Category: Acoustic treatment

  • Adding more absorbers and improving the appearance

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    My studio is basically located in the centre of my condo, so appearance is important. Now it was the time to improve the looks of the parts not previously affected when I built a huge bass trap. Initially, I only had a black desk, purchased at IKEA. While the first impression upon entering my condo…

  • Building a DYI bass trap

    Bass frequencies collect and gets amplified in the corner where two walls, a wall and the ceiling or floor meet. Those awful effect are handled using bass traps. There exist a lot of commercial products, normally shaped as a triangular or square box made of foam. It is also possible to construct a DYI bass…

  • Specifications on commercial acoustic material

    Finding technical specifications on commercial material turned out to be hard. Not all manufacturers provide specifications, and for those who do, it is not always comparable to other manufactures. I’ve tried to compile specifications from the most common manufacturers. There are a number of variables that can be used. As I’ve read in several articles…

  • Resources on Acoustic treatment

    Acoustic treatment on a budget seems to be a combination of snake oil and black magic at first, and many resources on the internet are nothing more than best guesses and invalid statements. Don’t fall for the hype, look for the facts instead! My articles on acoustic treatment are based on the following resources.  They…