Sound proofing foam panels

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Can anyone recommend where to get the best deal on some sound proofing foam panels?

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Foam will not soundproof anything...it's only going to roll off the highs in the room and little else.
There are dozens of threads all over these forums about the use (not) of foam...search. ;)

OK...now let's sit back and enjoy the rest of this show...

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I want to use it to put a box around my PC to deaden the fan noise. I bought the quitest (and most powerful) PC I could, But there's still some air movement noise. I'm just hoping to deaden the noise and keep it put of my recording area.

Mike
 
Putting a box around your pc isn't a good idea, unless the box is ventilated and has a fan of it's own.
 
Get extensions for screen, keyboard and mouse, and put the box in another room
 
I've been working with, building, repairing and networking PC's for 25 years.

Can anyone recommend where to get the best deal on some sound proofing foam panels?

Thanks,

Mike
 
Seriously Mike. Sound 'proofing' foam panels do not exist in this world. A box made of plywood will 'soundproof' your computer fan better than foam will. For isolation, mass of materials is what will accomplish this. If the fan is truly an issue then removing the fan from your location is actually best. Obviously you must know that putting a PC in a closed in box is not the greatest idea. Unless you have a 10' run to your interface with USB or firewire, moving the PC is your best bet. I have my PC right next to me and really don't have a problem. I used some small pieces of rockwool to mute the noise but realized it was not worth the effort at expense of frying my overworked crap PC anyway. I'm assuming yours isn't crap and should be treated with respect.

Respectfully,

Jimmy

Had to add; you must have experience then with adding low noise fans to your computer builds. Add one to yours. If your question is unrelated to isolating your computers noise, then the responses still apply. Foam WILL NOT SOUNDPROOF!!!!!! I have heard of foam being used inside of a computer to limit vibration and noise caused by the drive in the enclosure. This does not seem, to me, to have anything to do with fan noise however.

Not trying to be offensive, but your skills of working with PC's (though I am envious and would love to ask you many questions), don't seem to be helping you with your original question. You asked man.:D:D:D
 
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Try being more vague next time. Wait until the 8th or 10 post to give out pertenent information.

Use OC 703 or Knauf soundboard. If you want foam, any of the Auralex dealers are gonna have the same price.

If you want to find OC or Knauf check out the studio build forum for availability in your specific area. It's not something you want to pay shipping on.

Your welcome.:rolleyes:
 
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To actually answer the original question, the only foam I have was free from demolition of a bankrupt studio. Hmm...wonder why they went bankrupt? There is some use for foam, though it is very limited to high frequency absorption, and will not do what it is you asked in your original post.

Welcome to the forum Mike-Mat.

Jimmy
 
Mike-Mat said:
I've been working with, building, repairing and networking PC's for 25 years.

Can anyone recommend where to get the best deal on some sound proofing foam panels?

Thanks,

Mike
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Man...if all you need is some foam fora PC iso-box...what's the big deal about finding a DEAL on foam??? :D
I mean...you need just a few pieces, it's not going to cost all that much.
I thought you were originally looking to do an entire room.

The computer iso-box I built, I made out of 3/4" MDF board, and then I lined the inside of the box with some rubberized foam sheets...it's stuff they use on large HVAC ducts to kill some of the vibration noise. I drilled small air intake holes in the front door that line up the front of the PC tower intake slots...and then also large fan holes in the back that line up with the PC's exhaust fans.
It's NOT 100% soundproof, as there is some noise bleed out the fan portals, but it's about 75% quieter than if the PC tower was out in the open. Anything better than that will get very involved...or you might as well put the PC in another room like it's been suggested.

Normally I track to a tape deck, so th PC is not even on, but when I do tracking something really sensitive and go direct to PC, like say, a vocal...I'll temporally just drop a thick quilt over the whole iso-box, and it takes out another 10-15%...and really, it's good enough.
 
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