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Sound proofing on a budget!!

thebigal_authebigal_au
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Hi everyone, this topic is a bit out of the ordinary but something I am very intrested in.

I am trying to work out the best way to sound proof the room were all my recording equipment is. I have a gnx3000, rpx400, BC Rich Warlock, Ibanez SZ720, Rode NT1A, and a couple of 50 watt amps.

This is a standard 4 x 6 room. Our house is 28 squares. Relatively close to our back neighbours.

Has anyone got any good tips, or basic things I can try to sound proof the room as much as possible.
I have read about the rubber/foam inserts, you place inside the walls of the room. But generally thats very expensive by the meter. I have also read about self contained sound proof chambers, they are also very expensive.

Has anyone or is anyone doing something effective at the moment.

In an ideal world i'd be on a big property with my own properly built recording studio in the bcak. hey i guess i'll keep dreaming.

Thanks
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  • P.G.ShadowP.G.Shadow
    The one thing we used to do, was hang heavy blankets about an inch from the walls.Not really sound proofing, but more like dampning. HTH 8)
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  • wickermanwickerman
    \thebigal_au\ wrote:
    Hi everyone, this topic is a bit out of the ordinary but something I am very intrested in.

    I am trying to work out the best way to sound proof the room were all my recording equipment is. I have a gnx3000, rpx400, BC Rich Warlock, Ibanez SZ720, Rode NT1A, and a couple of 50 watt amps.

    This is a standard 4 x 6 room. Our house is 28 squares. Relatively close to our back neighbours.

    Has anyone got any good tips, or basic things I can try to sound proof the room as much as possible.
    I have read about the rubber/foam inserts, you place inside the walls of the room. But generally thats very expensive by the meter. I have also read about self contained sound proof chambers, they are also very expensive.

    Has anyone or is anyone doing something effective at the moment.

    In an ideal world i'd be on a big property with my own properly built recording studio in the bcak. hey i guess i'll keep dreaming.

    Thanks

    Hi,

    when my friends Dad converted the garage to somewhere we could practice he put something between the brick walls to dampen the sound.I mean it is not completely soundproof but its a hell of a lot quiter than it would be without it.Ill found out exactly what it is today :D
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  • WOGS858WOGS858
    pretty much anything to remove any smooth surfaces from walls floors and ceilings. You know what really worked good but was very ugly was a carpeted wall.

    I've seen people use a piece of thin plywood wrapped with rough pattern fabric(like the blanket shadow was talking about). They made a few of those and put them around the room and it absorbed the sound well.

    hth :)
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  • insideoutinsideout
    If you are refering to outside noise coming in, don't overlook the windows in the room. You can soundproof the walls until you're blue in the face, but if you have single pane windows (or even some cheap double pane like mine :( ) sound will travel through very easily. If you can afford it, triple pane, gas filled windows will cut noise (and temperature - bonus) transmition drastically. For the walls, the blankets etc are great for improving acoustics in the room, but short of tearing the sheetrock out and replacing the insulation with \"noise reducing\" insulation, I don't think there's many low-cost options. I struggle with the same issues - in a perfect world we would all have a recording studio in the back yard 8)
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  • CobaltbloozCobaltblooz
    The ULTIMATE in cheap soundproofing is....EGG CARTINS....not the styrofoam ones from the super market, the re-constituted cardboard ones they ship eggs in bulk in...we stapled and duct taped em to carpet remnants (points facing out) and hung them around our garage loft ...the noise bleed difference was night & day...we found an egg wholesaler and bought broken & mishapen boxes for next to nothing and got even more for free
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  • jester700jester700
    We tried the egg cartons years ago and it did nothing for us. It helps with internal HF dispersion, but not much else. I'd bet your success had more to do with the carpet than the cartons, but the general rule is, to kill sound transmission you want mass.
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  • thehootmanthehootman
    There is a distinct difference between SOUNDPROOFING and ACOUSTICS. Padding your walls with carpet and egg cartons will reduce reflections within your room, but will not stop sound coming in or out to any appreciable extent. To do that you need mass. Concrete and double brick walls work very well because they absorb the energy, and the air gap in between the bricks prevents transmission of noise.
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