Subject: Re: Soundproof room for birds From: "Michael H. Coen" <mhcoen(at)CSAIL.MIT.EDU> Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:51:15 -0400Perhaps you're already familiar with this, but Ofer Tchernichovski provides details for building inexpensive avian anechoic chambers, including his choice of foam, at: http://ofer.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/html/chapt_2.html Regards, Michael Coen -----Original Message----- From: AUDITORY Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Jeffrey J. Sable Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 2:21 PM To: AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [AUDITORY] Soundproof room for birds Dear list, We are trying to figure out the best way to build soundproof rooms for songbird research. We can buy some for about $900 and we think we might be able to fill our needs for less. We just need a relatively small room (2-3 feet--0.6-1 m--square) The latest idea we've seen is to line portable food coolers with acoustic foam. My question is what material(s) are our best options with which to line the "rooms" (with the possibility of adding more material outside. Ideal properties for the material include thin, inexpensive, and easy to clean--although we realize not all may be possible in the same material. We are as interested in keeping internal sounds in (approx. 70-90 dB) as in keeping exernal sounds out. Thanks in advance for any ideas! Sincerely, Jeff -- Jeffrey J. Sable, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Trainee Sensory Neuroscience Training Program Beckman Institute & School of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign E-mail: jjsable(at)sigmaxi.org https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jjsable/www/