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Old 30th October 2012   #1
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I think I have sinned. Absolution anyone?

I've covered the front wall in 4.5cm (2'') 22kg/sq.m mineral wool (realised later how low the density was). This to secure and stop rattles and equalize a little between both sides, because almost half of that wall is taken up by a huge old window (gap filled in with drywall). Room is for general tracking and some solo vocal recording in live end. At a puny 5000 Pa.s/m2, I realise that this is probably sonically worse (steep ramp below 2khz) than if I had used the lightest fabric available or vinyl, to sort the rattles only. Unfortunately, I am forced to start measuring after I have got these reused materials up and out of the way (not that this aspect will be measured).

Cannot go back now so what would be the best cure for a better starting point for this room? Another layer of much denser wool hung in front with an air gap (better cure for window asymmetry)? Cover the existing light wool with a thin vinyl tarpaulin (I have one) and a few more 4'' 705 traps? Or cling film then hang large flat 2cm (1/2'')-thick melamine panels (have some and slats too complicated for this project level) in 50% of area plus a few more 4'' 705 traps? Any help much appreciated.

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Bass trap the back corners. The height = width will be a problem. I'd be tempted to build some soffits at all of the wall/ceiling intersections. You can add slats to the front wall absorber and you can modify those to lower the minimum frequency absorbed.
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Well.. I personally strongly prefer the lighter wool you have now.
If you can make it ten times as thick it'll work better than denser wool. It'll really sound as if nothing is there when you talk against it etc, something denser wool won't give you.

But are you sure the GFR is only 5000 Pa.s/m2? They look a bit sturdy for this in the pics. Mine are extremely fluffy.
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Thanks for your input guys. Syncussion: At the front, how does one add modified slats for more bass absorption? Any links? I thought slats or wood panels are to liven? Soffits too complicated for rented space. There is a problem with trapping the rear left corner to ceiling as that is my exhaust vent. What would you do there?
To all: Actually that whole door area at the rear is one large drywall bass trap (resonant at what I do not know yet), it is 2 leaf connected on both sides. That alcove walling also seems to me a problem at the rear, will probably interfere with the 2d diffuser I want to put there above that couch. The front treatment is 5 cm plain kraft-backed rockwool roll 22kg/m3 nominal density (pretty sure that is roughly the GFR I stated). At those 2 vertical white strips is where the rolls double up to give 10cm (really about 9cm), but it is all attached to the wall. No way can I lose so much real estate adding 10 times the amount, would much prefer either add something live to counteract the effect or to deaden but with thinner higher density and an air gap. But what is the best shot in the dark for a trouble free starting point? Members I respect most such as DanDan seem to advocate more absorption

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