How to Soundproof a Room : DIY Soundproofing

[kaytay10408]

Thank you so much that was awesome

[cionepro]

really appreciate even the one tip on the sheet rock angled wall.

[Chipinjack]

...your neighbors will be happy campers.

[Spaz6to8]

"and you'll be a happy camper." haha

[HamperedKnave2]

I looked this up because my mom started complaining about the noise level of my music. I love me some hardstyle. I just hate how adults complain about our generations music when they might be blasting aerosmith, kiss, ect.

[ThrashZakk1]

@HamperedKnave2 Thing is, Aerosmith and Kiss are great. Hardstyle isn't.

[HamperedKnave2]

@ThrashZakk1 LOL. That was funny. I'm guessing your an adult that grew up on classic rock. Do you even know what hardstyle is? I'm just trying to say that once you become an adult, the kids of that time will be listening to a different type of music that you don't like. It will probably be the same when I have kids. No offense intended.

[ThrashZakk1]

@HamperedKnave2 Dude I'm 18. Hardstyle is just bad...

[Tobunshi]

@HamperedKnave2

Except when rock came around, it stayed popular. Kids today still like it. But arguing opinion is pointless, so can we all just enjoy a video on soundproofing?

[HamperedKnave2]

@Tobunshi Sorry. I'm not trying to argue. I just wanted to say that you can't really compare hardstyle and rock music in terms of popularity. Hardstyle has only been around since the 90s so people are still discovering it like I did. Personaly, I think hardstyle is probably the techno equivalent to heavy metal. ;)

[Lusitonyc]

I love smart people. Awesome idea and solution.

[YouGotThrilled]

Thumbs up if you had to sound proof your room, and not David Choi

[CHATOHG]

What angle do you recomend ??

[BayouBluesMan]

@CHATOHG 360

[Ebvardh]

I just know that somewhere out there, there's someone thinking to themselves "Now, no one will hear them scream".

[TheShivenPatel]

@Ebvardh that you're talking about is me!

[Ebvardh]

@TheShivenPatel

Thanks for the reassurance. I really needed it.

[xXVikingninjaXx]

santa's a sound engineer?!

really helpful video!

[rexman92]

ugggg i need a sound proof room only cuz smallest soun keeps me up  even if its a simple peaceful bird or criket wich makes it impossible to sleep unless i faint to sleep

[435362helena]

@rexman92 me too! i even had to buy a silent clock. and my friends are always so noisy when i'm trying to sleep T_T

[rexman92]

@435362helena =D well it good to know im not alone

omg from what i here the room im moving into is quite but if i sound proff it i feel thats a gar-en-tee that i wonkt get waken up  or kepted up like from louder sounds that arent able to help like thunderstorms ugg sooo enoying i mean so far its been raining every night for a mought i think now straight

[avatar290590]

ley thatapa sari yagi badkolo!!!!

[tomghzel]

Thx a lot, this is great. Helps me out definitely

[LocalRandomz]

I SEE THE LIGHT

[frankyrocksmyrocks]

this is the only DIY studio related video i've seen that didn't involve some arrogant prick teling me the only way to do it was spending thousands of dollars. THANKS!

[scbaldwin13]

Anyone else completely lost? 

[InterspeciesErotica7]

@scbaldwin13 - This video is super easy to follow(for me atleast). If you don't know, ask. There isn't any wrong questions, just wrong answers. Get me?

[FromTheAshesWeRiot]

Thanks Expert village...Now the neighbors wont complain about my wife screaming at night....

[MrLLawliet1992]

I don't have an idea what he's talking about either. O.O

[Celticsaint777]

I already have good bass traps build but will your method work better? my room is only 10' x 12' with 7' ceilings. My bass traps aren't solving all the bass problems in my room. Will this balance my room so I can finally get good acoustic guitar recordings?? Is sheet rock the same thing as dry wall?

[TheMusician96]

All the views are from david choi favoriting this video

[cihper2]

I think we all know what soundproof rooms are really for.

[VC132]

this guy talks funny. sounds like he'd be an okay dad.

[tra7714]

@VC132

[FlashDusk]

I dont believe in soundproof :)

[Smokemalboro]

i have no idea what hes talkling about...the only material i recognize is the adhesive

[twilightnekochan]

Wow I was just thinking about soundproofing my room today and this came up, awesome, I like Arthur, cool dude :)

[hahahajman]

Thanks needed this help.

[1jentoni1]

I discovered freebiejeebies while searching for a good deal on an iphone. I found a website adverti

[Kor3aRox]

David Choi brought me here.

[JediSoldierJeff]

i beat my meat but i can only get off if i hear the moaning, these headphones just dont do because it ruins the mood, any advice on how to soundproof my room from every other room so people wont hear me beatin/ or the girl moaning

[soweyesee]

everyone please look up triple leaf affect.

