hanging blankets on/off walls, any use in keeping neighbors happier?

[More-Gear-Than-Skill]

This is an old trick. Does it work, in any way? I have a smallish room which i use to record and practice. I do not want to do the proper "Soundproofing" with the inner dry-wall, airtight with special materials and the rest. I just want to be able to play a little louder on the drum-machine, guitar and bass guitar and not feel like I'm sharing.

So i thought of doing the following: hang thick blankets off the walls (about 2-3 inches off, not against. Then decorate the room with some odd angled bookshelfing. Am i wasting my time, natural light and blankets on such efforts?

I'm not a high volume guy. Just wanna rock out a little. And work in a slightly deader acoustic environ. Also i don't want total sound isolation, because I know that's not possible. i've checked out http://www.homerecordingconnection.com

Save the blankets for winter nights? Note- blankets off the wall...

 

[Rich_S]

Re: hanging blankets on/off walls, any use in keeping neighbors happier?

It probably won't help much. Isolation requires MASS and air-tightness, blankets have neither. They will knock out the treble (inside the room and out), but won't do much to kill the low-end thump-thump-thump that most annoys neighbors.

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: hanging blankets on/off walls, any use in keeping neighbors happier?

**** they neighbours.....Crank that ****!!!!

 

[More-Gear-Than-Skill]

Re: hanging blankets on/off walls, any use in keeping neighbors happier?

HELL YEAH! - But, err... I don't like the room's boomy, bathroom vibe. MY Neighbours are deeply vile bottom-feeders who'll steal my gear if they know it's there....

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: hanging blankets on/off walls, any use in keeping neighbors happier?

It probably won't help much. Isolation requires MASS and air-tightness, blankets have neither. They will knock out the treble (inside the room and out), but won't do much to kill the low-end thump-thump-thump that most annoys neighbors.

As Rich S said...

Hanging blankets up will help create a "dead" sounding room for recording though.

 

[Bob Zombie]

Re: hanging blankets on/off walls, any use in keeping neighbors happier?

HELL YEAH! - But, err... I don't like the room's boomy, bathroom vibe. MY Neighbours are deeply vile bottom-feeders who'll steal my gear if they know it's there....

Jeez wouldnt you say its about time to move then? lol They are holding you music back man! Set it free! :burnout: