Acoustic Foam VS Panels - Surprising SOUND TEST!

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Making a room sound better can be a difficult thing if you do not have the proper acoustic material on the walls. In this video, I will do a sound test to see what works better between acoustic panels and acoustic foam.
The acoustic panels in this video are worth around $100 each. Acoustic foam on the other hand can easily be found on Amazon for $70 for 50 pieces.
I took all 12 panels off the walls and replaced them with 8 acoustic foam per panels to make an accurate comparison for the sound test. The findings were very interesting.
I will also explain in this video where and when acoustic panels are better than foam and also when acoustic foam panels are better to use than acoustic panels.
Here are the links for the products I use in this video. The links are from Amazon and from Home Depot so you have more buying choices.
1. Acoustic Foam 50 Pack
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2. Acoustic Foam 25 Pack
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3. 3M Command Strips
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4. Acoustic Panels From Trademark Soundproofing
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@BroScro 3 года назад

6:07 clap test w/ nothing 6:58 clap test w/ cheap foam 4:58 clap test w/ expensive panels

@kevddiaz 3 года назад

Thank you G

@kevddiaz 3 года назад

Anyway this dude put the camera on a different position each time so its not that accurate

@SluggyBoi 3 года назад

@@kevddiaz No he didn't. Look at 6:53 you see his snowball mic, that's what he's using to record the clapping the noise, and it's most likely in the same place for each test.

@telesean6231 3 года назад

Thank you for this I can’t stand long videos of blabbering

@atharvagujar4780 3 года назад

Thanks bro 😎

@onslaugh7pc 3 года назад

Also the acoustic panels look aesthetic, I want to put some in my living room where my home theater is so for me the looks is a major selling point

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

Definitely agree! They also have decorative acoustic panels that are all different shapes and makes a pattern.

@meaghankelly6715 3 года назад

I really like your channel and appreciate all of your advice. I would really like to be able to see sound differences measured more accurately than a “clap test” or least a “clap test” with different panels and blank walls edited to be played in a row. Thank you for all of your time and info!

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate the advice on the clap test. You're right, next time I will have different methods to see how the end result sounds. :-)

@RangerLaila 3 года назад

Those panels are way too thin to have any effect on low frequency issues. Get thicker panels, at least 6 inches, and hang them a couple of inches off the wall.

@briangardner3418 3 года назад

I don't have carpet anywhere in the house but had thick carpet padding & carpet put down in my bedroom studio & it makes a big difference

@Cinnjerm24 3 года назад

Why is it that every time I see one of these comparisons they always use the worst foam possible 1" and not 3" or 4" foam? Of course the worst foam is going to sound bad.

@joseambriz5897 3 года назад

Have you tried the 3" one? I'm considering making diy panels but are the foam one viable?

@reekrodriqguez6552 2 года назад

Same

@Valtz_YT 2 года назад

The comparison helped so much, I just moved out and my room has an insane amount of reverb/echo. I ordered 2 1/2 inch thick Bass Trap/Foam squares. So it'll help some, but definitely saving up for some panels to add after seeing this video.

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

Awesome! Let me know when you get them and how they work out! 😊

@vmtz2001 2 года назад

Acoustic panels are one thing, they absorb sound waves and prevent them from bouncing around, sound proof panels keep outside noise out

@nunobaiao-NBdrums 3 года назад

Foam does not control mid-low and low frequencies. Foam cut reverberation but do not control real room modes (furniture too). Room will have very cancellations and peaks of low-mids and lows. Rockwool does a more equalized acoustic ambiance. It's way better.

@lileffects Месяц назад

Rigid fiberglass and rock wool also need to be VERY thick to adequately manage lows and low-mids. At 100Hz, you'd need a nearly 3ft thick panel to "trap" it. We are stuck with the room sizes that we have. In my opinion, small rooms with unusable reflections just need to be made dead. Yes, there will be low end problems, but you'll never be able to address those without ridiculously thick panels.

@nunobaiao-NBdrums Месяц назад

@@lileffects 4 inch will "grab" a lot of lows energy, will make a huge difference. 6 to 8 inch will work veeery well.