[GrizwaldsSkateTeam]

that was a horrrible second line he drew on the erase board...

[Ltb0b]

sheet rock o.O? drywall?

[iEatUglyNoobs]

@Ltb0b Google?

[Ltb0b]

@iEatUglyNoobs I never knew they called it sheetrock

[BluePaisley]

@janetjaan - How much money have you got? It's possible... But would cost alot to get the desired achievement your looking for... Research about studded walls but don't forget about the ceiling or the floor... Barrier mat is a good addition to the studded wall cos it's usually pretty thin but ways a tonne! Anyway it's to hard on here to explain best bet is to find a well respected room acoustics book and start reading!

[xXGooz3Xx]

aha fount a fault in his maths, if the sheet is 8ft and the room height is 8ft, then the sheet isnt going to fit on an angle as he is showing cause it will be to small

[tatoo190]

wut angle should the sheetrock be?

[decomanify]

what is sheet rock

[123drive]

@decomanify drywall or plasterboard

[YouHaveMetYourMaker]

I'm getting a new drum set soon and have thought about an old room that used to be in my basement that was about 8x10 feet. Two of the walls are now gone and it makes up the fourth quarter of our unfinished basement. How much would two soundproof walls (with little to no utilities in it) cost?

[Irishfianna]

what degrees should i put it at

[RussianMalshik]

FAK U

[gardogg65]

I agree with other commenters. About time a helpful video that is'nt stating the obvious from you all!

[oarfrost]

Thank you Arthur, that was very helpful

[HowToGaming]

This guys is great :) Favourited... now why can't expert villiage do this for every other damn video.

[SwordPlay2]

@HowToGaming I thought I was the only person who thought that you don't learn anything from Expert Village videos - they are usually experts of stating the obvious "this is a guitar - this bit is the neck - you put strings on it - thanks for watching."

[humunculous1]

AN EXPERT VILLAGE VID THAT ACTUALLY HELPSS. LOL WTF....

[clacks78]

Thanks very much for this. Well presented and very informative!

[Soulrider2012]

Ok, what, did some one mess with the time-space continuum?!?! Did someone divide by ZERO?!?! WHAT? An Expert Village video that makes sense and has good and even cheap ideas? *Goes to window to check for flying pork...

[HEMAS13]

what would you suggest for a driving simulator cockpit?

im buildin a frame out of wood to enclose the entire cockpit and make it

soundproof so i cannot hear anything at all when im inside with the volume off of course

[jambi880]

An actual expert on expert village!? *Reality implodes*

[syrup419]

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[jambi880]

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[syrup419]

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[syrup419]

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[syrup419]

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[syrup419]

@jambi880 u kiss ur mother with that mouth?

[jambi880]

@syrup419 No I kiss yours. And who the fuck is Arthur Noxon??

[syrup419]

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[jambi880]

@syrup419 Yeah ok thanks.

[Snigglesnock]

i want to make a soundproof shelter for my pet rat so she wont trip out when i play guitar loud, what should i use?

[timburtonlover369]

Hey you could just change the angle of each wall & get no paralell surfaces.

[moskatty]

I LOVE THIS MAN !!!!

[qp304]

Noise travels in my home. If i'm in the kitchen talking you can hear me if you're standing on my drive way. Does anyone know I can stop noise from carrying? Are there simple ways I can stop sound from carrying?

Thank you

[TheSecrecyOfSolitude]

Cant you just use blankets to sound proof?Im that's the easiest,cheapest and fastest way. Just use blankets.

[nootoons]

@TheSecrecyOfSolitude

Blankets will only absorb SOME of the hi wave forms. Fabrics and foams are NOT capable of BLOCKING mid to lower frequencies. To stop low sound waves, a dense product like multiple layers of sheetrock, block walls filled with grout, or even lead sheeting can be used. So if you need to SoundPROOF a room blankets will only be used to prevent hi frequecies from bouncing wall to wall and keep you warm.

[Musefan6732]

WTF? An expertvillage video that actually helps you? THIS IS MADNESS!!!

[Headshot4Fun]

@Musefan6732 Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!

[llPurpleHazell]

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[UhhhHeyyy]

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[deltaninjas]

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[ValentineZwei]

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[creamofweat7773]

@Musefan6732 Madness..?

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[Liad0205]

@Musefan6732 Madness ? This Is EXPERTVIALLAGE!

[ben2nd]

@Musefan6732 I thought this was Sparta...



