Soundproof Door Test | Using the Producer's Choice Door Blanket

The attic studio build is done... but the door is not soundproof yet. In this video, I will test out a couple of products to see if I can, in fact, soundproof the doors to the studio.
The first product and the most effective is from VocalBoothToGo.com, called the Noise Control Door Cover Producer’s Choice (38″x90″). It's a dense blanket that hangs over the door.
The second product is from Audimute and is a couple rolls of foam that go around the door jam and seal up any gaps to prevent sound waves from getting through.
Overall, I am pleased with the results. Using these products, I was able to reduce the sound by about 15db, which is significant. In the end, there is no way to 100% sound proof this room, but the door is drastically better.
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[@terryhk99leung36]

Kennis, real love the way you document the sound level DB changes at various changes in setup.. this real give a good understanding on how each effort contribute. Great work. Thank you so much.

[@anita_hosseini]

This is exactly what I was searching for on youtube.. thank you so much.

[@cherpsNderp]

You are the actual GOAT. This is so well done. Thanks buddy

[@kennisrussell]

Thanks.

[@AbyssalTenacity]

Love the raw data and comparisons!

[@InkedCatGaming]

Thank you for this! This was well put together and answered questions I had about the producers choice door blanket. Keep up the awesome work!

[@NikKanMUSIC]

Thanks Kennis, it is very helpful, practical and informative video. Great that you even added links to the items shown! 👍

[@DialectsCoach]

Thanks. I appreciate you doing all that work. It's very helpful.

[@themister2750]

This video was very informative and really helped me a lot thank you so much

[@amethysttgame]

I need this to block out my crazy loud neighbor.

[@Vickmihaltan]

hello kitti That’s funny

[@venbeats9837]

I need this because i’m the crazy loud neighbor

[@Tajagee123]

Preach 💯

[@hamilton914]

me too!

[@nimbette2]

Same!

[@ignisking759]

Good video, as I see more videos of people explaining how to soundproof but not really doing anything and then the few hardcore DIY people who go nuts on sound proofing. I'm going rather mad right now, as my household is full of very loud people and it has gotten much worse since they got a dog (both the dog and people create loud barking/squeaking noises). I know my problem is my door, and to further that problem I can't find any door dealers who know anything about sound proof doors(even though I've heard them advertised, but can't find any who sell them with STC ratings) as I need to try and block as much noise as possible but don't want my bedroom door to look like a ramshackle of door mats, blankets, and foam if I go the DIY route. Sorry for the vent, this is an ongoing problem for me that I haven't found a new door yet and I am reminded of this daily (Dog will be a dog, but people will make so many different noises at high volumes that just really gets on my nerves).

[@metalmoth6608]

I know exactly how you feel, i live in a small 544sf house that has 1 bedroom, we have 2 dogs and a baby, the dogs and husband are so loud, it causes me so much stress, all the doors Are loud especially the front it's heavy and sticks, fml.

[@07wrxtr1]

Get on Amazon; Get the $10 door gasket kit. It comes with a white foam stick on surround thing, and a door sweep. I know I was completely skeptical myself, but that stupid cheap kit alone made a WORLD of difference, more so than the $200 in "sound proof" blankets I have hanging over it. I also added a curtain tension rod over the outside of the door and some sound reduction/blackout curtains. Along with that, I added a giant photo in the hallway outside my door and a long fluffy rug. Anything you can get in the area where the noise is coming from that will dampen or absorb some of it, will have a helpful amount of reduction of what's hitting your door and getting through it. Try the door gasket, and yeah, you're going to have to live with a stupid audimute soundproof blanket or a few heavy moving blankets using a hook over door method. Get yourself some comfortable over ear headphones for computer use/movie use, and some good foam ear plugs for sleeping. Two fans and an in window A/C unit also make a difference in creating enough noise inside the room to minimize the distraction coming from outside. Also, you can offer to get them a dog collar that emits a pitch of sound that will reduce or eliminate the barking ($35 will go a long way). I have the same issue, but not a dog, a screaming 3 year old, but so far things are MUCH better. If you are staying long term, then you can go a lot further with 5/8th" drywall over the existing wall, offer to pay for it, it's only $13 per sheet from Lowes, could easily be a less than $200 project if it's the issue with the walls themselves. If it's new construction than it's likely SOME of that noise is coming in through the wall as well. Also the door surround, depending upon the builder, if you pop the molding off, and check in there, it's likely the drywall doesn't go all the way to the door area, so that stupid gap = noise. I'm convinced home builders just do not care about noise since most of them live in noisy environments so lack of noise to them is "weird".

