Well kind of but their is 2 kinds of foam acoustic and sound proof the acoustic is for reducing echo and the sound proof is to help with keeping the sound in the room
2:25 "If anybody thinks they can use egg cartons for any useful acoustic effect they have no idea what they are talking about, it doesn't do anything." Me: *Glances at the row of egg cartons on my wall*
@@FSXgta Acoustic foam has an NRC of 0.8 which means it absorbs 80% of sound. They are perfect for vocals but really really loud instruments like electric guitar might become a problem
Oh yeah, I was worried at first because I saw these foams and was ready to buy them, and you talked about the fact that they aren’t any good for sound dumpling, but then you say that they are great for echo and reverberation cancellation and sound uniformity, which is indeed what I search these foams for. So yeah, let’s go buy those things. Thanks for the clarification !
Another person on another video said that Bass frequencies are very hard to get to not leak without legit expensive wall soundproofing stuff which you put on the inside of a wall when it is built which is why I suggest not placing a subwoofer in a house that has very poor to little soundproofing from downstairs to upstairs, upstairs to downstairs, from room to room, or any combination of those things. I also recommend playing a bass with an interface and headphones if you can't afford to get a super soundproof music room. I am lucky to have my house soundproof enough so that neighbors at other houses will not really hear things from my room unless my interfaces has a volume set super high. For smaller rooms, smaller monitor speakers exist and some small amps could even get usable tones for records to my ears plus mine and some others don't need a subwoofer to have enough bass to my ears. I bet a subwoofer might make the sound of my speakers too bassy for my tastes and I prefer flatter audio speakers and headphones. The m40x was my choice for headphones and there was many I tried at a store, even ither audio technica ones and they were the most accurate for the price range. Some people say ear fatigue could develop faster from studio monitor stuff, but for my sensitive ears, some of them just are not as painful for me for lots of audio as many other non studio monitor ones are.
Low frequency noise is less "jarring" if you will But I think its designed for more of an every day kind of soundproofing or echo elimination, reducing noise from conversation, etc.
Guys I am planning to block the only one ventilator of my bedroom that's basically a hole on the wall, and tighten every gap on my door and window to reduce some sounds coming from outside, is it save for my sleep considering I will have around zero space for air to come in? I don't wanna wake up as a ghost yet
My man is looking at the camera as if he told it earlier in the day, “ME...YOU...After school At 3PM SHARP In The Parking Lot....Don’t Be Late Wussy.” 😂😂😂😂
Good video. I like how you explain everything very clearly in laymans terms that average musicians getting into recording can understand (and with good demonstrations) . I used egg-crate shaped foam bed mattresses as sound treatment "on the cheap". At first I covered my whole room, but it sounded awful. I ended up going with a live-room/dead room (half treated room) set-up for my control room which I found fixed the echo issues without making everything heard through my nearfield monitors sound like crap. I also track instruments in that room sometimes as well (while using headphones to monitor) simply because I like the neutral acoustics in the room. For certain instruments however I'll track them in my garage or living room via a mic snake. The studios that I've tracked in that had full sound proofing AND treatment had the rooms custom built for that purpose with double walls and acoustically isolated floors (I believe most of them use sand in between a concrete foundation and a raised floor). But they probably spent about $100K on all of that. That being said, there are some "bass traps" that can be built to help reduce standing wave issues that often create exaggerated bass frequencies in a room. I also always recommend book shelves opposite of monitor speakers to help break up sound waves a bit. Placement of monitors is also critical. If they are rear-ported, it's important not to place them too close to a wall or else again...you get exaggerated bass frequencies. I also like to angle them towards the engineer seat and never have them facing directly at a wall like I've seen some people do. Angling them helps reduce standing waves as well. Finally I would mention that its important that people understand the difference between a control room acoustic environment versus a tracking room acoustic environment While the control room can double as a tracking room, for certain instruments (like a drum-kit) they often sound much better in a more echo'y room like a garage or a large bathroom with a bit more natural reverb. But use to have little movable walls with ceramic tiles (and other walls with acoustic tiles) that I would use to change up the acoustics of a room back when I use to record bands. That can be a lot of fun toying around with room acoustics in that manner. For vocals however, I would track them usually in a fully sound treated bedroom closet in the control room (my bedroom lol). My neighbors unfortunately didn't take too kindly at having big long-haired/bald/bearded tattoo covered, death metal guys at my house nor the concert level sound coming out of my house so I eventually had to quit recording metal bands which was sad. :(
