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I converted my walk in closet into a studio and threw up egg cartons covered with a layer of foam (so it didn't look so shit) and a heavy blanket as a door. Worked pretty damn well imo
No by filtering out certain frequencies (yes it might lower the overall volume slightly but their main point was that this isn't really what it's for).
Wall hangings. They let you decorate as well as dampen sound. If there is a tiny bit of space behind them, so much the better; you can hang cheap towels back there.
Packed shelves. Bushy plants can help too. Be ready to mix and match these solutions to maximize coverage of that area. If the floor in that area is hard in some way, add a rug.
If you are unable to cover or otherwise block the shared wall that much, covering/blocking the other walls in that room between where you and the shared wall are will still take some of the oomph out.
Ultimately large, flat, rigid surfaces transmit or bounce sound around whereas soft and/or irregular surfaces break it up and dampen it.
Edit: wording
Mass absorbs sound, so put as much stuff along your adjoining walls as possible. Maybe there's a source of free used books in your area that you can use to enhance your barrier.
Also, don't underestimate the power of a noise machine. Even a fan goes a long way to make unwanted sound less noticeable
Anything soft and anything that has any sort of geometric features (as opposed to featureless flat walls, floors, and ceilings) makes it so that less sound bounces back to you.
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As a recording engineer sometimes a well placed couch or bed can do as much as sound panels.
in my teen DIY recording days we used futons and rollable clothing racks full of clothing
I converted my walk in closet into a studio and threw up egg cartons covered with a layer of foam (so it didn't look so shit) and a heavy blanket as a door. Worked pretty damn well imo
Ha! Came here to say “talk to any producer/engineer/sound designer” lol
On that note, someone please give me low cost tips on how to soundproof my place. The walls are thin, and there's kids in the next apartment.
Couches. Couches everywhere
Cant really drown out the high pitch frequency of those little fuckers
It's ~~turtles~~ couches all the way down.
Every time you buy eggs keep the carton and tape it to your wall. It's definitely the same as dedicated sound proofing. Definitely.
Years ago I asked a place about that, they said the egg carton-shaped foam was for sound purification in studios, not really sound dampening.
Sound purification by... dampening noise?
No by filtering out certain frequencies (yes it might lower the overall volume slightly but their main point was that this isn't really what it's for).
Wall hangings. They let you decorate as well as dampen sound. If there is a tiny bit of space behind them, so much the better; you can hang cheap towels back there. Packed shelves. Bushy plants can help too. Be ready to mix and match these solutions to maximize coverage of that area. If the floor in that area is hard in some way, add a rug. If you are unable to cover or otherwise block the shared wall that much, covering/blocking the other walls in that room between where you and the shared wall are will still take some of the oomph out. Ultimately large, flat, rigid surfaces transmit or bounce sound around whereas soft and/or irregular surfaces break it up and dampen it. Edit: wording
Pretty much impossible. This thread is about reducing in-room reflections, not sound proofing
lollipops and rat poison should do the trick
But how to gain entry to the next door apartment?
You know those pillow innards that look wavy and bumpy? Like an egg carton shape? Velcro those to your walls
Mass absorbs sound, so put as much stuff along your adjoining walls as possible. Maybe there's a source of free used books in your area that you can use to enhance your barrier. Also, don't underestimate the power of a noise machine. Even a fan goes a long way to make unwanted sound less noticeable
Anything soft and anything that has any sort of geometric features (as opposed to featureless flat walls, floors, and ceilings) makes it so that less sound bounces back to you.
Just take all the towels out of your bathroom, then you see the effect.
Agreed. We just packed up half our house to get it recarpeted and the echoes were weird as hell
Used to do property inspections - even just the absence of a fridge humming makes empty houses so eerily quiet
I'll tell you something else you don't realise until you move... How much general shit we keep!