[@thomasbrush]

This was an awesome video thanks so much

[@RuberSocks]

haha i am surprised to see you here. been subscribed to you the past year. nice game btw

[@laurabrown1971]

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[@krami0314]

This video was super helpful, thank you!

[@gsonn18]

Thanks for sharing this Kennis. This was an excellent experiment. I really appreciate it!

[@minor12828]

Great job sir. Thank you for sharing all this. Greetings from DR.

[@EmilyVanVlack]

That was so helpful! Thank you!

[@schisandra]

Very thorough test! 😄

[@soundproofguide]

Great video Kennis!

[@TimeWatch5]

Thanks for this gem

[@geet77777]

I was gonna sk if you were a musician, then I saw the les paul cases in the storage room. hell yeah man! youve achieved the dream of a jamspace in your house!

[@appletherapy3492]

Good to see I’m not the only one trying to fix this sound issue.

[@Fabrizio_Marengo_Fai_da_Te_DIY]

Thank's for share your experience

[@officialnarcissco4533]

You are exactly like me. I've found my tribe. I'm super noise sensitive too and very into researching and becoming expert on issues.

[@ciel1083]

Have you been tested for autism?

[@elmejoractordemexico]

Great video!!

[@chrismay5121]

Great video thanks!!

[@bandith3]

10 Decibel difference is 2 times as loud. 20 Decibel difference is 4 times as loud. 30 Decibel is 8 times as loud. So take the difference in decibel divide by 10. Now take 2 to the power of that quantity. 30 DB / 10 = 3 . 2^3 = 2 * 2 * 2. 20 DB / 10 = 2. 2^2 = 2 * 2. Therefore going from 50 to 100 is 32 times as loud. 100 - 50 = 50. 50 / 10 = 5. 2^ 5 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 32.

[@superstringsbro]

Just as I suspected

[@demroles6996]

@@superstringsbro 😂

[@bumblbesss]

all that money, time, effort 2 weeks later wife turns it into a walk-in closet lol great job Kennis

[@franschan]

lmao

[@jso19801980]

great video! thanks

[@Jeffdraws19]

This is what i can do with my room. Thakyou 🙏

[@videogal]

Just moved my daughter into student housing apartments and the walls & door are paper thin! When we're on our cell phones, I can hear her roomates in the front room when she's in the furthest corner of her room. Thanks for the video- it's helping me come up with ways to try to do SOMETHING to drown out or at least muffle the sounds from the door.

[@sapphires.5038]

Did you find something that works ?

[@startaurus13]

? X

[@07wrxtr1]

@@startaurus13 Go to lowes, have them cut several 2x4's to the length and height. Make a rectangle, then fill it with 2x4's spaced out every 24". Then, cover BOTH sides with 5/8" drywall ($13 a sheet, so you won't have to file chapter 7 bankruptcy!); Then you can fill the inside with whatever insulation you want. Put these panels over the existing wall, but leave an 1" space between the two walls, and use foam to brace it. Sounds GHETOO I know, but it will help a ton. As for the door, you can get the $10 kit on amazon that's a door gasket type thing = world of difference. You can also get those hooks that go over the door and use sound proof blankets or if you want to not spend as much, then moving blankets (heavier the better).

[@juanperezwar8748]

Very nice vid my dude

[@kennisrussell]

Thanks

[@Mickkie]

OMG!! I would love, Love, LOVE❤, to soundproof my entire unit/efficiency apt! "SERIOUSLY"!!"

[@asianseyesRpretty2]

Very helpful

[@TomBVoxman]

Thanks for this. What is the thick gray material/panel/board attached to the door? Also, I assume your door is solid core. Are the hinges heavy duty to support the extra weight of that added panel? I'm thinking I could add something like you have to my hollow-core bedroom door, but not sure the hinges could support the extra weight. The hollow door is fairly new but I'll buy a new pre-hung solid door if I have to.

[@robertgarza9004]

Thanks Kennis

[@Feedback4Utoday]

I think u could also get some sound proof paint to reflect the sound & really get it down. Can't find where to get it nut my neighbor says it is great too

[@Lynn1057Gaming]

Yeah I’m pretty loud when I’m gaming trying to not wake my parents this is why I’m here 🤣

[@se7enscales650]

I plan on attempting this exact idea, but over an interior window. Now... what was on the door before you hung the SP blanket?

[@dianneennis4251]

Hi, what do you have on the door itself. Appears to be carpeting? I just need to block out coughing noise to main part of house and I think what you sow on your door might just work. Was it carpeting over what? Thanks

[@Anthony90026]

What is that carpet like material you have placed on the door leading into your storage room and your home theater?

