Acoustics of a room

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Hey all,

I currently have a music room, and im building an extention onto the room and making it into a control room and a live room.
The only problem i've hit so far is the fast that the ceiling in the room is made from Pine board slotted together, and the walls are MDF.

And i know this is gonna cause alot of bouncing when im recording.
Underneath the drumkit, we are putting carpet, but what about the walls.

I know Eggboxes dont Soundproof, but they do a little muffle, but would the shape absorb the sound, or send it back to us?

Anyone know any good ways for treating the acoustics of the room?,
Keep in mind, We are on a tight budget.

Thanks

- Idgeit
 
Paper or styrofoam egg crates do absolutely nothing but make your room 3" smaller in all dimensions.

Acoustical treatments and tight budget doesn't go together very well, at least if you want the treatments to be effective.

Acoustical foam generally absorbs mid and high frequencies very well, however lower frequencies (200hz down) they are almost useless.

There are many threads on this forum in how to build acoustical panels using rigid fiberglass, within a wooden frame, covered with cloth of your choosing. That by far, is the best way to go. Spending less money on absolutely useless crap is a waste of money. It would be better to treat a portion of the room correctly to stay within your budget, then add more panels as necessary as the funds are available.
 
Thanks for that, i'll have a look around for that =)

- Idgeit
 
If i built a frame out of wood, and filled it with soft fiber glass, and covered it with a cloth, would it make any difference? instead of using rigid fiberglass?.

- Idgeit
 
Idgeit said:
If i built a frame out of wood, and filled it with soft fiber glass, and covered it with a cloth, would it make any difference? instead of using rigid fiberglass?.

- Idgeit
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It would make a nice absorber but its lower frequency would be limited by the thickness.

In small room low frequecies are problematic. A cost effective low frequency control is to put stacks of rolls of insulation in the corners.
 
companies that manufacture wall board and wall material often have a high decibel drop sound proofing 4x8 board. web search for celotex, I believe they have a good product you could put on the walls that would not reflect and would absorb a great deal of sound. in addition this material would make great moveable sound dividers
 
I'd probley end up building the thing myself, because my parents run a hadware store, so I'd get all the wood and insulation at cost price.


Thanks for all your help

- Idgeit
 
Idgeit said:
I'd probley end up building the thing myself, because my parents run a hadware store, so I'd get all the wood and insulation at cost price.


Thanks for all your help

- Idgeit
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Well, in that case offer to warehouse the rolls! They'll make dandy bass traps.
 
haha yeah, The one i like the best is a type of insulation called "Pink Panther" and the whole role is bright pink!.

Thanks for all your help, first im putting an extention onto my music room so i can have a live room and another room for all my gear. Then i'll get a start on these absorbing walls :)


- Idgeit
 
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