just moved address, need help with boomy room

For starters, all 4 corners, floor to ceiling (I have bass traps over bookshelves.). 1st reflection points, cloud, back wall. From there, as needed to get a good audio response from the room.

I bought all my panels 10-12 years ago at a cost of about $200usd. Fabric was super cheap thin polyester from the clearance bin at walmart. Spray adhesive to attach fabric to panels. No wood frames. I own my house so I can put nails in the wall which I did to hang the panels.

Here's a thread on what I did.... Search/browse through the Studio Build section to see what others have done. Most are way better than mine.

https://homerecording.com/bbs/gener...ic-treatment/studio-garage-279814/?highlight=
 
Don't forget acoustic isolation for your amps, especially your bass amp. I put an Auralex GRAMMA v2 under my Fender Rumble 200 combo. My studio is in a bedroom-sized loft on the top floor (I have 4 half-floors built into a hill). There's an open stairwell all the way down. Decoupling my bass amp with the mid-size GRAMMA cleaned up the low end noticeably.

Auralex Acoustics | Total Sound Control

My little Vox and Ampeg practice combos are still on the floor.

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spottydog10 said:
mjbphotos, honestly mate, I cant build anything, don't have a saw and have no idea how to put wood together.

I'm thinking of just bunging these in the room as an improvement at least.
Pro-coustix Ultraflex Studio Pack One Acoustic Treatment Kit: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments
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Your link wouldn't work for me. You don't even need to make a wood frame if you get OC703 or 705- just wrap some cloth around it and use spray-on cloth adhesive to stick it together on the back side. Then drive a couple of long finish nails in the wall, and 'impale' the panel on them.
 
OC703 and 705 doesn't appear to be available here in the uk.
If you right click the link and open in new tab it will work.
Thanks
 
Just look for mineral wool boards with a density >35 kg/m3. Buy 10 cm boards and set them up against the wall. You can cover them with fabric to you liking, but it's not necessary. And you can lean them into the wall, so no nails or holes and plugs needed.

Don't do this with glassfiber boards, or you won't stop scratching!
 
Why Ebay?

No numbers...

Looks expensive. You need to go to specialised companies in your neighborhood. Those stock the different materials. And they know the numbers.
 
Ditto on the dust mask (paper type - it's not allergen type particles you have to worry about) and wear a long-sleeved shirt and gloves while working with it. Once it's covered I assure you it's not going to be spewing stuff. My little music room, which I keep closed up (no cats allowed and no wall-to-wall carpet) is the most dust-free room in the house, and I've got about 10 panels of the Roxul stuff in there.
 
I haven't read this entire thread, but I lived in a really small place and concluded the best option is using good open back headphones to monitor, DI for bass, and close mic all amps. Doing this you can get really good results. Going the route of bass traps in a small apartment isn't worth it, imo, and many times violates a lease. It's a rabbit hole, and you can get good results just doing what I mentioned. Using some diffusing helps, too. A couch, bed, books, etc. If you want to be on the radio, practice a lot and go rent a studio that's setup up for pristine audio.
 
Nola, "If you want to be on the radio etc"
I have been, many times.
What I am trying to achieve is the best recordings I can for my demos in a comfortable place - my home, no need for the judgemental stuff.
Peace.
 
Forget foam. The right kind is expensive and hard to get.

Besides, why would it be inherently safe? All newly produced plastics exhale some stuff. Mineral fiber only produces dust, no chemicals.

If you really want to be sure, consult your doctor. Asthma and eczema are too broad definitions to tell. Asthma could be sensitive to dust; eczema to chemicals.
 
Yep, get foam out of your needs or budget. May as well hang blankets from the thrift store to control high end reflections.

Small rooms suck for acoustic judgment with monitors. That does not mean you can't build panels that will help your room. Ones that you can lean against walls or more importantly in corners. Keep in mind, every corner is a corner. Floor to wall, wall to ceiling, wall to wall... Obviously gravity 'and space constraints' makes the vertical corners the easiest and best starting point.

From all I have read (and I have done extensive research), fiberglass and rockwool are only irritants if fibers are disturbed. Cover that shit and don't worry. They don't cause cancer or respiratory diseases. They can 'if airborne' cause complications to those sensitive to particulates that already have issues with asthma or any respiratory disease. But that is not going to happen if you cover them in cloth and avoid using them as punching bags.
 
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