@@kizza5897 " Part I: Good video. I like how you explain everything very clearly in laymans terms that average musicians getting into recording can understand (and with good demonstrations) . I used egg-crate shaped foam bed mattresses as sound treatment "on the cheap". At first I covered my whole room, but it sounded awful. I ended up going with a live-room/dead room (half treated room) set-up for my control room which I found fixed the echo issues without making everything heard through my nearfield monitors sound like crap. I also track instruments in that room sometimes as well (while using headphones to monitor) simply because I like the neutral acoustics in the room. For certain instruments however I'll track them in my garage or living room via a mic snake. The studios that I've tracked in that had full sound proofing AND treatment had the rooms custom built for that purpose with double walls and acoustically isolated floors (I believe most of them use sand in between a concrete foundation and a raised floor). But they probably spent about $100K on all of that. That being said, there are some "bass traps" that can be built to help reduce standing wave issues that often create exaggerated bass frequencies in a room. I also always recommend book shelves opposite of monitor speakers to help break up sound waves a bit. Placement of monitors is also critical. If they are rear-ported, it's important not to place them too close to a wall or else again...you get exaggerated bass frequencies. I also like to angle them towards the engineer seat and never have them facing directly at a wall like I've seen some people do. Angling them helps reduce standing waves as well. Part II: Finally I would mention that its important that people understand the difference between a control room acoustic environment versus a tracking room acoustic environment While the control room can double as a tracking room, for certain instruments (like a drum-kit) they often sound much better in a more echo'y room like a garage or a large bathroom with a bit more natural reverb. But use to have little movable walls with ceramic tiles (and other walls with acoustic tiles) that I would use to change up the acoustics of a room back when I use to record bands. That can be a lot of fun toying around with room acoustics in that manner. For vocals however, I would track them usually in a fully sound treated bedroom closet in the control room (my bedroom lol). My neighbors unfortunately didn't take too kindly at having big long-haired/bald/bearded tattoo covered, death metal guys at my house nor the concert level sound coming out of my house so I eventually had to quit recording metal bands which was sad. :("
Since I know people A mix up terms and B don’t understand the difference , sound proofing = blocking out or reduce out side noise from getting in to the room or vise versus , acoustic treatment = reducing echo and reverb and reflections , foam is more for acoustic treatment not sound proofing
Hey I have a tiny room filled with stuff would it even need any acoustic treatment or anything like that to sound the best it can? Or is it ok on its own since it's full of stuff?
No one in their right mind would try to "sound proof" with foam. Sound proofing is NOT the same as sound treatment. Considering your points, it's important to make that distinction. Also, leave some room for the holy spirit 👻
I got like 3 to 4 inch foam in my room. Not alot but in good places. Plus I have an audio correction software for mixing etc. Works well for me but when I get my own place I'd get panels and soundproof it with wool or Owen's corning
Not music related but would it work to reduce noise if you lined a 55 gallon drum with this stuff and shot a gun through it? The echo would be mostly contained I think but not sure how much it would help reduce noise.
It will certainly reduce the noise, but It might not be enough. Also, keep in mind that guns can get pretty hot and this would keep your gun from cooling itself down to safe temperatures.
Buying some drums, what can I do to my room so the neighbors won’t be bothered? I have a door sweep, curtains, a thick rug, weather strips in the doors, etc. If I FULLY COVER all the walls and roof with foam will it reduce sound?
You would need a very thick layer of foam to effectively reduce it. At that point most rooms become too small to do anything in. You might want to go another route and put mesh heads on those drums. Those will quiet them down significantly which is good for both your hearing and your neighbours. If you prefer standard drum heads, you may want to build a room within that room out of drywall and rockwool. Those materials are much more efficient than acoustic foam. For your second door I would suggest a balcony door. The two layers of glass and the rather air tight closing mechanism work well for sound isolation, too.
