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Thank you for these videos! I have read the 2 most highly recommended books on studio design and soundproofing, but its definitely more helpful for me to see some of the process broken down in video format. Keep up the great work!

Great videos, keep them coming!

Thank u for this. Been researching soundproofing my condo ceiling for three years and have also landed at this setup. Will work on a room next year and hoping to help with the upstairs impact noise.

Awesome video. I asked a question about ceiling in your other video, before I saw this video. Anyway, I'm guess that a drop ceiling system is not the best way to go for keeping my space quiet? I'm not really worried about sound escaping my room. I'm working with my landlord on modifying a concrete walled space with metal ceiling into a moderately quite studio. What are the best ways to add mass to the ceiling with a drop ceiling solution? Thanks!

what do you think about what is better 2 lb mass vinyl under the 1st level flooring or 2 layers of drywall with green glue in ceiling? this is a basement ceiling. or, 2 lb mass vinyl under flooring and 530 quiet rock dry wall?

Should you use Perimeter channels along edge of the ceiling? Or will that couple the wall to the hat channel? Thanks!

Is your drywall touching the center beam in the ceiling? I've been curious how that works out since that effectively would cancel out decoupling.

I am planning a double stud ceiling system identical to the walls you typically suggest. This would mean the inner ceiling is connected only on the inner wall framing. I don't see anyone doing this tho. This room is 12' x 12' so I'm wondering if I can get away with 2x6's ceiling joists at 24 OC to span that room. Again only attached to the inner walls.. Will this hold the weight of 2 sheets of 5/8 dry wall green glue and MLV. Some dead weight calculators say to use 2x10's but Im not walking on it. No other weight will be added on.. Have you seen this done before?

Also, what hat channel did you use? Can you please link it if possible? Thank you!

If you use a hat channel on a ceiling, are you able to attach lighting fixtures to the ceiling anymore? And if you did something like recessed lighting, then you'd have to drill through your two layers of drywall which would kind of defeat the purpose of having the two layers, right? So what do you do for light?

Here's a curveball...basement support beam for floor above..it's touching the cross beams. I guess you have to bulkhead around it and tie into hat channel...