Keep in mind the feet or wheels of a chair moving around on those carpet tiles will separate the seams VERY quickly. Definitely suggest one of those mats that you put under your chair to keep that from happening, if you hadn't already thought of that of course. Cheers!

This is hands down the most beautiful ceiling treatment I've seen. I was worried the foam would ruin the vibe of the room, but the colour of it pairs really well with your wallpaper! Great job!

The design of the ceiling panels and LED light bars came out very clean / modern. Really sharp looking.

That was an OLD work box since you were not building everything from scratch. Great job on everything else. I love watching your projects come to life!

Yes! Glad you referenced Brad's video. Fix This Build That for those interested.

I can't remember which KZfaqr recommended your channel, but I'm so glad I'm here. Just finished binging your studio build.

If you ever want add any additional acoustic treatment in the future, one option to explore would be building some diffusers. While absorbers prevent sound reflections, diffusers scatter reflections, which helps increase acoustic clarity while retaining some pleasing reverberation. Professional studios typically use a mixture of acoustic absorption and diffusion to control echo, flutter, and other acoustic anomalies without completely deadening the room. I could see you building some fir or spruce diffusers that would really blend with and enhance the overall esthetic of your space. Which would certainly be preferable to hanging more fabric boxes on the wall! Great job as always!!

I’m sure someone has already said it but it’s an old work junction box. New work would have nails that you attach to the stud before it’s been dry walled.

Very nice sir!! Also welcome to the joys (and rabbit hole) of audio treatment!! I think you did a great job and hit most of the high points for what you're wanting to do (which is basically ADR / Voice Over work). A few ideas to keep in mind if you need to do it again: - One thing to note about the batting in those panels you used. Ideally you also would want a cover on the back of the panel to keep the fibers from getting into the air and you breathing them over time. Granted, yours are put flush with the ceiling, so might not be as big a deal in your case? But something to consider - The room is crazy reverberant because of all of the hard, reflective, long and flat parallel surfaces! Hence when you put the carpet down, you noticed it didn't make that much of a difference? It's all of the highly reflective walls that are parallel to each other that's the bulk of your problem. Hence you could most likely remove that carpet and still be fine if you wanted to at this point. The one thing to keep in mind if you do this is when you record, if you sit down and roll around, the wheel noises will get picked up by a quality mic. But just to note that there's plenty of high end music studios that have hardwood / concrete floors, they'll just place a rug down as needed. - Making the panel boxes is a great way to go!! BUT, you also have a lot of flexibility as well. For the batting, there's the stuff you got, there's also Roxul 40/60, and there's an Owen's Corning equivalent as well. You can make them in different thicknesses based on your goal. Since you're not trying to sound proof the room (i.e. stop all internal / external sound bleed) and you're only dealing with voice, you can go with 1" thick panels or less as those will absorb the higher frequencies and tame the echo-ness of the room. The thicker the panel, the lower the frequencies it can absorb. But for voice, anything thicker than 2" is probably overkill. - Another trick you could do is take the middle section of your walls and convert them to foam / fabric covered panels (the green areas with the golden drawings. You could probably get that same pattern printed on some thin fabric panel acoustic boards and that would probably kill most of your reflections due to the bulk of the reflective surface area it would replace. - also how dead are you wanting the room? In ADR / Voice Over there's a desire to make the room as dead as possible so the sound mixers can add the appropriate reverb back onto the voice. But for what you're doing, you still probably want the room to be a little "alive" still (meaning a touch of room echo). In our brains we use the echo to help define spatial awareness, as well as make a place "feel" real to us (it's a reason most people can't tolerate an anechoic chamber for more than about 15 to 30 minutes before getting agitated). So what you have now is probably a really nice blend of reflective surfaces, and taming the reflections just enough for your needs. - another trick for ceiling panels is instead of flush mounting them, you hang them just a little (like several inches). The reason for this is then the back-side of the panels can absorb more reflections. The sound will bounce off the ceiling and into the back of the panel, which will trap even more sound, where as if it's flush with the ceiling the waves will just bounce off the side of the panel and back into the room. A good hanging trick is you use some linked chain, and then screw in hooks on the 4 corners, then just drill holes in the ceiling and use alligator anchors with hooks to suspend the panels. You can even play with the length of chain on each end of the panel to angle them in interesting ways. - back lighting - if you suspend the panels, you can put LED strips on the back of them and create really nice ambient back lighting - parallel walls create reflective build ups (go into recording studios and you'll see that usually the room has some odd walls / ceilings to alter the reflections). So the ceiling panels in your case helped to break up the surface to get the sound to bounce around more and lose energy in the process (as well as some of it being absorbed). This is also why the red foam panels you put up are angled, to help spread the reflections in different directions. So if you find the room still isn't tame enough for what you want, you can add some vertical panels on the long sidewalls using the same batting and technique as the ceiling panels. That will break up the long reflective surface of the wall. Definitely do the 1" off the wall trick in this case as it'll expose the back of the panel like in the above tip - For fabric, you want fabric that still breathes and lets the waves pass through. If you want the safest choice, Guilford of Maine specializes in making acoustic fabric (and I think they also meet various fire code requirements). Else a simple test is to breath through the fabric to make sure that a decent amount of air can get through (meaning if very little air goes through, then the sound will mostly bounce off the fabric rather than go through into the batting). OK I'll stop ;p. Obviously this is a subject I really enjoy as I've made my own recording studio and went through a lot of this research. Great looking office now sir!!!

