What is the best & cheapest way to "deaden" a room ?

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Hello,

Forgive me if this question was asked before but I'm currently recording in a typical small appartment room and wish to get it to sound as "dead" as possible. Some have suggested heavy drapes, blankets etc ... but I have to get it to look more presentable than that. I was thinking of getting some sound absorbing foam (not sure here) and placing it on every wall but that seems a bit ridiculous and expensive. Can someone suggest a reasonable way to deaden a small typical appt room ? All I do is record piano and then overdub a vocal.

Thanks for any and all replies!

Daniel :)
 
Blankets kinda work, but don't really get down into the low and low mid freqs. Maybe with piano it won't matter as much since you've got lots of rich high end content. Blankets, pillow, and such is by far the cheapest way to get some control of reflectivity.

Check out Auralexs website, though. Sure, they sell their own prodcuts, but it will give you a good sense of what audio treatment is trying to do. www.auralex.com, I think.

Take care,
Chris
 
Do a search on this forum for rockwool or owens corning 703. Any rigid insulation solution (except foam) is fairly inexpensive and easy to frame in wood and cover with fabric for asthetics.

Pete Kopplin
Meter 12
Burn Cycle Productions
 
Daniel,

> Can someone suggest a reasonable way to deaden a small typical appt room ? <

See the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on my Articles page:

www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html

It's a fair amount to read, but when you're done you'll know exactly what to do.

--Ethan
 
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