I've just moved into a lovely apartment in Frankfurt, Germany, only to discover that my neighbor likes to play loud techno music on his stereo at 1 a.m. I don't speak German. Help? [more inside]
posted by doctorpiorno on Aug 14, 2009 - 16 answers

my Sennheiser HD595 leak sound. is this normal? my coworkers are going nuts. [more inside]
posted by krautland on Apr 3, 2009 - 16 answers

How do I get into noise music? I like early Sonic Youth, late Tarentel, am very well versed in grind and brutal hardcore, like Team Brick, don't like Oren Ambarchi. I prefer shrieking feedback to long drones, distorted guitars to electronic instruments, beats to no beats. I think I prefer the specific to the abstract. For example, I don't understand minimal techno. [more inside]
posted by maryrosecook on Nov 19, 2008 - 26 answers

I use to play the drums, really miss it, and want to get back into it. What are my options for living in an apartment complex? [more inside]
posted by defben on Aug 3, 2008 - 13 answers

I am starting a solo no-wave/noise project. I know nothing about recording. Please help me assemble the barest, cheapest necessities. [more inside]
posted by unknowncommand on Jan 15, 2008 - 9 answers

I wanna learn the drums... [more inside]
posted by Neonshock on Nov 24, 2007 - 23 answers

So I want to be battered with noise and I could use some recommendations. I have Metal Machine Music and like it, but would be all for something more...melodic? I'm pretty sure I need some John Zorn and Mike Patton in the collection, but which albums? [more inside]
posted by StopMakingSense on Oct 29, 2007 - 28 answers

My iPhone and my Sennheiser noise cancelling headphones are not playing nicely. Periodically, I get an annoying buzzing/interference noise when I'm listening to music on my iPhone and have noise cancellation switched on. [more inside]
posted by kathryn on Aug 7, 2007 - 11 answers

I've always been annoyed by people who make a racket in the neighborhood. I'm likely to be one of those people next year. How can I soundproof a room, pacify neighbors, and avoid police? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Mar 20, 2007 - 25 answers

Is there a CD of music that's designed to cancel ambient noise when played on an iPod or mp3 player, particularly to block out conversations? [more inside]
posted by tommassit on Feb 3, 2007 - 22 answers

A while back I stumbled across an "open source" band, an umbrella name that allowed anyone to perform as that band, but I cannot for the life of me remember it. I think it was primarily an experimental noise act, but at this point I can't be sure. Please, Metafilter, help me find it!
posted by botono9 on Aug 8, 2006 - 5 answers

How to have a party without violating noise ordinances [more inside]
posted by adamrice on Jun 29, 2005 - 12 answers

I've got a pair of Shure e2c's for listening to music on my iPod and as noise cancelling discreet headphones go, they're great. However as comfortable and secure in the ear headphones go, they suck. What am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted by ralawrence on Jun 14, 2005 - 10 answers

I stood next to the speakers at a hip-hop concert last night, and my ears are still ringing. Does this mean that they'll be ringing forever? [more inside]
posted by scalespace on May 1, 2005 - 37 answers

I'm in a band, and we practice in our drummer's basement. He has a next-door neighbor who can't stand our noise. Do we soundproof? Do we relocate? [more inside]
posted by cortex on Feb 28, 2005 - 19 answers

Home recording studio questions: (1) What to do about sound source with a noise problem (sounds like a bad ground loop) and (2) building some approximation of an isolation booth. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by weston on Jan 1, 2004 - 6 answers

OK, so the guy who lives beneath me thinks he's a DJ, and he's driving me and my GF nuts. Any advice on how to set up an electromagnetic field that is a>powerful enough to fry his equipment, and b>directional? [more inside] Oh yeah, this is all hypothetical [more inside]
posted by Grod on Dec 13, 2003 - 59 answers