Acoustic in my control room

Luk3_c · 1st February 2006

Hi,
I'm solving problems in my new control room. Is it ok to use some universal room kits like this www.primacoustic.com/LZ14.htm , or should I make some cuustom basstraps exactly for my room? I know where are the problems, so it would be probably better to make some calculations of resonatorss etc... what do you think? Is the room kit good enough, or custom solution?

many thanx

Lukas

jajjguy · 2nd February 2006

I'm not sure why you'd ever want to put something on the wall that absorbs 500 Hz and up, as they say their foam does. That just seems pointless, especially when you can use rigid fiberglass panels instead, which absorb a much broader spectrum.

Glenn Kuras · 2nd February 2006

He is right on the money... Foam might be ok (good quality foam that is) for first reflections, but what most rooms need is bass trapping in all corners..
Can you get rigid fiberglass OC 703, OC 705 or mineral wool where you live?? If so you want to make it 4" thick and straddle as many corners as possible.. For your first reflections 2" panels would be fine..
You may want to visit Soundonsound.com to see where you can track down rigid fiberglass.. Either that or I think Real Traps can ship to you..

Glenn

1st February 2006	#1
Luk3_c Gear Head Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Prague, The Czech Republic Posts: 46 Thread Starter	Acoustic in my control room Hi, I'm solving problems in my new control room. Is it ok to use some universal room kits like this www.primacoustic.com/LZ14.htm , or should I make some cuustom basstraps exactly for my room? I know where are the problems, so it would be probably better to make some calculations of resonatorss etc... what do you think? Is the room kit good enough, or custom solution? many thanx Lukas

2nd February 2006	#2
jajjguy Gear addict Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Posts: 364	I'm not sure why you'd ever want to put something on the wall that absorbs 500 Hz and up, as they say their foam does. That just seems pointless, especially when you can use rigid fiberglass panels instead, which absorb a much broader spectrum. __________________ cellist, recordist, acoustics geek

2nd February 2006	#3
Glenn Kuras Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 11,994	He is right on the money... Foam might be ok (good quality foam that is) for first reflections, but what most rooms need is bass trapping in all corners.. Can you get rigid fiberglass OC 703, OC 705 or mineral wool where you live?? If so you want to make it 4" thick and straddle as many corners as possible.. For your first reflections 2" panels would be fine.. You may want to visit Soundonsound.com to see where you can track down rigid fiberglass.. Either that or I think Real Traps can ship to you.. Glenn __________________ 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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