bass trap width question

[Sushiglobster]

First off, I did a search and I couldn't find the answer to my specific question.

I have a small room...its my control room/mixing/master room blah blah. You get the idea.

I'm looking in to making some bass traps from ATS Acoustics. I was going to go with the 4 inch thick 703 stuff. I understand that it is 2ft x 4ft ...however..the control room is my bedroom. I sleep in there and having 2ft wide bass traps in the corners of my room will be too much of a challenge.

I was thinking of slicing them in half to give me a 1ft x 4 ft bass trap. A 1ft wide bass trap should fit just fine in to the corners of my little room.

However, what is the downside? They will absorb less bass because they aren't 2 ft?

I can order 2 boxes of the 4 inch 703...thats 6 total...then slicing each one will give me a total of 12 to work with. 12... 1ft x 4ft bass traps. I'm also on a budget (aren't we all?) and if I have 12 to work with I can spread them out much better through out my room.

thoughts?

[Ethan Winer]

Bass traps are all about surface coverage. If you slice them in half they'll work only half as well and won't go as low in frequency.

--Ethan

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[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by Ethan Winer

Bass traps are all about surface coverage. If you slice them in half they'll work only half as well and won't go as low in frequency.

--Ethan

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Considering it is half as big AND way less area from the face to the back of the corner, I BET (on a flight to Vegas as I type this ) it is less then half as good.

[AnthonyRochester]

Arr, I keep noticing people writing 'then' when it should be 'than'. Maybe its just American english? I noticed a guy in a different forum doing that for years, and its been bothering me but I haven't said anything until now..

[Sushiglobster]

Ok well then this brings up another question...

Coverage vs. positioning.


I slice those board in half at 1ft widths...Now I have 12 boards to work with rather than 6 - 2ft wide boards. I can spread those 12 boards around my room vs. only spreading 6 2ft board around.

is that better?

or is having 6 2ft boards placed in the right area going to equate to better performance?

More coverage...or less coverage but with wider panels?

what do you guys think or recommend? I seriously don't see how I'll be able to sick 2 ft wide boards anywhere in my room. Its tight.

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by Sushiglobster

I seriously don't see how I'll be able to sick 2 ft wide boards anywhere in my room. Its tight.

So change the angle to less than 45 degrees, so the panels are more parallel to the ceiling than to the wall etc.

--Ethan

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