points on the walls and bass traps at corners etc.
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If you are talking about affixing the sheetrock directly to the joists, then drop ceiling will be better, unless you want to put in two layers of sheetrock glued together.
If you leave some space between the drop ceiling and joists above it, you can stuff in more rockwool (or even pink fiberglass) for extra absorption. To hang cloud traps (or anything else) from the drop ceiling, use some of these: https://www.amazon.com/Baumgartens-S...eiling+hangers
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With a drop ceiling you leave your floor area still accessible to adding wiring for plugs, fixing pipe leaks, etc. The sheetrock/drywall would make the regular home ownership future task more difficult.
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