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So here are my bass traps. These are just the first four that were made as a test run.
What I am using is 2x4 sheets of 1/4" plywood (about $10 for a 4x8 cut into four). I have cut the middle out to form a solid 2" frame. This will be used just as a backing and a surface to staple down to and attach mounting hardware to. Don't worry, the cutouts won't go to waste. We always have little projects going on.
I bought some nice burlap for the front (about $36 for 12 yards), and some weed-control fabric from the hardware store to use as a backing (about $10 for 3'X50' roll), so no fibers will escape.
I'm using OC 705 rigid fiberglass for these four.
I used spray glue to attach the weed control fabric to the fiber, trimmed it and glued the wood on top of that. The wood was not the best choice, since after cutting it, it instantly warped on me. But after cutting out the middle it was work-able. I just had to make sure there was a good bond and even weight it down during gluing on a couple of them.
Then I attached the burlap with staples along the edges. Not having a frame to make perfect squares on the front made this task a little harder. The corners were a pain on the first one, but got easier on the rest, as I figured out which sections of material to cutout to make a semi even thickness for stapling.
done! (only eight more to go  )
For mounting I am using standard picture hooks, eye bolts and wire. They weight around 10 lbs a piece so light duty hardware works fine.
Although I had a few problems, I think it went ok overall. | |
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04/22/08
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mlbot
let my bass go!
PS: OMF thats a power stapler in that pic? You win the big penis award!
04/22/08
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Roshi
LOL @ tags
I was expecting to hear more about the Bassamatic 500!
04/22/08
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kwality
Good stuff man, I've been meaning to do this for a while now... only problem is finding a suitable substitute here is Oz. So the big question is does it help the sound of your room?
04/23/08
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breakscience
I just set them in the corners, and so far so good. I can hear low bass more clearly now and the area around my listening position is more balanced. Before if I moved my head a little or stood up, I would hear the bass increase drastically. Now I can move around with only a little difference. Of course it is not perfect (as if I know what perfect sounds like) , but I think its a big result for just four traps.
04/23/08
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breakscience
...or I just put some huge sugar pills in my corners and my bass sounds great! lol
04/23/08
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tylth
looking great! like ninjas almost
04/23/08
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mlbot
Billy Crystal said: " its not important how you sound, but how you look. And, baby, you look marvelous!"
04/23/08
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paperpilot
the traps turned out great, break!
in the past couple months i've designed and put up 12 broadband traps in my studio and it really does make a huge difference. (coupled with my eq to tame some spikes, i've gotten 20-500hz to within roughly 5db!) one of the most noticeable things is that you can really crank your setup - instead of becoming harsh in areas, the flat response is really kind to the ears. it's amazing to me that people will spend thousands on speakers and forget that their room acoustics affect the sound WAY MORE than any set of speakers can - most decent speakers are flat (+/-3db) across the entire audio spectrum, yet most rooms will have peaks and nulls of up to 30db.
if you're interested in measuring your room, look into a program called Room EQ (Google). You'll have to join a forum to download it, but it's well worth it. The program is maintained by home theater audiophiles, but it compares to ETF, which is what most of the studio acoustics pros use.
04/24/08
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breakscience
Thanks guys!
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