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| Topic Started: Oct 24 2006, 10:00 AM (450 Views) | |
| BUUZBEE | Oct 24 2006, 10:00 AM Post #1 |
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If you can't get your precious baby to stop its screeching, soundproof your home. Take a look at the acoustics of the room where your conure lives. A room with a linoleum or tile floor, hardwood or metal cabinetry and furniture, and four empty walls will not absorb the sound, as would a carpeted room with plush furniture and drapery. There are two issues to conure noise: owner disturbance and neighbor disturbance, both of which can be solved with soundproofing. B.J. Nash, technical director for Super Soundproofing Company in San Diego, California (soundproofing.org), suggests simple home soundproofing anyone can do. “We've had a number of customers that have soundproof areas they put the bird into,” said Nash. "We have a super sound-proofing absorbent mat. It's a unique foam that doesn't absorb odor or moisture, and it can be washed.” Placating the neighbors is a little more involved. “The average person needing to protect the neighbors can block sound from going out of their windows with soundproofing foam cut to the size of the window and pushed in place," suggested Nash. "This reduces the sound level 50 to 60 percent. Or, they can put up acoustical curtains over the walls and windows to help block sound. We also have some clear heavy plastic they can put ever the window to block the sound and still let light in." Nash warns that a 50-percent sound reduction might not be enough. “Generally speaking, birds make loud discordant cries that are hard to predict, unlike traffic sounds that are at a low level,” Nash said. "Because bird cries are at a high frequency, passive sound control like the mat, foam and barrier materials work very well. If you use the proper materials in the proper way, you can cut down a lot of the sound. If you reduce the sound by 50 percent, you will detect a difference, but the sound itself is still quite loud. Every time you reduce it a few percentage points, it goes down another 50 percent. The best way to understand this is to think about turning the dial on your radio every time you move it a smidgen, you've actually increased the volume 50 percent. A reduction of 70 percent, 80 percent, 90 percent is going to be a level you can live with." |
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