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Old 7th April 2008, 07:47 AM   #10
Almy
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Originally Posted by donsimpson View Post
What do you mean by first, physically or temporaly? In front of other materials, or set up the bass traps first before doing the other soundproofing?

I hope I don't sound like an idiot.

Thanx, D

Don't worry! I barely know more than you do :). First off you aren't dealing with soundproofing, but rather room treatment. Quite a difference. Room treatment is basically getting frequencies under control. And there are a lot of frequencies to look at, and a lot of ways they get mixed up.

So for room treatment you want to start by treating what is the most problematic. And that is bass frequencies. "Bass Traps" are for that specific purpose. 703, rockwool, et cetera. Foam and egg crates will do absolutely nothing to help with controlling bass frequencies. So basically I was just saying stick with bass traps so you can tackle the biggest problem stuff first.
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