You do know this is a subject worthy of a couple volumes of books, right? Recording, book one. Microphones, book two. Noise, book three. Acoustics, four. Speaker placement and playback system, five.
But you're on a budget. So first I would get some MDF and make shutters to cover the windows. To block out sound and create a flush flat inner surface that is easier to treat.
The windows are the big one but noise travels through air and so comes in anywhere air does. Weather stripping all the way around the doors will make a huge improvement for hardly any money. After windows and doors you are down to sealing around outlets and any other places air can get through. I'm not kidding. You will hear the difference.
Next you probably want to retain as much natural acoustic as possible, as natural sounds better than artificially added. But being a small room you'll want to avoid that small room sound. No one here can tell you exactly what to do based on a post and a sketch.
So being on a budget what you do is buy some Owens Corning acoustic panels. OC panels come in different thicknesses. 1" is fine for higher frequencies, thicker goes a little lower. A little goes a long way so be careful not to use too much.
This stuff cuts easily with a knife or razor blade and is very light weight. Use this to your advantage. Instead of following more noob advice trying to nail it on the first try take the experimental approach. Lean a couple panels against the walls, walk around clapping and listening, move em, clap, listen, talk, listen. Notice how things change as you move around, and as you move the panels around. Time spent familiarizing yourself this way is time well spent.
Now cut some 12" triangles and place them up in the ceiling corners. This is usually the most effective location but sound is funny so always experiment. Then do the same for the side walls and ceiling.
Remember when treating parallel surfaces you can treat one or the other and retain some acoustic but treating both can be too muffling.
Also treating reflections, for playback is completely different than recording. For playback that first reflection if too soon ruins imaging. But you don't really need to be monitoring for imaging anyway. Minimal damping will probably be best. Sound travels like light. So from where you sit, if you place a mirror on the wall and see a reflection of the speaker, that is the only spot on the wall that needs to be treated. Handy trick.
If you spend a day or so doing all this stuff and experimenting like this I think you will be amazed at the transformation you will be able to attain for only a very small investment. Everything you need for everything I've mentioned will be well under $500. But it will sound like a million.
Then all you do is wrap the panels in some fancy fabric and boom, it will look like a million too.
But you're on a budget. So first I would get some MDF and make shutters to cover the windows. To block out sound and create a flush flat inner surface that is easier to treat.
The windows are the big one but noise travels through air and so comes in anywhere air does. Weather stripping all the way around the doors will make a huge improvement for hardly any money. After windows and doors you are down to sealing around outlets and any other places air can get through. I'm not kidding. You will hear the difference.
Next you probably want to retain as much natural acoustic as possible, as natural sounds better than artificially added. But being a small room you'll want to avoid that small room sound. No one here can tell you exactly what to do based on a post and a sketch.
So being on a budget what you do is buy some Owens Corning acoustic panels. OC panels come in different thicknesses. 1" is fine for higher frequencies, thicker goes a little lower. A little goes a long way so be careful not to use too much.
This stuff cuts easily with a knife or razor blade and is very light weight. Use this to your advantage. Instead of following more noob advice trying to nail it on the first try take the experimental approach. Lean a couple panels against the walls, walk around clapping and listening, move em, clap, listen, talk, listen. Notice how things change as you move around, and as you move the panels around. Time spent familiarizing yourself this way is time well spent.
Now cut some 12" triangles and place them up in the ceiling corners. This is usually the most effective location but sound is funny so always experiment. Then do the same for the side walls and ceiling.
Remember when treating parallel surfaces you can treat one or the other and retain some acoustic but treating both can be too muffling.
Also treating reflections, for playback is completely different than recording. For playback that first reflection if too soon ruins imaging. But you don't really need to be monitoring for imaging anyway. Minimal damping will probably be best. Sound travels like light. So from where you sit, if you place a mirror on the wall and see a reflection of the speaker, that is the only spot on the wall that needs to be treated. Handy trick.
If you spend a day or so doing all this stuff and experimenting like this I think you will be amazed at the transformation you will be able to attain for only a very small investment. Everything you need for everything I've mentioned will be well under $500. But it will sound like a million.
Then all you do is wrap the panels in some fancy fabric and boom, it will look like a million too.