Sundproofing Your Dorm Room Recording Studio by H Monaco

One of the biggest problems you will have recording music in a dorm room is disturbing other residents next to your room. This can be diminished with some simple soundproofing. Some recording studios spend thousands and thousands of dollars soundproofing their rooms but there are a few low cost and easy things you can do for your dorm room.
Acoustical egg crate foam pads can be placed on the walls in your room to not only decrease the amount of sound that travels through your walls into the next room but also soften the reflections of sound within your room. This technique will help but the largest problem with sound in your dorm room studio is doors and windows.
Any door that is not sealed or made of light material will transmit almost all sound that hits it. Windows are the same and can be even worse. In order to soundproof these trouble spots without buying replacement windows or doors you can use foam or towels when recording. Placing towels in the crack under doors will help reduce the sound that goes through, and putting foam on the door itself will also but down on sound transmission. Windows should be completely covered in foam for effective results. With these low cost and simple tips, your dorm room recording studio will be soundproofed much better with little cost or effort.
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