soundproofing help

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i have tons of cardboard layin around and a lil space of a booth to fill
so will the cardboard in multible layers work for sound proofing
and if not what are some other things i can use
thanks for th help
 
Rigid fiberglass, Rockwool is the stuff you need. Have a read in this forum, there is plenty of talk and info on this subject. :)
 
If you're looking to SOUNDPROOF the booth, then you need to pay attention to how it's constructed.

If you're looking to control the acoustics INSIDE the booth, then rigid fiberglass or acoustical cotton are the ways to go.

Cardboard will do almost nothing for either.
 
aright thanks for the help
now how much would these things cost
 
Which are you looking for? Isolation or acoustic and decay control inside? If you want isolation, it's construction. If you need acoustic control, we kind of need to know how big the booth is to get an idea of how much material is required. Also, what KIND of a booth? drums? vocals? Different treatment schemes.
 
"Sound proofing" will always cost a little bit. Think of regular construction X 3.

Sound control, or acheiving good acoustics in a room, is less expensive.

It's all a matter of what you're looking to do.
 
i guess this would help if i knew what isolation and acoustic were
ill get bakc to you with the measurements i can t find a tape measure right now
and we are usin the booth strictly for vocals
 
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A vocal booth is easier to deal with than one for drums or a mic'd amp. It needs to be pretty dead inside.

Isolation is keeping noise inside the room from getting out and noise from outside getting in.

Decay control and bass absorbtion deal with the sound that is in the room, how smooth the response is, and how long it takes it to decay to an inaudible level.

As was stated above, one can deal with the interior acoustics of the room pretty reasonably. Getting good isolation in a room is a matter of well thought out and executed construction techniques which provide structural separation, being relatively air-tight, and generally lots of mass on the walls/floor/ceiling.

An example of isolation would be to build a staggered stud wall so that the 2 sides do not share studs. Both sides of the wall would have 2 layers of drywall on them and the cavity in between would be full of insulation. Does this do anything to the acoustics INSIDE the room? Sure. It DECREASES the effectiveness of the walls to absorb around 125Hz but drops their resonant frequency to about 50Hz. BUT you have a MUCH lower noise floor to start with. Now you just have to control the extra bass inside the space - along with reflections and general decay times based on what the room will be used for.
 
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