The Foam Factory For Acoustic Treatment??

[Maverick87]

Ask around the acoustics sub-forum, tons of helpful information there. Most people will advise you to stay away from foam and go with fiberglass. I'm no acoustics expert, but seriously check out that sub-forum, where there ARE many experts that will point you in the right direction.

[AlcoholByVolume]

I use it and works well. No difference from the name brand from what I can tell. I have the 2" and removes my rooms flutter echo very well. Great deal if you ask me

[nyrizzie]

Sounds good will try it then. If someone can move this thread to that forum that would be cool I forgot about it

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[Bill@WelcomeHome]

You might want to explore the working frequencies of foam before you invest. No single-material solution is going to go that low. Foams roll off sharply around 250Hz. The problem areas in most small/home studios is in the low end. Guessing about what might or might not work is counter-productive. If you only repair three of the five holes in the bottom of your boat, you still might want to postpone that fishing trip.

I'd save my money until after the baby comes, then perhaps address the issue after some careful reading and consideration. There is a lot of free info on the RealTraps site and at Ethan Winer dot com. Become an informed consumer.

[Winey]

I'd advise buying a bunch of cut 703 and wrapping it with fabric.

[legato]

Especially in a small room, but regardless, I'd start from the bottom up. That is, bass traps; the deeper, the better. Well, within reason, of course. Yes, fiberglass rather than foam.

Also, again especially in smaller rooms, do check for flutter echoes between hard, parallel surfaces. To solve this you don't necessarily need 2" or 3" thick material, and only near one face (or halfway, but that's less practical) is enough.

Trying to decide if having a little something will help out more then not having anything.

Yes, a little something can surely help, but only if applied wisely. For instance, there's nothing worse IMO than a room that's deadened except for the (harder to do and often most problematic) lows. Dark and dull mess and still with standing waves, major peaks and nulls etc. Worse actually than the initial situation. And countless "acoustically treated" rooms are exactly like that.

For wiser guys than me, go to Gearslutz's specialized section.




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