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[Netzach]

New commercial space. New 12 ft ceiling echo.

Anyone who has any experience with needing to soundproof an echo-y space, I'd love suggestions, other than "put acoustic foam all over"

I have a small sofa, chairs, and a large standing paper lamp. I plan on getting an area rug and rolling racks with clothing into said space. But I would like to use this studio as a trysting spot without the whole building knowing what we're up to.

Though making T bite a pillow is sort of OK it's not adequate either. And spanking? Forget it.

 

[niv78]

I suggest looking through here: http://www.soundproofing101.com/

They talk about soundproofing on a budget.

 

[Homburg]

Useful thread. I'll be watching with interest, as I've got some questions in that area myself.

And grats on the new space, Netz.

 

[Netzach]

I suggest looking through here: http://www.soundproofing101.com/

They talk about soundproofing on a budget.

OMG, this rocks. Unfortunately this looks like I'll have to be rocking too, sheetrocking that is. Gulp, it's just a 1 yr lease! Still I'm not completely against some of this kind of thing, I'm good with caulk.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Double wall with dead air space.

 

[eastern sun]

Double wall with dead air space.

We did this to soundproof our basement, and still get a lot of sound traveling through the doors and ceiling. (The floor above is not sealed shut.)

Lots of fabric in the room, on the floor, walls, and even curtaining the door, helps.

 

[rosco rathbone]

We did this to soundproof our basement, and still get a lot of sound traveling through the doors and ceiling. (The floor above is not sealed shut.)

Lots of fabric in the room, on the floor, walls, and even curtaining the door, helps.

Do you have a double door? What you really need is complete isolation, walls floor and ceiling. Only seen that done once, in a practice room built in the middle of a loft.

 

[Netzach]

OK, if I cannot do build outs, let's just pretend for a moment that I can't actually do build outs to this fine late 40's building I may only be in a year - would things like shoji or louvered screens or such help at all?

 

[Netzach]

Do you have a double door? What you really need is complete isolation, walls floor and ceiling. Only seen that done once, in a practice room built in the middle of a loft.

This is not a bad idea, as the space is tall enough to create a kind of mini room in it, hm. Not sure about flooring that though. Damn this may be harder than I thought...

 

[rosco rathbone]

This is not a bad idea, as the space is tall enough to create a kind of mini room in it, hm. Not sure about flooring that though. Damn this may be harder than I thought...

How much space do you have (LxWxH) and how much do you need?

 

[Netzach]

How much space do you have (LxWxH) and how much do you need?

540 sq feet, is what I know at the moment . As much of it as I can have, frankly. There's a great shooting wall without breaks in it and I have to back up off it.

 

[rosco rathbone]

540 sq feet, is what I know at the moment . As much of it as I can have, frankly. There's a great shooting wall without breaks in it and I have to back up off it.

We have to think in 3 dimensions here, as sound travels in all directions.

 

[where]

large metal frame big enough to encompass your bed/ play area. Thick carpet on the floor with underlay and then you hang thick velvet drapes, so your frame becomes a velvet box.

you can often get thick lined velvet curtains from charity shops and such places.

the frame could be made from aluminium scaffolding which you could sell or take with you when you go.

or you could do the same with tension wires if you are allowed to screw into the walls.

either way lots of fabric dampens the noise.

 

[rosco rathbone]

large metal frame big enough to encompass your bed/ play area. Thick carpet on the floor with underlay and then you hang thick velvet drapes, so your frame becomes a velvet box.

you can often get thick lined velvet curtains from charity shops and such places.

the frame could be made from aluminium scaffolding which you could sell or take with you when you go.

or you could do the same with tension wires if you are allowed to screw into the walls.

either way lots of fabric dampens the noise.

She could call it "The Tabernacle of Pain".

 

[where]

She could call it "The Tabernacle of Pain".

I envisaged it to be more like a theatre in the round....

but it would work. and I think the tension wires are a good, cheap but stylish idea, no?

 

[rosco rathbone]

I envisaged it to be more like a theatre in the round....

but it would work. and I think the tension wires are a good, cheap but stylish idea, no?

Sounds more like somewhere I'd crawl to burn insence, smoke hash and listen to Pink FLoyd on headphones, but yeah...

 

[where]

Sounds more like somewhere I'd crawl to burn insence, smoke hash and listen to Pink FLoyd on headphones, but yeah...

hippy.

 

[Saint Peter]

Hang a velvet "dogs playing poker" rug on a wall.

Problem solved.







Problem solved.

 

[Myskaninen]

well first question its that you don't want your neighburs to hear or lessen the echo in the room as it is different things

first if it should be soundproof against neighburs it can cost alot if it wasn't done properly from the start while echo is very simple

I'm a (soon to be if I passed my exam 2 weeks ago) master of civil engineering and did my masters thesis in building acoustics so I know some things about this

 

[Netzach]

well first question its that you don't want your neighburs to hear or lessen the echo in the room as it is different things

first if it should be soundproof against neighburs it can cost alot if it wasn't done properly from the start while echo is very simple

I'm a (soon to be if I passed my exam 2 weeks ago) master of civil engineering and did my masters thesis in building acoustics so I know some things about this

Thank you for pointing out this very un-obvious to the layperson difference.

I am thinking maybe if I do all white fabric and area rug draping, it might get away from the ashram of kinkiness factor, hm.

I may also have to stand outside and have someone grunt to see if this is as bad as I think it is, it may be more paranoia because of the echo than real problem. Aha.

 

[Myskaninen]

well to lessen things like echo (reverberation) it have much to do with surface materials and can be fixed with simple things like have been suggested with (preferbly heavy) drapes, soft furniture and other fluffy things that can with careful choosing be kept kinky so no need to use the expensive acoustic absorbents

while to lessen the transmitted sound it have to do with how the walls are built and is connected with surfaceweight of the wall and a very good way to do this is to put a half of a inner wall against the existing walls (so woodframing and a gypsum board, two boards is even better for isolating sound, and the normal glassfiber wool inside the wall)

and for windows and doors well as was said earlier if there is even the smallest crack the sound will escape a 1 meter long times 1 mm wide crack is a very very good way to let sound out and in so a small rubber padding [english is not my native language sorry] that is generaly to stop konvektion in windows and around doors (might be hard on the bottom of the door depending on its construction) keeps this to a minimum

hope it helps a bit

oh ya do you hear voices and music easily through the walls, windows and doors? as that gives a good indication if its high or low transmistion

 

[where]

if you significantly reduce echo then wont that also reduce sound passing through? also, my idea of making a small room within the larger room woulsd also reduce sound transmission through walls would it n ot? i could do with your help in my place. we got some very wry looks after the last spank session

 

[Sweetdaisymae]

Carpeting on walls and thick fabric on ceilings, the stuff that eggboxes are made of is very good.
Accoustic foam is hellishly expensive!!! would be great if u are loaded!
You dont want hard flat surfaces, coz sound bounces off it and keeps going, deaden the sound travel, by softening the surfaces and u need less insulation.