@annode 11 месяцев назад

I'm play this back on Bose monitors so better speakers make it simple to hear that the panels absorb much better then the foam. Great test, thanks much! I have office cubicle sound absorbing panels against my studio walls and they do a great job. If you go to large companies with office cubicles you have a good chance they have old panels that they will just give you. That's how I got mine.

@djcompetition1 4 года назад

Test: 4:58 | 6:07 | 7:00

@starlosstv2173 3 года назад

Thank you a lot

@toehodgson153 3 года назад

Or just watch last 30 sec :P

@Finzun 3 года назад

Thanks a lot!

@MinisterCrowley 3 года назад

I originally went with acustic panels for my mixing room ,but the room was to dead,I had a pro com in and scan my room .we went with bass traps and Higher quality foam .The room now sound amazing. it depends on what your doing in the room, the size of the room,also the flooring carpet is good.

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

Great point!! I’m actually coming out with a video soon about “too much sound deadening”! Thanks for sharing!

@isaiahsutherland3349 2 года назад

Yeah, but I feel like you can always add reverb through an editing software like audacity in editing. It is extremely difficult to take reverb away once you've recorded. And I thought acoustic panels were base traps.?

@johnplainsong9769 Год назад

Superb test! I have old Auralex on my studio walls, and will be replacing with home made panels next year.

@soundproofguide Год назад

Thanks!!

@alex-sd 3 года назад

Thanks so much for this sound test. Panels are way better.

@mercyonthetrack1053 3 года назад

You have to test more than just the frequencies of a claps. Panels made with wool absorb lower end frequencies. Foam only absorbs high end frequencies

@maeu59 2 года назад

What would you suggest for a drum music room?

@hannes1734 2 года назад

@@maeu59 Absorbers. Definitely Absorbers. Drums fill out the whole frequency spectrum. And get something for your corners of the room. In my drum room, i have a big closet that takes care of the lows such as foam "bass traps" that deal with the mids. For the highs i have Molton curtains.

@amirulrasyidyussof Год назад

@@hannes1734if im making simple podcast studio, which one I need to use?

@grumblycurmudgeon 4 года назад

You're an audio engineer(-ing firm)? Surely you've access to a noise dosimeter or decibel/sound level meter or something? Shoot, there's a half dozen apps on the Apple/Google Stores. Please don't misunderstand me here: I'm really enjoying your channel. I do, however, suspect that there's a number of slightly-more effective presentations to verify the effectiveness of soundproofing than "the clap test." For me, personally, I'd love to see you do something on that Acoustiblok membrane I keep hearing about. The fabric stuff NASA developed that absorbs sound waves and converts it into heat energy? All the demos I've seen have been borderline-miraculous, and, as an industry specialist, you can prolly get your hands on a sample. I know it's being sold to the public now.

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

Thank you for the feedback. I will definitely look into getting some Acoustiblok membrane.

@georgiykuznyetsov8217 3 года назад

Good stuff. Sounds really different.

@squarepeg9484 4 года назад

If I completely covered a room in panels as in, no gaps at all, would that help soundproof a bit, I don’t need 100% silence but I can hear my neighbour (who has barely anything in his room, and no carpet) as if he’s sitting next to me, and I don’t know if he can hear all my conversations clearly too

@DruGaTecH 4 года назад

Insulate the walls instead.

@Abcpii 3 года назад

Panels don't isolate the sound from the outside

@squarepeg9484 3 года назад

@@DruGaTecH I’m doing two layers of 12mm drywall with green glue sandwich, it’s a start!

@DruGaTecH 3 года назад

@@squarepeg9484 Roxul Insulation with a layer of drywall. Or even glasswool would do, also slightly cheaper.

@jeffgrayson7639 3 года назад

Sound proofing and sound reflection/ absorbing are two completely different things.

@theministryofsound7448 3 года назад

Can Polystyrene be Used for Soundproofing? can you just answer here and maybe make a video also.

2 месяца назад

There is a big difference between sound proof and sound absorbing. Sound absorbing means absorbing sound waves to reduce reflections off walls.

@jamesbarron601 3 года назад

you can make an acoustic panel for $20 or less each and it doesn't take much skill. You do need to make sure that the panel is about an inch from the wall.

@ayhamalmohdar8409 2 года назад

finally a very fu**ing useful video thank you man for all the effort you made , you're the best

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

Thanks!! Appreciate it!

