Today I gave my first shot at putting resilient channel (RC) up in the soundproof room. It was a little tricky at first because the RC is manufactured with 4" holes (e.g. for 16" spaced studs), but a lot of the studs in the basement room aren't 16" apart. Thus, there was a bit more planning that I had to do.

Resilient channel partially installed in soundproof room
The RC partially hung in the room

Perhaps the most fun part about the RC is cutting it. Sparks everywhere. Madness, I tell you. I'm hoping to have Nikki take a picture while I'm cutting it. It's quite a feeling having red-hot metal shards land on top of a freshly shaved head.

Resilient channel and frame cross section
Cross section of the RC on a frame

It's also neat to see how the RC will work and how it will provide separation of the drywall from the frames (see cross section photo above for an example).

The only bad part about this is that it's more tedious than I thought it'd be. A lot of the pieces need to be custom cut (e.g. I can't just bulk cut a whole bunch of pieces for an entire wall) because there are non-standard stud spaces and random things like door frames and electrical boxes that cause variation. I'd be more efficient if I could get someone to cut while I measure and hang the RC. "Hey [friend's name], want to come over and help with my basement? Free pizza and beer!?" "Oh, no thanks, I'd rather just stay home and order some."