Since Bermuda did it in 2015, I thought I'd necro this thread myself after using the search function.
I'm in the quest for sound reduction on a budget like everybody else it would seem.
Note, I'm not talking about sound proofing, but just killing the volume by as much as I can.
I noted lots of different viewpoints on those iso booths. I don't intend to use one live, but I'm wondering if it makes a difference in the house?
I have an e-kit, but that isn't the issue. I like to play through my guitar amps from time to time, but when I recently did that I got a noise complaint from my neighbour and a threat that the cops would be called.
All the inputs about mass being needed for sound absorption are well-received. In that regard, I was thinking of using these rubber gym mats for the purpose.
They are about a metre squared and each weigh about 15 kg. I was thinking if I had some kind of enclosure like those iso booths, I could use pedalboard tape to hang them on the plexiglass, then mount the company's own sound absorption stuff on top of them.
These are the rubber mats, they're 15mm thick.
https://homegym.sg/neoflextm-premium-gym-tiles.html
I won't bother using them on the floor, since they would likely just transfer the bass drum pounding. I figured just for use on the walls of whatever enclosure I buy or have built.
Thoughts? It's not my own home, so there's no way I am investing in getting the floor decoupled, etc.