So I currently have the luxury of an unattached garage, and like anyone with one should, bought an acoustic kit to replace my electric one. Bought a bunch of moving blankets in hopes of dampening some of the sound but still it is not as quiet on the outside as I would like. Trying not to <<annoy>> the neighbors. The space I am trying to "soundproof" is the back half of an unattached garage. It is about 10'x 10' with 8' ceilings. I've already covered 5 sides in the blankets. Is there anything else I could try, I would prefer it to be as cheap as possible or even free. Doesn't even need to be pretty. Cardboard? Insulation? Am I even close?


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Hi Llechtim,
Is the 10x10x8' area just open stud wall and ceiling?
Anything sitting around to absorb sound?
Got a picture?
Got an L1?

yes. the space is open stud walls and ceiling. only thing i have for sound absorption in the meantime is a bunch of moving blanktes

I would add insulation batts between the studs then the blankets on the wall Thumper

Look for egg carton foam mattress pads--thrift stores may have them for cheap. You get what you pay for (used mattress pads!) but this is a cheap way to get fairly dense foam.

Not going to like this, but you're never going to achieve your hopes and dreams of soundproofing your space without some investment and time (and talent building helps!) Blankets help the player as they can cut the high frequencies I believe, but it's the lows that travel.
If you really want it to work with a kit in a garage, ultimately you need a room inside the room with dead air space in between. With everything else (blankets), you're treating it, defusing the waves, but you'll never soundproof it this way.

Insulate the heck out of it, seal all the holes with caulk, do everything you can, but it's still going to carry. I highly suggest a clearsonic booth (build it yourself if you can). Check these out. http://www.drumperfect.com/Sil...uWga8CFQ7sKgodV1vG6Q

This in your garage with everything else you're doing is really going to make a difference. - not perfect, but a huge difference.

Not to add to your work load but don't forget about heating and air.