there are books and the magazine have occasional articles. To do it right, you need to have a room within a room. I don't play super loud so I went to Home Depot got some 4 x 8 sound board panels. and glued outdoor carpet to one side, and then stapled those trianglar foam rubber things from Guitar Center to the other side. They are light weight, and dampen the room echos so when I record guitar or voice it does not smack of "bedroom". I am planning on doing my living room with hard wood, and getting some long mic leads to make more of a live room for some electric guitar.