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Sound proofing with Blankets

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radiogroupie

I found some heavy duty moving blankets about 3inches thick. Do you think this will sound proof my hollow sounding med size office?
 
Not too pretty to look at, but these are used by some and will help take out some of the bounce and "deaden" the room.

But soundproofing? Don't expect those heavy blankets to keep out the noises that happen outside your building to any great degree. That's usually attained by additional construction using professional soundproofing methods and materials.
 
radiogroupie said:
I found some heavy duty moving blankets about 3inches thick. Do you think this will sound proof my hollow sounding med size office?
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I agree with the one answer you already have: I think you want to improve the acoustics of your hollow sounding room. Soundproof rooms can be dead or they can sparkle with all kinds of bouncing sounds.

I participate in a forum where they discuss the acoustics of rooms.... primarily houses of worship. The pro's in that group would quickly point out to you that hanging these blankets will attenuate SOME frequencies from reverberating and may do NOTHING at other frequencies. If you are lucky they will calm down the frequencies that need calming in your room.

If you have the luxury of experimenting a bit (takes time, could leave marks in your walls or ceiling. Spackle is your friend. ;D ) Try hanging the blankets with some space between them and the walls. Hang some of them at angles.... not parallel to the wall. Don't pad the entire room. Leave some bare walls in places. I like some book shelves and other tall furniture scattered about the room.
 
GRC makes some good points. You're always better off using actual acoustic paneling and tiles than blankets, but blankets are better than nothing. Another thing he didn't mention is that you can achieve some good things if they're a bit bunched up, rather than pulled flat. I would be more inclined to pick up some Auralex and do a mixture of Auralex and the blankets. I usually prefer heavy curtains or fabric hanging behind my monitors, near the corders of the room, with Auralex Foam on the side walls and ceiling above the listening position, with diffusion in the back of the room.

Emmett
 
Interesting thread....

I've been doing a healthy amount of research about this, having just moved into a home 6 months ago and trying to toy with the sound in my 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 room. After using Auralex in my small VO booth...and after coating the walls and ceilings in the editing suite with acoustic tile (don't do it!)... I've come to find out that bass traps are one of the keys, supposedly. Almost all of the acoustics folks I talked with mentioned what little good Auralex does, especially for low frequencies. I was advised to spend my money on as much bass trapping as possible. Check out GIK Acoustics as well as the folks at Real Traps. Very helpful. As I proceed, I'll let you know how things sound. But my friend Josh Mahler at Vocal Voodoo swears by 'em!

Matt Anthony
Matt Anthony Multi-Media, Inc.
www.mattanthony.com
 
Acoustical panels are the way to go for sure. I bought about 8 for my Whisperroom and it made a huge difference. As a matter of fact, today I just finished building 7 more to go in there. That's tomorrow's project. I have three 4" and twelve 2" thick panels. That will cover pretty much every bit of wall and ceiling space in the booth. I'll still need to do something to the door. The panels are much better than the foam. The problem with the foam is that it only absorbs the highs and does nothing with the lows. The panels take care a wider range of frequencies. The thicker they are, the better they do with the low end.
Good Luck!
John
P.S. Josh is a great friend and really knows his stuff!
 
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