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searching for soundproof room to hire

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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    Think on this - have you ever known any friends, associates, other musicians etc to hire a room on the basis on which you describe?
  • Strapped
    Strapped Posts: 8,158 Forumite
    Nuclear bunker? Bomb-shelter?
    They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -- Plato
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    I've got just the place for you..... ;)

    http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Heritage-and-History/article/2361/for-sale-cold-war-bunker-would-suit-megalomaniac-keen-to-take-over-world.html
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  • bobwilson
    bobwilson Posts: 595 Forumite
    edited 19 February 2012 at 8:15PM
    googler wrote: »
    True, but in order for you to hire one for 6 months, someone has to have put up the money and effort, in advance, to set it up as a commercial facility. So they've 'had to build it' so that you could hire it.

    not necessarily. And if they have, so what? I'm looking to hire a soundproof room.
    googler wrote: »
    Soundproof rooms exist already.

    With 24/7 sole access? On a 6 month or ongoing basis? In London? Show me some.
  • bobwilson
    bobwilson Posts: 595 Forumite
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    I've got just the place for you..... ;)

    http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Heritage-and-History/article/2361/for-sale-cold-war-bunker-would-suit-megalomaniac-keen-to-take-over-world.html

    except that it's no where near london or civilization
  • bobwilson
    bobwilson Posts: 595 Forumite
    edited 19 February 2012 at 8:12PM
    Strapped wrote: »
    Nuclear bunker? Bomb-shelter?

    Yes, that would do the job. Know of any in London for sale? Very helpful, thanks.
  • bobwilson
    bobwilson Posts: 595 Forumite
    edited 19 February 2012 at 7:55PM
    googler wrote: »
    Think on this - have you ever known any friends, associates, other musicians etc to hire a room on the basis on which you describe?

    I'm sure many music producers must need at least one.
  • Tigsteroonie
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    Unfortunate that you need it for 6 months, if it was only for short periods I'd suggest maybe the universities might have something suitable? I'm sure I've seen completely soundproof rooms on various scientific programmes on television, the walls are covered with weird foam shapes to absorb the noise? I think the room used for Andrew's various audiology tests at our local hospital is soundproof too, but again, you wouldn't be able to hire it ... Just trying to think outside of the "recording studio" limit ...
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  • bobwilson
    bobwilson Posts: 595 Forumite
    Tigsteroonie wrote: »
    walls are covered with weird foam shapes to absorb the noise?

    no, that's reverb treatment, not soundproofing.
  • theoretica
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    I think your best bet might be a warehouse or old industrial building and put up soundproofing yourself.

    I am most curious about your project that requires silence 24/7. Many projects rehearse with sound leakage and then decamp to a studio, record in the middle of the night or get it removed in mastering.
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