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Hi everybody, I'm moving in a new appartment next month.

I'm worried about the acoustic of the rooms. The only thing I wanna record is hardcore/punk/metal vocals and guitars.

I'm playing on a mesa boogie 50 w single rectifier on a Vertical 2x2 mesa cab. I assume I would have to buy a hot plate to get the sound reduction or to use it like dummy load.

But the thing is that I find that recording the cab with a sm57 gives me a better feel because of the air it pushes, which you cant really obtain on a direct line in/dummy load situation.

I was wondering if I could easily install something temporary on the walls so I can play guitar without bothering too much the neighbors since its in a block.

The rooms are small but usable, the floor is all in wood. Its a 3.5.

Thanks
 
I was wondering if I could easily install something temporary on the walls so I can play guitar without bothering too much the neighbors since its in a block.

In a word, no. To limit the amount of noise that escapes from your apartment you need mass, mass and more mass, tons of it - so much that it is unlikely the existing structure could carry that much additional load.

It gets called soundproofing, the technical term is isolation.

Your best bet will be to save the Boogie rig for the studio and live work and use either a modelling FX unit like the Line 6 Pod range or record direct and use software modelling such as Native Instruments Guitar Rig.

Singing will probably still need some isolation assitance but as the human voice is not quite as loud or bassy it will be easier to achieve. Without knowing how much isolation - by how much the siund leakage needs to be reduced - it is impossible to make specific recommendations.
 
Oh wow this is going to be more impossible that I tought. And I find pod, or program to simulate as guiar rig or aplitube to sound like shit. Probably will use a dummy load to get the amplifier plugged in and use recabinet or something for cab impulses. But still I find a micer cab sounds way better on demos etc. craaaaap.
 
A guy that my band recorded with a while back built whats called an isolation cabinet. Its basically a really dense rectangular box with a speaker and a mic in it. Surprisingly it actually sounded pretty decent, and we tracked the guitars in his apartment with no complaints at all. Ill see if I can find some pictures.

Drew
 
Hey thanks for the reply, it seems like a good solution even if I move again ! will look that out for sure
 
Maybe if I used that box with an atenuator ( like the hot plate for instance ) I could get a good sound.
The thing is I have absolutly no skills or tools to build that box, unfortunatly!
 
Look into modeling or secure a place where you can record the guitars. There are some excellent modeling programs out there.
 
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