monolithsound

Greetings and thank you in advance for any professional advice that may be made available. I am beginning to plan for a 24'x20' workshop, sound studio build. Although sound reinforcement is of concern, this structure will not require a high end professional recording environment. My primary business is music instruction and some demo recording for songwriting. However as I've stated, some consideration will be given to sound transfer. I do know that concrete slab can be a pretty good way for sound and vibration to transfer outside so I am not sure if such design would be most preferred. I had read an article where a similar project was constructed on slab, with a single layer of concrete and rebar cinder block footings. tthenset on top of the slab as needed, 2"x4" flooring filled with ffoam insulation was used for risers for all amplifiers, drums, speakers to sit atop, etc. An issue with a foundation and crawl space is not ideal due to the ambient sound that the void below can cause. The insulation required to correct this issue can become very expensive. Economically it seems that a 4 or 6" slab with cinder block footings may be a better bet, or please if any one has alternate advice I will certainly welcome it! All my best, Chris