I feel like a mean internet butt pointing it out, but the junction box is an OLD work electrical box, not a new work. New work electrical boxes assume you have access to the studs prior to the drywall going up, so they can be nailed into the studs. Michael, that room is looking crazy awesome. You can really tell your artistic stylings come through. I hope you find yourself being inspired by your own work in the room and keep delivering the amazing content you provide. Thank you for sharing.

I produce music and the less echo when recording the better. A very simple work around to bad acoustics is hanging up blankets on the wall. It eliminates any echo by absorbing the sound. 🙂

I think you meant to say that it is an old work electrical box :) cheers! Awesome project video as usual

Bro. Your intro with the probe lens. SOO GOOD. I see you. I see you. Game recognizes game.

I’m surprised it was that cheap. I’ve spent almost $13K treating my studio. That’s just for acoustic and structural materials, no gear and that is still on the very low end of what you can spend. That price includes soffit monitors, absorption panels, diffusion panels, bass traps, asymmetrical and moveable false walls, custom soundproof doors and a standalone iso booth with doubled acrylic windows. I’m not a commercial studio and this is very modest compared to a lot of home studios you’ll find all over KZfaq. Yours turned out great! Well done!

I love seeing all the time and energy you put into everything you do. Congrats on another great video!

Wow this looks like an absolute dream office! Fantasic pairing with dark green wallpaper, burgandy foam, and light wood -- came out looking beautiful.

I love this series! This office build is so cool and if I'm being perfectly honest the *only* thing I wasn't super duper keen on in previous episodes was the way the gray wall and green wallpaper kinda clashed a bit (at least on camera) -- but acoustic foam to the rescue! The maroon color works well with the rest of the finishes imo.

Awesome stuff!! Thanks from all of us carpenters here in Australia 🇦🇺 🍺👍

I love that you take the same dedication and quality of your client work to your own space. Not enough makers do that, and it's awesome that your office is a reflection of your personality and a designer. Really love it, what huge improvements you've made!

I appreciate you showing some of your difficulties in the project and how you worked through it. Too many times other creators make it seamless and perfect which is not real world experience. Good job!

This transformation has been awesome, and so many different techniques to learn from. You’re a very talented individual, thanks so much for sharing!

You're an absolute professional! Love that you included damn near every tool and resource used within the comments, and organized everything in a succinct manner. Have no qualms sponsoring your efforts by using the links! Thank you for a well designed video and explanation... I hope this continues to be a profitable endeavor for you!

I was going to comment on why the second one did not fit but I am glad I waited. I like the cut of you jib, Sir. The office is gorgeous.

