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Sound isolation for wood stove stovepipe / chimney?

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Submitted by parabel on

I'm installing a wood stove in a recording room and I'm concerned about sound coming in from the chimney.  Any suggestions for dealing with this?

There is a consistent noise source nearby which, so far, I have dealt with relatively successfully with window/door plugs.  The stove would open a 6" channel from the room, through the ceiling/attic, and through the roof.

Sound isolation - dealing with HVAC ducts

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Submitted by TVSKS on
OK, so I'm planning a room. It's a 15x30 basement room. Along the 30 foot length, there are is one HVAC duct on each side running along the ceiling with vents into the living room above. I have the ceiling pretty much figured out except how to deal with these ducts. I have other ventilation plans so I won't be using them.

Help isolating recorded noises and whispers when asleep

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Submitted by Heather Rogers on

Long story short, I keep hearing sh*t in my house, it sounds like people talking and I hear running around etc. We have cameras in our house, but they keep magically looking very grainy, I used voice amplifier but magically again...when I suspect anything..it sounds like my ear is blown off when listening...so I recorded our cameras from my phone on certain nights.

Which gear needs to be plugged into isolation transformer?

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Submitted by kmetal on

Hey ive been thinking about deliver clean power to my rig as it approaches completion. The use of isolation transformers seems to make sense since the rig will be in a regular house, without any modifications to the existing electric service. My questions are:



1. What pieces of gear need to be plugged into an isolation transformer?

Builder recommendations in Eastern US-CT: vocal isolation booth, ~7'x12'

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Submitted by komencanto on

I have an 8'x12' corner available within a larger room (with 8' ceiling) for a vocal isolation booth.



Any builder recommendations in the Eastern Connecticut area who can get it quiet in there? I'm on the fence about doing it myself - if I can avoid construction I'd like to.



Thanks!

How much ISO do I need?

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Submitted by Glen on

Ill try to make this short.



My wife and I just moved into our new build house. I am wanting to construct a home studio in the basement that can later be a nice man cave and/or home theater for the next buyers.



I read through Rod Garvais' book, and it seems a little over my head, but there are good points that I could take away from it.