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DIY Acoustic Silencers

Acoustic silencers improve the sound quality of live music in performance venues, practice spaces and recording studios by absorbing some of the sound that is produced. This reduces echo and vibration to produce maximum clarity. Acoustic silencers range from expensive, louvered devices to simple squares of sound-absorbing fabric. Strategic placement of the silencers is important for the best results. The materials needed to create your own acoustic silencers are readily available at major home imptrovement stores, and with a few helpul tips you can easily make your own silencers to enhance the musical quality in your space.

Things You'll Need

  • 5/16-inch plywood
  • Skil saw
  • Measuring tape
  • Construction pencil
  • Low pile carpet
  • Staple gun
  • Staples
  • Utility knife
  • Drill
  • Screws
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Instructions

  1. Construction

    • 1

      Measure and mark plywood to create a square or rectangle of a size suitable for your space. Larger rooms will need larger panels than small rooms. For a normal living room-sized area, panels should be about 2-by-2 or 2-by-4 feet. Large practice spaces can accomodate 4-by-4-foot squares or 4-by-8-foot rectangles.

    • 2

      Cut plywood according to your measurements.

    • 3

      Measure carpet to be 6 inches longer than cut plywood on each side.

    • 4

      Place carpet on a firm suface pile side down. Cut carpet with utility knife according to your measurements.

    • 5

      Center plywood square on top of carpet square.

    • 6

      Staple edges of carpet onto the plywood. Place staples about 3 inches apart.

    • 7

      Screw the finished panel to the wall. Place screws in each corner, then every 6 inches. Screw into studs, not just sheetrock, if possible.

    • 8

      Repeat steps 1 through 7 as needed.

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