@tech4life884 2 года назад

You need to have panels above you because in order for the ringing and echoes to completely go away, you have to completely surround yourself in the room with accustic panels

@CristianSalmeron 3 года назад

@7:20 😂 I heard the foam fall.... I guess that means I will have to get some panels instead

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

Indeed 🤣

@randymullins5525 3 года назад

Hey mate good video....my house is like your room...echo everywhere....how do I get something that looks like wall art...I don't want my living room covered in black panels....lol

@theministryofsound7448 3 года назад

Nice practical test. finally

@carlavillanueva3279 3 года назад

Thx for your demo. I need something to block or minimize the noise from upstairs rental unit. Any suggestion?

@FC-mz7mx Месяц назад

could you just use a sound db reader app to make your comparison demos more scientific?

@homecinemademo 3 года назад

How accurate is a hand clap test? I see a lot of these tests and the clap echo is reduced but how is it with other frequencies?

@UnseenEternalStudios 2 года назад

A hand clap is actually really accurate, it’s a pretty basic relatively flat impulse. Listen to the tail of the reverb.

@FSXgta 2 года назад

good panels will do lower frequencies, foam only higher frequencies

@mariad4183 3 года назад

You are amazing! Awesome video and instruction! Thank you for your generosity honey! xoxo

@Hellonline983 2 года назад

QUESTION? My my neighbour giggles all the time at night and keeps me awake. would having the wall covered in the foam help me not to hear it ?

@Group_Anonymous 2 года назад

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@IsaacLausell Год назад

One of the best explanations I have seen on the subject. I do have a question. If I use command strips to attach the panels to the wall and I must remove them later on, would it damage the wall or its paint?

@soundproofguide Год назад

There’s a way to do it so it won’t rip the paint. It will tell you right on the packaging the proper way to remove them. There’s a truck to it. It your rip it right off it will leave ripped paint spot.

@IsaacLausell Год назад

@@soundproofguide thanks for the info. Figuring this out has been a pain specially since I need to not damage the walls because I will be moving.

@annode 11 месяцев назад

@@IsaacLausell A little late I know. What I did once was to drill two holes in the ceiling where the wall meets it and use red plastic anchors, and picture hanging wire down to the panels. You can pull the anchors out, then spackle and white paint if you need to when you move.

@gabrieltravassos9065 Год назад

I loved your channel and the way you explain. I do have a big doubt about my room that I will soundproof. anyway, its a square room, 318cm x 318cm and I play drums. the point is that I dont have money enough to make all the soundproof inside the walls, neither the lawyers of dry wall. what can I do to make the sound leak as little as possible to the outside?

@aznxboix188 3 года назад

bro im disappointed. need to measure dba

@ItsWesSmithYo Год назад

But clapping is super normalized 😂

@KangBH90 6 месяцев назад

Not only dB, but also RT

@kingcrypto777 3 года назад

Panels are much better. I’m buying some for one of the bedrooms in my home that I use to play my drums and cover the window with soundproof curtains. Great video!

@Max-xk4vm 3 года назад

Hi, how did it work with the panels and your drum? I am also playing drums in my basement and it sound awful, so I wanted some acoustic treatment.

@solrah8411 2 года назад

Are they good to keep neighbours noise muted??

@avalon3309 3 года назад

Im sorry but I think you will have to do something with the floor and ceiling because the room sounds bad with both treatments, echo in both

@CMprod1 3 года назад

Thank you!

@beauferchaud708 2 года назад

Did you build the panels? I like the result from those. I have a lot of R-15 insulation leftover from a room remodel and was thinking I could use them to build sound absorption panels.

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

Yes! I have a video on the channel on how to build them. J

@raysharpe8644 2 года назад

Combine/laminate the two to get better results and use corner traps

@knotthead17 2 года назад

How would felt compare to this?

