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Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:01 am
by sam_vogel
Hello all,
I am very shortly moving into an apartment in LA when I go back for school. Luckily I have my own room, which will become much more of a studio than anything else. This being said, I've come to realize that maybe not all my neighbors will love me slapping dubstep as loud as I can at 3 in the morning... However nothing will stop me producing at all hours. I'm sure this is going to get a bunch of flame as I could have easily googled methods, however I decided the best place to learn some not so typical solutions would be from you guys. Any Ideas?
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:23 am
by wub
Mattresses against the windows & walls.
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:31 am
by sam_vogel
wub wrote:Mattresses against the windows & walls.
hmm... i definitely have means to obtain free mattress, and I definitely wouldn't want to use them for sleeping if you know what I mean. haha thanks for the suggestion. What about egg cartons? or that shit you can buy at guitar center (or similar store)? is it worth the money?
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:43 am
by wub
You asked for cheapest, I gave you cheapest. No idea how much guitar centre would charge.
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:47 am
by Hircine
egg cartons are for treatment, not proofing. Thickness matters when soundproofing. Try to cover all the windows and doors, anywhere sound would be able to direct pass through. A thick carpet on the ground can prevent rumbling in the lower floor too.
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:47 am
by sam_vogel
wub wrote:You asked for cheapest, I gave you cheapest. No idea how much guitar centre would charge.
I should have clarified... while being a broke ass college student does lean me towards a cheaper solution, producing is something that I really do take seriously and if I need to spend some money to be able to do what I love to do than so be it.
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:25 am
by incnic
loafah of bread with helium pumped in it mate
sound
safe
seen
burial
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:27 am
by Be-1ne
egg cartons are a myth
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:27 pm
by Littlefoot
Rockwool panels covering the wall in question.
Buy some rockwool cheap from a wholesaler, cover it in material.
That is the answer.
/thread.
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:08 pm
by dickman69
you could use a pair of headphones....
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:47 pm
by press
you basically cannot soundproof on a budget doing anything that would make a substantial difference would take alot of time effort and money. your much better off treating your room for accoustics and being loud when you can and buying good headphones for at night.
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:49 pm
by Sexual_Chocolate
rayman612 wrote:you could use a pair of headphones....
this pretty much.
Re: Best/Cheapest way to soundproof the tits out of a room?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:49 am
by south3rn
you don't want to produce at levels that you dj at anyways
if you're using a level that you're comfortable with for 3-4 hours of constant listening, it will likely not be a level that will bother your neighbors much. but if it does they'll let you know.
maybe ask your neighbors to listen while you play music and find the level just below of that they can hear easily.