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| echosystm |
Hi,
Looking to fix up the acoustics in my room. So far built some sand-filled monitor stands and put a diffuser (book case - very technical belive me) in, now I gotta stop those standing waves!
Can anyone recommend some bass trap designs? I've seen millions of articles about them on the net (i have been wading through them all weekend), but most of them don't cater for carpentry noobs like myself. I need something simple, like goldenscans absorber guide on AP :P
http://www.audiopioneers.net/forum/...hlight=acoustic
Also, my book case has a few empty sections (i don't have enough books to fill the whole thing), so what would happen if i filled that space up with a bit of rockwool?
Thanks :) |
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| echosystm |
Cmon mangs :(
Derivative? DigiNut? I know you hold teh answers! |
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| DigiNut |
| LOL... to be completely honest, things like diffusers and bass traps are way over my head. :p I know a bit about soundproofing and acoustics in general, but I think you're on your own this time! |
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| IDarkISwordI |
Hey. Seems like I remember reading an SOS arcticle a while ago about different types of acoustic dampening. It went from using bed sheets to foam to air isolation to something like... heated air or something to help deaden the room. They said the last one is close to impossible to acheive but that the other options are the best. Most radio sound booths and studio booths are like a room within a room. You have to build up and isolate the inner-room from the outer-room to get the best sound dampening. Foam tends to be the best way to go for the price. The biggest accumulation of bass frequencies are in corners, especially where 3 sides of a room meet (such as the corner where the ceiling, and 2 walls meet). Its in these areas you want to focus most on when trying to make a dead room. Definitely any type of resonating areas, such as a book case need to either be filled with books or some type of material. Honestly, it would be wise to find a new home for the bookcase because unless its sitting a long ways off, it could really mess with the sound. That article talked about sheets working pretty well if youre strapped for cash but that foam is the best option for money vs. time vs. effectiveness.
I'm not a studio expert and I dont have a completely dead room. Instead, I tuned my speaker position in my room and then tuned my ears over a couple months. Its not the best solution, but it seems to have worked because my production got better when I trained my ears on the acoustics of the room. I'm not sure what type of monitors you have either. Definitely look into near field monitors if you are having acoustics problems. That will atleast help you hear the sound before you hear it resonate.
Cheers,
Zac |
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| aquila |
| how about egg-carton foam? I hear that works reasonably well... |
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| djkoolaide |
| Try to pick up the November issue of REMIX magazine (the one with Depeche Mode on the cover). There's a huge article about this. |
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| Fundamental |
This is all very complicated. I've just got a laptop on a recycling box.
Maybe I should fill the box up with sand. :p |
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