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Dead Man Walking · 21-03-2012, 13:24

hey Dadumtish

So would you recommend taking down the cloud? before I put it up I was still getting some, what I can only describe as, mechanical reverb, at the front half of my room where I sit. The back absorber I have is on a stand so it is handy enough to take in and out. The back wall of the room is wardrobe doors.

When I clap in the room now I don't get any 'bouncing' reverb, but the clap doesn't seem to just die as much as my voice would. my voice doest seem to travel more than 18inches, but thats just eyeballing it from my ears

Tbh listening on my monitors to music I know the last few days I've been pretty happy with the sound. It does seem more localized to the monitors than from before.

I'm going to try the whole REW test over the next few days if I can figure out how to do it.

DaDumTish · 21-03-2012, 22:28

if it sounds choked / dead or like thier is no life in the room - its too much .

you need to hear some bit of life .

pinksoir · 22-03-2012, 11:05

Cool. I'm gonna just try the bass traps and the first reflections absorbers first. I may use foam instead of rockwool for the FRs though. I found this dude on ebay, any opinions on the stuff he's selling?

http://stores.ebay.ie/Hyped-Up-Acous...id=p4340.l2563

Cheers for your help dudes.

CrimsonSounds · 05-04-2012, 20:54

I have a combination of GIK and self build traps - about 20 in total with custom corner traps aswell. The GIK use the Owens Corning 705 and 703. It's very costly to get the Owens Corning in Europe, and as a result rockwool is called the "owens corning equivalent". Rockwool comes in the RW3 and RW5 variety - I think it's 50kg per cubic Metre, and 100kg for the RW5. IrishInsulation in the Parkwest does the sheets of RW3 for around 95 quid for 24 slabs. When you do the maths, get some studs and screws from B&Q, and get some cotton fabrics in IKEA, with a staple gun you can make a bunch of traps for surprisingly small costs. The GIK traps are heavier than my self build ones - though the design inside is ultimately the same. The RW3/703 obviously have density property differences. http://www.irishinsulations.ie/inside.asp?sectionid=16

boo3000 · 22-06-2012, 19:13

I'd strongly recommend reading these two papers on building bass traps, they give very clear instructions on building traps as well as a great insight to the theory.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1992-11.pdf

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1992-10.pdf

PaulBrewer · 22-06-2012, 21:24

The BBC stuff is great .

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21-03-2012, 13:24	#16
Dead Man Walking Closed Account Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 177 Adverts \| Friends	hey Dadumtish So would you recommend taking down the cloud? before I put it up I was still getting some, what I can only describe as, mechanical reverb, at the front half of my room where I sit. The back absorber I have is on a stand so it is handy enough to take in and out. The back wall of the room is wardrobe doors. When I clap in the room now I don't get any 'bouncing' reverb, but the clap doesn't seem to just die as much as my voice would. my voice doest seem to travel more than 18inches, but thats just eyeballing it from my ears Tbh listening on my monitors to music I know the last few days I've been pretty happy with the sound. It does seem more localized to the monitors than from before. I'm going to try the whole REW test over the next few days if I can figure out how to do it.

21-03-2012, 22:28	#17
DaDumTish Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,791 Adverts \| Friends	if it sounds choked / dead or like thier is no life in the room - its too much . you need to hear some bit of life .

22-03-2012, 11:05	#18
pinksoir Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,386 Adverts \| Friends	Cool. I'm gonna just try the bass traps and the first reflections absorbers first. I may use foam instead of rockwool for the FRs though. I found this dude on ebay, any opinions on the stuff he's selling? http://stores.ebay.ie/Hyped-Up-Acous...id=p4340.l2563 Cheers for your help dudes.

05-04-2012, 20:54	#19
CrimsonSounds Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Meath Posts: 38 Adverts \| Friends	I have a combination of GIK and self build traps - about 20 in total with custom corner traps aswell. The GIK use the Owens Corning 705 and 703. It's very costly to get the Owens Corning in Europe, and as a result rockwool is called the "owens corning equivalent". Rockwool comes in the RW3 and RW5 variety - I think it's 50kg per cubic Metre, and 100kg for the RW5. IrishInsulation in the Parkwest does the sheets of RW3 for around 95 quid for 24 slabs. When you do the maths, get some studs and screws from B&Q, and get some cotton fabrics in IKEA, with a staple gun you can make a bunch of traps for surprisingly small costs. The GIK traps are heavier than my self build ones - though the design inside is ultimately the same. The RW3/703 obviously have density property differences. http://www.irishinsulations.ie/inside.asp?sectionid=16

22-06-2012, 19:13	#20
boo3000 Closed Account Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 199 Adverts \| Friends	I'd strongly recommend reading these two papers on building bass traps, they give very clear instructions on building traps as well as a great insight to the theory. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1992-11.pdf http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1992-10.pdf

22-06-2012, 21:24	#21
PaulBrewer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tullamore, Dublin and London Posts: 7,632 Adverts \| Friends	The BBC stuff is great .