How to Build Acoustic Panels for a Home Studio (Complete Guide)

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This video is a complete DIY acoustic panel build for cleaner, more controlled recordings.

In this complete walkthrough, I’ll show you how to build studio-quality 6” thick acoustic panels that seriously clean up echo and reflections in a home studio. This DIY approach can save you over $250 compared to buying similar panels (roughly $630 total vs about $355–$370 in DIY materials, excluding tools and taxes). Prices may vary by location/date.

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The tools and materials below are for building a set of four acoustic panels (each 2’ x 4’ x 6” thick), not a single panel. If you’re only building one, scale the quantities down accordingly.

Note: Every tool and material listed can be found on Amazon or at Lowe’s/Home Depot by searching the product names.

MATERIALS
• Rockwool Safe ’n’ Sound (1 pack, 3 in. x 15-1/4 in. x 47 in.) → https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rockwool-...
• Common softwood boards (8 boards, 1 in. x 6 in. x 8 ft.) → https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-6-...
• Guilford of Maine “Show” fabric (4 yards) → https://www.amazon.com/Guilford-Maine...
• Black burlap squares (5-pack, 60 x 60) for full base wrap → https://www.amazon.com/CleverDelights...

TOOLS
• Tape measure
• Pencil
• Drill + appropriate bit
• Hammer
• Staple gun + staples
• Fabric shears/scissors
• Utility knife
• Saw (circular, miter, or hand saw)
• Carpenter square (optional)
• Pocket hole jig (optional) → https://www.homedepot.com/p/Kreg-Pock...
• Protective eyewear, gloves, mask, and clothing for handling insulation
• 1 1/4” wood screws (50-pack)
• Wood glue (optional)

Flush wall mounting (most common)
• Common softwood board (1 board, 1 in. x 4 in. x 8 ft.)
• French cleat / Z-clip mounts (4 pairs, heavy-duty 60 lb)

Air gap wall mounting
• Shelf brackets (12 brackets, 6 in. x 8 in.) → https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-...
• Drywall anchors (50-pack, 75 lb, if needed)

0:00 Introduction
0:43 Why build your own acoustic panels?
1:20 Materials needed
2:00 Tools needed
2:46 Choosing the right lumber
4:06 Measuring and cutting the boards
8:26 Drilling pocket holes
10:46 Note about mounting the panel
12:01 Assembling the frame
15:32 Installing the backing fabric
25:08 Adding the acoustic insulation
27:02 Cutting Rockwool Safe 'n' Sound
29:24 Installing the base layer of fabric
35:55 Stapling and cutting corners
41:23 Installing the final layer of fabric
44:50 Stapling and cutting final corners
48:29 Finalizing & more on mounting the panel
49:44 The panels installed
49:51 Wrapping up