Useless Tunes I’m not in an apartment so I have enough room so that the neighbors aren’t bothered by what I do, but it’s not my room so I can’t really build anything in it (it’s a shared music studio). Looking to reduce sound for neighbors and other residents in any way possible and to any degree, I really think acoustic foam or blankets are the only thing available. Would covering all the walls and ceiling reduce the sound, even a little bit?
@@bobthechimp5431 I would say that it won't be effective. Unless you have about 50cm+ per wall and ceiling, which would be really expensive, a ton of work and probably still not enough.
@@bobthechimp5431 I mean you need to cover everything in 50cm + thick foam for it to have enough of an effect. Acoustic foam isn't dense enough to effectively quieten down a drumkit.
Useless Tunes all you had to say was that foam tiles are not intended for sound isolation, as the literature already would suggest. The “experiment” just made you look like you have no idea how to do an experiment or even a crude practical test. Wasted my time.
Useless Tunes, what is wrong is that you put a piece of foam between a bass amp and a mic, not telling us, or more importantly not showing us where or how you arranged them, and then filmed yourself playing a terrible walking bass line for 30 seconds. To prove what?? That you’re slightly dense and you can’t play bass? Maybe you would have gotten a better soundproofing effect if you had put your head between the speaker and mic
what did you use as a control for your spectrum? the bass line? maybe try using just one note? or one a frequency sweep? not super scientific, could be margin of error. edit: scratch that, you mean sound proof as in complete cancellation, not just reverb/echo. in that case, for lower frequencies, you need more material to absorb and dampen the energy of the sound. the foam you're debunking has less material because it has that shape meant to diffuse sound with internal reflections, but not only does it have less material than your acoustic boards, but the shape of these cutouts are small and probably only trap higher frequencies/smaller wavelength sounds. so i suspect that's why it won't work for your purposes.
It seems that you‘re mixing between soundproofing and acoustic treatment! The foam sheet that you’re showing is for acoustic treatment (it’s for treating and balancing frequencies inside your room to be able to hear sound accurately with no reverbs etc) not meant to be used for soundproofing (it’s not for stopping sound from traveling between walls or rooms). Plus, these these sheets should be used to treat higher frequencies, whereas basstraps foam can be used to treat bass problems.
Yeah, but I've read a ton of posts from people who think that it works as soundproofing. I made this video specifically to demonstrate that it doesn't.
Dont listen this guy. Its not about reduction of noise pollution , its more to avoid sound bouncing of the walls - for better monitoring and mixing of your track . Get a foam
It really depends on your budget. But generally, mineral wool is much more effective per unit of volume, especially in lower frequencies. Also it helps to have no parallel walls, which is much easier said than done. But acoustics should ideally be planned individually for a specific room and its specific purpose.
Good video. I like how you explain everything very clearly in laymans terms that average musicians getting into recording can understand (and with good demonstrations) . I used egg-crate shaped foam bed mattresses as sound treatment "on the cheap". At first I covered my whole room, but it sounded awful. I ended up going with a live-room/dead room (half treated room) set-up for my control room which I found fixed the echo issues without making everything heard through my nearfield monitors sound like crap. I also track instruments in that room sometimes as well (while using headphones to monitor) simply because I like the neutral acoustics in the room. For certain instruments however I'll track them in my garage or living room via a mic snake. The studios that I've tracked in that had full sound proofing AND treatment had the rooms custom built for that purpose with double walls and acoustically isolated floors (I believe most of them use sand in between a concrete foundation and a raised floor). But they probably spent about $100K on all of that. That being said, there are some "bass traps" that can be built to help reduce standing wave issues that often create exaggerated bass frequencies in a room. I also always recommend book shelves opposite of monitor speakers to help break up sound waves a bit. Placement of monitors is also critical. If they are rear-ported, it's important not to place them too close to a wall or else again...you get exaggerated bass frequencies. I also like to angle them towards the engineer seat and never have them facing directly at a wall like I've seen some people do. Angling them helps reduce standing waves as well. Finally I would mention that its important that people understand the difference between a control room acoustic environment versus a tracking room acoustic environment While the control room can double as a tracking room, for certain instruments (like a drum-kit) they often sound much better in a more echo'y room like a garage or a large bathroom with a bit more natural reverb. But use to have little movable walls with ceramic tiles (and other walls with acoustic tiles) that I would use to change up the acoustics of a room back when I use to record bands. That can be a lot of fun toying around with room acoustics in that manner. For vocals however, I would track them usually in a fully sound treated bedroom closet in the control room (my bedroom lol). My neighbors unfortunately didn't take too kindly at having big long-haired/bald/bearded tattoo covered, death metal guys at my house nor the concert level sound coming out of my house so I eventually had to quit recording metal bands which was sad. :(
if the camera has a soul you are staring right at it
Cameras don't have souls, but I'm using it to stare into yours.