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

It all depends how thick the felt is. If you can find some that’s a couple of inches thick then it would deaden the room but probably not work or look as good as panels but it’s definitely better than nothing. Great question

@thehitmaster102 3 года назад

I really dont think foam is cheaper I paid 56 dollars for 12 pieces off arrow website that's not cheap but it's like 2 inches thick I believe but I just ordered five 4ftby2ft acoustic panels for my 16ft long by 11ft wide by 8ft tall room I spent 384 for those including tax and shipping they were 65 something apiece I thought if I had to buy acoustic foam from the website I bought it was more cost effective to buy the panels

@arramos6802 3 года назад

There's a foam that I recommend uratex

@jessalynncarnes5489 2 года назад

Use hot glue for acoustic foam squares. Way cheaper than command strips, can do the whole wall for cheap. I’ve done it, it works great.

@Jdoug305 2 года назад

but what if it’s an apartment and you can’t hot glue the wall

@vgaggia Год назад

@@Jdoug305 In my experience with hot glue it stuck to the foam when i had to take them down its also very easy to take off the wall by hand even, i'm not sure how your wall is though so i can't really give you more advice than my experience

@ErisEntropy 9 месяцев назад

@@Jdoug305 I'm not very knowledgeable about acoustics, but a tip I saw someone give once was to stick the foam panels to cardboard with glue, and then put the cardboard up with something like scotch tape.

@sweetjewels25 2 года назад

would that help reduce noise for my neighbors?? like i want them to hear less noise coming from my kids room they can get loud so i thought of this solution…

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

Not really. Unless there’s a lot of echo in the room your kids are in then the noise wouldn’t be “as bad” when using acoustic panels. But panels like these do not block sound, they absorb it.

@xarakus 3 года назад

Once we open the foams and they expand, im wondering if they can be repacked easily as well if one is moving and wants to take them and reuse them.

@A6uh 2 года назад

If you use those 'Space Bags' they compress right back down to like when you got them. You know those vacuum seal bags that you plug the hose of your vacuum up to? Works perfect for recompressing them!

@DerekIwasiuk 2 года назад

what do you think of those hard foams like SilveRboard something Lowes sells? I was looking for something rigid for a star ceiling fiber optic setup but I put my phone on the other side of them and it barely blocked anything.

@mostafah5914 3 года назад

My bedroom is on a busy road, do you think sticking some acoustic foam on the window will reduce the noise coming from outside in

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

No, It would do nothing to help in reducing outside noise.

@Musically1256 3 года назад

What is the size of the room that you tested

@R27035 4 года назад

What would be the best inexpensive solution to soundproofing our basement ceiling. Someone who sleeps in the basement room cannot even stand us walking above her as the floor sometimes creeks. The room above her is carpeted but that doesn't seem to help.

@MaxiiBoii23 4 года назад

Have someone rebuild part of the floor frame. Or add some thick non-fiber insulation between the floor and the basement frame, but it deadens a vit of sound not eliminate.

@el_taiito5492 3 года назад

the accoustic foams are way thinner than panels, thats why they dont work as good.. you need some 5-10cm foam panel you will see they work very good

@smoketheartist9501 Год назад

Foam doesn't absorb as well as insulation.

@el_taiito5492 Год назад

@@smoketheartist9501 best is to do both

@ixanaths 3 года назад

Will the acoustic panels work if people want to block sound coming from the other side of the wall, like from your neighbor for those who live in apartment buildings?

@jangb98 3 года назад

It won't block sound, it'll dampen it. Depending on how thick your walls already are, sound going into the apartment room next door to you should already be blocked pretty well.

@silkroad1201 Год назад

I use both in my studio. Right tool for the right job. I won't stand idly by and watch everyone trash foam. It has its place in most studios. A completely dead or "neutral" room isn't always the best option. Sometimes you need a little resonance in the room to get a good recording and make sure your mix sounds good in other rooms too This idea that frequencies bouncing off walls will ruin your mix is mostly horseshit. It's only true in extreme cases

@cherie1651 Год назад

I iive on a very busy street and its really noisy in my home. At nights its particulary bothersome. I was thinking about putting something I can remove during the day and put up in the evening on my LR and bedroom windows.What would you advise on windows that can be put on/taken off? Thanks!

@I_am_not_a_bot-s6i Год назад

ear defenders

@breckisaac5378 3 года назад

Bubble wrap in the ceiling will help deflect sound…according to Steve Deckert.

