sound-proofing

[Mark]

On the custom theaters I sell we have the drywallers install sound absorbing drywall,
about $30 for a 4x8 sheet. Also you could use regular drywall, stager your studs
and install another layer. In my opinion, unless you are recording or have a horrible
standing wave pattern the packages you see in Sweetwater are overpriced and not
effective for sound proofing.

[cudamax2343]

Really, wow. Surprise. surprise, surprise. I'm an old fu---- at 45 compared to you. You seem wise in your conversation's and older, But don't try and grow-up too fast. One thing I'd like to know, got laid yet. You know between all us older guys here if your trying to hook-up, we all can give-ya some real good moves and pointers that will make sure that can happen real fast. So if their is a cute little hottie around you have been look-in at, you can always call on me "Uncle Dodmanthing" for some for sure thing pointers

[lowe]

Originally Posted by cudamax2343

Really, wow. Surprise. surprise, surprise. I'm an old fu---- at 45 compared to you. You seem wise in your conversation's and older, But don't try and grow-up too fast. One thing I'd like to know, got laid yet. You know between all us older guys here if your trying to hook-up, we all can give-ya some real good moves and pointers that will make sure that can happen real fast. So if their is a cute little hottie around you have been look-in at, you can always call on me "Uncle Dodmanthing" for some for sure thing pointers

Haha, on a music forum...hmmm..

[TooManyHumans]

Originally Posted by lowe55

Haha, on a music forum...hmmm..

Looks like time for an off topic thread!

Lmao.

[lowe]

Lol.....wayyy too many of those!

[cudamax2343]

Ah come on, why not.

[ChanMan]

Hey Mash... how about a potentially, practically free solution?

Carpet. You can go to your local carpet store and get remnants and pieces... some will even give it away (or throw it away). All you need is a staple gun and a razor knife. You can patchwork the walls in carpet. It is easily cleaned, will kill the sound quite effectively, and can be done for practically nothing.

It does work... it is what the storage place we used for rehearsals did to kill the sound between units. It isn't sound proof, but it sure is sound absorbant....

[baxter]

I asking of ways to make sound go away without putting those ugly foam things up, its his bedroom he wants posters and shit.

[MASH]

Originally Posted by ChanMan

Hey Mash... how about a potentially, practically free solution?

Carpet. You can go to your local carpet store and get remnants and pieces... some will even give it away (or throw it away). All you need is a staple gun and a razor knife. You can patchwork the walls in carpet. It is easily cleaned, will kill the sound quite effectively, and can be done for practically nothing.

It does work... it is what the storage place we used for rehearsals did to kill the sound between units. It isn't sound proof, but it sure is sound absorbant....

I'm good. I don't really want to cover my walls in carpet.

[ChanMan]

Well Baxter, see, life is about choices..... He actually asked for cheap ways to reduce sound. Carpet remnants accomplishes that, is easily maintained, and can be trimmed to accomodate existing or future decor items. Further, it has been used in practice rooms all over Nashville to accomplish this very thing. When you want to do things, but don't have the funds, it's all about creativity. So you have to ask yourself... what is more important? Seems as if you're saying the answer is "pretty walls and posters". /shrug uh... ok.



Cool, Mash. Good luck, sir! I'd love to hear what your solution ends up being

You never know when some one else may need that same info.....

[MASH]

Thanks Chan! I might just take some black carpet and cover the inside of my door and the area around it. Do you think that would help? I'm just trying to help out some of my family because my mom works at home and is on the phone a lot. She would like it if it wasn't so loud.

[ChanMan]

Originally Posted by MASH

Thanks Chan! I might just take some black carpet and cover the inside of my door and the area around it. Do you think that would help? I'm just trying to help out some of my family because my mom works at home and is on the phone a lot. She would like it if it wasn't so loud.

I'd cover the wall the amp faces... that would soak up alot of it. If that is the wall with the door, then yes sir. Sound is just a wave in the air... the carpet is going to catch that and absorb a lot of it. And you can get creative man... make a project out of it. Here is a shot to make something functional and THE COOLEST THING EVER. Make the GnR logo on the wall...


EDIT**I just had a thought... you could use an attentuator to do the same thing... would Mom spring for one?

Attenuators


I have heard the Hot Plates are nice. There are likely others here who would be a better resource than I, though.

[MASH]

The GN'R logo would be sweet but doing it with spare pieces of carpet would probably not turn out like I think it would then I would get pissed off...

[baxter]

I like my walls pink and with fairy posters all over the place.

[MASH]

Originally Posted by baxter

I like my walls pink and with fairy posters all over the place.

Some things just shouldn't be said...

[baxter]

My mom always told me I was special.

[ChanMan]

Originally Posted by baxter

My mom always told me I was special.

You ARE special, Baxter. Just like everyone else.

[MASH]

Originally Posted by ChanMan

You ARE special, Baxter. Just like everyone else.

Lol, I love that one...

[Silverbursted]

About a million years ago when I lived with the folks, I hung blankets from the walls, and an extra set of blackout curtains over the windows and another set of curtains over the door.

Good luck.

[Retrosurfer1959]

how about a fractional tube amp then you won't have to carpet or walls or cover them with egg cartons (old time trick) and hell who knows you might be able to hear something when your in your twenties. I had a hearing test a few months back and the people in the room around me were reacting to what was in headphones on my head faster than I was. My wife was about ten feet away and could hear more than I could.

Trust me I now know you should not crank an amp and stand next to it like just my little sister said every day "you'll be sorry" who knew the little shit was right.

[MASH]

Ok, surfer. What about blaring headphones? I have a bad habit of doing that...

[ChanMan]

Originally Posted by Retrosurfer1959

...or cover them with egg cartons (old time trick)
Trust me I now know you should not crank an amp and stand next to it

I wasn't gonna go there... but the egg carton trick makes one of the best rooms, acoutically speaking. I figured if we were gonna balk on carpet, egg cartons were right out

...and how lucky did I think I was to score that front row spot at the VH concert... in front of the right hand speaker columns....


I'm sorry... what'd ya say?

[LynyrdSkynyrd-14]

Egg Cartons all over the wall. im serious

[st.bede]

Originally Posted by LynyrdSkynyrd-14

Egg Cartons all over the wall. im serious

I have used egg cartons...in my youth...they just scatter the sound a bit and lower the leakage minumally...but none the less I did use them

(hopefully not a stupid question) can you move out to the garage?

also, attenuator for your amp

and really (not to be an old fussy person) you should not be mixing or listening to music too loud for too long....so, attenuator for your amp...and keep the volume down

if you have the drummer problem then garage?

[st.bede]

Originally Posted by MASH

Ok, surfer. What about blaring headphones? I have a bad habit of doing that...

god...you are scaring me trust me I have done the same thing and it is NOT GOOD....

of course when I was young I did not ever think about being 30+ but, I love music and would like to be able to hear it for the rest of my life...and I have lost a chunk of hearing...(my ears used to be the best out of all my friends I could hear stuff so faint....I also heard stuff no one else did but, that is another story.....I wish I would of taken a little better care of my hearing)

The one thing I have noticed with the ear buds that people use with their IPODS is they have the harshest mid range....

also music being recorded now days is louder and more compressed...those elements together are dangerous....plus ear phones by themselves are dangerous....

humbly, I would ask you (or anyone) to just turn it down a bit...become aware and keep the vol a bit lower...that is what I do now