I made these bass traps, are they too big?

Perj · 2nd May 2010

I made these and they are pretty sick. But I wanted you guys opinions.

They are 4 ft high and 34 inches across the front (almost 3 ft)

-Are these going to be ok how they are, sitting on the ground?

-Should I cut these in half down the middle and make 2 skinnier ones that I can stack on top of each other, up to the ceiling?

I have one in the 2 corners in front of me. (have not bought the insulation yet)

SAC · 2nd May 2010

Too big?

Is there such a thing?

Seriously, no. They benefit from the larger size.

They would also benefit if you choose to extend them further up vertically to fill the entire corner as well.

Steab · 2nd May 2010

Stack em up and you're the bomb!

Glenn Kuras · 3rd May 2010

Quote:

-Are these going to be ok how they are, sitting on the ground?

Yes it is covering the tri corner, which is a good thing.

Quote:

-Should I cut these in half down the middle and make 2 skinnier ones that I can stack on top of each other, up to the ceiling?

NO NO NO... The bigger you make them the better they will work.

DanDan · 4th May 2010

Bigger is better. It would be best to use light insulation to fill those. Anything in the range 1-3 pcf, 20-50KG/mcubed should work fine.
You will like them, which might encourage you to do the other half. i.e. Another set to fill floor to ceiling. See the home of the StudioTips SuperChunk
studiotips - tips on studio design, acoustics, and wiring. Note the corner absorber test. SSCs are the same width as yours. Nice one.
DD

Weasel9992 · 4th May 2010

Size matters.

Those are awesome. Now go make some more.

Frank

beat you down · 11th May 2010

what material did you use for these?

thanks.

2nd May 2010	#1
Perj Gear nut Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 115 Thread Starter	I made these bass traps, are they too big? I made these and they are pretty sick. But I wanted you guys opinions. They are 4 ft high and 34 inches across the front (almost 3 ft) -Are these going to be ok how they are, sitting on the ground? -Should I cut these in half down the middle and make 2 skinnier ones that I can stack on top of each other, up to the ceiling? I have one in the 2 corners in front of me. (have not bought the insulation yet)

4th May 2010	#5
DanDan Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Cork Ireland Posts: 6,813 1 Review written	Big Bigger is better. It would be best to use light insulation to fill those. Anything in the range 1-3 pcf, 20-50KG/mcubed should work fine. You will like them, which might encourage you to do the other half. i.e. Another set to fill floor to ceiling. See the home of the StudioTips SuperChunk studiotips - tips on studio design, acoustics, and wiring. Note the corner absorber test. SSCs are the same width as yours. Nice one. DD

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SAC Registered User Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,622	Too big? Is there such a thing? Seriously, no. They benefit from the larger size. They would also benefit if you choose to extend them further up vertically to fill the entire corner as well.

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Weasel9992 Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 4,339	Size matters. Those are awesome. Now go make some more. Frank

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beat you down Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,397	what material did you use for these? thanks.