Music Studios
Our soundproofed garden rooms are ideal for musicians, producers, mixing engineers, DJs, bands and composers who would like a space to work or rehearse. They are purpose built to provide high levels of soundproofing and acoustic performance.
Your own studio at the end of the garden…
Taking your home music studio away from the house and into the garden opens up a whole new level of freedom, particularly to musicians who are conscious about being loud in the house and upsetting the family or neighbours. Having a dedicated space for your music means less worrying and more time to concentrate your energy perfecting your craft or nailing that final mix.
Our soundproofed music studios come in a range of different models and specifications to suit your needs. For instance, if you are a drummer or mix engineer, then we would recommend the SB-3 or SB-4 specification. For the best soundproofing performance, we would recommend that this is installed with our concrete base option and with no windows. Alternatively, if you are a guitarist, pianist, woodwind player, or perhaps a more occasional player, then the SB-1 or SB-2 may be the better option for you. This is installed on a quick to build, screw pile base with a specialist acoustic floor build up. For more specialist requirements, we offer the SB-X bespoke service.
Design and Build
All of our Sonic Box Studios are designed and built by us, ensuring you get the best quality service from start to finish.
Once your Sonic Box Studio is constructed, we recommend that all of our music studios are installed with the appropriate acoustic treatment. Acoustic treatments include items such as mineral wool panels, diffusers, bass traps, isolation pads and heavy curtains. Applying the correct acoustic treatments to your room will ensure that your music can be heard correctly, without sound reflections or vibrations effecting the quality.
Volume
Below we have provided the typical volume of everyday sounds, instruments and studio uses in order to help you decide which type of studio best fits your requirements.
Typical volumes of everyday sounds:
10 dB – Breathing, rustling leaves (very quiet)
20 dB – Whispering, ticking watch
30 dB – Quiet library, soft whisper
40 dB – Refrigerator hum, quiet office
50 dB – Moderate rainfall, normal conversation at home
60 dB – Normal conversation, background music
70 dB – Vacuum cleaner, busy street
80 dB – Alarm clock, hairdryer, city traffic (loud)
90 dB – Lawnmower, power tools (very loud, prolonged exposure can cause damage)
100 dB – Motorcycle, jackhammer, nightclub
110 dB – Chainsaw, live rock concert
120 dB – Thunderclap, ambulance siren (pain threshold begins)
130 dB – Jet engine at takeoff, fireworks (extremely loud, risk of hearing damage)
140+ dB – Gunshot, rocket launch (can cause immediate hearing damage)
Typical volume of instrument & studio uses:
20–30 dB – Harp (soft plucking), acoustic guitar (very soft playing)
40–50 dB – Violin (soft), flute (soft), piano (soft playing)
60 dB – Normal piano playing, acoustic guitar (normal strumming), clarinet (soft)
70 dB – Violin (normal), cello (normal), trumpet (soft), saxophone (soft), mixing/monitoring (normal)
80 dB – Flute (loud), trumpet (normal), trombone (soft), electric guitar (moderate amp volume), mixing/monitoring (loudly)
90 dB – Violin (loud), piano (forte), saxophone (normal), trombone (normal), drum kit (soft playing)
100 dB – Trumpet (loud), trombone (loud), drum kit (normal playing), electric guitar (loud amp)
110 dB – Full symphony orchestra (fortissimo), drum kit (heavy playing), electric guitar (very loud amp)
120 dB+ – Rock concert (amplified instruments), pipe organ (full power), trumpet (extreme fortissimo), drum kit (hard-hitting drummer)
Model Specification
Compare every Sonic Box model, side by side. Acoustic performance, foundations, inclusions and upgrades across our studio range. Figures reflect simulated Rw ratings.
TESTED PERFORMANCE
We have tested the performance of our studios both in real life and using acoustic simulation software. This ensures that we can provide you with a Sonic Box that meets the requirements of your project.
This video shows the Sonic Box Pro specification with a concrete base.