Thanks for the helpful video! I'm building my own sound-insulation booth and still considering if I actually need a ventilation system there. If I end up installing one, I'll make a comparison for sound leakage before/after
As an acoustician I would have recommended using a SPL meter to test noise levels before and after. I would also add that you should have installed the vent system in a way that it was de-coupled from the framing. There are a few more recommendations I could have suggested however...
Great video bud. I’ve been looking at baffle boxes so interesting to see you apply this method. Any reason why you have both inlet and outlet in the ceiling and not the walls? Quite interested to understand the positioning. And don’t forget to press that metal clasp on your sealant gone to reduce the pressure. That green glue isn’t cheap 🤣 Great video and really enjoyed it. Look forward to the next one.
Hi Ricky, glad you've been enjoying the build. I did consider placing them in the walls but had a few theories as to why the ceiling would be better. By placing them both in the ceiling so that the air vents were fairly central to the room, and not off to one side, it would generally help for a better air circulation. The other factor is that in every aspect of this build I am trying to maximize the amount of space so room was limited. In the ceiling there was more room to fit in the duct work and the angled adapters than trying to do this in the walls. The other through process was that if any sound proofing was compromised with the holes, at least this is sound traveling up through the roof as apposed to out through the walls where neighbors would be more likely to hear it. I don't think there is a right or wrong way, this was just the way I decided to go! Thanks for comment and hope that helps!
How much sound ended up escaping from the vent and maze in the end? I was expecting the maze to need to be bigger and more complex to be effective at keeping the sound in, while still venting
awesome video, i wish that you read my comment, i have a question from you, how many of those sound maze have you used in the room?, and how much air one of these would pass through?, I'm planning on making a silent server rack for my self, i need enough air flow for just one server in the rack, I'm concert wheatear i can deliver enough air for one 2 u server.
Thanks for your comment. I used 2 of these in the room, 1 for the air intake and 1 for the air output. I don’t have detailed specs on how much air can pass through as it hasn’t been tested with any kind of specialist equipment, but I tried to keep the flow area as close to 100mm ducting as possible to not restrict the air flow. I’m using a fan with an extraction rate of 54 cubic meters per hour and haven’t found any issues with the setup. Thanks
I haven’t yet measured the sound output using a device, but to the ear, there is very little sound leakage coming from the side of the building with the vents.
Hi thanks for your comment. The boxes themselves are attached the the inner roof joists only. The one element which is connecting the two is the plastic ducting from the sound maze to the exterior wall vents. This is wrapped in rockwool. Unfortunately this is the one thing that can't be helped, if you need ventilation then you have to connect the two rooms together somehow. The good thing is from the tests I have done there doesn't appear to be any noticeable impact
Hi there, sorry no I don't. It was made more to fit within the space I had available. There is i'm sure a more scientific method to calculate the optimum design, but it does work well. It is approx 40cm wide, 10cm high and 80cm deep.
Hi there. Thanks for the question. The duct width was 225mm. The dividers were around 15cm between each other. I would have ideally spaced them further apart, but I was limited to the space I had to fit this and wanted to insure there was at least 4 dividers to provide sufficient surfaces for the sound to bounce off efficiently.
Don't do what this guy did. There is a lot of unnecessary steps here. Also, this will lead to breathing in drywall, insulation and GreenGlue fumes. Your priority when designing a ventilation baffle box is AIR QUALITY, followed by the sound baffling.
Thanks for the helpful video! I'm building my own sound-insulation booth and still considering if I actually need a ventilation system there. If I end up installing one, I'll make a comparison for sound leakage before/after
I'm still yet to find somebody test their sound maze on youtube. Only ever see builds but never a result proving that it's soundproof.
Nice job. Really looking forward to seeing this complete!
Thanks!
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for the great idea. I'll build one in the coming days 👍.
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your one!
As an acoustician I would have recommended using a SPL meter to test noise levels before and after. I would also add that you should have installed the vent system in a way that it was de-coupled from the framing. There are a few more recommendations I could have suggested however...
I’m researching something similar but it’s for my HVAC outlets in my live room… looking at Rod Gervais baffle box design
Amazing work!