[@juliancontreras6502]

i need to soundproof my room for a certain reason so my mom won’t hear at night lol

[@dapew3827]

lmao

[@kevin3857]

Julian Contreras yooo same

[@samhall7133]

@@kevin3857 Fleece/cotton blanket (Cali king) on the wall. Get like 4 of them

[@Pro1938ftc3ch]

Hear what at night😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnochoa3577]

Tryna clap some cheeks too man

[@subscribetobanbasstabs2599]

this is a great video, do you have any videos about what you did to the door itself? like not whats in this video, what ever you did to the door. Thanks

[@snobing]

check out a video before this one, it’s called 99% done with my attic studio room

[@mikebee7478]

Outside of treatment of your door, what else did you do to soundproof this room? Whatever you did, it seems like it’s very effective.

[@sinajafarzadeh9577]

can we put two blankets on both sides of the door to increase reduction?

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

GREAT video! However if everyone CLOSES watches the way your holding the phone your actually covering the mic on your phone with your finger sometimes. Just something to keep in mind.... Still great results.

[@josecamacho2840]

Im going to get 2..put one on each side...trying to rent out a seperate rooms

[@sugabeariadt]

What app dd you use to measure the decibels?

[@neogx148]

I added 5/8 drywall to my door and worked pretty good just added alot of weight

[@carmel-wayfinder5401]

Excellent idea!!!! then I'm gonna seal the frame with the noise sealant tape ... cheers👍

[@johnal4560]

what is that first materal that you have on the door before you hang the blanket

[@rigohurtado8575]

Wait where did you get that grey door attachment I need one

[@yellow_panther]

what app did you use for SPL?

[@esvignettes7592]

That blanket was clutch. Seems like sealing the door and putting up the blanket is the best option IMO bang for buck/time.

[@kennisrussell]

The door seal is a must.

[@veronicaporter288]

I want to do this for my closet that holds my washing machine and dryer. The dryer is so loud!! I have to turn my tv up to 35-40 to hear it.

[@jdustan]

what is the first layer on the door?

[@casinoj3275]

What’s the product that’s on the back of the door originally

[@dmail00]

18:30 JFYI Decibel levels are logarithmic not exponential.

[@JP5466]

That's not bad, but it could be improved a LOT. My laundry room is very noisy and has a hollow core door. I didn't feel like buying a $300 solid door and reframing it, so here is what I did: 1. 1/8" or 1/2" MLV totally covering the door (attach with electric staple gun) 2. 3/4" plywood over the MLV (attach with wood screws) 3. 1/2" cork sheets over the 3/4" plywood (attach with heavy duty contact adhesive spray) 4. Rubber weather stripping all around the door frame. Make sure there are NO air leaks. 5. Heavy duty door sweeps on bottom of BOTH sides of the door. HUGE reduction in DB. Just for fun I threw a bunch of nuts and bolts in the dryer and turned it on. When I close the door I can barely hear anything.

[@alainkempa2139]

Hello nice video, with all supporting measurement. I am considering as well buying a sort of blanket. I will consider one inside the music room and one outside, with others words I will trap the doors between 2 blankets. But I think with the guitar sound, it will be always difficult to suppress the high pitch noise

[@kennisrussell]

You will never stop the sound, just reduce it.

[@29_andyfirmanperkasaalam78]

i think you should make your wall soundproof too

[@jl1848]

I think the reduction was only about 3 or 4 db. At 7:11, door closed. no treatment, high 67, low 59...then at 17:11. door closed, blanket and foam, peak 63.3.

[@tedtedsen269]

Hai Kennis will it help dempening my drum kit to, like your nice guitar riffs, me playing the drums is about 100 dB at normal -112 dB at peak at hard playing is it possible to halfen the sound that comes from my drums to other rooms sorry for my bad english im Norwegian

[@daemon3spade]

You door already had like a foam cushion? what is that?

[@ddavidcolox3999]

Can I ask, how did you make your walls soundproof?? Cool video btw

[@losporrosr]

i think fiberglass could help, i notice in united states the walls are fill up with that, or other kind of materials, but in general they works great to keep the sound in the room, the problem, it's the door

[@YomalSenanayakeMusic]

Hi.... Thanks for your video....... what is that app???

[@YomalSenanayakeMusic]

@@kennisrussell Thank you.... I'll try

[@isyt1]

Ha you live in a timber framed house. Of course the sound doesn’t just travel through a door, it’s travelling through the entire wall. The decibel reduction is proportionate to size of the door relative to the wall

[@07wrxtr1]

Yup. French doors = HELL. I want to just build an entire new separate wall and door over mine. Too bad this room is just a 10x10 so it's not worth it being a rental. The builders need to be lined up and done away with. Seriously: Most of us are now required to live in cities, and these builders just pride themselves on using dog$hit for drywall, and then make the rest of the kitchen/bathrooms LOOK nice, but it's hell because of all the noise travel.

