Cheap sound insulators?

[yepimonfire]

im looking for something cheap to reduce the echo of my sound room. want to put my system in a concrete basment, and please dont recommend some 2000 dollars a slab acoustic material i dont have that kind of money nor am i willing to spend 4 times the cost of my sound system on acoustic stuff. im wondering if Styrofoam insulation will reduce the echo. any ideas?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Here some DIY Acoustic panels links for you:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-accoustic-panels-for-your-recording-studio-or/
http://www.ethanwiner.com/basstrap.html
http://www.atsacoustics.com/cat--DIY-Acoustic-Materials--102.html

ATS also sells inexpensive panels ($30 and up) which you can buy ready to install.

 

[yepimonfire]

thanks a ton!

 

[yepimonfire]

any ideas on how to set them up without screws, im renting this house and am looking for the least amount of footprint to set them up

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

You can ether use The Force or fix the nails/screws holes with Spackling paste f.e: like this one : http://www.amazon.com/12372-CrackShot-Spackling-Paste-5-5-Ounce/dp/B000HSENKS

 

[yepimonfire]

good thing im a jedi master

 

[j_garcia]

You can also just mount a rug or some other type of fabric on the wall. It won't be as effective as panels, but it will drop reflections quite a bit.

 

[just-some-guy]

go to home depot/menards/etc. go in the insulation dept. look by the 4x8' sheets. there is a panel that "looks" to be made from compressed shreaded card board. one side has a black paint(?) on it, the other side is beige . it is soft enough that you could break a piece off real easy. it should be about $8-10 a sheet.

bang for buck. this stuff can't be beat.