Sound Proofing help.. any ideas ?

[_MILLA]

Juts about to move into a new flat, its the top floor of a 3 story building, so theres no1 above me!
Gonna get myself some of the new 3 way krk monitors aswell to go with my new set up..
got a hole room just for my decks/vinyl/speakers...

i got a few lads living below me, they seem pretty safe so i dont wanna piss them off which is why i need to know what the best, and cheapest method of sound proofing is..

with my awsome paint skills heres a pic of the room and where the decks/speakers will be located!



cheers boys

[Nydus]

Hi,

I've built a studio from the ground up in my garden, if you're worried about the people below you could always build a floating floor in order to reduce sound leakage. Sound proofing in general is constructed by a 'room within a room' type method.

[Castel]

egg boxes?

[mistasfx]

the only way to sound proof the floor is like what was said above, raising the floor level and sound proofing under it

[_MILLA]

a floating floor is an idea but its also not cheap.

also this flat is rented i cannot damage/change the property in any way! i have to leave it as i found it!

[mistasfx]

even then u'd still need to do the walls coz if they're hollow, the sound will travel down into the flat below

[_MILLA]

so.. would raising the the speakers off the floor help ?

maybe put some sound proofing material under the speakers.. and behind the speakers to dampen the bass ?

[mistasfx]

Unless u got wedge i cant see what u can do other than reduce bass by havin floating speakers from the ceiling

[Castel]

chances are. there is no way possible to 'sound proof' that room.

new houses/flats in the UK are very poorly built

[mistasfx]

chances are. there is no way possible to 'sound proof' that room.

new houses/flats in the UK are very poorly built

deffo.

walls arent solid and neither are floors. acoustic nightmare! You can hear every cough, bang n fart in new properties these days. The only thing i can suggest is go see ur neighbours and ask them what an acceptable volume is and just keep it at that

[Saint]

Soundproofing will be a pain in the arse but if you get speaker stands with spikes on the bottom, some foam isolation pads on top and then speakers that should help a bit.

Id imagine having soft fittings like sofas / padding / curtains will help with absorption as well.

[EWOKS]

carpet everywhere , walls , floor , ceiling, the lot ... loads and loads of carpet ... if you can get it cheap that is ..

[Castel]

carpet everywhere , walls , floor , ceiling, the lot ... loads and loads of carpet ... if you can get it cheap that is ..

hows he gunna put carpet on the ceiling without damaging something

[DOOVD]

soundproofing a room like that be tricky! i have neighbours as well and first thing i did when i moved in was to go see them and explain to them that im a dj (LOL) and told them that if it ever bothering them the slightest just text me or call me and i ll turn it down immediately. no point pissing off ze neigbourghxs

[Papa Jaro]