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Old 08-15-2008, 10:44 AM
glman glman is offline
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Soundproof amp room !!

here's a photo of my new " soundproof " amp / recording room.
I've added double glass over my existing windows and thick doors with rubber sealing.
the wooden floor will be done on monday - it's gonna look real nice!.
the room is an extension of my home studio where I record my own stuff on weekends.
i can now finally crank my amps up and record whenever I please without disturbing anyone in the house or any neighbors.

BTW - amps shown are
Marshall JTM 30
gibson GA-15RV
alessandro English - Vox BNX 212 Celestion Blue cab
Marshall Slash Cab - Mesa Quad Pre amp and Stereo Simul-Class 295 PWR amp
Marshall Slash 2555 head + Marshall 4x12 cab with Celestion 25 watt greenbacks
alessandro Bluetick
two separate 1x12 cabs - celestion blues

Lots more amps in the garage ! - couple of fenders and several boogies
MK IIc ,
MK III Simul Class,
MK IV simul Class,
Fender Bassman RI

etc...
couple of others I forget.

anyway now i have more reasons to wake up each morning - especially on saturdays !!!!
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Old 08-15-2008, 11:02 AM
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That looks great! What are the room's dimensions and would you min if I asked approximately how much of an outlay you need to put into such a project? I would love to do something similar at some point in the future.
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Old 08-15-2008, 11:04 AM
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What is the wall covering? Can you give some more info on the room construction?
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Old 08-15-2008, 11:05 AM
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Two words: Awe ... some! Yeah, I'm curious as t what's on the walls as well. I hope to have my room ready by mid-September.
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Old 08-15-2008, 11:49 AM
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Is that tweed walls or do I need a checkup? Looks great BTW
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Old 08-15-2008, 11:54 AM
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Can I rent space????

Great Job!!!!
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:16 PM
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I'm insanely jealous. Way more details, please. For example, what's the wall covering and did you insulate the walls in any way? What about the ceiling? Does simply doubling the windows really isolate the sound? Why in the world would you want to turn up the English ????
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Old 08-15-2008, 03:01 PM
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I'm insanely jealous. Way more details, please. For example, what's the wall covering and did you insulate the walls in any way? What about the ceiling? Does simply doubling the windows really isolate the sound? Why in the world would you want to turn up the English ????
+1 We need more details. Ive doubled the drywall with green glue in between in my music room. Wondering what you did???
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Old 08-15-2008, 03:35 PM
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Great looking room. Congrats!
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Old 08-15-2008, 03:50 PM
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Sweeeeeet! I'm so envious.......
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Old 08-15-2008, 04:01 PM
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You bastard, you.
I should have this room...
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Old 08-15-2008, 04:02 PM
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you are my hero.

Care to share the specs and materials used on the walls etc..
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Old 08-16-2008, 02:21 AM
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That looks great! What are the room's dimensions and would you min if I asked approximately how much of an outlay you need to put into such a project? I would love to do something similar at some point in the future.
4m x 3.5m - outlay would be difficult to say cause I live in south africa and it would be meaningless for me to tell you what I spent

what i can tell you is that there is nothing better than being able to turn your amp to 10 in the middle of the night and wail away till the early hours etc.....
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Old 08-16-2008, 02:30 AM
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What is the wall covering? Can you give some more info on the room construction?
I got a builder to do it for me so I cant give details but what i can tell you is than is basically normal brick etc.. then there is a an aluminium frame lattice covering all the walls about 15cm thick - it's fillid in with aerolite insulation - packed real tight - then covered with Rhino board 9 chalk filled cardboard - about 1cm thick.
finally it's cover with thick carpet blocks.
it's not too dead in the actual room - just perfect - it's joined to my recording studio at my house - it's basically a large vocal booth that also serves as a perfect guitar room - heaven at home

the windows are double glass with a gap in between - all air gaps in the windows are filled in with clear silicon - this is really important as sound escapes through any little ait holes - just closing a window doesnt really work
but remember silicon in the window cracks means the windows stay closed - I'll install a small aircon unit sometime in the future but for now it's working out great
the doors are all double doors made from solid wood with rubber sealing and a small lip along the bottom to keep it soundproof - it works like a dream.
i'll post more pics as soon as the wooden flooring is done next week
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Marshall 4x12 with Celestion V30's
PRS SC245 + Santana II
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video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztltQbSxGWY
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Old 08-16-2008, 04:08 AM
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Nice setup.

I see an old Boogie 295 with the matching Quad preamp setting in the background.
I still have one of these beasts that I bought new in the late 80's..
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