Next Door Complains About Bass .. Need Advice

Catblue

Jowo wrote: »

Ultimately, though, the OP feels he needs to prioritise his income over his neighbours peace which demonstrates why regulations/contracts exist to prevent residents from running businesses from residential properties because of the disturbance this can create.

He should run his business from business premises and this would prevent the sticking plaster approach of mediating with his neighbour. He sees this as an affordability issue. For some reason, he can live in an expensive apartment but can't afford to book offsite storage and studio sessions when he receives a commission to produce music. It's almost as if the neighbour simply has to put up with his need to make a living until such time he generates sufficient income to take the kit of the flat, that they are being unreasonable about his need to make money.

Precisely. The OP stated that he did not play any music in the flat after 7pm, presumably since his own son goes to bed around that time.

Imagine if a neighbour in the same apartment block is a part-time musician, works 9 - 6 every day and needs to practise his cello for two hours every evening. If the neighbour starts up his cello at 8pm every night for 2 hours, is that okay? After all he is a musician and needs to practise, right?

Would the OP say "Live and let live" in that situation and just put his son to bed after 10pm every night? Or would the OP think that it was entirely inconsiderate behaviour in an apartment block? I suspect the latter.

Norman_Castle

From wikipedia

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music, originating from London, UK. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals".[1]


"Overwhelming bass lines." Great, why would anyone complain about that?

prosaver

Norman_Castle wrote: »

From wikipedia

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music, originating from London, UK. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals".[1]
Overwhelming bass lines." Great, why would anyone complain about that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFu2DfPDGeU
if anyone played that it a normal block of flats not some old aged pensioners place

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he would last 2 minutes

amcluesent

>I don't know what to do.<

Move to a business premises or hire a recording studio.

Creating that filthy moronic racket within a housing block deserves to get you kicked out onto the street as soon as. I hope it happens as you are so selfish.

G_M

Thanks Norman, for clearing that up. NOW I know what is being talked about.......and why.

prosaver

if anyone played that it a normal block of flats not some old aged pensioners place

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he would not last 2 minutes sorrwe

Norman_Castle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjgFYQMWtqo&feature=channel

I like music. I like loud bass. But this is cack. It's just dull dance music with OTT bass.I really pity the op's neighbour

chris_m

prosaver wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFu2DfPDGeU
if anyone played that it a normal block of flats not some old aged pensioners place

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he would last 2 minutes

That's supposed to be music? Jeepers, no wonder the neighbours aren't happy.

Bass is frequently a problem with noise transmission, particualrly if it happens to be close to a resonant frequency of the building structure in which case it can carry like heck.

I used to occasionally have trouble from cars 50 yards away - parked with their rear end up to a wall that faced my flat the drumming of the exhaust (just an ordinary one, nothing sporty) could reflect off, and be amplified by, the wall behind them and set off a resonant vibration in my flat. I was quite pleased when that building was knocked down and replaced with more flats.

Likewise, the other side of me is a Tesco Express. While that was being built (or, rather, the petrol station that had been there was being demolished and the groundworks done) they had 24 hour security, running a generator all night. Standing at the nearest window I couldn't actually hear the genny, but moving into the middle of my flat I had this awful resonant drumming from it. I had a chat with the foreman and when the groundworks had reached a certain stage he was able to move the genny about 20 feet further away, and the resonant vibration stopped.

goldbyron

Well I think this post shows exactly how strongly people feel about noise and neighbours. I have to say in the OP's defence that some of the posts have been a little rude however I do agree that bass, no matter how quiet, is the most annoying noise for most people. The most obvious solution as has been suggested is either move the equipment to another more sound proofed room, buy some good ear phones or simply move. If the OP rents a cheaper flat then they could afford to either rent a studio or they could use the money to rent a small house in the city outskirts with better soundproofing (a basement would be ideal). There is no other solution at all as the neighbours will resort to proceeding to having the OP evicted as the OP is running a business from home.

Ulfar

I have already given a way to help alleviate the transmission from contact causing resonance. The problem is I don't think it is just resonance the OP is listening to the music via speakers to make sure it will sound good in the club. To be able to do this the sound must be off a certain volume.

Running this sort of business from a flat was never going to be a good idea. Maybe a better solution is for the OP to find somewhere cheaper to live with a garage or workshop, or at least cheap enough so he can hire separate premises.

He did as a tenant sign a tenancy agreement, which I would bet includes a cause about noise and being a nuisance to neighbours. Getting huffy about it is not the way to go, there have been some helpful solutions the OP just doesn't like them.