Anyone making gobos with your acoustic panels?

[backtothemusic]

I just ordered a few acoustic panels. I don't want to wall-mount them. I'm looking for a free standing solution for a small tracking area. I'm planning to record vocals and drums.

This is awesome but exceeds the budget right now. RealTraps - GoboTraps

[WKG]

Sure. I've got several that I move around all the time. I can pull a few more off the wall if I need to.

[backtothemusic]

Originally Posted by WKG

Sure. I've got several that I move around all the time. I can pull a few more off the wall if I need to.

Any particular method you wanna share?

[WKG]

I just put 'em where it sounds best.

[kittyx]

Here's a low budget way to do it. Get the 1.5" thick, 4'x8' white insulating sheets from Home Depot. Cover the edges with duct tape. Glue the panels or foam on. I added foam to both sides on some and glued a fabric piece to the bottom for looks. Use basic shelving brackets for the legs. Light, cheap and easy.

[backtothemusic]

Originally Posted by kittyx

Here's a low budget way to do it. Get the 1.5" thick, 4'x8' white insulating sheets from Home Depot. Cover the edges with duct tape. Glue the panels or foam on. I added foam to both sides on some and glued a fabric piece to the bottom for looks. Use basic shelving brackets for the legs. Light, cheap and easy.

Thanks for sharing that! I'm trying to get how the shelving brackets were sturdy enough to stand them upright. I need something that will position my panels (2'x4'x4") vertically a few inches off the ground.

[kittyx]

I put the brackets on both sides and the panel edge rests on the ground. Not sure how you would raise them off the floor. If you figure out something keep us posted. Good luck!

[TEMAS]

Its so much easier to wheel them around, rather than lift them. I built 3 panels that are 6'x3'. For each panel I cut 2 pieces of 2"x2" timber into 1' lengths. At either end of each length I attached a castor wheel. Then screw the 2 lengths with the wheels on straight into the bottom of the panel. And thats it. Takes about 10 minutes per panel and you're ready to go. You should be able to get 4 castor wheels and 2 foot of 2"x2" for around £10/£12, depending on what size/quality wheels you buy.

[mmcfarlane]

I bought 4 of GIK's stands for $50 each which hold a single 2'*4' panel off the ground a few inches.

I can carry these easily between my home-studio control room where they act as bass traps lined up near the back wall and the recording space where they are individually kind-of small for gobos and too short for vocals...

I'm rethinking the stand design so I can position them at different heights, e.g. to get the tops up to 7' off the ground for a portable vocal booth. That's going to require much larger legs for stability.

It would be pretty easy to knock out stands that hold a single or multiple panels if you have a saw, screw driver, screws, some glue, straight wood and a free afternoon.

I was feeling too lazy to make my own when I ordered the panels, it was much easier to push the button that said 'add to cart'.

[backtothemusic]

Originally Posted by TEMAS

Its so much easier to wheel them around, rather than lift them. I built 3 panels that are 6'x3'. For each panel I cut 2 pieces of 2"x2" timber into 1' lengths. At either end of each length I attached a castor wheel. Then screw the 2 lengths with the wheels on straight into the bottom of the panel. And thats it. Takes about 10 minutes per panel and you're ready to go. You should be able to get 4 castor wheels and 2 foot of 2"x2" for around £10/£12, depending on what size/quality wheels you buy.

That sounds easy enough. A little scary thinking about jamming wheels into the panels but that is a good idea. Thanks.

[backtothemusic]

Originally Posted by mmcfarlane

I bought 4 of GIK's stands for $50 each which hold a single 2'*4' panel off the ground a few inches.

I can carry these easily between my home-studio control room where they act as bass traps lined up near the back wall and the recording space where they are individually kind-of small for gobos and too short for vocals...

I'm rethinking the stand design so I can position them at different heights, e.g. to get the tops up to 7' off the ground for a portable vocal booth. That's going to require much larger legs for stability.

It would be pretty easy to knock out stands that hold a single or multiple panels if you have a saw, screw driver, screws, some glue, straight wood and a free afternoon.

I was feeling too lazy to make my own when I ordered the panels, it was much easier to push the button that said 'add to cart'.

I looked at those stands too but I see what you're saying. Adjustable height would certainly be nice.

[TEMAS]

Originally Posted by backtothemusic

That sounds easy enough. A little scary thinking about jamming wheels into the panels but that is a good idea. Thanks.

Yeah, I know what you mean. For me it wasn't an issue cause I made the panels myself and they didn't cost me much.

Remember you'd be attaching the wheels to the timber and attaching the timber to the panels. The timber lengths needs to be about a foot long and stick out 3 or 4 inchs either side, like 4 feet, then the panels will stand up and wont topple over. If you screw straight through the timber into the panels, obviously you need to make sure there's a solid part of the panel frame to screw into and the screws will need to be quite thick. It migth be better to use right-angle brackets - you'd need 4 brackets for each length of timber - but at least the screw wholes wouldn't need to be so big and you wouldn't be doing so much damage.

Wickes *–*Nails, Screws and Fixings*–*Hardware*–*Fixing Blocks and Angles

I'll take some photos of mine when I'm back at the studio on Monday morning.

I think these are the wheels I bought:

75mm Castors:Flight Case: Speakers: Trolley - eBay Racks Cases, Pro Audio Equipment, Musical Instruments (end time 04-Oct-07 23:30:00 BST)

[Paul David]

I just made a vocal booth out of some 703 and 2x2. I've attached some photos.

I didn't set out to make an iso booth... Just something to get the room out of the recordings.

Works great.

[Paul David]

I built the frames using these.