Audio Post Studio Build

Walled off half of our two car garage and built out a new space last year when we had another baby. I was originally in the house (which I preferred), but I’m grateful to have had the option to still stay at home and create a new space.

I got a LOT of 4x8 sheets of plywood (probably 200) from a warehouse on Craigslist for about $150 total as a take it or leave it deal. Most of them weren’t usable and I had to haul them off, but enough of them were to double wall everything as well as the ceiling to really get it temperature consistent and controlled. This overwhelmingly saved the most money and made it possible to buy a nicer AC unit, an infrared heater, and a nicer solid core door. I vowed to never work with drywall again because I’m simply not built for it. 😂

Used my old sound panels from the house and just built a cloud to match and hung it. Safe N Sound and inexpensive canvas tarps wrapped around a frame. Flooring is just affordable laminate from Lowe’s that was less than $1/ft.

The back wall is all diffusion and was built really simply out of thin strips of wood, with the same canvas as the panels lining the wall to break up all the wood tone and give a different look to match the panels. Tedious, but super easy.

This was definitely a good use of materials and resources, and the room is very well controlled and quiet. I primarily mix post sound for TV/film, and this space has been wonderful for it.

I have a 2.1 setup with the OG Genelec 1031A’s which I do most of my mixes on. I couldn’t afford to spend the money to match the rest of the 5.1 system, so I opted for more affordable KRK’s to simply check panning and surround mixes after I complete the downmix. Works for me, hopefully you enjoyed checking it out!