Building A Silent HVAC System For My Music Studio

I'm building a music studio in my basement! Watch the full series here: Basement Music Studio Build

This video is part three, covering HVAC. I share how I silenced furnace noise, while also decoupling the music studio ducts from ducts feeding other rooms.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Fresh Air
01:40 - Re-routing existing HVAC
02:04 - Planning Studio HVAC
02:42 - Reducing sound in a ducted HVAC system
03:46 - Direct from Furnace
04:09 - Sound attenuating ducts
04:59 - Baffle Box
05:24 - Total Baffle Box
07:34 - Sound Tests
08:00 - Sound test reaction & insights
08:35 - Sound comparison and context
08:48 - Background noise and impact to music making
09:40 - Rod Gervais' recommendations
10:21 - Why I can't test room to room sound transfer yet

Recommended Books
Home Recording Studio: Build it Like the Pros (Rod Gervais)
Master Handbook of Acoustics (F. Alton Everest & Ken C. Pohlmann)

Questions we're tackling in this video series:
How to build a music studio.
How to build a music studio in a basement.
How to build a music studio in a home.
How to soundproof a room.
How to isolate a music room from the rest of the house.
How to build a soundproof door.
How to build acoustic treatment.
How to build acoustic panels.
How to build bass traps.

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