@@uselesstunes3888 AHAHAH nah ill leave you a like if you stop mate,
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Useless Tunes quite feels like it ngl...
Useless Tunes Amazing
Foam is to reduce echo! not to sound proof. Just saved you all 3 Minutes 51 Seconds.
Thank you
Well kind of but their is 2 kinds of foam acoustic and sound proof the acoustic is for reducing echo and the sound proof is to help with keeping the sound in the room
What is the point of reducing echo unless you're trying to record something
Is there any way to dampen sound? I might move to my grandma's house and I dont wanna disturb when im gaming at night
@@remyd8767 this is exactly what many content creators do nowadays off
Damn I lost the staring contest.
I'm flexing my one skill.
You seem somewhat angsty against physics, annoyed by sound, and fed up with foam.
Well, acoustic foam is just one of those things that, sadly, get perpetually misunderstood.
Aren't we all?
Physics is a bitch
physics are a bit of a bitch, ill pass the memo onto Newton.
2:25 "If anybody thinks they can use egg cartons for any useful acoustic effect they have no idea what they are talking about, it doesn't do anything."
Me: *Glances at the row of egg cartons on my wall*
I am happy to help.
😂
Man... So what CAN I use? there are so many videos that shit on everything but provide no alternative
Look for "DIY Perks" channel. Video named "How to make high performance sound absorption panels for 5$".
buy an island and move there ;D
Acoustic Foams are used for Echo & Acoustic Curtains are used for Soundproofing SoundProof-Curtains.me
A lot of people say foam is good for soundproofing simply because they’re confusing the term with sound deadening or removing reverb.
Acoustic foam slows down sound waves, breaks up standing waves and helps create an effectively larger ambient space. It will not disappoint.
To stop standing bass waves you need HEAVY bass traps. These panels will only help with high frequencies, some midrange if they are thicker
@@FSXgta Acoustic foam has an NRC of 0.8 which means it absorbs 80% of sound. They are perfect for vocals but really really loud instruments like electric guitar might become a problem
@@benireges it absorbs 80% in a SPECIFIC frequency range lol. And that range isn't great for lower frequencies
@@FSXgta No. NRC measures average sound absorption across all frequencies
The start of the video was the most straight to the point explanation i’ve ever said and the fact he kept a straight face 😂
Comments:
10% about sound proofing
90% about his eyes just staring at the camera
The whole time after first 10 sec, I lost the point of the video expecting him to blink, at least once!
Top 10 most calming voices on the internet
Oh yeah, I was worried at first because I saw these foams and was ready to buy them, and you talked about the fact that they aren’t any good for sound dumpling, but then you say that they are great for echo and reverberation cancellation and sound uniformity, which is indeed what I search these foams for. So yeah, let’s go buy those things. Thanks for the clarification !
confusion between acoustic foam for echo and sound proofing.
Thank You, Musician Jesus!
