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How do you sound proof your room ?

How would i go about keeping more sound in my room and less going through out my house.
I would love to be able to make songs at anytime of night with the bass up. Is there anyway to keep the deep sounds in here where they belong.
Putting up cement walls and a celing is not an option.
Any idea of what works and what doesnt ?

cover your walls in styrofoam

i once saw a program on tv where someone used egg holders , you know what eggs come in those grey cup things well i think there work.

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Originally posted by DJ RozzeR i once saw a program on tv where someone used egg holders , you know what eggs come in those grey cup things well i think there work.

The whole idea of that is increasing the surface area for sound wave absorbtion. Top notch sound absorbing chambers use styrofoam type zigzaggy patterned walls, hard to explain (but they're in perfect symmetry and consistency throughout the walls and ceiling). Basically, the walls and ceiling are like spikes (not always styrofoamy, can be made of other material too).

It would be as expensive as fuck to do!

using egg boxes will dampen it a little but not to the extent that you want. to do it properly it is going to cost u a lot of money..

for example: http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/d2/?p...19ec06aafc6677c + http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/d2/?p...19ec06aafc6677c = sound proof.

the jaggedy foamey stuff works in a similar way, but is mostly meant for acoustic perfection usage.

ill stick this in the production section, you will probably get more useful replies

Uhm, sorry to say it guys, but you are all looking at it at the wrong angle...

Sound absorption is not the same as sound insulation.

Putting up those egg cartons or spike foams or similar things will improve sound inside the room (the will absorb or scatter certain frequencies, to solve standing waves), but they won't reduce the "spill" of sound coming out from the room, ie insulation. Don't think those foam panels will keep the heavy bass from sounding out the room. It will reduce high frequency spill a little bit, but nothing to be amazed of frankly.

The only real thing that works to solve low frequency spill, is mass. The higher the mass, the better the insulation. So, I'm sad to say, the best way to get rid of it is putting up high mass walls (a second brick wall, or even better two walls with lead in the middle).
There is no cheap option of keeping the bass inside a room (or outside).

headphones would be a cheaper option

It is very difficult to isolate sound, like Thy said.

I wouldn't mess with your walls unless you know what you are doing, your house may fall down! But sure sticking up those sound insulation sheets wouldn't do any harm, but I can only see them absorbing the high frequencies rather than the low frequencies.

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Originally posted by tu_face using egg boxes will dampen it a little but not to the extent that you want. to do it properly it is going to cost u a lot of money.. for example: http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/d2/?p...19ec06aafc6677c + http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/d2/?p...19ec06aafc6677c = sound proof. the jaggedy foamey stuff works in a similar way, but is mostly meant for acoustic perfection usage. ill stick this in the production section, you will probably get more useful replies

in the first link it says

"6dB more effective than solid lead " whaaaaat thats nuts. doesnt say exactly how thick that lead would be though. still impressive for thin sheets


and yes. headphones are a good solution

The only way to properly soundproof a room against leaking to the outside would be solid concrete walls. All the other solutions that you see posted on the net or magazines are to improve the sound INSIDE the room, like Thy already said. The second the soundwave hits your wall it starts vibrating and transmitting the sound through the building. No amount of foam walls or bass traps will keep that from happening.

Try taking over somebody's basement and build a studio there. Best and easiest solution. I highly doubt anybody would be THAT crazy to start pouring cement blocks to soundproof their room.

Im building a studio in my garage, Im not that arsed about stoping the sound coming out, the garage walls are thick and the neighbours are cool.

Im just wondering whats the best and easiest way to make the room 'OK, not perfect' with preventing signal bouncing around the room in ways thats gonna lie to my ears

also I heard where you arrange your gear in the room helps

That's right Damie. There is alot to it. Computer Music had an excellent article on it. Adding bass traps in the corners of your rooms help (You can use cupboards and other things)... Also hanging curtains behind your studio desk along the wall can help..

Looking at that link earlier gave me a good idea. Using MDF (medium Density Fiber board) Thats what they use to make speaker boxes out of cause its so dense that it barely vibrates. $25 CDN at the local Home Depot for a 4'x 8' Sheet, its affordable for a smaller room.

Moving to the middle of nowhere is probably the easiest way to not annoy your neighbours.

Soon, I will be moving my stuff into a foundation room. 45cm thick sandstone walls, yes, that should do the job.

Okay, I dont care about the neighbours, just the room reverb, so egg cartons it is?

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