RTP-area local music and culture

[david gourley <davidg.nospam.news AT verizon.net>]

gmiller.nc AT gmail.com (Gary Miller) put forth the notion 
in...148e9da40808280648i3c3e0c02x1a7e1630e46aeb96 AT mail.gmail.com:">news:148e9da40808280648i3c3e0c02x1a7e1630e46aeb96 AT mail.gmail.com:

> Hi Jeff,
> 
> I think the key issue as it relates to cost is going to be the size of
> the room.  My answer to that would be to suggest that you frame out a
> smaller "room within a room" and then pad the heck out of that sucker
> with carpet.
> 
> I did this at my house in a bedroom.  The room was 12x12.  I built a
> smaller "box" (6x6) within that room to house my drums.  I spent maybe
> $175 to $200 on lumber.  I then got free carpet from craigslist and
> completely covered the inside and out of that smaller
> room-within-a-room.
> 
> It's not "soundproof" per se.  But, I can bash away, and my wife can
> barely hear it if she walks 10 feet from the house.
> 
> Good luck!
> Gary
> p.s. After doing this, then go tell the neighbors to stop being such
> douchebags.  :)
> 
> 
> 2008/8/28 Jeffrey Herrick <herrickjeffrey AT yahoo.com>:
>> Hey All,
>>
>> My sister lives in Durham and asked if me or my friends know anything 
about soundproofing.. which I don't.  I did an obligatory search of 
alt.music.chapel-hill to see if this has been addressed before.. My weak 
searching skillz didn't come up with much.  So I throw out to the 
collective knowledge. Links or whatever are much appreciated.. The kid 
plays in a room above a garage.  So I think there are some windows that may 
be
>> the main problem, they have tried some sort of sound proofing to them
>> but I don't know what... and the neighbors still called the cops.. seems 
the neighbors annoyed by the drums are not very willing compromise.  My 
sister's query is below...
>>
>> **
>> Our neighbors across the street are having a terrible time with the
>>
>> neighbors behind them regarding their sons drumming.  They have now 
called
>>
>> the cops twice.  And the cops have basically said if anyone finds it
>>
>> disturbing then he can't play- Ever! (and the 15 yo will get the
>>
>> citation and have to go to juvenile court) It is certainly audible 
outside
>>
>> the house but we think reasonable for daytime noise. They have taken 
some
>>
>> efforts to sound proof the room and would like to do more but they think 
it
>>
>> will cost $3,000 with the materials they are researching.  Any cheap
>>
>> solutions would be appreciated!***
>>
>> I'm a bit suspicious of durham's finest interpretation of the law.. but 
I really know nothing of the legalities of the situation either...
>>
>> Please help the kids to keep rock'n..
>> Jeff
>>

You need massive layers of sheetrock to cut off bass freqs, as carpet is 
only good for mid-high freqs.  

Real soundproofing is a costly exercise, and the electonic drum idea may be 
best for a house surrounded by other houses.  The 'room within a room' is 
good to a point, but if you can't 'float' it you're almost in the same 
boat.

david