He said "apparently" it helps with amp hiss but it actually did lol
Ppl have a tendency to do that. Same woth the word literally
i love this passive agressive nerf-basement dweller - he is a hoot :D
Another person on another video said that Bass frequencies are very hard to get to not leak without legit expensive wall soundproofing stuff which you put on the inside of a wall when it is built which is why I suggest not placing a subwoofer in a house that has very poor to little soundproofing from downstairs to upstairs, upstairs to downstairs, from room to room, or any combination of those things. I also recommend playing a bass with an interface and headphones if you can't afford to get a super soundproof music room. I am lucky to have my house soundproof enough so that neighbors at other houses will not really hear things from my room unless my interfaces has a volume set super high. For smaller rooms, smaller monitor speakers exist and some small amps could even get usable tones for records to my ears plus mine and some others don't need a subwoofer to have enough bass to my ears. I bet a subwoofer might make the sound of my speakers too bassy for my tastes and I prefer flatter audio speakers and headphones. The m40x was my choice for headphones and there was many I tried at a store, even ither audio technica ones and they were the most accurate for the price range. Some people say ear fatigue could develop faster from studio monitor stuff, but for my sensitive ears, some of them just are not as painful for me for lots of audio as many other non studio monitor ones are.
Thanks for the tip man, time to completely fill my room with foam, should make for some interesting recording sessions 🤣
I use both the foam and rockwool and here I am wondering why they sell foam if it’s useless, and this answered my question.
it doesnt soundproof its just meant for echos
Low frequency noise is less "jarring" if you will
But I think its designed for more of an every day kind of soundproofing or echo elimination, reducing noise from conversation, etc.
"Physics is a bitch"
Einstein wants to know ur location😂😂
what if your a live stream that play games to block the loud voice you do
I have put some mass loaded vinyl, it has reduce reduce bitchy neighbour voice but the for the furnture moving sound I can still hear them.
So... is he gonna murder me now?
Whoever thinks this is for soundproofing needs a ton of reading. But for diffusing and minimizing reverb of course they work
Guys I am planning to block the only one ventilator of my bedroom that's basically a hole on the wall, and tighten every gap on my door and window to reduce some sounds coming from outside, is it save for my sleep considering I will have around zero space for air to come in? I don't wanna wake up as a ghost yet
My man is looking at the camera as if he told it earlier in the day,
“ME...YOU...After school At 3PM SHARP In The Parking Lot....Don’t Be Late Wussy.”
😂😂😂😂
Good video. I like how you explain everything very clearly in laymans terms that average musicians getting into recording can understand (and with good demonstrations)
. I used egg-crate shaped foam bed mattresses as sound treatment "on the cheap". At first I covered my whole room, but it sounded awful. I ended up going with a live-room/dead room (half treated room) set-up for my control room which I found fixed the echo issues without making everything heard through my nearfield monitors sound like crap. I also track instruments in that room sometimes as well (while using headphones to monitor) simply because I like the neutral acoustics in the room. For certain instruments however I'll track them in my garage or living room via a mic snake.
The studios that I've tracked in that had full sound proofing AND treatment had the rooms custom built for that purpose with double walls and acoustically isolated floors (I believe most of them use sand in between a concrete foundation and a raised floor). But they probably spent about $100K on all of that. That being said, there are some "bass traps" that can be built to help reduce standing wave issues that often create exaggerated bass frequencies in a room. I also always recommend book shelves opposite of monitor speakers to help break up sound waves a bit. Placement of monitors is also critical. If they are rear-ported, it's important not to place them too close to a wall or else again...you get exaggerated bass frequencies. I also like to angle them towards the engineer seat and never have them facing directly at a wall like I've seen some people do. Angling them helps reduce standing waves as well. Finally I would mention that its important that people understand the difference between a control room acoustic environment versus a tracking room acoustic environment While the control room can double as a tracking room, for certain instruments (like a drum-kit) they often sound much better in a more echo'y room like a garage or a large bathroom with a bit more natural reverb. But use to have little movable walls with ceramic tiles (and other walls with acoustic tiles) that I would use to change up the acoustics of a room back when I use to record bands. That can be a lot of fun toying around with room acoustics in that manner. For vocals however, I would track them usually in a fully sound treated bedroom closet in the control room (my bedroom lol). My neighbors unfortunately didn't take too kindly at having big long-haired/bald/bearded tattoo covered, death metal guys at my house nor the concert level sound coming out of my house so I eventually had to quit recording metal bands which was sad. :(
wigon I liked your comment but I haven’t read it XD I think u know why
@@kizza5897 "
Part I:
Good video. I like how you explain everything very clearly in laymans terms that average musicians getting into recording can understand (and with good demonstrations)
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I used egg-crate shaped foam bed mattresses as sound treatment "on the cheap". At first I covered my whole room, but it sounded awful. I ended up going with a live-room/dead room (half treated room) set-up for my control room which I found fixed the echo issues without making everything heard through my nearfield monitors sound like crap.
