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Ethan Winer · 3rd March 2004

Steve,

> This one corner seems like an ideal location for some floor-to-ceiling corner bass traps. But should this type of treatment be symetrical around the room? <

Bass trapping works best when it's spread evenly around the room. It doesn't have to be perfectly symmetrical in the sense that a control room needs to be symmetrical for proper imaging. But if you treat only one corner the low frequency waves will bounce around a bit before they find their way to that corner.

There's a good explanation of corner trapping in the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on my Articles page:

www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html

There's additional information and suggested placement drawings on my company's site:

www.realtraps.com

--Ethan

3rd March 2004	#2
Ethan Winer Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2002 Location: New Milford, CT, USA Posts: 12,331	Re: small room acoustics Steve, > This one corner seems like an ideal location for some floor-to-ceiling corner bass traps. But should this type of treatment be symetrical around the room? < Bass trapping works best when it's spread evenly around the room. It doesn't have to be perfectly symmetrical in the sense that a control room needs to be symmetrical for proper imaging. But if you treat only one corner the low frequency waves will bounce around a bit before they find their way to that corner. There's a good explanation of corner trapping in the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on my Articles page: www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html There's additional information and suggested placement drawings on my company's site: www.realtraps.com --Ethan __________________ Ethan's audio book is now available!