Sound proof?

[Buck_Choi]

Has any one sound proofed their room/a room/their studio?

if so how much did it cost? how big is the room, any links?

just intrested, i doubt i'd do it unless it was cheap cheap

K thanks

[JonnyB]

i have never.

but cheap ways are matress's /egg cartons.

i could never be bothered though, fuck thy neighbours, he plays his drums, i pay my fucking BASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MUSIC

[Buck_Choi]

egg carton i heard that doesnt really work i saw it in a movie once but, i think it only works with high freqencies.

[JonnyB]

yeah your probaly right.. just what ive been told in the past haha.

i think doing it properly is super expensive.

[Buck_Choi]

prob. i tried googling but nothing really comes up, more DIY

[tubby]

most things will help with reflections back into the room, nor much with stopping low frequency getting out. Really it's just mass that'll do that or wall, space, more wall (the room within a room ideally).

there's no cheap way to soundproof.

[dapimp]

i have a friend who carpet his walls and ceiling. this was in malaysia so dont know how much it cost here. he used it for jamming with his band but should be the same for DJing as well i guess

[Buck_Choi]

did it really sound proof it any good ? was it silent? or could was it liek half the sound inside? or a quater.?

[dapimp]

dont know. was in the room when they were jamming lol

but i reckon carpets would absorb sound pretty good.

[Tomy]

egg cartons wont sound proof neither will carpet. there are some foams you can get that work well, but some get quite pricy.

egg cartons i think are good at dispersing the sound so the sound hits the egg carton then the sound boucnes of in heaps of different directions which helps the sound die out a little quicker but you wont hear much diffecance in your room. might help any reverb.

carpet..... meh. might help but i cant see how its only about 10mm thick maybe if its shag pile it might make a big differance. if your going to use carpet i would say that its the under lay of thin foam that works the most with carpet.

FYI i'm a drafter / building designer so have some experince with sound proofing etc.

[Buck_Choi]

ohh awesome lol =] good stuff. u should design me a table. for my cd's +Mixer =) ill give u dimentions u draft something that would look good

[Tomy]

yah i could probably do that.

you would have to give me a good idea of what your wanting, i did draw up a booth for a club once, well a hanging table.

[Buck_Choi]

yah i could probably do that.

you would have to give me a good idea of what your wanting, i did draw up a booth for a club once, well a hanging table.

Awesome I'll put up the dimensions later on. What program do you use or do ou hand draw it? I want it to be cheap if I get it built so what material is cheap but looks decent ? I asked my teacher and he said best hing to go is plywood because it's cheapest give us your thoughts

Ps-on I touch

[Jaytee]

Hey man

I suggest putting carpet / hanging drapes up on your walls. Simple and inexpensive.

I also heard that rough surfaces absorbs some noise as well so put up rough-surfaced furnishings.

This video should help

http://www.ehow.com/video_4971320_sound ... eaply.html

It'll be pretty hard to sound proof after your room has been built.

[SourceRaver]

A muso once told me that using insulation bats of a particular type is also good for sound proofing. Other than that I read somewhere that lead is the best solution but that wouldnt be cheap.

[Tomy]

A muso once told me that using insulation bats of a particular type is also good for sound proofing. Other than that I read somewhere that lead is the best solution but that wouldnt be cheap.

yep, acustic wall battens, they go inside you walls in the frame. great for sound proofing so you wont hear anything out side the room. but just having plaster board on the inside will cause your sound to bounce around like crazy..... but thats another topic.

I use a few different programs for drafting.. mainly AutoCAD but it'll all be saved off as a pdf

Ply wood is ok...... strong and light but you couldn't build the whole thing out of this you'd still need a frame. timber is still probably your best bet.

[Buck_Choi]

haha lead.. my room aint radio active.. no gamma rays shooting out.. not that i know of!! Lol i still have hair

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and to tommy do you have email/msn? if u do can u pm it to me thanks