another soundproofing ?

[Goat]

Just wondering for a cheap alternative to soundproof a room what do you guys think of old egg carton and coffee trays stapled to the walls.

Goat

 

[gidman]

Egg cartons

The more density you have. The better. I used egg cartons years ago...I use drop ceiling tiles now...they are easier to paint.

Gidman

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

2 things....

1) there's a difference between "soundproofing" (which is to prevent sound from escaping a room - in order minimize leakage or keep your neighbors happy), and "sound absorption" (which involves controlling sound reflections WITHIN a room).

2) From either point of view, egg carton will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to block sound from leaving a room, nor control reflections/standing waves inside the room.


Bruce

 

[gidman]

Thanks

Bruce o god of recording/design/soundproofing/acoustic masters,

thank you for the clarification...

Wall density for sound proofing.

(foam, ceiling tile, eggcartons when your poor)
acoustical treatment for absorption ...when you have the jack

I'm sorry I must have been asleep at the wheel.

please forgive me for I know not near what you do...

bows and leaves the room....


LOL

gidman

 

[Goat]

Another question. What about those foam pieces that go on top of your bed used to make it more comfortable? Or are they just not thick enough?

Thanks for the replies guys!!!

Goat

 

[ausrock]

Sound will pass through it with little or no reduction to it's dynamics.

Unfortunately, soundproofing of any kind, to be effective comes at a cost. As was said, wall density (preferably 2 or 3 layers of sheetrock fixed to resilient channel to achieve some decoupling of the wall surface from the wall frame) is one way, along with solid core doors which are totally airtight. Building a room within a room is the preferable method, where there is minimal contact between the two wall structures.

Acoustic foams are for "room treatment"...........controlling the sound within a room to obtain an acoustically adequate recording/mixing environment.

I have seen guys line a room with old mattresses with some small success in reducing sound escaping, but it looks butt-ugly and usually smells not much better

 

[gidman]

pew

I have seen guys line a room with old mattresses with some small success in reducing sound escaping, but it looks butt-ugly and usually smells not much better

I have used the old mattresses I can relate to the pee smell...

LOL

gidman

 

[Goat]

Ok what's a cheap what to dampen the sound in a room with I'm using to record in? Will the foam and egg carton thing work then????

Sorry for all the newbie questions

Thanks for all the replies

Goat

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Will the foam and egg carton thing work then????

No... it won't do ANYTHING.... (we just told you that!)

Look into some of the Sonex or Auralex stuff.... OR thick curtains/moving blankets on the walls/ceilings (it won't be pretty, but it will cut some reflection...)

But before you do anything... you really need to determine WHAT is wrong with the room in the first place... standing waves? Too bright? Too dark?

Just throwing Sonex somewhere is not necessarily going to help you... there are specific remedies for specific problems....

(ie, ya gotta know what it is you wanna fix, BEFORE you can fix it!)


Bruce

 

[Badger]

Egg cartons are just not a good idea. They dont do much of anything and they are flamable as hell. For my vocal booth, I used itchy pink fiberglass bats, stapled to the wall itchy side out, then covered them with cloth. It deadened things really well, and wasnt too expensive, but then again, I had a small area to deal with.