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| Tue 4 May 10, 10:44 AM Ms_Tytania_London 3 yrs |
hello all, I was having a conversation with another Mistress recently on the possibility of soundproofing our chambers. Many Pro-Dommes advertise "fully soundproofed chambers", but how common is this? It sounds (no pun) like a hell of an investment, specially if you consider thtat most chambers are rented, not bought. However, maybe I'm being let behind with the times and let's be honest, none of us would want to disturb the neighbours or attract unwanted attention with ghoulish yelling and screams, do we? Because as we all know, otherworldly screaming and yells for mercy are the trademarks of a good Pro-Domme. So, who works form soundrpoofed chambers? And how was that undertaken, who did you call to do such sensitive job in a dungeon/studio/chambers, and how much did you pay? And do you know of any kink-friendly professionals that you could recommend? Behold my updated website , worms! | ||
| 4 May 10, 11:08 AM slave2ma UK, 5 yrs |
In the vanilla world the hardest job we dealt with was soundproofing against tube train noise and vibration. To be truly soundproof is a major and expensive exercise. A complete new room within a room was needed with flexible bearings between Just recall yourself if you want to hear a faint sound you just listen harder If you want to truly soundproof take some good advice and be prepared for a very large bill. As I tell any client it is much cheaper and easier to control the source of sound or vibration than to attenuate Sound attenuation is easy at the start just keep windows shut and draught stripped and improve and draught proof the doors. After that improvement it starts to get expensive Good luck
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| 4 May 10, 12:03 PM Doghouse_Reilly UK(MK), 6 yrs   |
Depends how sound proofed you need. Egg boxes on the walls is one good way to dampen noise. Not sure of the science of it but the egg box has long been known to have magical sound dampening properties. Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: Why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: Why not marry safe science if you love it so much. | ||
| 4 May 10, 12:34 PM Dandyphile UK(NG), 3 yrs |
My friend has his own recording studio, and the vocal booth is lined with professional foam egg-box-like tiles. This improves the acoustics by preventing echoing within the booth itself. I don't think it provides sound proofing as such. However, I think you can line a room with different membranes and panels. These are different for walls, floor and ceilings. But to totally soundproof would be very difficult and expensive. This also depends on the building itself. You could sound proof a box or cupboard and stick people in it, I suppose! It's nice to know that music technology A-level came in handy somewhere! | ||
| 4 May 10, 12:36 PM Lady_Toza_Scarlet UK, 5 yrs £ |
Yes I've heard this about egg boxes, obviously covered with plasterboard or something, chambers with egg box-lined walls wouldn't set quite the right atmosphere. Maybe it's possible to get some sort of affordable sound-proofing from people who kit out recording studios. | ||
| 4 May 10, 1:50 PM Doghouse_Reilly UK(MK), 6 yrs |
If the sub makes a comment about it just punch him in the junk. Not like anybody is going to hear. Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: Why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: Why not marry safe science if you love it so much. | ||
| 4 May 10, 4:29 PM sparky1 UK(WA), 5 yrs |
soundproofing a room is not very difficult and do for lot of different reasons ,even just because you like load music .there sound inslating plaster board sheets and rock wool insulation sheets both readly avalaibale and easy to install cheers allan | ||
| 4 May 10, 5:20 PM Mistress_Avralivia UK(RG), 4 yrs £ |
Apparently egg boxes do not sound proof a room, it is a myth, however rubber mats stuck to the wall, would do a much better job. Google is your friend. Senno Ekto Gamat | ||
| 4 May 10, 5:43 PM submitman1 UK(SS), 6 yrs |
You can hate me for this but you need to decide if you need soundproofing or sound absorbing materials as they are different and will be a great deal different in price. The whole aim is to dampen the sound waves that are produced from the sound emmiter, sound proofing will reduce the sound leaving, or entering a room and can be very expensive. Sound absorbers are designed to reduce the echo effect and are the type of material used in the recording studio mentioned, they do not stop sound leaving the room. The type of sound booths that you may have a hearing test in are high quality systems but very specialist as are most professional recording studios. Most people only require sound proofing and there are a number of products on the market but remember you also need the accessories such as mastics, jointing materials and a good installer, all of which will hike up the price. How about a good quality gag or head box with breathing tube, much more fun and a lot cheaper! I maybe in the gutter but I'm looking at the stars | ||
| 4 May 10, 5:49 PM trillium UK(N), 4 yrs |
Things that make good sound proofing makes bad sound absorbers, and visa versa, so ideally (as to not be surrounded by 20 meters of concrete) you want a bit of both, i.e. a brick wall (proofing), a gap of air (absorption), another brick wall. Air gaps are one of the best and (obviously) cheapest methods of sound absorption, so if your not worried about the rooms acoustics make use of it, dense materials such as concrete make the best sound proofing (if it's not a 'wet' base like concrete it may resonate sound leading to the need of more absorption).
There is also the option of dense absorbent materials (i.e. rubber) but they tend to be expensive and hard to work with Symbols can never be what it is they represent. | ||
| 4 May 10, 6:07 PM lustrum 2 yrs |
Bang on. I built a studio in the Cotswolds, for a friend fifteen years ago. We used three layers of plasterboard, all with air gaps and lined with egg boxes. I kid you not, it was brilliant. The interior facing wall was lined with egg boxes too, covered in foil, they are an astonishing, cheap, simple way to 'crisp' the sound definition in a room and protect the exterior conveyance of it. Rubber is crap, it conveys it with virtually no absorption property whatsoever. The trick is the gap, what you do with the air between the layers. As for your problem and budgets, bigger, tighter fitting ball gags and duck tape are probably the cheapest way to achieve an objective.
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