[DrFrankenschtein]

Awesome video. 2:27 and onward is where I found things to become feasible, although setting up angled, insulated sheet rock walls in my apartment might not go over so well. >_>

[tecnolover2642]

Huh??? This didn't make sense. You still need bass trap panels installed! The sheet rock is going to reflect to much sound including bass. You STILL need bass trap panels, his idea is will help with isolation but that is about it as I see it.

[DavidLeeThrower]

Sheet rock's also called drywall, plasterboard or wallboard, peeps.

Awesome video by the way! I'm so tempted to get the powertools out and just soundproof my room as soon as payday arrives lol.

[BTIshimura]

Thank you!

[scottclements78]

what the hell is sheet rock.

[supermax110]

@scottclements78 A sheet rock is a sheet rock.

XD jk I don't know.

[ScoobysDisciple]

did not help at all! i need more than a whiteboard and stick figures. and now i have to research on wat sheet rock is *sigh poorly done

[bsg137]

@ScoobysDisciple i agree, and i think by sheet rock he means Gypsum/Gyp-rock/dry wall...... to many names for one thing. lol bad video

[zkranz0]

@bsg137 I think by sheet rock, he means sheet rock.

[zkranz0]

@bsg137 Oh and good video by the way

[SPYDOC1]

I would like to sound proof the adjoining wall to my neighbours, otherwise I'm going in there with an GPMG ( general purpose machine gun) and take them out, the ignorant low life scum, so all I need is plenty 7.62 belt ammo with a few tracer round thrown in for the light affect, hey presto.

[goiufro]

HAHAH... they'll never hear her scream now!!

[StrikeDesigns]

Did he say flange?

[WoWGazbirt]

Thanks this is what my band needed to soundproof the room we pratice in

[Slacker887]

Dang they have 138,797 videos

[SoloArtForm]

sheet rock 8 feet long + room 8 feet long + lay sheet rock in at an angel = sheet rock too short because distance between this 2 mounting points has to be more than 8 feet. xcuse the english

[TheSchoolsux345]

does sheet rock really work?

[Papershirt13]

ime planning on doing this :D

[2meanings]

This is perfect for my kidnapping plans.

[FishyMoe]

has anyone done this? if yes tell me how it went or post a vid pls

[diminishedlogic]

i wonder if anyone has actualy ever done that cheap soundproofing idea

[zeepster]

Expert Village videos on youtube are all balancing on a line between being annoying and being useless lasting aprox 2 minutes long, minus branding messages, hardly ever enough time to really learn something (like a salsa move). This movie however is informative. gj for once.

[gilbertbuttos]

Nice video

I need to soundproof my home sometime soon. I have been hearing a lot about quietrocks products. Ill use quietrock to soundproof as you mention.

Thanks for the wonderful tips on soundproofing windows.

[t6yz]

im a happy camper woo

[creativeganesh]

Nice video. Thanks for the information on soundproofing windows and doors.

The 25 Cents idea is really nice. I am planning to use Quietrock instead of sheetrock, Ive heard that they are really good.

Thanks for the video.

[Twist9]

@Bradaskyus You obviously have no idea what a cannabis plant looks like.

[Bradaskyus]

@Twist9 Funny thing is, i've been smoking week for 2 years.

[Twist9]

@Bradaskyus Just because you have been "smoking week" for 2 years (can you tell headies from shwag yet young padawan?) doesn't mean you grow it. Really what that means is you should know by now that a good cannabis plant has jagged multi-pointed leaves and dense foliage, unlike the plant in this video which has single-bladed leaf bundles and dispersed foliage and appears to be either a Rhododendron or Mountain Laurel.

[Bradaskyus]

@Twist9 At not one point, did I get a clear view of a leaf - I doubt neither did you; to know how many jagged edges / points it has.

[brandonj70]

Awesome! Thank You.

[TLB73737]

Thank you for posting this information.

[newyorkjamaican]

that was great

[pyromaniac204060]

holy shit, he's inside.

[MightySaturn5]

lol

[MaYbYl8eR]

@pyromaniac204060

wtf? ur right

[MightySaturn5]

I beat my wife on a regular basis -any advice on how to muffle her blood curdling screams? ...thanks and have a great day.

[SomeoneWitSkill]

lol that was funny

[sxephlI]

i use a pillow

[HOVA4RMASH]

i didnt know acoustic sciences was a proffesion

[cheburashka1326]

I followed his advice on soundproofing air ducts and it made tremendous difference in my house. I did not do windows yet, but I am sure going to follow his advice

[Ovrlast7]

@dfx96 : Doesn't it? And why cant you just tell how to do better instead of talking trash?

Have a nice day and thank you sir in the vid ^^

[Williammurdercrase]

By sheet rock do you mean drywall?

[NightTVision]

Very good, thanks. I tought it was outisde in the beginning hahahha.

