Acoustic foam help

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Ive been looking around for some foam to treat my bedroom. Like alot of home recorders i have 1 room for my tracking, mixing and mastering. I have seen auralex and I like what they have but it's so expensive. Does anyone have any other brands they can recommend? Also I want to know about placement in the room.

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Schecterplayer said:
Also I want to know about placement in the room.
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Take the foam and place in any room that you *won't* be using for any recording.
That's about the best thing you can do with foam.

Not to be totally negative about acoustical foam...
Some foam placed around a room can help take out high-end reflections, "flutter echo"...but you get almost the same effect if the room has a carpet, some curtains, cloth-covered furniture.
The real problem is when you use nothing but foam, and totally cover everything in the room with foam. It kills your high-end but does nothing for the low-end...which is usually the bigger problem in smaller/home studio spaces.

So...you get more for your dollar if you get a few broadband traps (like the Real Traps stuff, and others)...which will then take care of a lot of things all at once.
 
I've seen that alot so I guess it's correct. Than you for your feedback. Should I get the say auralex bass traps or are u referring to the rectangular panels hanging on the wall. Im trying to avoid those cuz I don't have much money
 
I have seen auralex and I like what they have but it's so expensive.
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A) If you ever really shop around for acoustic foam, you'll find Auralex to be, by far, one of the least expensive options out there (for actually reasonably quality product -- The junk-peddlers, I'm not including). The stuff is crazy cheap compared to the big guys (Illbruck, Sonex, etc.).

B) As mentioned, the last thing you actually want is foam. Always start with the low end. Foam "corner traps" aren't in the same league as a 703/705-based broadband corner unit. GIK's 244 units are freakishly inexpensive for what they deliver. But like any room, you're going to need 8, maybe 12 units before you really start making an impact on the problematic frequencies.

Foam is for "touch ups" once the low end is under control. It's not even worth trying to place it if it (the low end) isn't reasonably handled.
 
I have to agree with Massive Master here. Bass traps made of 705 or 705 will always be a better use of wall/ceiling space, not to mention money. My studio is in a 16'x12' bedroom. I used to have foam everywhere and my mixes actually were worse than when I had nothing at all. I then started reading about homemade bass traps and now have 2" thick and 4" thick traps in the corners, along the ceiling/wall areas and a few first reflection points. I can totally trust my mixes now and don't have to compensate for any weird standing bass waves or room adnormalities.
 
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