Soundproofing?
 

Hello

I'm not usre if this is the best place to ask this, but here goes..

I live in a small apartment on the top floor, I have one neighbour who
unfortunately for him shares a wall with my noise room where I regularly
practise my mixing of techno and hardstyle. Obviously I have the monitor
speakers turned up ear bleadingly loud to emulate conditions at my favourite
night venues and a lot of these conditions evidently manifest themselves in
his living room...

Before I fall out with the neighbour completely, I have decided to look into
ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through our
shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down. Some
people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging a duvet
from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these methods
actually work? And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?

TIA

Q-f

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In article ,
QuickFix wrote:
Before I fall out with the neighbour completely, I have decided to look
into ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through
our shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down.
Some people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging
a duvet from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these
methods actually work?

No.

And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?

There isn't one. If there was a cheap solution, all houses would be built
with excellent sound proofing.

Do a Goggle search on the subject in uk.d-i-y - it comes up regularly.

--
*Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Soundproofing?
 

"QuickFix" wrote in message
...
Hello

I'm not usre if this is the best place to ask this, but here goes..

I live in a small apartment on the top floor, I have one neighbour who
unfortunately for him shares a wall with my noise room where I regularly
practise my mixing of techno and hardstyle. Obviously I have the monitor
speakers turned up ear bleadingly loud to emulate conditions at my
favourite
night venues and a lot of these conditions evidently manifest themselves
in
his living room...

Before I fall out with the neighbour completely, I have decided to look
into
ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through our
shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down. Some
people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging a duvet
from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these methods
actually work? And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?

TIA

Q-f



It's called HEADPHONES, work every time and very cheap, do a whole house for
under £30, apply to head not to wall.

Garf

Soundproofing?
 

QuickFix wrote:

ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through our
shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down. Some
people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging a duvet
from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these methods
actually work? And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?

Build a room within the room, solid, airtight and
suspended on springs from the roof.
If that doesn't attenuate sufficiently,
build a room....

--
Roger.

Soundproofing?
 

"Paul Dormer" wrote:
"QuickFix" emitted :

Hello

I'm not usre if this is the best place to ask this, but here goes..

I live in a small apartment on the top floor, I have one neighbour who
unfortunately for him shares a wall with my noise room where I regularly
practise my mixing of techno and hardstyle. Obviously I have the monitor
speakers turned up ear bleadingly loud to emulate conditions at my
favourite
night venues and a lot of these conditions evidently manifest themselves
in
his living room...

Before I fall out with the neighbour completely, I have decided to look
into
ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through our
shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down. Some
people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging a
duvet
from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these methods
actually work? And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?

Do your neighbour a favour - move!

While I thank you for the suggestion, I've already considered that and it's
not something I'm prepared to do at this time :o)

Q-f

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"Garf" wrote:
"QuickFix" wrote
Hello

I'm not usre if this is the best place to ask this, but here goes..

I live in a small apartment on the top floor, I have one neighbour who
unfortunately for him shares a wall with my noise room where I regularly
practise my mixing of techno and hardstyle. Obviously I have the monitor
speakers turned up ear bleadingly loud to emulate conditions at my
favourite
night venues and a lot of these conditions evidently manifest themselves
in
his living room...

Before I fall out with the neighbour completely, I have decided to look
into
ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through our
shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down. Some
people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging a
duvet
from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these methods
actually work? And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?


It's called HEADPHONES, work every time and very cheap, do a whole house
for
under £30, apply to head not to wall.

I already use head phones, I can't wear two pairs; that's just silly.

Q-f

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"Old Fart at Play" wrote:
QuickFix wrote:

ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through our
shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down. Some
people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging a
duvet
from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these methods
actually work? And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?

Build a room within the room, solid, airtight and
suspended on springs from the roof.
If that doesn't attenuate sufficiently,
build a room....

Thanks, I've been looking into that after doing a google search; but it's
far too expensive and time consuming to consider. Plus I think the room is
too small to lose precious space in this way.

It look's like my neighbours just gonna have to buy some head phones ;o)

Q-f

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QuickFix wrote:



It look's like my neighbours just gonna have to buy some head phones ;o)

Or a Glock.

You could ask when he's out and do your antisocial stuff then.
What about the people below you? Are they deaf too?

--
Roger.

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"Baffie" wrote:
On Wed, 26 May 2004 20:49:16 +0100, Paul Dormer
wrote:

"QuickFix" emitted :

Hello

I'm not usre if this is the best place to ask this, but here goes..

I live in a small apartment on the top floor, I have one neighbour who
unfortunately for him shares a wall with my noise room where I regularly
practise my mixing of techno and hardstyle. Obviously I have the monitor
speakers turned up ear bleadingly loud to emulate conditions at my
favourite
night venues and a lot of these conditions evidently manifest themselves
in
his living room...

Before I fall out with the neighbour completely, I have decided to look
into
ways of *cheaply* reducing the volume of the sounds passing through our
shared wall without actually turning the volume of my music down. Some
people have recommended egg cartons, carpet tiles and even hanging a
duvet
from the wall, but what I'd like to know is; do any of these methods
actually work? And if not, can anybody recommend some similarly cheap
alternatives?

Do your neighbour a favour - move!
headphones have been proven to solve this problem - you wearing
headphones that is, with good quality 'cans' you'll get the same sound
levels and as a bonus you'll be more aware of your mix cockups when
you play back (you are recording them and playing back the mix aren't
you?)

Of course I'm playing the mix back... But mixing with just head phones and
no monitor speaker just doesn't 'feel' right...

Q-f

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"Kurt Hamster" wrote:
On Wed, 26 May 2004 23:21:57 +0100, QuickFix used
to say...

Do your neighbour a favour - move!

While I thank you for the suggestion, I've already considered that and
it's
not something I'm prepared to do at this time :o)

Keep playing it loud and you may not get a choice in the matter.

Enviromental Health take these things kind of seriously.

My property lease says that "Instrumental Music or Singing should not occur
between the hours of 11pm and 9am" and it doesn't.. If anything I mix before
most people come home from work or on Saturday afternoon, and only for a few
hours maximum. If I've ever been *asked* to turn it down for any specific
reason, I've complied without question..

So I wouldn't say I'm being a 'nuisance's in fact quite the opposite, I'm
looking for ways to make my neighbour more comfortable, something which most
people don't even consider. :o)

Q-f