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Posted by szm on Jul-01-2024 20:06:

lets talk about some soundproofing

my dudes.

what are you guys using to dampen sounds in your space. I have some budget ideas.

what about bookshelves filled with insulation? people are throwing out bookshelves all the time. yay or nay?

best budget bass trap? any resources for actual measurements for requirements of bass trapping dimensions? I loosely heard 8 inch thick at the least.

I dont really care for foam.

I have an issue with my room, the bass is pooling mid to far field.


Posted by szm on Jul-03-2024 17:36:

yea I noticed the sound got much worse as I took everything out.

I dont want to build panels, im too lazy for that, stuffing bookshelf with rockwool and stapling fabric seems much easier, and get more density.

but will it do anything for 50-120hz?



+ rockwool in each compartment and wrapped with fabric placed in each corner?

or am I wasting my time here.

I have a 14 x 10 room.


Posted by szm on Jul-04-2024 01:21:

right now jbl 305. but planning on adam audio a7v after I fix my room. or I dont know, the bass is already overwhelming on these 5 inchers. not sure. maybe the front port will help but, since bass radiates im not sure how much.


Posted by tehlord on Jul-04-2024 08:17:

Soundproofing or sound treatment, as they're very different things.

Sound proofing implies that you want to prevent bass frequencies travelling to other rooms, and there's next to nothing you can do about that without extensive and costly building works.

Treating the room for bass build up is another matter. Bookshelves and furniture will help to scatter/absorb higher frequencies, but you need mass to absorb low frequencies. Bass traps are the answer.

If you don't want to buy bass traps, it's probably best to have a look on Youtube for DIY solutions using off the shelf insulation materials.


Posted by szm on Jul-04-2024 13:41:

quote:
Originally posted by Zak McKracken
The JBLs should be fine if positioned properly but I assume they are placed on a desk and close to the wall, which would result in 100Hz boom like with every small monitor this is their problem. The A7 might be better, at least it has some more adjustments for desk notch but in both cases a sub might help you more. The JBL have some eq have you tried that? What about some stands? It might be the desk causing most of your issues. Can you pull the desk 1m out from the wall?


yea they're on stands 1m away from wall on the longest side on the room.

nearfield my bass is getting sucked out. for now the plan is to move the desk closer to the middle of the room and increase the throw of the speakers, get rid of my monitors and wallmount a tv.


Posted by szm on Jul-04-2024 13:51:

quote:
Originally posted by tehlord
Soundproofing or sound treatment, as they're very different things.

Sound proofing implies that you want to prevent bass frequencies travelling to other rooms, and there's next to nothing you can do about that without extensive and costly building works.

Treating the room for bass build up is another matter. Bookshelves and furniture will help to scatter/absorb higher frequencies, but you need mass to absorb low frequencies. Bass traps are the answer.

If you don't want to buy bass traps, it's probably best to have a look on Youtube for DIY solutions using off the shelf insulation materials.



taken from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundproofing#Reflection

Soundproofing is any means of impeding sound propagation. There are several basic ways to reduce sound: increasing the distance between source and receiver, decoupling, using noise barriers to reflect or absorb the energy of the sound waves, using damping structures such as sound baffles for absorption, or using active antinoise sound generators.[1][2]

Acoustic quieting and noise control can be used to limit unwanted noise. Soundproofing can reduce the transmission of unwanted direct sound waves from the source to an involuntary listener through the use of distance and intervening objects in the sound path (see sound transmission class and sound reduction index).

Soundproofing can suppress unwanted indirect sound waves such as reflections that cause echoes and resonances that cause reverberation.


potato, potatoh. who gives a fuck? and yea if you read my thread im looking for budget bass trap options.


Posted by szm on Jul-04-2024 22:21:

yea you right. I will fill my corners with rockwool safe n sound with those bookshelfs at some point.

https://www.rockwool.com/north-amer...cts/safensound/

from what I loosely gather this density is recommended.


I dont think I have much of a chance with bass. I suppose DSP is an option.


Posted by atxbigballer1 on Aug-19-2024 07:25:

I mix in mono using a Reftone LD-38 REF CUBE and Stereo headphones Sennheiser hd650 for mixing.
I also have Yamaha hs-80m going to get a krk sub just for fun and check to see how it sounds not for real mixing because I have no room treatment or sound proofing.

Do I need room treatment or sound proofing just for just a small specker like a reftone / auratone?


Room treatment or sound proofing my next step, I guess in my 10 x 10 bedroom studio.


Posted by evo8 on Jan-04-2025 20:11:

quote:
Originally posted by szm
yea I noticed the sound got much worse as I took everything out.

I dont want to build panels, im too lazy for that, stuffing bookshelf with rockwool and stapling fabric seems much easier, and get more density.

but will it do anything for 50-120hz?



+ rockwool in each compartment and wrapped with fabric placed in each corner?

or am I wasting my time here.

I have a 14 x 10 room.


14 x 10 at least it isn't completely square, you could probably make your own if you were handy at DIY, i bought some GIK traps years ago still doing the job, still nodes in my room so I check with headphones


Posted by szm on Jan-07-2025 02:41:

sup evo, nice to see u.

I kind of gave up on the sound treatment, trying to find some headphones I can jive with, but Im struggling hard to get back on track, not sure if its going to happen at this point. my processing chains are so whack that nothing sounds good nor can I hear the truth.

Thought i'd be back in the swing of things by now but doesnt look like it.

my next hopeless endeavor is; get some more hardware.



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