Covering the backs of panels for reflection points OK?

The Beatsmith · 19th August 2009

Hi

I'm thinking of making some of these on Friday: shaman´s absorber build thread

I plan to put them either side of me at mixing position, roughly 2 inch thick.

Is there a problem with these, given that the frame design means that the backs are covered with the fiberboard stuff? Does that really change the acoustic properties of the trap?

Thanks!

Eddie

Ethan Winer · 19th August 2009

The back doesn't matter if it's against a wall. It's only an issue for bass traps straddling corners.

--Ethan

The Beatsmith · 19th August 2009

brilliant!

thanks ethan.

Glenn Kuras · 19th August 2009

It only matters if you plan on mounting it off the wall a few inches to help absorb more of the mids and low end. I myself think it is worth the effort, but what you are thinking of doing would not be "wrong", so to speak.

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The Beatsmith Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 3,512 Thread Starter	Covering the backs of panels for reflection points OK? Hi I'm thinking of making some of these on Friday: shaman´s absorber build thread I plan to put them either side of me at mixing position, roughly 2 inch thick. Is there a problem with these, given that the frame design means that the backs are covered with the fiberboard stuff? Does that really change the acoustic properties of the trap? Thanks! Eddie __________________ Need your songs mixed or mastered by top engineers? Check out our credits at www.onlinemusicmixing.co.uk http://www.associatedminds.com http://www.twitter.com/P_Leezy

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Ethan Winer Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2002 Location: New Milford, CT, USA Posts: 12,333	The back doesn't matter if it's against a wall. It's only an issue for bass traps straddling corners. --Ethan __________________ Ethan's audio book is now available!

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Glenn Kuras Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 11,992	It only matters if you plan on mounting it off the wall a few inches to help absorb more of the mids and low end. I myself think it is worth the effort, but what you are thinking of doing would not be "wrong", so to speak. __________________ Glenn Kuras GIK Acoustics USA GIK Acoustics Europe 770 986 2789 (USA) +44 (0) 20 7558 8976 (UK) See the NEW Scopus Tuned Trap

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