Love this build. Far nicer with wood and wallpaper than the garfice (garage office) I am in now. I work from home, on video conferences nearly all day and didn't want to share a office with guest room. Building out garage for storage and offices is the best, and this is my second one, did one in FL house for storage and dog room before. This garfice is 4'6" x 6'8" made of 2x4's and roof of room is a 19" space for my storage boxes, works great. The portable AC was too loud in room, so one day I mounted it on the rooms wall outside on a shelf, then boxed in portable AC to get return air from office, and boxed top cold air in through roof side, yes very redneck but has worked great and even use remote from inside using a USB remote extender. Cut a area rug to fit and lightly glued under edge of baseboard and threshold by door. Outside 2 walls (garfice is in back left corner of garage) is covered with french cleats for all my tools, another great idea. I am in the garfice 8 or more hours per day and it's great. For electric, it is all romex with outlets and switches for lights but short wall has a male RV outlet in wall for heavy duty ext cord to my dedicated 20am outlet, so unplug office easily. Used structural screws and tapcons as I wanted to be able to take it all down fairly easily. But now I have good ideas from you to upgrade and make it way nicer.

That’s a terrific looking studio! Well done.

Just like the various touches on the wooden trim, the aspect squeeze @28:16 is *chefs kiss* so nice. Beautiful room, great work, great video!

Brilliant acoustic treatment and super aesthetically pleasing! It's a beautiful room - bravo!

That was spectacularly relaxing to watch, I loved seeing the process of how the room got converted into a comfy, cozy space. Thanks for sharing!

Well done. I have no other words to describe how awesome everything is on that office build!

Dude, you're a legend! that looks so good! love the way you walk us through what you're using and why. and the ceiling cleat worked out so good!

Amazing! The room is truly a work of art, fantastic job man.

So good that you gave credit to other creators where due. Nice one!

The fit and finish is on point, looks professional, sounds great.

"Hi-Chews & Set Screws" would look good on a shirt, has a nice ring to it ;)

Michael, the room turned out great and what a difference in sound quality, simply amazing! You have great taste, the room really came together, nice job!

Is it weird that I am a SWF over 60 with very minimal power tool experience who lives in a condo in the Canadian Pacific Northwest yet I find your videos informative, enjoyable and very relaxing!? Hope not cause I will keep watching anyway.

Standing desk and chair combo? Would love to see you make one custom for your set-up. Electronics might be a different flavor for your channel.

Wow. Have been a little baffled as to what to do with my basement. Now I think I have an inspiration.

Loving the combination of wallpaper and wood paneling. Awesome works~

Amazing.

That room is really coming along!

Great work Michael. It looks amazing and sounds professional.

Thanks so much for sharing the journey with us!

Your office is so nice! It's definitely aesthetically and (phonetically) acoustically pleasing. Well done, Michael

Love that you were wearing other youtube makers tees

Nice work. Sounds so much better - the ceiling panels made a huge difference.

You did a beautiful job a beautiful studio. Congratz. Great Job.

Wow, love the end result. And the sounds...the panel on the ceiling did make a difference.

Aesthetically AND accoustically perfect - if the folks can't find you, I know where you'll be!

Amazing build! It's funny how the before and after audio sample can be so subtle and yet so distinctly different. The results are beautiful!

Just spend the last couple hours rinsing through these videos man and honestly feeling very inspired. Looking to buy my first home in the next year and get my home studio set up, hugely inspired by the design of your's it's really fresh but also cosy with the slat wood. Thank you!

fantastic craftsmanship!

Great result!

This is great! Innovative, clean, professional, and it works! You’ve discovered one of my fav theater set hacks in the fabric drop cloths; they’re much cheaper than fabric per yard and extremely versatile. Looking forward to the next installment. Keep up the good work 👍

The trim under the foam looks beautiful.

Good job! It looks so neat. It was very satisfying to watch. I find acoustic treatment fascinating and from what I've seen and heard on other channels, you don't need very much to reap major benefits. Especially if you're working with a bigger space. Covering 5-10% of the surface area will already be enough in most cases. As a comment to the way you test the acoustic performance of the foams: a material that _blocks_ the sound doesn't necessarily _absorb_ it. A thick slab of concrete will block your voice even more, only to reflect a significant part of it. That is the difference between sound proofing and acoustic treatment.

really impressive design and execution.