[djkidfix]

Great tip for the slanting walls, and also for the 'window plug...' I know a bit of acoustic theory and that all fits in with what I know....Right, I'm off down to Homebase :-)

[fantabulospleef]

thank you

[oiyabastard]

thnks

[DailyBrusher]

Thanks a ton!

[Dying101Fetus]

The ONLY good expert Village video!

Very good ideas. I never even thought about sheet rock.

[Dufflebagboy778]

can you put sheet rock over walls

i cant just oepn my wall up and put them in because its 3 bricks thick

[lllbr0kenlll]

exactly what i needed to know

[crazyemobitch]

uh.........what?

[tisBenG]

where can u get sheet rock??

[sadgmusic]

its drywall so id say home depot or somthin

[streetfightermatt]

how id drywall different to gyprock?

[vk6297]

Same thing. Tomato (American accent), tomato (British accent)...

[sufferdown666]

i've ben in the insulation business for 15 years and considered an expert in this field the most important thing to remember when "sound proofing" or sound deadening as we call it is that there has a gap between the drywall and studs this is where your sound gets traped and bounces in between that small gap i use one buy twos and this works just as good as the products that they want u to think u need for this type of application

[digifishmusic]

About the mechanism of soundproofing and the sound 'bouncing around' the gap. Not really. You are decoupling the inside and outside walls with what is in essence a spring. This allows the sound vibrations to be converted to heat and dissipate. But that only works if there are no air-paths between the spaces. All it takes is a small crack or hole and the whole system is defeated, so caulking and blocking up all the gaps is essential.

[thaidating]

I can't understand your english, can you post this again?

[killermagnet]

This gentleman is NOT an acoustician. He's using the buzz term - "Sound proofing". Indeed SOUND PROOFING is not just about plugging holes and not seeing light through cracks. It is includes (to a critical extent) the reduction of resonances that occur in walls and building materials. It is NOT a trivial matter to "SOUND PROOF" as this video seems to imply. Good God man, if you're going to tell the STORY, tell the whole thing, and don't leave out the most important, and significant parts.

[elijahlucian]

oh relax. like it matters to anybody that knows what they're doing.

[troelsbk]

eeeeeassssy on the sauce there. its a tip! if anybody's stupid enough to think they can learn it all from this video or any youtube clip then they have problems they need to fix before starting to acquire knowledge.

[PatriotMusicMatt]

Thank you for the information, especially the last suggestion on using sheetrock at an angle.

For those also appreciative of that point in the video, Acoustic Science's website added this important point,

"be sure to use different types and/or thicknesses for each of the two layers so that you don't double-up on any natural resonances associated with a particular wallboard."

[judahbabuda]

Pillows work lol, they adsorb the sound, and yeah that was pretty funny, lol.

[massergiomusica]

i doubt theyre as good as foam but still its an original thuaght Tee-hee...hehehe...

[judahbabuda]

i hope your a girl.

[SuperGangsterish]

how do ya soundproof a cellar?

if ye did it like this, then it would get damp and rot DD:

filthy.

[TicTacTraLaLa]

If you get trapped in a hidden, soundproof and electromagnetically insulated chamber, let me know.

[celfious]

PS subscribed for good concept.. i will one day browse your history of vids. Thanks.

[celfious]

expert village this video has good concept but I have heard of easier ways which are atleast close to the same effectiveness. Has to do with Styrofoam or um.. Foam.. I could have my source as wrong but it seems it would be a lot easier than heavy sheet rock, with 'angles' and good luck getting it to the ceiling lol.. I worked dry wall and sheet rock and its not easy, and angles?? Shew.. I would rather whisper like a mouse :D :D :D

[nahianxx]

LOL!! hahahaha

[DrusillaC]

Many thanks for your advice, especially the bit about angling the sheet rock. Much appreciated.

[squishylime]

good info, especially the end bit about angled walls

[jshdln]

does anyone know how well this would work for playing drums, has anyone tried this, how is it

[mudvainek]

that last idea is an awesome idea, thank you very much.

[isaacleedrums]

No, thank you!!! Totally broke drummer here. I recently lost my practice room (friends garage) due to noise complaints. However I found a nice lady who is willing to let me practice in her garage.

I will use the sheetrock on angle technique. If she hears to much drumming, I'll get cut off so I wanna do it right! Thanks for the tips.

[oscargurses]

keep in mind bass travels better through medium

[FishyMoe]

@isaacleedrums well its been a year, how did the sheet-rock angle technique work out?

[mompood]

Oh my god!that's almost exactly how I did mine.The soundboard is longer because flexes somewhat and allows for a tight fit.I used liquid nails to attach the pieces together and placed a couple of handles on it for easier removal.