sound proofing

[ChrisEPIC]

ok, so i need to sound proof my friends basement, we're starting to have a lot of parties there. rock shows, electronic shows etc. its actually pretty sweet.

but anyways. do you guys have any ideas on how to sound proof for cheap? lol most foam cost like 35 dollars a sq foot. to expensive for a college house lol

[theory28]

rug/ carpeting might help

anything that will dampen the sound. but keep in mind this also affects the rooms acoustics

[manchild]

Finished basement???

[ChrisEPIC]

Finished basement???

unfinished
concrete floors and walls and an open ceiling

[theory28]

sounds like my basement. giant echo chamber.

well, not a lot of echo but everything is a bit amplified.

like i said, rugs and carpeting and such hung up along the walls and on the floor should help.

at least on the far walls

[ChrisEPIC]

the problem is though, outside.
its not really really loud. but he lives downtown duluth, and the speakers are next to the wall so it rattles the outside and you can kinda hear it

[manchild]

Rockwool insulation kicks ass if the ceiling isn't insulated yet. Might be able to convince the homeowner to foot the bill for the insulation because it is expensive. He gets free labor, insulation from a cold room, and it doubles as a fire barrier and sound barrier. If not you could get some cheap sheets of cork board and lay em up against the walls when u decide to rage. Be surprised how much it will dampen the sound.

[ChrisEPIC]

If not you could get some cheap sheets of cork board and lay em up against the walls when u decide to rage. Be surprised how much it will dampen the sound.

and rage we will

thanks for the ideas guys

[BentoSan]

That foam your talking about is for treating a rooms acoustics and NOT soundproofing - the foam will do very very very very very little (to nothing at all) about stopping the sound from escaping the room.

If the basement is truely a basement in the sense that the whole thing is underground you don't have to worry about treating the walls as the sand around the house is going to do a fab job of stopping the sound. You will however want to use a couple thick layers of soundproofing gyprock on the ceiling to stop the sound going through the house and escaping out that way.

[ChrisEPIC]

That foam your talking about is for treating a rooms acoustics and NOT soundproofing - the foam will do very very very very very little (to nothing at all) about stopping the sound from escaping the room.

If the basement is truely a basement in the sense that the whole thing is underground you don't have to worry about treating the walls as the sand around the house is going to do a fab job of stopping the sound. You will however want to use a couple thick layers of soundproofing gyprock on the ceiling to stop the sound going through the house and escaping out that way.

its only half way underground