auralex

[buryher17]

ok, basically im VERY limited with this due to the fac my mom doesnt want this on the walls, and i have so little money its a joke

soo i was thinking, i have a wall that 14' and 10 feet tall. its the wall where the drums are next to, so i was thinking of getting the $100 auralex pack thats like 36 sq feet, just doing a checkered pattern alternating every foot in probably like ... 3? rows. idk, i have to do the math [i also have a 4x4 window]

what im asking is, is it worth it? will it make a difference?

i dont know much about auralex, excpet what i read, but i didnt know if this small amount would honestly make a difference

 

[bennychico11]

what im asking is, is it worth it? will it make a difference?

difference in what?
are you trying to "soundproof" your room? or create an environment that helps you produce great mixes?

 

[cusebassman]

I would imagine he is trying to get a better-sounding room, as it would cost a big ole' pile of money to soundproof a space for drums... or anything, really...

But as for removing reflections from a drumset? I suppose the Auralex will technically do something, but I don't think it is going to be a major improvement... worth the hundred bucks, hard to say without hearing the difference.

Granted, this all hinges on whether you are talking about making the room 'sound' better... for actual soundproofing, there's not a Hell of a lot you can do for 100 bucks, unfortunately

 

[danny.guitar]

The Auralex will help with high-frequency reflections which can sound nasty on cymbals and other stuff.

Will it help sound proof your room? No.
Will it help with room modes or bass frequencies? No.

I'd still buy a $100 set and hang it up on the wall to help make it sound better. And probably put some of it on the other wall near the drumkit.

If you want advice on where exactly to put it though, I'd either e-mail Auralex (they're great about helping out) and/or post in the Studio Building & Display forum.

 

[Gorty]

ok, basically im VERY limited with this due to the fac my mom doesnt want this on the walls, and i have so little money its a joke

soo i was thinking, i have a wall that 14' and 10 feet tall. its the wall where the drums are next to, so i was thinking of getting the $100 auralex pack thats like 36 sq feet, just doing a checkered pattern alternating every foot in probably like ... 3? rows. idk, i have to do the math [i also have a 4x4 window]

what im asking is, is it worth it? will it make a difference?

i dont know much about auralex, excpet what i read, but i didnt know if this small amount would honestly make a difference

I have used the Auralex products in my studio and as danny.guitar said it is great for cutting down the mids and high frequency reflections. I am also in the process of adding bass traps to attack the lows to regain some of the sparkle.
I would say unless you can obtain some OC 703 rigid fiberglass and make some traps and absorbers you will notice the difference with the Auralex if positioned around the walls of the drums.

Here's a very handy link for a good read on room acoustic treatments, you may not be ready to absorb (pardon the pun) all the information provided in this arcticle but as you progress in your home recording etc you will find this information invaluable.

http://www.ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html


Gorty

 

[Massive Master]

*ALWAYS* start with the low end. RealTraps, GIK, what have you.

Foam is for "touching up" later.

 

[bennychico11]

*ALWAYS* start with the low end. RealTraps, GIK, what have you.

Foam is for "touching up" later.

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[Massive Master]

A tiny bit of personal experience as an add-on...

Some years ago, I was hired to design a small recording studio (3500 sq. ft. or so). Technically, the rooms were fantastic - "Big" sound in the big room, controlled, tight sound in the vocal room (11x15 or so), "Golden ratios" in the spaces and control room.

Foamed the control room... Awful, awful, awful idea. There wasn't a lot of low end problems crashing together (due to the ratios, slopes, etc.) but after having a foam party, it made what low end issues there were VERY apparent. And as it was "finished" at that point, almost impossible to fix effectively due to budgetary and time constraints from the corp. that owned the studio. We did manage to get it into shape, but it was a series of compromises that got it there. If I would have take the steps to treat the low end in the room from the start (as I have in every room since) there wouldn't have been any compromises.

The next room I did, I worked the low end first - There is no foam in that room. Did the same thing here - 25 broadband/bass traps later, no foam, best room I've ever had the pleasure of working in.

*Always* start with the low end. Most of the time, it'll all but automatically take care of the high end. If you need a spot or two of foamies after that (flutter, comb filtering, etc.), at least you'll be able to accurately hear and assess where it's necessary.

 

[buryher17]

I would imagine he is trying to get a better-sounding room, as it would cost a big ole' pile of money to soundproof a space for drums... or anything, really...

But as for removing reflections from a drumset? I suppose the Auralex will technically do something, but I don't think it is going to be a major improvement... worth the hundred bucks, hard to say without hearing the difference.

Granted, this all hinges on whether you are talking about making the room 'sound' better... for actual soundproofing, there's not a Hell of a lot you can do for 100 bucks, unfortunately

yea basically all i want is a "better" sounding room. like clean up the cymbals a bit, just like a start on makign my room at a better sound. im still stuck cause im only 18, have 3 weeks left of school then i start RN and after that the fire academy, so I need to keep my money aside for that [for now]

i'm just tyring to do what I can do make it sound as best as possible with what i have [room wise]

 

[Supercreep]

This an easy one.


Fuck the foam. Buy a shitload of mineral wool of at least 3 pound per cubic foot weight. It's cheaper than 703 and will work great for your purposes.

It comes in 2' x 4' slabs. Cut each slab in half so you have two 2' squares.

Cut each 2' square diagonally so you now have 4 triangles.

Stack these triangles floor to ceiling in each of the four corners of your room.

Build a lightweight wood frame and stretch some cheap breathable fabric around it, stapling as you go.

Stick it in the corner to cover up the ugly fiberglass.

Voila. Excellent broadband absorbers.

These will work very well, and look nice too. You can slap a few squares of foam on your parallell walls to reduce some of the HF reflection, but the corner traps I've described above will be doing the lion's share of absorbtion.


Good luck.