I also track instruments in that room sometimes as well (while using headphones to monitor) simply because I like the neutral acoustics in the room. For certain instruments however I'll track them in my garage or living room via a mic snake.
The studios that I've tracked in that had full sound proofing AND treatment had the rooms custom built for that purpose with double walls and acoustically isolated floors (I believe most of them use sand in between a concrete foundation and a raised floor).
But they probably spent about $100K on all of that. That being said, there are some "bass traps" that can be built to help reduce standing wave issues that often create exaggerated bass frequencies in a room.
I also always recommend book shelves opposite of monitor speakers to help break up sound waves a bit. Placement of monitors is also critical. If they are rear-ported, it's important not to place them too close to a wall or else again...you get exaggerated bass frequencies.
I also like to angle them towards the engineer seat and never have them facing directly at a wall like I've seen some people do. Angling them helps reduce standing waves as well.
Part II:
Finally I would mention that its important that people understand the difference between a control room acoustic environment versus a tracking room acoustic environment While the control room can double as a tracking room, for certain instruments (like a drum-kit) they often sound much better in a more echo'y room like a garage or a large bathroom with a bit more natural reverb.
But use to have little movable walls with ceramic tiles (and other walls with acoustic tiles) that I would use to change up the acoustics of a room back when I use to record bands. That can be a lot of fun toying around with room acoustics in that manner.
For vocals however, I would track them usually in a fully sound treated bedroom closet in the control room (my bedroom lol). My neighbors unfortunately didn't take too kindly at having big long-haired/bald/bearded tattoo covered, death metal guys at my house nor the concert level sound coming out of my house so I eventually had to quit recording metal bands which was sad. :("
It definitely works for me and a lot of other circumstances.
If you have bass traps and panels and use foam to kill the reverb and echo in the room is it totally useless then??
This the dude from metalocalypse?
Super useful dude, thanks for allowing me to not make a mistake
Since I know people A mix up terms and B don’t understand the difference , sound proofing = blocking out or reduce out side noise from getting in to the room or vise versus , acoustic treatment = reducing echo and reverb and reflections , foam is more for acoustic treatment not sound proofing
Thanks for saving me a waste of money and effort
Someone call 911, i swear there's a guy pointing a gun at that man!
Hey I have a tiny room filled with stuff would it even need any acoustic treatment or anything like that to sound the best it can? Or is it ok on its own since it's full of stuff?
Foam is to reduce reverb not soundproofing
No one in their right mind would try to "sound proof" with foam. Sound proofing is NOT the same as sound treatment. Considering your points, it's important to make that distinction. Also, leave some room for the holy spirit 👻
it’s useless. these foams only absorb the high frequencies, making everything unbalanced.
"physics is a bitch" well said 😂😂😂
Expressions remains the same.
Nice you just saved me lots of money Soundproofing my love Cave I’ll just keep the Music on lol
$15 dollars is too much?
I got like 3 to 4 inch foam in my room. Not alot but in good places. Plus I have an audio correction software for mixing etc. Works well for me but when I get my own place I'd get panels and soundproof it with wool or Owen's corning
so what panels do you suggest for streaming that are affordable?
This video was awesome! It's educational, and entertaining with your sense of humor lol! Thanks!
This was the best example ever
What about eggs cartons...filled with eggs!?
Hahaha
What is the type of the greenish foam?
