sound proofing

[BentoSan]

its only half way underground

Then you will need to line the walls with soundproofing gyprock too, or for the cheap alternative build up sand around the outside of the walls. You will still have to deal with the ceiling however.

The only thing that stops sound is mass, or the complete lack of mass - ie a vacume, but that gets expensive !

[space monkey]

Salvation Army...cheap mattresses/pillows...tear out foam layer. Do it in the parking lot and set fire to the remains wooOOOoooo

Pillage around warehouses for packing materials and other discarded boxes.

Probably won't pass a fire inspection but can act as temporary fix.

end.ghetto

[BentoSan]

Salvation Army...cheap mattresses/pillows...tear out foam layer. Do it in the parking lot and set fire to the remains wooOOOoooo

Pillage around warehouses for packing materials and other discarded boxes.

Probably won't pass a fire inspection but can act as temporary fix.

end.ghetto

Again that would be for more sound treatment than soundproofing... if you filled the matress with sandhowever you would be onto something !

Like i said earlier, soundproofing is all about mass not soft furnishings - treating acoustics is all about soft furnishings.

[theory28]

wouldn't the foam absorb the sound thus stopping it?

maybe not the mattress foam, not as much

[BentoSan]

wouldn't the foam absorb the sound thus stopping it?

maybe not the mattress foam, not as much

Nope sheer mass absorbs foam, the foam is simply there to help reflect the sound off at different angles thus improving the acoustics of the room.

This is a very very common mistake to get soundproofing confused with room acoustic treatment - treating your room for stopping sound from getting out and treating the acoustics of your room are both handled in very different ways.

[SirReal]

its only half way underground

Love that. "Hey you want to go to a half way underground party?"

[BentoSan]

Love that. "Hey you want to go to a half way underground party?"

Playing britney... mixed with psytrance

[theory28]

and the bro's walk in and...:

bro: ay djay, u gott any womp?

dj: uh? i dont follow

bro: not follow, play

dj: gtfo out my face with your brostep

[Argos]

One very simple thing I did in my basement was build floor-to-ceiling panels at opposing angles on the walls so there was no 90 degree angles. The are covered in a layer of foam insulation and carpet. It does the job fairly well. I also put some sound-deadening insulation in the ceiling to help out some more.

Remember in a situation like this, soundproofing is impossible. What your biggest enemy is the vibration induced in the walls and floor from the ceiling. My solution completely eliminates echos and thus helps the sound not resonate through the house as much.

Another thing to consider is putting a few layers foam and carpet under your sub, this should help the transmission of bass into the floor and further reduce the resonance.

Cheers and I hope this helps.

[Nesquigs]

how are the speakers mounted?

my stereo used to piss off the girls that lived next to me, so i put foam insulation underneath and behind them, and the bass subsided throught eh wall.

just a thought if youre in a position where you can "pad the speakers" so to speak