how do u soundproof a room ??

hey yall, im going to be moving pretty soon, renting a townhouse
and im going to set up my studio in the basement, i dont want to have any problems with my neighbors, so i wanted to know what products i can use without doing any construction. I cant knock down any walls or anything like dat, so i need to know a way where i can play my music without having to worry about the noise

auralex products......?

what about this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 15768&rd=1

thanks yall

for making it quiet:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/home_studio_construction.htm
for making it soundproof:
Treat the walls in your studio. Unless you like giving away money, avoid expensive studio foam retailers and go to your local foam/plastics manufacturer. You can usually get the same foam that goes for $250 for a 4x4 foot sheet for about 35 bucks. Open the phone book dude! Clap your hands loud in your studio. No, not to find the remote, but to listen for any ringing or resonance. You don't want resonance here, you analog filter heads! (smile). Do the foam thing till the only ringing you hear is your tinitus. Ouch! I mean till you clap and the sound does not bounce back. Shoot for a room where instruments sound full and clear, neither sproingy or muffled. Half dead, half alive. you know, the way you feel after 2 weeks of all night sessions.

Half and Half rule. If you have carpet, don't treat the ceiling. If you treat the north wall, don't treat the south wall, ditto for east and west. Square rooms are not good as they create standing waves where a certain frequency will resonate.

Keep you cables where you will need them. Behind your rack is a great place.


all that was from tweakheads website

http://www.uhfmag.com/Issue63/soundproofing.html


all this took me 4 minutes to find and 5 minutes to post, try to find it yourself next time

streetgenius wrote:for making it soundproof:
Treat the walls in your studio. Unless you like giving away money, avoid expensive studio foam retailers and go to your local foam/plastics manufacturer. You can usually get the same foam that goes for $250 for a 4x4 foot sheet for about 35 bucks. Open the phone book dude! Clap your hands loud in your studio. No, not to find the remote, but to listen for any ringing or resonance. You don't want resonance here, you analog filter heads! (smile). Do the foam thing till the only ringing you hear is your tinitus. Ouch! I mean till you clap and the sound does not bounce back. Shoot for a room where instruments sound full and clear, neither sproingy or muffled. Half dead, half alive. you know, the way you feel after 2 weeks of all night sessions.

maybe I'm wrong but what you're talking about is acoustical treatment inside the room to get better acoustic response/sound - for mixing, etc.


But "soundproofing" is a whole different game and as far as I know - can't be done without constructional work.

Thicken your walls with dryboard construction, etc.

The main idea behind soundproofing is that sound travels as waves and higher frequencies are shorter waves - lower frequencies (bass) are longer waves. They will need more mass to be stopped from animating the walls to resonate - wall-thickening, etc.


- - I have stupid question - because english is not my native language.
By basement - you talk of a cellar?
Because then you would have eliminated 5 walls - left, right, front,
back & and floor.
These ones should be soundproofed really well - because they have
alot of "soil" around them - which gives them alot of mass.
Thus the walls shouldn't be able to vibrate that much and neighbours
should stay happy.
And the roof should be isolated by your "1st floor" (alot of air).

If I'm wrong - I encourage everybody to correct me -because I'm not a construction worker/engineer/acoustician.

peace - and best of luck.

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how can I delete double-posted threads?

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