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KR2]]> Guitar Players Discussion KR2 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/paged/2/#post-312161 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/paged/2/#post-312159 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:44:04 +0000
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Egg crates by themselves will do nothing of significance. They need to be in a contained space to help reflect the sound. They don't have enough reflective properties by themselves. You'd be better off getting the carpet padding (get the 8 lb stuff, it's not that much more, but works significantly better and doesn't fall apart as easily)]]> Guitar Players Discussion kingpatzer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/paged/2/#post-312159 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/paged/2/#post-312148 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:32:24 +0000
Dogbite - funny stuff.]]> Guitar Players Discussion JimAtwell https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/paged/2/#post-312148 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-312135 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:03:07 +0000
For sound-proofing, go buy yourself a roll of 8# carpet padding, and staple it up on the wall. Then over top of that affix a ton of egg cartons without the tops. Put some cones up, some cones down, and leave gaps, just try to get a really random surface. Or, if you have any friends who are wood-workers, get as much scrap 1/4" plywood as you can, and build a randomly angled surface. It's not hard, but takes a bit of work. Over top of that hang some thickly woven burlap or carpet remnants if you can find some. With a little shopping around you can do a 10x12 room this way for very little money.

Build a bass trap on your ceiling out of some pine boards and use different fabrics layers to get a mid,low and high end bass filter. Search around you can find plans all over the place.

It will still not be acoustically perfect. But it will probably sound better than any other room in your house.]]> Guitar Players Discussion kingpatzer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-312135 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-312101 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:05:45 +0000
Koy Carson
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put it up on a desk or crate or something so it's around chest or head level. barring that, at least tilt it so it's facing up towards you. this will clarify the sound up a ton and allow you to keep the volume at a lower level, which will clear up all the mud you're getting from wall bounces.
i was in a band where we were totally squeezed in. i had to slide behind the drummer, and couldn't move at all or i'd hit the drummer or keyboardist. the key was that instead of sitting on my amp or having it at my feet, i'd put it closer to the keyboardist and point it towards me, so there wouldn't be echoes all over the room.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-312077 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311994 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:50:36 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311994 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311992 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:48:05 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Rahul https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311992 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311990 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:57:57 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Rich_Halford https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311990 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311960 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:21:55 +0000
Oh, that pic I showed was my last band, that was fairly spacious. But a band I played in a few years earlier we practiced in a very small room, about the size of a normal bedroom. It was really small for a full band. But with the soundproofing we had, we could crank pretty loud and it sounded good, no feedback or other problems.

The band I am in now is great. We practice at our drummer's house and he has the whole basement devoted to the band. We set up just like a club with room to spare, in fact it is much more spacious than the stage you get at most clubs. Keith lets us keep our gear there too, so we just walk in, flip a switch and we're ready to go. We do get a little feedback at times if we go too loud, the walls are bare with cement floor. But we've come down lately and it sounds great. It's also warm! :D

I wish I had a pic of practice space for another band I was in, our drummer was a mechanic and his boss let us practice in the garage after hours. We actually practiced underneath a lift with a car above our heads some nights! I kid you not.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/practice-space/#post-311960