sound deadening a practice space.

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electroroland

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Hello. Perhaps this is a bit off-topic for this board, but I've found nowhere else to obtain information on the topic. I'm trying to sound deaden a practice room in my house so that the neighbors dont complain. What is the best and most economical way to do this? Tearing down the existing drywall is out of the question. I was thinking more along the lines of things that can be hung on the walls and patterns or spacing in which they can be hung(such as some sort of acoustic tile or foam), ideas concerning windows, doors, floors, etc. Suggestions on what will/wont work would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Roland
 
Welcome electroroland. There's a forum here about studio building. Check it out and do some searches through the threads, you'll probably find stuff to help. Or post a question there, it's more likely to get answered correctly. Just remember to give as much detail as possible including budget. These guys are super helpful and knowledgable. Good luck :D
 
Hello Electroland,

You can also go to:

http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html

they have a ton of info on studio building and acoustics, panel absorbers and bass traps and the whole thing. I'm currently in the same process as you and this site has been really helpful. I am going to go with the double wall route which is basically building a room within a room. Go to the website...it will tell you all about it.

God Bless!
 
electroroland,
I soundproofed a room in my house by going to Home Depot and asking a guy in the dept. that has the sheet rock, plywood, etc. what I might be able to use for this. He recommended some sheathing (I forgot the exact name of it). It is approx. 1/2" thick and comes in the same size sheets as plywood or sheet rock. It has the black tar paper stuff (?) on one side and very small wood fiber stuff (?) on the other side. You put it on the walls with the wood side toward the inside of the room. It is very easy to work with due to the fact it can be cut with a razor knife. It does a great job of soundproofing. When we practice you can barely hear some of the bass notes outside. It only cost me $50 to do a 15'x12' room.
 
Thanks for the advice everyone. Has anyone heard of homasote or something like that? I've read that it is relatively inexpensive and absorbs sound very well. Any thoughts? Also, I've heard of treating corners for absorbtion of low frequencies (bass)... And installing a lowered, hung celing, I've read, is good for deadening a room as well. I'll go post a more detailed description of what I'm trying to do in the studio building section sometime later today.

Thanks!
Roland
 
Hey Gospel,

Any chance you can find out the real name to that stuff. It sounds almost too good to be true considering I'm about to spend around a thousand to do the double room deal...if I could use that stuff and it's a bunch cheaper..that's definately the way I'll go..

Thanks alot!!

God Bless!
 
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