I live on the 2nd floor of an old 3 story apt building. I want to soundproof my room solely to appease the neighbors. It is a fairly large bedroom with about 10 foot ceilings and hardwood floors. The two things that generate the noise is the kick drum pedal of the v-drum kit and the guitar cab, and everything else is going directly into the mixer.

Anything requiring construction is not an option. Trying to do this on the cheap - like under $400. I'm considering the Auralex Sheetblok stuff http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=h ... id/422611/
because I figured I could hang some of it behind the guitar cab, and use the rest as a pad under the v-drum kit to kill the vibrations/impact noise caused by the kick pedal. Is this going to work? Are there any more effective solutions in this price range?

kerble wrote:might help.

Thanks. Yea I've been looking through these for the last couple days, though most of the solutions I'm seeing on these threads are a little more intensive than I think I need. I'm hoping someone can tell me if that sheetbok material is effective when hung on walls in strategic places, and under the carpet as a vibration dampener. Or if there's something that'd do that job better...

i didn't have the patience to read all of the other thread, so i apologize if there's redundancy here:

but, for mechanical isolation from the kick drum pedal, a friend of mine with a set of V-drums built a small platform, and then set the platform on an air matress. it's a little squishy to sit on at first, but it's easy to get used to. i've used it. almost completely isolates the mechanical shock. very good. pretty cheap. one or two sheets of plywood, some 2x4's, and some screws. under $50.

i just built a sound 'proof' room in my basement. the drums are pretty well contained (and i hit pretty hard). but, the guitar rips right through everything. it's really hard to control and stifle low frequency stuff (200Hz and down). it's a matter of throwing mass at it. and mass costs money. i have 2 inches of sheetrock in between the inside and the outside of the room (plus, staggered-stud construction, insulation in the middle, the whole nine), and the guitar still gets out.

on the cheap, i'd recommend either turning the guitar down, or else running through a mixer and using headphones. with the v-drums isolated, that's probably pretty easy.

good luck.
-mc

tangent wrote:i didn't have the patience to read all of the other thread, so i apologize if there's redundancy here:

but, for mechanical isolation from the kick drum pedal, a friend of mine with a set of V-drums built a small platform, and then set the platform on an air matress. it's a little squishy to sit on at first, but it's easy to get used to. i've used it. almost completely isolates the mechanical shock. very good. pretty cheap. one or two sheets of plywood, some 2x4's, and some screws. under $50.

i just built a sound 'proof' room in my basement. the drums are pretty well contained (and i hit pretty hard). but, the guitar rips right through everything. it's really hard to control and stifle low frequency stuff (200Hz and down). it's a matter of throwing mass at it. and mass costs money. i have 2 inches of sheetrock in between the inside and the outside of the room (plus, staggered-stud construction, insulation in the middle, the whole nine), and the guitar still gets out.

on the cheap, i'd recommend either turning the guitar down, or else running through a mixer and using headphones. with the v-drums isolated, that's probably pretty easy.

good luck.
-mc

I think that platform idea is worth checkin' out. I'd theorized it before, but I wasn't sure if it'd work. Do you think something like thick neoprene would be as effective as an air mattress?

Point taken re: the guitar cutting through. So I'll make do with some sound absorbtion material and see how it goes. Do you think those auralex wedge foam tiles would be helpful, or would something else do a better job? There's just one wall that i'd like to avoid as much sound getting through as I can. I'm probably going to keep the volume reasonable, but I'd like to at least address it at some level.