What to do with a plant shelf -bass traps?

[Ryan Earnhardt]

Hi everyone. I had a quick question regarding the new room for my mixing. I've planned to put up the basics such as bass traps, a cloud over the desk, absorbers behind and to the sides of the desk, and along the walls and in the back.

However, what do I do when there is a 21" ridge that goes along the top of the room? (sometimes called a Plant Shelf) Room dementions are 154 inch wide, 188 inch long, and 120 inch high.

Should I build some 21inch wide panels that sit vertically and aligned with the front of the ridge? I know that a room really could have bass traps in any of it's 12 corners, but how is that handled when the corner is not really a corner but a "cove"?


I've included some pictures below, and thank you kindly for you input.

(I won't be using the door that is next to the window so I can be closed off it needed. Same thing with the window)

[Ethan Winer]

Ideally you'd remove those shelves. If you can't do that, I'd put bass traps in those corners anyway, and I'm sure that will still help a lot.

--Ethan

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[Ryan Earnhardt]

Yeah, removing the shelves isn't possible at this point. How would you recommend laying the traps in the space?

It seems like the shelves take original 1 corner made by the wall and ceiling and turn it into a total of 3 corners to deal with, and i'm thinking that the corners closer to the ceiling are most important to treat first.

[Ethan Winer]

I'd probably lay 12-inch thick fiberglass in the entire corner area. That is, it would look like a rectangular soffit when you're done.

--Ethan

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[Glenn Kuras]

Or

You could send Ethan a nice order for this planter traps!!! lol

RealTraps - Planter Traps

I agree on the fiberglass in that area. You could finish it off with fabric to the front.

[tINY]

Rolled up pink fluffy with a nice scrim in front of it?

I rolled-up cotton batts and put them on the 16-18" left above the cabinets - worked pretty well.




-tINY

[Ryan Earnhardt]

Just laying some insulation in the gap is a great idea. I'll have to try that and make a fabric screen over the front. I guess I was still thinking that I would have to buy a ton of 703, but pink insulation is def worth a try. Thank you very much you everyones input.

[tINY]

Just make sure you leave it compressed in the packaging. That'll keep the density in the right range.



-tINY

[Ryan Earnhardt]

Thanks for clearing that up, I pry wouldn't have done it like that. Would you recommend taking the rolls and connecting the flat ends to make a long tube that goes lengthwise, or just sit the rolls on the flat side?

[tINY]

whatever fits better...



-tINY