For discussion about setting up your studio and advice on the gear and equipment within it.
By evil one Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:00 am
I live in an old apartment building that is pretty well sound proofed...no complaints from either side, but the bass is shaking the apartment beneath me.

I have M-Audio BX-8's on Auralex MoPad foam mounts, but I think that the apartment space itself is acting as a conductor of the bass and transferring it to the apartment beneath.

What can I do to diffuse more of the bass transfer and dead up the room a little better...

Ideally i'd live in a foam encrusted bassment, but that's a couple years away.

Let me know your ideas!!!

Thank you.
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By eastside14 Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:51 am
Try getting some Auralex corner bass traps. They should help a little. Also, are your speakers close to the walls? If so, pull them about 3 feet away from the walls so the rear and the sides of the speakers are away from the walls. Hope this helps.
By evil one Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:57 am
my studio is mad small...maybe if i put some foam behind the speakers? they have ports in the back...that might absorb some of the waves?

By D_Samp Wed Jan 07, 2004 7:20 pm
try to decouple the monitors even more.... the mopads are great but try something under the speaker stands/desk they are on.

sound proofing effectively is very expensive.



kill anyone who posts about carpet or egg cartons.
By evil one Wed Jan 07, 2004 7:44 pm
thanks for that tip...i'm going to get some foam to isolate the desk and shelfing...

the floors are already carpeted and such...

any other ideas?