Low Ceiling Over Drums...

Keith Moore · 16th October 2009

I have low ceilings in my drum room. Less than 7'. How should I go about treating the area above the drums? Absorbtion panels? Diffusors?

AudioWonderland · 16th October 2009

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Originally Posted by Keith Moore

I have low ceilings in my drum room. Less than 7'. How should I go about treating the area above the drums? Absorbtion panels? Diffusors?

All the absorption you can comfortably fit. Not enough space for diffusion to work effectively

Glenn Kuras · 16th October 2009

agreed. Above the kit use absorption. Further from the kit (like 5 or 6 feet) you could start to mix absorption and diffusion. If you want to play it safe then all absorption.

tINY · 17th October 2009

Or, just use pzm's taped to the ceiling for overheads.

-tINY

Jules · 18th October 2009

What goes down must go up.

Investigate carpets. It's too simplistic to think about acoustic treatment only above an instrument a grown man whacks as hard as he can with a wooden stick.

Keith Moore · 19th October 2009

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Originally Posted by Jules

What goes down must go up.

Investigate carpets. It's too simplistic to think about acoustic treatment only above an instrument a grown man whacks as hard as he can with a wooden stick.

Yeah I've already got a carpet under the kit. Just concerned with phase issue in the overheads at this point. I've got some auralex panels on the ceiling now but was thinking of replacing it with some OC703 panels.

reflixtinian · 19th October 2009

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

theory vrs practice

not all rooms work the same, thrust me

put some gobos around the drums (broadband absorbers) not too much, not too close

Before you put ANYTHING on the ceiling , try to compare results (with and without)

broadband absorbers - diffusers (you can build those yourself if you don't have money)

or you can buy some broadband absorbers from GIK and some diffusors somewhere else

Glenn Kuras · 19th October 2009

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or you can buy some broadband absorbers from GIK and some diffusors somewhere else

What is the matter with our diffusors???

16th October 2009	#1
Keith Moore Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 889 Thread Starter	Low Ceiling Over Drums... I have low ceilings in my drum room. Less than 7'. How should I go about treating the area above the drums? Absorbtion panels? Diffusors?

16th October 2009	#3
Glenn Kuras Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 11,995	agreed. Above the kit use absorption. Further from the kit (like 5 or 6 feet) you could start to mix absorption and diffusion. If you want to play it safe then all absorption. __________________ 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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reflixtinian Gear addict Joined: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 356	mmmmmmmmmmmmm theory vrs practice not all rooms work the same, thrust me put some gobos around the drums (broadband absorbers) not too much, not too close Before you put ANYTHING on the ceiling , try to compare results (with and without) broadband absorbers - diffusers (you can build those yourself if you don't have money) or you can buy some broadband absorbers from GIK and some diffusors somewhere else