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Munin -> Soundproofing a room (Dec. 26 2009 19:31:22)

Okay so I have been living in a dorm for the past few months. Combining that with regular guitar practice can be difficult at times. Especially when it's flamenco guitar, which can be loud as hell...so in order to accommodate myself I bought a silent guitar. It does its job but I can't help but feel that the real thing feels different, and if I go back to my real guitar after a week of silent guitar I notice that the tone of many things just feels off. I want to practice with my real guitar more, that is what I bought it for after all..

so..does anyone know, are there some effective (and cost-effective) ways to soundproof a small room without permanently changing any of the room's existing properties (I'm not allowed to "destroy" the walls or furniture after all)?

Thanks!



at_leo_87 -> RE: Soundproofing a room (Dec. 26 2009 21:45:33)

in order to soundproof a room successfully, you need
1. mass
2. decoupling
3. more mass

so basically you need two walls, not touching, with air in between. the thicker and denser the walls, the better. as you can see, not an easy task.

it probably won't be perfect but you can try buying panels of sound insulation (there's two brands that i know of, homasote and soundstop, check your local home improvement store. they're not too expensive.) hang them on your wall with a space of 2+ inches between the panels and your wall. you can use some rubber like material as a spacer between the panels and the wall to get that 2+ inches. and you will probably want to cover them with some breathable fabric so it'll look nice and you won't have to worry about any airborn particles coming off of them.

if you were thinking of using that egg crate foam stuff, it will not work for this application so don't even bother with it.



HemeolaMan -> RE: Soundproofing a room (Dec. 28 2009 19:59:27)

you live in a dorm. presumably at a university? maybe you have a music department. they might have practice rooms



ToddK -> RE: Soundproofing a room (Dec. 28 2009 20:14:44)

The cheapest, yet most effective way may be to just buy a bunch of
Owens Corning insulation, and frame it yourself. Many people do this
to make broadband absorbers, but it would work well for soundproofing
as well.
Hang it on the walls so there is some air between the insulation panel and the wall.
Best of luck, i hope you figure something out. I feel for you. I wouldnt know
what to do if i couldnt practice whenever i wanted.
TK



HemeolaMan -> RE: Soundproofing a room (Dec. 28 2009 20:37:37)

also, this helps



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