Hey everybody! Plans for the acoustic panels are up on my website now. almfab.com/plans/acousticpanel Flat File plans are live as well (no metric yet, but I should have it up in the next few days.)

Great job! Such an incredible transformation of room! So many details for the trim, walls and ceilings. Those lights are very interesting, something to look into. Again, an awesome project!

I feel like the red accent foam changes everything about this room. I love it so much

Wow, it sounds great. As with woodworking equipment, the sky is the limit on cost for acoustic treatment and there is an endless rabbit hole of science that goes along with it. It looks like you made all the right decisions on balancing cost with the functionality that you needed for your specific scenario. Plus, your building skills added thousands of dollars of polish to the final look.

Damn man, the amount of details you show and camera setups in your videos. Extremely satisfying to watch. And your new office turned out amazing! Well done!

Such an impressive room! Amazing work, Michael!!

Turned out gorgeous Michael!

Nice build man! Could really hear the difference. Also I appreciate that you are transparent about your relationship with sponsors, some youtubers conveniently leave out that they get paid by companies.

Nailed it, sounds great from here!

looks soooo nice! congrats and thanks for sharing your projects!

That office/studio looks super nice. I love all the trimwork.

Great work, your office turned out really nice! And there's just something about a space that is extra quiet for working / reading - perfect!

I’m in love with the office design

Love the lighting you did in here, great work with the sound panels as well!

Nice job. Thanks for sharing

You know what Mich... this office needs some DIY speakers made with patterned plywood front baffles! One day you'll give in and make a set to shut me up😁😆😉

Well done!

Michael, over the past couple weeks you've become one of my favorite KZfaqrs. Really good stuff

Such an improvement!! Good stuff Michael

Beautiful work as always. Thanks for sharing!

Love Hi-Chews! Great work!

We bought super cheap foam like that and spray glued thin pieces of styrofoam to the back that we cut with a jig and heated wire. Saved a butt load of money and it works fabulous.

You could always try to find a textile, or have one printed, that matches your wallpaper. You could then make acoustic panels for your walls, as well. May not be needed at this point, since it sounds pretty good, already.

Fantastic Michael! Really brilliant work! 😃 The difference is night and day! Really impressive!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Cool and Amazing! Well done!

For that sized room and apparent intended use, I think your acoustic treatment is fine and it sounds great.

I just had an excellent idea! For your acoustic ceiling panels, you could put LEDs in the panels and use a thin diffusion panel to help radiate the lights. That way you have a nice “natural” glow in your studio. You could also add some LEDs around the upper trim with some diffusion strips to give it a little extra pop! All in all the studio looks outstanding!

I love this series of your room, keep it up!

Those lights are cool. Good job on the whole project.

It is amazing how much difference good acoustic pannels can make in the natural ressonance of a Room. Also furniture, basically mass loading a room and breaking up the flat areas just enough

Me encanta como quedó, no podria haber resultado mejor, hermosa oficina. Felicitaciones.

Nicest office ever!!! I love it.

I have to admit your videos are very inspiring. I'm building my tools as we have just bought a new home and have a lot of DIY projects that I want to get to.

Great work on your new office space Michael. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you get up to with that Glow Forge laser. If it is half as novel as the work you have done with patterned plywood, we are all in for a treat!

This came out amazing!

OMG ! ITS BEAUTIFUL! SO GREAT JOB!

We use Barria lights in our shop. They're absolutely amazing. Great job on this project. It came out great.

Nice results my friend. Grettings from Bolivia

love the end result! props to you for that amazing looking acoustically treated office! if you have some material left and some time to spare, you could do 4 more acoustic panels just to test with two behind you, two in front of you and all 4 behind and in front of you. would love to see the effect 👍

Damn! You make it LOOK so EASY!😄

Awesome work and awesome result!

wow, fantastic, LOVE FROM ITALY

wow that room looks so cool