Cause acoustic foam was never intended for sound proofing. Click bait.
Not music related but would it work to reduce noise if you lined a 55 gallon drum with this stuff and shot a gun through it? The echo would be mostly contained I think but not sure how much it would help reduce noise.
It will certainly reduce the noise, but It might not be enough. Also, keep in mind that guns can get pretty hot and this would keep your gun from cooling itself down to safe temperatures.
thanks. you just saved me time, money and a lot of disappointment.
what about high frequencies? for example drums or claps?
The higher the frequency, the more easily it's absorbed by even thin foam. But of course that still leaves low and mid frequencies untreated.
so what do i use?
Towels
Buying some drums, what can I do to my room so the neighbors won’t be bothered? I have a door sweep, curtains, a thick rug, weather strips in the doors, etc. If I FULLY COVER all the walls and roof with foam will it reduce sound?
You would need a very thick layer of foam to effectively reduce it. At that point most rooms become too small to do anything in. You might want to go another route and put mesh heads on those drums.
Those will quiet them down significantly which is good for both your hearing and your neighbours.
If you prefer standard drum heads, you may want to build a room within that room out of drywall and rockwool. Those materials are much more efficient than acoustic foam. For your second door I would suggest a balcony door. The two layers of glass and the rather air tight closing mechanism work well for sound isolation, too.
Useless Tunes I’m not in an apartment so I have enough room so that the neighbors aren’t bothered by what I do, but it’s not my room so I can’t really build anything in it (it’s a shared music studio). Looking to reduce sound for neighbors and other residents in any way possible and to any degree, I really think acoustic foam or blankets are the only thing available. Would covering all the walls and ceiling reduce the sound, even a little bit?
@@bobthechimp5431 I would say that it won't be effective. Unless you have about 50cm+ per wall and ceiling, which would be really expensive, a ton of work and probably still not enough.
Useless Tunes there isn’t going to be any wall or ceiling showing. All foam.
@@bobthechimp5431 I mean you need to cover everything in 50cm + thick foam for it to have enough of an effect. Acoustic foam isn't dense enough to effectively quieten down a drumkit.
Its good reverb reduction not isolation and high and mid end only
Umm, you added foam where ?? In between the mic and amp, on the wall, in front of your face?
In between the amp and the mic.
Useless Tunes all you had to say was that foam tiles are not intended for sound isolation, as the literature already would suggest. The “experiment” just made you look like you have no idea how to do an experiment or even a crude practical test. Wasted my time.
@@pablopiccaso7891 You are entitled to your wrong opinion.
Useless Tunes, what is wrong is that you put a piece of foam between a bass amp and a mic, not telling us, or more importantly not showing us where or how you arranged them, and then filmed yourself playing a terrible walking bass line for 30 seconds. To prove what?? That you’re slightly dense and you can’t play bass? Maybe you would have gotten a better soundproofing effect if you had put your head between the speaker and mic
@@pablopiccaso7891 The thing that's wrong is that you are currently wasting your time more than I ever was.
well yeah, it's treatment. not proofing. it's echo reduction, not sound reduction from the outside
Yes. But not everyone seems to understand it as such.
Foam just cuts off highs
In practical terms, yes. If you have a 30m thick wall of foam, it would cut off some serious bass, too.
@@uselesstunes3888 Mmmmm ... foammm ...
It's sound a way better with foam even in your test so i don't inderstand what you say it's useless
It's (almost) useless at absorbing low frequencies. I was surprised at how well it worked as a tool for hiss removal.
ok so what then.....
what did you use as a control for your spectrum? the bass line? maybe try using just one note? or one a frequency sweep? not super scientific, could be margin of error.
edit: scratch that, you mean sound proof as in complete cancellation, not just reverb/echo. in that case, for lower frequencies, you need more material to absorb and dampen the energy of the sound. the foam you're debunking has less material because it has that shape meant to diffuse sound with internal reflections, but not only does it have less material than your acoustic boards, but the shape of these cutouts are small and probably only trap higher frequencies/smaller wavelength sounds. so i suspect that's why it won't work for your purposes.
