Soundproofing

Joel from Los Angeles based band Therapy Session finds good solutions to soundproofing his apartment for music recording and practice. Music from the album "Burning Bridges & Building Walls" include "The Moth & the Moon" and "Fast".

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[vandomVenom]

Hello hello! i wanna ask you whether putting the foams makes it quiet inside your room? cause im planning on doing the same to do vocals, i need help and tips

[therapysessionmusic]

@vandomVenom It will keeps sound from traveling and bouncing around. It will not completely eliminate outside noise, but it'll help. It helps more isolating the sound inside the room.

If you want isolation of sound, it's best to have a room within a room, but that's usually not practical for most of us. You can buy or build a small vocal booth and have it inside your room.

[therapysessionmusic]

@vandomVenom That will keep most outside noise out, since your room will be the first line of defense against outside noise and then the booth will be the 2nd filter for any noise within the room. For vocals I use my hallway closet because there is only one small wall that faces outside, so it is almost a room within a room. the outside wall I keep my soft drum cases and a few layers of foam which filters out most of the outside noise and makes it pretty quiet.

[KrAzyAssSpiC]

do you use a certain kind of tape or any kind? or glue?

[therapysessionmusic]

@KrAzyAssSpiC I used double stick foam tape. It works well on the thinner foam, but the thicker stuff needs extra support, so I used wire nails. The foam tape is easy to remove with little if not no damage to the wall or paint. It's a little pricey though; I spent nearly $100 in tape for this project, but I used a lot of tape.

[qigong1001]

Is gray the only color? Seems kind of depressing. Love the idea though, I'm gonna do it!

[therapysessionmusic]

There are other color options. Some companies have all sorts of crazy colors, but they usually cost a bit more. I like the Ash, but I also hate sunlight and anything related to happiness.

[vandomVenom]

@therapysessionmusic hmm okay then how should i position my foams? Should i filll my whole room up like yours? and which types should i get? I see alot of like shapes and forms.

[DrFrankenschtein]

Awesome video! This was exactly what I was looking for. After researching and deciding that nailing insulated false walls in my apartment -probably- wouldn't make my landlord the happiest guy alive, I decided to find a better solution. Thanks for making this dude!

[ImaginaryFoundation]

im going through a sound isolation process right now, i enjoy knowing there are other dedicated people out there that just want a place where they can make music at any time of the day. starting this i had no idea how much research is involved when you want to sound proof a room. you learn alot of about sound waves when you research. i think it shows alot of dedication to music to go through all that trouble. thanks for making this video it also had great music breaks. p.s- why is foam so pricy!

[qigong1001]

Ahhh...a true artist! But don't cut your ear off! Thanks, for the input. I did some research and i think some dense sheet rock material might work best for me. I'm actually your neighbor, trying to keep the sound out.