Painted artist canvas for covering DIY broadband acoustic trap

SveNaj · 2nd May 2008

Hi

I wonder which is general opinion regarding covering a DIY broadband acoustic trap (Isover mineral wool) with hand painted "artist canvas". Should I worry about some kind of reflections or someting similar ?

My main purpose of doing that is purely estetical so if it's a no-no I'll forget about painting

Cheers,

Sven

tenchijin2 · 2nd May 2008

I've done that before. It might reflect a little bit, but really I can't imagine it's a problem.

Crash · 2nd May 2008

I posed this question before and was informed that it shouldn't be a problem. I believe my answer came from Glenn at GIK and Ethan at Real Traps if memory serves me correctly.

danbronson · 2nd May 2008

If the paint is thick, it will reflect some higher frequencies. Not really too big a deal for most people I'd think. Ideally you'd use a very thin paint that wouldn't fill in the 'holes' in the fabric, allowing it to breathe.

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SveNaj Gear nut Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 117 Thread Starter	Painted artist canvas for covering DIY broadband acoustic trap Hi I wonder which is general opinion regarding covering a DIY broadband acoustic trap (Isover mineral wool) with hand painted "artist canvas". Should I worry about some kind of reflections or someting similar ? My main purpose of doing that is purely estetical so if it's a no-no I'll forget about painting Cheers, Sven

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tenchijin2 Gear addict Joined: Sep 2006 Location: La Center, WA Posts: 440	I've done that before. It might reflect a little bit, but really I can't imagine it's a problem. __________________ Aric Keith for samples of my work, visit www.junglenoisestudio.com/samples.html

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Crash Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 1,773	I posed this question before and was informed that it shouldn't be a problem. I believe my answer came from Glenn at GIK and Ethan at Real Traps if memory serves me correctly. __________________ www.miximusmaximus.com

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danbronson Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 871	If the paint is thick, it will reflect some higher frequencies. Not really too big a deal for most people I'd think. Ideally you'd use a very thin paint that wouldn't fill in the 'holes' in the fabric, allowing it to breathe.