Sound proofing

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What is the cheapest way to sound proof my apartment/studio?
I have cement walls and wood floors?

I record small group jazz ensembles.
 
Are you on the ground floor? How large is the room? I've had good luck with some of the foam products in the AMS (American Music Supply) catalog. Kinda pricey, but effective. If you want to go a different route, consider hanging thick blankets from the walls- not as pretty- but again effective. I'm assuming the room is sort of square and your goal is to stop the standing waves and get better seperation in a "live " recording environment. Do you record the Jazz instruments live or all seperate? Just remember that some people quest for that big room ambience and don't like dry rooms. Know what you want before you go spending $. Good Luck-jeffocaster
 
Foam will NOT soundproof anything... it is there for acoustic treatment (ie, reflection control within a room)....

Actual soundproofing is expensive since to be anywhere near effective, you need to build a room within a room...... not really possible in an apartment situation..... (unless you own the bldg, I suppose...)

Bruce
 
soundproofing thread continuation

I'd like to continue this thread if I may.

My studio is in a room about 14 foot by 8 foot. It's dead square (or rather, rectangular and the walls are either brick or concrete.

I live on the ground floor and the only walls where others live adjacent to are the ceiling and one other wall.

I cannot build a room within a room under any circumstances. I record beat-orientated electronica and at the moment have no subwoofer to accompany my Genelec1029A monitors. But I will get one eventually.

I need to start thinking about acoustic treatment in some way or other.

I'm grateful for any sensible suggestions (i.e. not "hanging carpet on the walls" or whatever. I'm willing to spend $1-2000 on what I think will have to be bass reduction.

thankyou:cool:
 
get your ass down to:

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

John Sayers has got some really clever stuff on sound treatement and sound proofing. Some of the stuff he's got there might be able to help you.

Bear, i'm thinking Helmholtz resonators, maybe the variable ones. That would soak up some of the bass wouldn't they? Plus, they could be made variable (I remember seeing something on the site) so that you could 'tune' your room.

Admittedly, it's not the best way to sound PROOF, but it's a start, and it's a hell of a lot better than blankets. Blankets just mess up your high frequencies, and leave your lower frequencies (the one's which annoy the neighbours) bouncing around like a burp inside a whale.

:D

have fun, and don't forget to tell us how it went.

Rochey
 
thanks and question

many thanks for your prompt reply.

Can anyone tell me what "Bass cones" look like? Apparently they go in the corners of a room.

thankyou:cool:
 
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It's such a good site though!!! Let's be honest, if everyone looked here first, then a lot of the easier questions would be answered, and we could really move on to some of the more gritty studio stuff.

I know i pass it on everywhere, and someday, i'll even put in in my signature!

That site has got me out of so many situations!!! And i'll use it a lot when i get round to building my own studio!

Rochey
 
Rochey said:
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It's such a good site though!!! Let's be honest, if everyone looked here first, then a lot of the easier questions would be answered, and we could really move on to some of the more gritty studio stuff.

I know i pass it on everywhere, and someday, i'll even put in in my signature!

That site has got me out of so many situations!!! And i'll use it a lot when i get round to building my own studio!

Rochey
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Im with ya man. I love it too!
 
Again, the helmholtz resonators and bass traps, etc. will do virtually nothing to prevent bass freqs from escaping your room. The purpose of such devices is to acoustically tune the room (eliminate standing waves and what not). You need mass and/or air to isolate your room, both of which seem like they'll be fairly hard to do in your situation. I don't think its really clear in your previous posts if you are looking to isolate your room or make it sound better.
 
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