[@rock962000]

Big sound killer for me was to just replace my bedroom door with a metal door with the frame.

[@ignisking759]

Wait, did this work? I'm going nuts because I can't find a sound specialist to give me an effective solution as I don't want to turn my doorway into an eyesore and I'm pretty sure putting down the cash for a solid wood core door only for it to next to nothing will break one's spirits.

[@ignisking759]

@Sendit Sunday There anything to look for in determining which solid core door to get(got a brand to recommend)? Like specs or brand because when I was going at it researching and visiting sellers at the time they didn't give me any info pass that it's just a door filled with this or that(typically compressed wood dust).

[@ignisking759]

@Sendit Sunday Walls are basic dry wall but I can't touch those(as in can't alter in any way), second floor bedroom that opens to a large open interior space(trying to block voices of people and pets primarily as they are very loud through out the day). "Heaviest and thickest" I'm a little concerned on that, as it needs to be an interior wood door even though I know an exterior metal one(like a front door) is a possibility but it can have issues due to weight and installation of the frame in a place that it wasn't really meant to go as I understand it. I'm skeptical of simply going to a Home Depot and giving them my current door measurements and they just toss me their two interior solid core options(Tried this a few times now for info) and I'm stuck with a door after paying $200+ for installation(I'm hesitant to install myself, health isn't great and installation might require "adjustments" that I simply won't be able to make like leveling and such)

[@ignisking759]

@Sendit Sunday Bye

[@jackyweng4149]

Sendit Sunday I’m buying one now after reading your comment bro, thx

[@geet77777]

you could sew a strip of velcro to the blanket easily. the just use sticky velcro on the door frame

[@aymanabantas2309]

can I like put rugby and stick this into my plywood wall ?

[@christianmartinez8700]

Someone remind to come back to this vid

[@itsDbob]

Christian Martinez come back

[@evrywhre4839]

Ayo get back here bro

[@isaiahstaccn2893]

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[@isaiahstaccn2893]

Backkkkkk

[@barry9460]

Christian Martinez yo come back

[@taif3157]

Can I just buy this blanket and cover all my room walls with it ? I play violin and have flatmates is there any way I can play violin with out making high sound ?

[@Guitube99]

yes, producer's choice blankets

[@josecamacho2840]

Do i drill the blanket into the wall? Or glue it? I bought 2 to put on eac side of a door in an efficiency...would velcro be ok?

[@kennisrussell]

I drilled a long screw into the stud of the wall and let it stick out an inch or so. Then hung the blanket on the screws.

[@josecamacho2840]

@@kennisrussell i notice you have rockwool on the door?? Did that help at all??

[@thelimpeh]

which is best for soundproofing? u shaped door sweep, normal door sweep, or draft stopper?

[@GypsyJunkie9]

What was the first foam you used around the door frame? Can you post the link?

[@kennisrussell]

It rockwool safe and sound insulation. I basically built a box and filled it with insulation.

[@nathanuel3762]

I only need to stop my voice from exiting my studio room for recording purposes. Will the producer's choice blanket, a solid core door, and weather stripping all together stop my voice from exiting the room to the point where you cannot hear it at all? Also, the people I'm trying not to disturb will be 15 - 20 meters away, so I want to be sure they cannot hear my voice at all late at night while it's silent

[@ghale94]

I have this issue too. I need to keep my voice in my room. I do not want to disturb my roommates/neighbors. keep me updated if you find a good solution, or if you try the blanket.

[@losporrosr]

@@ghale94 you find a solution?

[@chronobuddy]

@@losporrosr Did you find a solution?

[@losporrosr]

@@chronobuddy thank you :d

[@kwamijw3363]

What solutions ended up working for you all? I kinda need the same for the door. But going to do double drywall on shared walls for tv and instruments

[@davekiesman4696]

If they weren't so expensive I would have bought more.

[@awesome-boy214]

can you upload another video and test it with a static noise thats always at the same DB and not music playing?

[@awesome-boy214]

@@kennisrussell kind of like myth busters tests all kinds of theories, I think its interesting to know which material is best and what construction type works best. thank you buddy

[@foxtailedcritter]

I live in a wooden cabin. Trying to find /cheapest/ methods for sound proofing because I keep swearing and playing guitar and neighbours hate that.

