Solved 2" or 4"

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I just want to get rid of the "crappy reverb" sound of my room so I can mic my acoustic from further back without the crappy room sound.

Will 2" panels be good enough for that? Or should I go with 4"?

I was thinking of covering the walls with 2" panels and using the 4" for bass traps in the corners.

I will be buying these:
http://www.atsacoustics.com/cat--ATS-Acoustic-Panels--100.html
 
danny.guitar said:
I just want to get rid of the "crappy reverb" sound of my room so I can mic my acoustic from further back without the crappy room sound.

Will 2" panels be good enough for that? Or should I go with 4"?

I was thinking of covering the walls with 2" panels and using the 4" for bass traps in the corners.

I will be buying these:
http://www.atsacoustics.com/cat--ATS-Acoustic-Panels--100.html
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Yes!!
2" panels are widely used for broadband absorbing and for taming reflections. 4" minimum for bass traps in corners.
As XLR said, don't go covering too much of the walls, you want to retain some liveliness.
 
Thanks guys. I'm gonna have to buy like, 1 or 2 panels a week because I'm so broke right now. :D That will allow me to test as I go though to make sure I don't make the room too dead.
 
One more quick question.

Should I use spacers for mounting the 2" on the walls? There should be about at least 2" of space between the wall and the back of the panel, correct?

And I'm not experienced at all in handy work so I have no idea how I'd go about spacing the panels on the walls. Hopefully something that's not too damaging because we're renting.
 
danny.guitar said:
One more quick question.

Should I use spacers for mounting the 2" on the walls? There should be about at least 2" of space between the wall and the back of the panel, correct?

And I'm not experienced at all in handy work so I have no idea how I'd go about spacing the panels on the walls. Hopefully something that's not too damaging because we're renting.
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Spacing the 2" panels 2" off the wall effectively gives the effect of the panel being 4" thick which is beneficial for bass trapping. However for the purpose of your exercise, which is to tame reverb then the 2" panels can be mounted flat against the wall.
 
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Gorty said:
Spacing the 2" panels 2" off the wall effectively gives the effect of the panel being 4" thick. However for the purpose of your exercise, the 2" panels can be mounted flat against the wall.
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Ok, I figured spacing them would increase the absorption for lower frequencies, but just wanted to be sure.

Thanks Gorty. :)
 
danny.guitar said:
Ok, I figured spacing them would increase the absorption for lower frequencies, but just wanted to be sure.

Thanks Gorty. :)
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It does, I edited my post before seeing your reply. Bass frequencies tend to congregate in corners, all corners, so the 4" panels across the corners and on the back wall is ideal for helping tame bass reflections.
The 2" panels on your walls can be mounted with the air gap which will absorb some lower frequencies, just make sure if you do this that you purchase the open backed panels not the wood backed ones.
 
Thanks again. I'm going to mount them flat against the wall since I'm only interested in the higher frequencies. But the bass traps and the panel on the rear wall will be spaced.
 
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