Will foam stop the god dang buzzing?

[Ugly Nora]

I have 4 fluorescent lights in my basement that buzz when laying down loud heavy toans. Will foam or something on the walls help this? Or do I need to take those things down? Or maybe cover them with foam? I don't really ever turn them on so that would be no issue but I rent this house so I want to be as least destructive as possible with any modifications. In short how do I fix this besides not laying down sonic devastation as I am not sure if I can change that.

I guess foam is gear, sorry if the wrong forum.

[ryan summit]

if it sounds like the diffuser lens things shakin
get some of the lightest foam weatherstripping you can
it comes in rolls
the gap your gonna fill will be pretty tiny
but they make stuff thats 1/4" thick im sure
if you meant spray foam NO dont do that
also see if yo cant tighten the fixture to the ceiling

to check if its the diffuser vibrating
take them off and crank it up
if you grab the sides they pop right off

a quick solve is a glue gun
it removes fairly easy
a few dabs in the right place could work
but your foam idea is on point
i think they make white too

hope i understood correctly
good luck

[Ugly Nora]

Thanks for your help. I will test that out- and yep I think it is the diffusers. Yeah, I didn't mean spray foam, I was thinking those eggshell foam things you see in studios or wherever.

[ryan summit]

to get that stuff to work for this issue
i think youd have to wrap all the lights in it
we can figure this out with less work im sure
i think ifyou took the lenses off
and just put some sticky back felt pads where plastic meets metal
like 3 on each long side of the lens
or even some slices of soft velcro
may work as well
take 3 of them down
and experiment with one
i love tryin to figure this stuff out
so im game

[Ugly Nora]

I think you did figure it out. Your assessment sounds right on the money. I will play around with it tomorrow or Wednesday as I have the day off.

[MEC]

the gap your gonna fill will be pretty tiny

[ALLisNOISE]

Listen, I think you're going about this all wrong.
Here's what we need to do:
1.) Turn your amp on. It should already be "up".
2.) Lean instrument against amplifier. Again, louder is better.
3.) Using a wah or some other sort of band pass filter, sweep through the frequencies until we locate the resonant frequency of the light diffusers.
4.) Drone.
5.) Repeat step 4 as many times as necessary to loose the very atoms of the light diffusers; until their very makeup has been erased, part and parcel, from existence. Again, volume is key.

Side note: You had previously mentioned not wanting to alter the current status of the room. Aside from a slight tectonic shift, no other changes should manifest themselves. By the time you are ready to move out, I assume the cost of new diffusers for the next poor sap will cost about as much as any foam you'd be consider purchasing. As a warning however, you may also find yourself responsible for the replacement of all light diffusers in a five block radius.

Your results may vary.

[Derelict78]

Take the covers off and leave them off.

[Ugly Nora]

Yep that may be the best lazy person solution. So I may just do that.

The wah idea is good too but unfortunately I don't have one.

[Chankgeez]

The wah idea is good too but unfortunately I don't have one.

Good excuse to get one?

[Ugly Nora]

I don't know if I would use it besides this one time though. Post a clip that will make me want one.

[Chankgeez]

If I have a little time later today, I'll record something.

[Hyphen Nation]

Take the covers off and leave them off.

this

[KaosCill8r]

You could also remove the fluorescent tubes and pack the cavities with Dacron and replace the diffuser lenses. Not sure if you call it Dacron in the U.S. But its that white fluffy shit that sofa cushions are wrapped in before they cover them.

[Ugly Nora]

^ Duly noted, thanks for your response.