Overheard my neighbor's band through the wall and realized my soundproofing is a joke

I was setting up mics in my shed-turned-studio last Saturday when I heard my neighbor's garage band practicing crystal clear through two layers of drywall and Rockwool. Turns out I forgot to seal a gap around the door frame and it's basically a megaphone for noise. Anyone else find a cheap fix for dodging the low-end bleed-through in a backyard build?

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elliot_harris258d ago

Went through this exact thing last summer with my own shed build. Ended up shoving a bunch of old moving blankets along the bottom of the door and piling a few sandbags against it. Not pretty but it killed like 80% of that hollow boomy sound leaking out. Learned real fast that air gaps are the enemy, not the insulation itself.

dixon.rose8d ago

Ha, so what you're saying is my shed is basically a giant drum with bad airflow and I should treat it like one? Guess I gotta raid my closet for those blankets I've been "accidentally" hoarding.