@alapour7944 2 года назад

Can you use Acoustic foam panels to southproof a door? I mean to use them instead a blanket, etc THX

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

Unfortunately not

@alapour7944 2 года назад

@@soundproofguide Thanks for the reply. cheers

@JayAT 2 года назад

me with a blanket on my head

@jeffgrayson7639 3 года назад

If you are going to use foam panels your minimum thickness should be 2 inches

@v1ken 2 года назад

3:30 cheap packing tape from a dollar store works too albeit no rolling action

@bernie7384 3 года назад

Do these panels keep sound out as well?

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

No unfortunately it doesn’t do anything for soundproofing

@pablochavez7481 3 года назад

Panels are way better, and they absorb more frecuencies than foam. If you make your own panels its way cheaper and if you're careful you can even make them better looking than the ones on the video.

@alliebeautecosmetics2168 Год назад

In your test: With the Acoustic panels test: your voice is too low and I can hear your voice ( robotic sound ) echoing/bouncing. Versus the Acoustic foams test: your voice sound a lot better with no robotic sound and almost zero voice echoing/bouncing. Based on your test, for me, the quality of your voice sound a lot better with the Acoustic foams !!!

@MostlyPonies1 3 года назад

No panels *claps loudly* Foam panels *claps less loudly* "Oh look it's quieter" No decibel readings means no reliable results. Surely you can see how sketchy this clap test looks.

@angelacamille5945 3 года назад

Is there any type of foam that can muffle or stop a vibrating sound in a vent? I live in this apartment and they cant find the humming in the vent.

@zeuswayne4485 2 года назад

get an isovox for vocals and then if that doesn't work then use rx noise removal from isotope to analyze the noise profile and remove it

@Isitornot-qg9gj 3 года назад

Yea......that cheap stuff “CAN NOT” compete with “Aurolex Foam”......so you should do a comparison with aurolex instead.

@bezd6893 3 года назад

what about a 35 dollar one on ebay

@Billy-rr7re 2 года назад

now add a couch or some window curtains and compare it to the acoustic panel

@billk.9410 4 месяца назад

its so crazy how bad your audio is when you run an acoustics DIY channel

@gregwx 3 года назад

Rockwool and fiber glass based panels are bad for you health can cause pretty bad lung diseases like fibrosis, go with polyester fiber instead.

@maeu59 2 года назад

Only if you disturb it, once it’s on the wall no problem.

@nitesmarshall5036 3 года назад

7:20 Acoustic foam falling down, lol

@Khdbh 2 года назад

Sorry Mate 😂 All sound almost same, no big Difference (FAIL) thanks for the video

@MainChannelTX 3 года назад

Proof command strips are not as good as T pins. Did everyone catch the foam fail at the beginning? Ha.

@Alfalfa88888 3 года назад

keep in mind the panels are like more than double the thickness of the foam

@soundproofguide 3 года назад

Definitely!

@egg6649 3 года назад

Saw a test, they had 4 pieces of foam and it still sounded like nothing compared to rockboard.

@spacecy 2 года назад

4:06 ????? LMAO NO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jackgoff4859 Год назад

I can tell just based on the ambient noise level before you start clapping that the mic was not setup the same in each clip.

@ricardothero9771 2 года назад

The price lol

@gingerninja7187 2 года назад

The panels are far better ,you can save money by making them yourself

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

Definitely agree!

@asmodeusbeezlebub7653 3 года назад

i noticed people doing reviews on acoustic panels have annoying voices...interesting

@Rochester92G 2 года назад

That's why they need acoustic treatment. Silence their shit up.

@TeamMalunggay 2 года назад

cheap foam seems ok

@soundproofguide 2 года назад

Yes it certainly works better than nothing.

@robertrevelo1624 2 года назад

the acoustic panels are lot better

@bluetech2809 2 года назад

You can skip pretty much the entire video and go straight to 9:45. The rest is fluffy fluff.

@Hush99 2 года назад

Funny how these guys' sound is always the worst in their videos.

@RafaelPernia 7 месяцев назад

Impressive lack of technic knowledge, lingo or testing.

@MrLeemac32 Год назад

Can you tell me if i was to put these on a joining living room wall between me and my neighbours would it help block out some of the noise of doors banging, i dont expect it to stop it totally but would it reduce it even a little?

@annode 11 месяцев назад

No absorbing materials will make any difference. The freqs that get through the walls are lower and don't get absorbed.