gretzky99 Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I built my garage studio...room within a room construction with 6-8 inches of air between ...(didn't cut the slab) have pergo flooring w/ foam underlayment...neighbor that is a good 100-125 ft away can still here my kick drum (barely I'm sure, but enough to keep his high school kids up @ times) ....I'm assuming the bass is traveling mostly through the ground....need some last resort ideas to kill the kick drum , I've tried blanketing over the front & using "sound off" pads didn't really cut the DB...is it a waste of time to build a riser ?? more foam & carpet ...how can I float this drum w/o cutting the slab (which taint gonna happen) I can blast away drums & all u can hear is a muffled kick outside the walls outside...but it still cuts! Did the best I could within my budget.....thanks! gretz99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoeditor1 Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Post your question on the Acoustics forum...maybe better luck there. http://www.musicplayer.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=26;DaysPrune=10 NYC Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Here's a link with some helpful information http://arts.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-14/teces_14.html I would like to know how many layers you used in construction of the room within a room - did you do the multi-layer sheetrock / hemosote layering as I suggested? 1/2" sheetrock / 1/2" hemosote / 5/8" sheetrock is pretty darn effective. The answer to your problem is, as always, trapped air spaces (did you seal / "mud" the seams of each layer?) and mass. A heavy wall will not move as easily - and yes, low frequencies are the hardest to stop - they take a lot of mass to contain within the room. You can add more "layers" to the walls. One option would be a limp mass vinyl product such as Sheetblock ( http://www.auralex.com ) or additional layers of drywall / sheetblock / hemosote. Again, make sure the layers are each sealed properly. As far as an isolation platform, making one yourself is a tricky task - screw it up and you wind up with a bass resonator, which will make things worse instead of better. Auralex does offer pre-made isolation platforms for drums you might be interested in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 8 Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Wow. That would really upset me if I bult my room and it still ended up leaking sound to the neighbors. Just out of curiosity, how much have you spent thus far? I have plans to do something similar at some point. I want a nice place to play and record and teach, without bothering people or being bothered. Super 8 Hear my stuff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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