Greetings all,
I've done the searches of Tape op and other boards.. I'm looking for success stories and advice on turning a small room in a NYC apt into a control room style room.

I am well aware that without serious construction to the room, I cannot "soundproof" the room. I am however looking to minimize sound and vibration traveling from this room to the rest of the building.

The house is a 2 story brick 2 family dewlling, us on the 2nd floor, the landlord's family on the first, with their sleeping quarters in their finished basement.

The studio, which will be used primarily for direct recording, and mixing, is in a 9x9 square room connected to a living area by french doors, and the rest of the apt via a nice wooden door. It has one 3x4 window and a closet.
There is no one above me or on any side of the walls, just the landlord's family below me. The floors are hardwood, presently with no covering of any kind.

I do some bass heavy music (some would call it dub) that I monitor through a pair of Genelec 1030's. No subwoofer.

No drums will be tracked, but it would be nice to use my marshal combo occasionally.

I can spend about $500 on acoustic treatment. I was thinking of purchasing.

Carpeting + foam for the floor
Stands + foam for the speakers
Foam tiles + corner bass traps for the walls
Drapes or other heavy material for the doors
Drapes or foam for the window

Beyond that, I'm not sure what to do. I don't think construction is an option.

Any advice, and stories of what worked for other people in similar situations would be gratly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jason

http://www.saucerx.com/teledubgnosis/

I worked for a while at a motion picture production studio in Brooklyn and they had used construction adhesive to adhere 2 layers of 2' x 4' acoustical ceiling tiles to the walls and ceiling and that really helped to dampen the sound and partially eliminate outside noises.

Do you know what kind of tiles, brand names, thickness, material?

I guess Auralex is the big name. Wondering if there's a comparable generic brand, or if you get what you pay for like in every other aspect of life.