Inside Material for Booth Plenums

weissguy · 26th May 2008, 01:54 AM

I have a bedroom closet booth in progress. I have drilled a hole for an intake plenum at the bottom of the booth and will add another one on top for exhaust with a bathroom fan sucking out the air. The closet is very small - 42" by 69". The hole goes through to a bedroom closet on the other side where I basically have all my clothes.

I have built this plenum out of mdf. But I wonder what I should put inside. I have lots of extra carpet padding and auralex foam.

Here's a couple photos. As you can see, I have an old house with horse hair plaster and wood lathe...

Ethan Winer · 26th May 2008, 04:40 PM

The standard material for putting inside air ducts is "duct liner" which is basically 703 rigid fiberglass. I think they also spray a black colored substance onto the fiberglass to make sure none of the particles get loose into the air.

--Ethan

weissguy · 27th May 2008, 12:29 AM

Thanks Ethan.
I have a question about the ventilation through bass traps.

I have the closet booth where I plan to hang a suspended ceiling bass trap. Can the ventilation on top be above the bass trap, or will it obstruct the airflow too much?
If the air circulation will not work through the bass trap, I figure I can either:
a) put the ventilation exhaust below the suspended bass trap ceiling, which will put it at about 7.5 feet high - closer to the mic which may pickup some fan noise.
b) Don't cover the entire closet ceiling and leave a gap in the back wall where the ventilation vents are - they will be on the same wall, one on the bottom, one on the top in opposite corners.

Ethan Winer · 27th May 2008, 04:23 PM

Bass traps made of rigid fiberglass are sort of porous. But you don't want your air flow to go through it, i f that's what you're asking.

--Ethan

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26th May 2008, 01:54 AM	#1
weissguy Gear interested Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 16	Inside Material for Booth Plenums I have a bedroom closet booth in progress. I have drilled a hole for an intake plenum at the bottom of the booth and will add another one on top for exhaust with a bathroom fan sucking out the air. The closet is very small - 42" by 69". The hole goes through to a bedroom closet on the other side where I basically have all my clothes. I have built this plenum out of mdf. But I wonder what I should put inside. I have lots of extra carpet padding and auralex foam. Here's a couple photos. As you can see, I have an old house with horse hair plaster and wood lathe...

26th May 2008, 04:40 PM	#2
Ethan Winer Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Milford, CT, USA Posts: 4,834	The standard material for putting inside air ducts is "duct liner" which is basically 703 rigid fiberglass. I think they also spray a black colored substance onto the fiberglass to make sure none of the particles get loose into the air. --Ethan __________________ www.realtraps.com The acoustic treatment experts ----------------------- Amazing Telecaster guitar video

27th May 2008, 04:23 PM	#4
Ethan Winer Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Milford, CT, USA Posts: 4,834	Bass traps made of rigid fiberglass are sort of porous. But you don't want your air flow to go through it, i f that's what you're asking. --Ethan __________________ www.realtraps.com The acoustic treatment experts ----------------------- Amazing Telecaster guitar video

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27th May 2008, 12:29 AM	#3
weissguy Gear interested Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 16	Thanks Ethan. I have a question about the ventilation through bass traps. I have the closet booth where I plan to hang a suspended ceiling bass trap. Can the ventilation on top be above the bass trap, or will it obstruct the airflow too much? If the air circulation will not work through the bass trap, I figure I can either: a) put the ventilation exhaust below the suspended bass trap ceiling, which will put it at about 7.5 feet high - closer to the mic which may pickup some fan noise. b) Don't cover the entire closet ceiling and leave a gap in the back wall where the ventilation vents are - they will be on the same wall, one on the bottom, one on the top in opposite corners.