Thanks Roger!
Great video bud. I’ve been looking at baffle boxes so interesting to see you apply this method. Any reason why you have both inlet and outlet in the ceiling and not the walls? Quite interested to understand the positioning.
And don’t forget to press that metal clasp on your sealant gone to reduce the pressure. That green glue isn’t cheap 🤣
Great video and really enjoyed it. Look forward to the next one.
Hi Ricky, glad you've been enjoying the build. I did consider placing them in the walls but had a few theories as to why the ceiling would be better. By placing them both in the ceiling so that the air vents were fairly central to the room, and not off to one side, it would generally help for a better air circulation. The other factor is that in every aspect of this build I am trying to maximize the amount of space so room was limited. In the ceiling there was more room to fit in the duct work and the angled adapters than trying to do this in the walls. The other through process was that if any sound proofing was compromised with the holes, at least this is sound traveling up through the roof as apposed to out through the walls where neighbors would be more likely to hear it. I don't think there is a right or wrong way, this was just the way I decided to go! Thanks for comment and hope that helps!
He didnt release the trigger for the caulk gun, as it continued to trickle out under pressure. 5:20 - 5:26...
Corse he could always get an electronic mesh head kit. Much easier, an no sound problems...
Yep great point - certainly considering it for the future
Hi, thanks for great vid. Did you fit your extractor fan on the external wall or internally?
Thanks for the comment. I fitted the extractor fan internally
How much sound ended up escaping from the vent and maze in the end? I was expecting the maze to need to be bigger and more complex to be effective at keeping the sound in, while still venting
awesome video, i wish that you read my comment, i have a question from you, how many of those sound maze have you used in the room?, and how much air one of these would pass through?, I'm planning on making a silent server rack for my self, i need enough air flow for just one server in the rack, I'm concert wheatear i can deliver enough air for one 2 u server.
Thanks for your comment. I used 2 of these in the room, 1 for the air intake and 1 for the air output. I don’t have detailed specs on how much air can pass through as it hasn’t been tested with any kind of specialist equipment, but I tried to keep the flow area as close to 100mm ducting as possible to not restrict the air flow. I’m using a fan with an extraction rate of 54 cubic meters per hour and haven’t found any issues with the setup. Thanks
@@leejmurphy thank you for your help🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
How were the results? Planning on building one myself for a garage studio I am building and was going to use your idea
I haven’t yet measured the sound output using a device, but to the ear, there is very little sound leakage coming from the side of the building with the vents.
Thanks!, also, how come you didn’t decide to use resilient channel as part of your soundproofing?
Can you post a list of materials used?
Check the video description for the list of materials used
Now the inside room is touching the outside room and transferring sound, unless you have spaced everything with Rockwool?
Hi thanks for your comment. The boxes themselves are attached the the inner roof joists only. The one element which is connecting the two is the plastic ducting from the sound maze to the exterior wall vents. This is wrapped in rockwool. Unfortunately this is the one thing that can't be helped, if you need ventilation then you have to connect the two rooms together somehow. The good thing is from the tests I have done there doesn't appear to be any noticeable impact
@@leejmurphy Yeah guess it would be virtually impossible to isolate 100%. Looking forward to the plastering 👍👍😁
how match you lost in a stream 70 precent?
Hi mate do you have any measurements for this box? Thankyou
Hi there, sorry no I don't. It was made more to fit within the space I had available. There is i'm sure a more scientific method to calculate the optimum design, but it does work well. It is approx 40cm wide, 10cm high and 80cm deep.
hey, what is the gap between those dividers in the maze
Hi there. Thanks for the question. The duct width was 225mm. The dividers were around 15cm between each other. I would have ideally spaced them further apart, but I was limited to the space I had to fit this and wanted to insure there was at least 4 dividers to provide sufficient surfaces for the sound to bounce off efficiently.
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Where's the next vid?
Hoping within the next week
Don't do what this guy did. There is a lot of unnecessary steps here. Also, this will lead to breathing in drywall, insulation and GreenGlue fumes.
Your priority when designing a ventilation baffle box is AIR QUALITY, followed by the sound baffling.