T
Turnip
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Alright, I'm going to 'fess up. I'm a retard.
You'd think that as someone with two engineering degrees, I'd trust the science before I trusted my hunches.
You guys (especially Bruce and John) are right: egg crates are worthless. I put a layer of egg crate over a 1/4" sheet of sound board, in front of a 1/4" sheet of insulation foam; my thought was that the egg crate would absorb some of the live sound from the room, while the sound board and foam would provide minimal soundproofing (for the neighbor who shares that wall).
The results: the soundproofing effort, though not flawless, has proven pretty effective. The neighbors can't hear anything - even when I've got the amp playing at a reasonable recording volume. The reflections in my room are dampened ever-so-slightly...but not nearly enough to eliminate a noticeable reverb. I found this out last night, after recording for the first time in my new setup.
You were right. I should have listened.
I didn't listen. Now, I have $60 worth of spray-painted mattress liners that I'm going to put under my mattress. My girlfriend's at least pumped about that..she bitches that the bed isn't "squishy" enough as it is.
Now, I have to leave work a little early and jaunt up to the money hole (also known as Guitar Center) to pick up an Auralex Roominator kit.
I wouldn't be audacious enough to use one of Bruce's coined phrases...so, let it be said: egg crates simply don't do squat for deadening a room.
- Tim "That Guy Hanging His Head In Shame" Turnip
You'd think that as someone with two engineering degrees, I'd trust the science before I trusted my hunches.
You guys (especially Bruce and John) are right: egg crates are worthless. I put a layer of egg crate over a 1/4" sheet of sound board, in front of a 1/4" sheet of insulation foam; my thought was that the egg crate would absorb some of the live sound from the room, while the sound board and foam would provide minimal soundproofing (for the neighbor who shares that wall).
The results: the soundproofing effort, though not flawless, has proven pretty effective. The neighbors can't hear anything - even when I've got the amp playing at a reasonable recording volume. The reflections in my room are dampened ever-so-slightly...but not nearly enough to eliminate a noticeable reverb. I found this out last night, after recording for the first time in my new setup.
You were right. I should have listened.
I didn't listen. Now, I have $60 worth of spray-painted mattress liners that I'm going to put under my mattress. My girlfriend's at least pumped about that..she bitches that the bed isn't "squishy" enough as it is.
Now, I have to leave work a little early and jaunt up to the money hole (also known as Guitar Center) to pick up an Auralex Roominator kit.
I wouldn't be audacious enough to use one of Bruce's coined phrases...so, let it be said: egg crates simply don't do squat for deadening a room.
- Tim "That Guy Hanging His Head In Shame" Turnip
But I have an odd habit of wanting to eat and pay bills. So I switched to Civil Engineering and figured I could "fund" my music addiction through that. I guess I ended up with a minor in music, and a major in CE. Odd combination. 
