Carpet Cloud Ceiling - Would it work?

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etchlabstudios

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Long story short, I just got a new space for my recording studio. My live room is about 15' x 20', and will need a good amount of acoustic treatment. I'm hoping to do so on a modest budget, and had a weird idea that I'm not sure would work or not.

I have a lot of 4' rolls of carpet that I got for free, and so I had an idea to create somewhat of a floating ceiling, by hanging 4'x4' or maybe 4'x6' sheets of carpet about 6" to 12" off of my 9'2" ceiling. I would probably do somewhat of a checkered on/off pattern, covering roughly half the ceiling's surface area. So my question is, WOULD THIS DO ANYTHING FOR ME?

In addition, I do plan on building floor-to-ceiling corner bass traps with 703, and will probably make up some absorption panels for the walls and the wall-ceiling joints. But I would save a ton of money if this floating carpet ceiling idea would actually work. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Decent question -not sure. I bet if it's a fairly tight weave it will still reflect.
Maybe hung in deep narrow VVVV's?
 
mixsit said:
Decent question -not sure. I bet if it's a fairly tight weave it will still reflect.
Maybe hung in deep narrow VVVV's?
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Absorption depends on lots of different factors such as density, depth etc. So carpet will absorb something but it will only be a little and will not really be as effective as a true ceiling cloud. The other problem is that is untested so you have no way of knowing. I would be looking at some clouds which were a lot thicker and designed for purpose
 
It's not going to absorb the lows. Might work above the drums so that your overheads don't get a lot of (mostly cymbal) backsplash from the ceiling, but I would use regualtr cloud absorbers over the mixing position.
 
mjbphotos said:
It's not going to absorb the lows. Might work above the drums so that your overheads don't get a lot of (mostly cymbal) backsplash from the ceiling, but I would use regualtr cloud absorbers over the mixing position.
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I don't think it would absorb mids either. Just high frequencies.

OP might be better off just waiting until he has the budget to get additional 703.
 
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