Shinzon
New member
Hello everyone,
I'm new the forums but new to recording. I've been doing voice-overs for years and recently bought a house. The good news is, I have lots of room in the house, the bad news is, there is a commuter rail that comes by the (within 500 feet of the house) about every 30-60 minutes. I narrarate audio books and it's gotten to the point that I'm going crazy. Everything I really get into reading, I can hear a train entering the station down the street.
My normal way of insulating (some insulating foam on the walls, padded desk and carpet on the floors is not working. So I've decided I'm going to have to literally strip my office down the studs and insulate from scratch.
Here is some background on the house:
• Very solid, built in 1918
• I rebuilt the kitchen 6 months ago and in doing so found that there is almost no insulation in the exterior walls. They are primarily lath and plaster with horse hair - So I know I'll need to put in R-22 at least in the office walls which two of them are exterior.
• The windows are 5 years old, so I'm not too worried about thier ability to insulate, though I think I'll still do some kind of baffle that I can put over them while recording.
• I use a Neumann U87 which can pretty much hear a pin drop when tuned right.
I would greatly appreciate any advice anyone can give me on what they recommend I insulate my walls, ceiling and floor with.
I'm new the forums but new to recording. I've been doing voice-overs for years and recently bought a house. The good news is, I have lots of room in the house, the bad news is, there is a commuter rail that comes by the (within 500 feet of the house) about every 30-60 minutes. I narrarate audio books and it's gotten to the point that I'm going crazy. Everything I really get into reading, I can hear a train entering the station down the street.
My normal way of insulating (some insulating foam on the walls, padded desk and carpet on the floors is not working. So I've decided I'm going to have to literally strip my office down the studs and insulate from scratch.
Here is some background on the house:
• Very solid, built in 1918
• I rebuilt the kitchen 6 months ago and in doing so found that there is almost no insulation in the exterior walls. They are primarily lath and plaster with horse hair - So I know I'll need to put in R-22 at least in the office walls which two of them are exterior.
• The windows are 5 years old, so I'm not too worried about thier ability to insulate, though I think I'll still do some kind of baffle that I can put over them while recording.
• I use a Neumann U87 which can pretty much hear a pin drop when tuned right.
I would greatly appreciate any advice anyone can give me on what they recommend I insulate my walls, ceiling and floor with.