So how would I help my parents sleep as I yell at little kids on call of duty
The most effective way would be to build a room within a room. Or to move out.
It seems that you‘re mixing between soundproofing and acoustic treatment! The foam sheet that you’re showing is for acoustic treatment (it’s for treating and balancing frequencies inside your room to be able to hear sound accurately with no reverbs etc) not meant to be used for soundproofing (it’s not for stopping sound from traveling between walls or rooms). Plus, these these sheets should be used to treat higher frequencies, whereas basstraps foam can be used to treat bass problems.
Yeah, but I've read a ton of posts from people who think that it works as soundproofing. I made this video specifically to demonstrate that it doesn't.
Useless Tunes OK now I got your point 😁 thank you very much my friend. Great channel by the way.
Great video
Your video is great. It gets to the point, at least conparatively faster than all these other fools with their dumb 10 min video wasting time.
Awesome video. I just use them* for looks on my backdrop.
Dont listen this guy. Its not about reduction of noise pollution , its more to avoid sound bouncing of the walls - for better monitoring and mixing of your track . Get a foam
so what is the solution?
It really depends on your budget. But generally, mineral wool is much more effective per unit of volume, especially in lower frequencies. Also it helps to have no parallel walls, which is much easier said than done.
But acoustics should ideally be planned individually for a specific room and its specific purpose.
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I hope this isn't a comment on my apparent age.
Does it help with vibration
Yes. I had a mic pick up vibrations from the surface underneath. Then I placed the mic stand onto acoustic foam and the humming was gone.
sir suggest me a mic for Android device for voice over..
I guess the Rode SmartLav+ will do alright. By no means perfect but alright.
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Nobody is trying to reduce sound, they're trying to reduce echo.
Maybe you're not. But shockingly, you are not everybody.
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Blinking is for the weak of mind and body.
lol he is funny as fuck , hello from Scotland
Hello to Scotland.
well shit lmao
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Sup bro
Nah I'm not here for your guitar playing
Thats a bass guitar 🤓🤓🤓
This is wack, acoustic foam does work, lmao
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Good video. I like how you explain everything very clearly in laymans terms that average musicians getting into recording can understand (and with good demonstrations)
. I used egg-crate shaped foam bed mattresses as sound treatment "on the cheap". At first I covered my whole room, but it sounded awful. I ended up going with a live-room/dead room (half treated room) set-up for my control room which I found fixed the echo issues without making everything heard through my nearfield monitors sound like crap. I also track instruments in that room sometimes as well (while using headphones to monitor) simply because I like the neutral acoustics in the room. For certain instruments however I'll track them in my garage or living room via a mic snake.
The studios that I've tracked in that had full sound proofing AND treatment had the rooms custom built for that purpose with double walls and acoustically isolated floors (I believe most of them use sand in between a concrete foundation and a raised floor). But they probably spent about $100K on all of that. That being said, there are some "bass traps" that can be built to help reduce standing wave issues that often create exaggerated bass frequencies in a room. I also always recommend book shelves opposite of monitor speakers to help break up sound waves a bit. Placement of monitors is also critical. If they are rear-ported, it's important not to place them too close to a wall or else again...you get exaggerated bass frequencies. I also like to angle them towards the engineer seat and never have them facing directly at a wall like I've seen some people do. Angling them helps reduce standing waves as well. Finally I would mention that its important that people understand the difference between a control room acoustic environment versus a tracking room acoustic environment While the control room can double as a tracking room, for certain instruments (like a drum-kit) they often sound much better in a more echo'y room like a garage or a large bathroom with a bit more natural reverb. But use to have little movable walls with ceramic tiles (and other walls with acoustic tiles) that I would use to change up the acoustics of a room back when I use to record bands. That can be a lot of fun toying around with room acoustics in that manner. For vocals however, I would track them usually in a fully sound treated bedroom closet in the control room (my bedroom lol). My neighbors unfortunately didn't take too kindly at having big long-haired/bald/bearded tattoo covered, death metal guys at my house nor the concert level sound coming out of my house so I eventually had to quit recording metal bands which was sad. :(