So here's my dilemma...the room next to my studio pretty much has constant all day every day loud gaming and yelling. Been just trying to deal with it for the past year or so ever since I got all my gear, but as it turns out good compositions don't exactly happen if you don't have the quiet work environment needed to play things out/imagine them in your head. :heh: So I was just wondering what I could put on the walls to help reduce a lot of the noise. I don't know if every little detail about the room matters, but I'll explain a bit in case if they do. The room is the size of a typical small bedroom, and it has that usual door with the 3/4" gap under it. And the floors are the hard wood kind. (both of which I know is enemy number 1 for soundproofing, but nothing I can do about it...) There's also a small closet in the back, and in one of the corners there is a large window on one side and a small window on the other. And none of the walls are treated for acoustics...not sure what exactly they are insulated with, but definitely not any soundproofing stuff! If there is some crazy ass formula that involves actual measurements to determine how much stuff I need, let me know and I'll try my best to get accurate ones. :P

My parents want me to just put this (http://www.guitarcenter.com/Auralex-SheetBlok-Sound-Barrier-102796224-i1134519.gc) on the wall inbetween both rooms and wrapped around the corners of said wall, but I HIGHLY doubt that will work since sound can still travel through the ceiling and floor. But if anyone else that uses this stuff in their studio can tell me otherwise, I'm all ears. I can't find a before/after test for this thing, which is why I'm really cautious of buying it. Besides that, the main thing I'm wondering about is if I have to cover all the walls AND windows with something, and if I need to put a carpet on the floor or do anything with the closet or main door into the room.

Sound waves travel through solids (wall, floor, and ceiling), which then vibrates the air in your room. You'll need to prevent it by covering every inch of your room with something that will damp it. I don't know much about the properties of vinyl, but seeing how thin it is, I'm not sure if it's effective or not. I've looked around on guitar center, and that's probably your best bet. The others are for acoustic absorption, which is not for your application. It's probably best to go to some music studio gear forums like gearslutz or google around. There might be better alternatives than what guitar center offers.

That's what I thought...crap. But I totally forgot about gearslutz, so I'll ask people there too. :P