Interview with Podcaster and Drummer Michael O’Neal on Creating a Drum Room with Sound Blankets

‘’Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets are so worth it. They are a Godsend.’’

This comes from award winning podcaster Michael O’Neal during a video interview with VocalBoothToGo.com. Michael is the founder and host of a nominated 2O13 Stitcher Award Best New Show, The Solopreneur Hour – Job Security for the Unemployable.  Aside from podcasting, he also is a professional drummer. The challenge of having multiple roles created a need for a professional studio space to record his podcast show but also soundproof enough so he could create a drum room – and not get into noise disturbance trouble.

‘’The houses in my neighborhood are in close quarters, about 100 years old and the rooms couldn’t be less sealed,’’ Michael told VocalBoothToGo.com.‘’ I used Gobos in the corners and behind my drum set but they really didn’t do much at all.’’

Worried mostly that his drumming would cause issues with his neighbors, Michael was on a mission to stop the drum sound from escaping his studio and also create an acoustically treated area to record his podcast. He turned to VocalBoothToGo.com for advice.

In creating his space, Michael hung two layers of Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets around the room and also covered the windows with additional layers of acoustic blankets. This allowed him to create a completely dead sounding recording studio and soundproof his drum room at the same time.
‘’The first time I walked in my studio with the sound blankets up and then shut the door, my ears popped,’’ Wow! It’s like being in an airplane – the SPL (sound pressure level) is so low,’’ Michael shared. ‘’I have a pretty nice set up, and I can record pretty well down. I can’t endorse them enough, especially if you are a podcaster or vocal person.’’

View the complete interview here: http://youtu.be/nHS9FMs32bo
You also can listen to Michael’s award winning show at http://www.solopreneurhour.com.

”Help, My Neighbors Hate the Noise” — Cutting Down the Noise from A Drum Room

Drummers, bands and musicians need a place to practice their music but if it is in an apartment, condo or in any space that is in close proximity to other tenants or neighbors, practice time can be limited or, worse, even halted. Neighbors complain about noise and can demand some type of soundproofing.

”I need to practice my drums but my neighbors hate hearing me play,” one drummer told VocalBoothToGo.com. ”I don’t want to stop playing and really need to solve this problem before I get kicked out or the police makes a visit.”

At one point in their career, all musicians probably have faced this issue about noise. You want to play your heart out but fear that you will get in some type of problem due to the noise.

This video gives an example of what you can do to take the edge of the noise that may make you happy but upset neighbors. One product is Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets. This sound absorbing blankets an help minimize the noise seeping into other apartments, condos, rooms, offices, homes, studios or even outside.

VocalBoothToGo.com designs and manufacturers Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets that can be hung from any ceiling, like a curtain, and can be taken down anytime.

The sound blankets can help restore peace between neighbors and allow the musicians to play to his/her heart’s desire. So…play on and play it LOUD.

Here is a video that shows a drum room test of these blankets used in an apartment.

This drummer is drumming his heart out. We used sound blankets to see if it would absorb the noise.