Bass Traps

[Nigel451964]

Hi,

I've been reading Brandon's Killer Home Recording and realised how important bass traps are but I have a problem. My studio is situated in my conservatory and my control room such as it is is very small. Another bigger problem is that I don't have walls around the control room I have glass. I have a window behind the mixing station and the windows of the conservatory behind me so my question is how can I treat a room like this with bass traps.

I realise the ideal solution would be to move the studio elsewhere but using the conservatory is the only option available at the moment. Any ideas for bass trapping however cheap and low budget will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Nigel

[Ethan Winer]

You can buy or make bass traps on stands. Then you can place them anywhere, no holes needed. The photo below is one of my company's products, but the basic idea can be DIY'd too.

--Ethan

[Nigel451964]

Hi Ethan

That looks great! Are they expensive?

How would I work out where to place it?

Cheers
Nigel

[ssdolbey]

Nigel,

I just DIY 12 Bass traps. My advice would be this. If you have plenty of time and little money, build your own. If you have more money and less time, buy them.

Even with building my own the 12 I built cost a little less than $450. I hung mine which is much easier than building stands. If you have the tools and the know how it is a fun project.

Ethan was very kind and gave me some helpful hints even after he knew I was building my own. If I ever need to buy some in the future I will buy them from him.

If you decide you are going to build your own I can send you a list of the materials I ended up using. and a link to the plans.

~skid

[Nigel451964]

hi skid,

I don't really have the time to build them because my recording business is going well and I also have an evening job but what I would like to know is how many bass traps I would need and where exactly I would need to place them.

My problem is my studio is housed in my conservatory which has a large glass window on one side which is the living room window and the conservatory windows on the other side.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Nigel

[ssdolbey]

Howdy Nigel,

That's super easy if you're going to buy them pre-made. Take some pics or draw your room out on paper (Include dimensions either way).

Then if you go with Ethan or another company they will do all the work for you and tell you exactly what you need and where to place them.

Post pics when you're done

Cheers
~Skidder

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by ssdolbey

they will do all the work for you and tell you exactly what you need and where to place them.

Exactly. Easy. Done.

--Ethan

[jono not bono]

Ok, a question about bass traps haha

I thought bass traps were triangular and go into the corner of rooms? The picture of the bass trap above looked like a defuser?? (If thats the right word for it)

Defusers are made out of stuff like rigid fibreglass , like rockwool? Sorry, correct me if I'm totally wrong hahah

I'm confused...


How many bass traops should be put in a room...

Should there be bass traps on the back wall, and front wall, and side walls? Heeelllp haha

Thanks

Jono_not_Bono

[Ethan Winer]

There are several types of bass traps. The best ones are made of rigid fiberglass, and are large.

No small room will ever be perfectly flat, so the more bass traps you have, the closer to flat you'll get. It's not possible to have too many bass traps in a typical domestic size room.

Diffusors are made from reflective material, and operate mainly at mid and high frequencies.

Not to turn this into spam, but there's a ton of advice and non-sales explanations on my company's web site:

RealTraps Articles
RealTraps Videos

--Ethan

[String7th]

Originally Posted by Ethan Winer

Not to turn this into spam, . . . . .

I don;t think you could ever be accused of spam. All the detailed info you give out on your Realtraps and personal page for free? Plus, you are open, often supportive of DIY versions fo your products.

Advertise away.