[@douglasfolk3835]

Do it again and use white noise or pink noise

[@angelsmith8905]

it appears that there was empty space gap between the blanket and the floor... Had it been blocked or sealed , I wonder if more sound would have been blocked and if there would have been more of a decibel reduction? check it out! 9:44 clip freeze. lastly, he said he taped it with double sided tape so it would stay attached to the wall on the other side, but still i believe he could have only done so much. so there was probably still some leakage as it would have been impossible to keep whole blanket attached to the wall on the other side with double sided tape. but nice try anyhow!

[@kennisrussell]

There is actually a small ledge there, so it is on the other side of the ledge and can seal up pretty good. I would have to Velcro it get any better seal.

[@chikken_soup]

Is that a solid-core door?

[@kennisrussell]

No. I should have done a solid core door, but by the time I got around to buying doors I was over budget.

[@bobdigi500]

Great test. Unfortunately i don't think the curtains are great!

[@virgilhopper5935]

Put a blanket on both sides, might help double it

[@territmoderitmo9190]

is that tweed?

[@mohmad2822]

Soundproof curtain

[@NewLeafClover]

Good video review. Just a thought tho.... you're not really factoring in the distance from the amp to the door itself.

[@kennisrussell]

That would be for another video experiment. Since the amp never moved, it was a consistent test. That is what I was going for. I may try it again with moving the amp though. Good idea.

[@josecamacho2840]

You have rockwool on door??

[@kennisrussell]

Yes.

[@josecamacho2840]

@@kennisrussell did that help?? Or not really

[@josecamacho2840]

@@kennisrussell how do you keep on door?

[@josecamacho2840]

@@kennisrussell does it help?

[@muzguz7276]

Use rare earth magnets to attach

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

anyone else notice that when he held the blanket up to the door it got quieter?

[@KennethNicholson1972]

To be honest at that pricepoint, I would have expected better results. Perhaps for the other door you could try using cheap alternatives such as weather sealing strips and a quilt or sleeping bag, just to see how they compare. I hear Dave Grohl, of the Foo Fighters did his entire studio in old sleeping bags back in the early days. Would make a good video. Love in Christ, Ken

[@tonycardona579]

Why didn't you just buy two solid core doors?

[@kennisrussell]

Money.

[@bigxrecords7375]

Might as well get a regular blanket

[@mohmad2822]

I saw this curtain on amazon It is stuffed with cotton and cotton does not prevent sound coming out It must be stone wool, about the sponge tape do not believe that there is a sponge that isolates the sound it must be rubber similar to that applied to the doors of cars .

[@itsDbob]

Go taking all your advice man. Instagram @itsDBOB I’ll share pics.

[@iagogonzalezalvarez]

Test bass sounds.

[@iagogonzalezalvarez]

@Sendit Sunday Exactly, it doesn't work. Only treble.

[@cryobyte8936]

Hobart 46342

[@SirPoonga]

An interesting experiment would be test with door open but curtain shut just to see what the curtain can do on its own.

[@blackdaan]

-3db .. pff. i want -90

[@vince5355]

To have such reduction of noise, your walls were probably already very thick since the beginning, for me, doing the door only would not be enough

[@pee-ology7993]

Next week we find the girl who escapes the soundproof room 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@ShadowZero27]

I i i i i .... Built ...built... built... built... This Room ... room... room.. room... to be soundProof.... proof... proof... proof....

[@lanascribe]

LOL - did anyone else red flag the moment he said he was sound proofing some storage space? What or who is he trying to keep from making noise in there?

[@kennisrussell]

The storage space just happens to be next to the studio. Under the storage room is the main living area. I needed to sound proof that door in order to prevent sound to the rest of the house.

[@07wrxtr1]

@@kennisrussell Seriously - there can NEVER be enough. Ever. When I do a theater room, I'm going to give up a solid 2 feet on every wall JUST to do multiple walls and air gaps. F it! Imagine a room where you can watch movies as loud or as quiet as you want and never have to hear a stupid screaming kid, barking dog EVER AGAIN! Funny thing I don't get: Drywall is $13 per sheet at lowes, for 5/8th's " good stuff. Why on earth these retarded disgraceful moronic jerkoff home builders cannot use decent drywall, but instead have decided we "need" granite countertops instead, but yay, the home "looks" nice, but you cannot live in it and get a decent nights sleep because of the noise travel. It honestly just makes my blood boil. Everyone needs a place to come home to that's conducive to good sleep and resting up. We need SMALLER homes, that are better built, on bigger lots.... oh and fathers in the homes again, but don't get me started there!

[@lanascribe]

@@kennisrussell I understand, it just made me chuckle :)

[@JNAStudio]

Jesus