Echos off walls

[loose_unit]

hi, i was wondering what would be the best materials to use on walls and celings that would stop echoing?

it's kind of annoying.

 

[Buck62]

If stopping echo is your only goal (and you want to keep it cheap), then some thick blankets all around will do the trick. If you want proper sound absorption and a "dead" room, then using a decent-quality studio foam like 2-inch Auralex is ideal for that purpose.

 

[DigitalSmigital]

If you are talking about recording in that room, just make a tent around the source and mic with blankets.

If you meant for rehearsal purposes, what he said.

 

[Rod Gervais]

If stopping echo is your only goal (and you want to keep it cheap), then some thick blankets all around will do the trick. If you want proper sound absorption and a "dead" room, then using a decent-quality studio foam like 2-inch Auralex is ideal for that purpose.

Unless you plan on applying a fireproofing fabric to the blankets - I would advise you to avoid that approach - blankets hanging down around your walls is one hell of a fire hazzard - and they go up real fast.

The foams are an effective product - as are rigid fiberglass - 703 or 705.

If you hang rigid fiberglass a few inches off the walls (and below the ceiling) it will help with high frequency reflections as well as tame some of the mid and higher bass frequencies.

I would avoid a completely dead room if I were you - it's very annoying.

Be certain that whatever materials you use are properly fire retardant, including whatever cloths you might use to wrap the fiberglass with should you go that route.

Rod