keganheiss
New member
Hello all! I'm finally getting around to doing some much needed sound treatment to my tracking/mixing room. My first order of business is getting the perceived bass under control. Pouring through the posts on this site the two most common recommendations for DIY bass traps seem to be one of these two:
1) Panel of rigid fiberglass (owens corning 703) or sound-absorbing mineral wool (roxul safe & sound), 4" deep or more mounted at 45 degrees in corners, with a triangular air gap behind
2) Superchunk of stacked layers of triangles of the same materials, filling the corners completely
The simple version of my question is this: Is one better than the other?
I imagine the answer is 'it depends'. There's a ton of variables, of course. Room size, shape, other treatment to the room, room purpose (tracking, mixing), details of the traps' construction (choice of material between the two, thickness, facing material, length/width, etc.) All of that notwithstanding, will one design make a substantial difference over the other? Would one design have better results in certain applications than the other? Or do those other variables make equal or greater difference in the performance of the trap than the difference between the two designs does?
Forgive me in advance for posting a question about a topic that seems to pop up every third post or so... if I've missed a point-by-point comparison of the two designs on here or elsewhere I'd love a link!
Thanks!
1) Panel of rigid fiberglass (owens corning 703) or sound-absorbing mineral wool (roxul safe & sound), 4" deep or more mounted at 45 degrees in corners, with a triangular air gap behind
2) Superchunk of stacked layers of triangles of the same materials, filling the corners completely
The simple version of my question is this: Is one better than the other?
I imagine the answer is 'it depends'. There's a ton of variables, of course. Room size, shape, other treatment to the room, room purpose (tracking, mixing), details of the traps' construction (choice of material between the two, thickness, facing material, length/width, etc.) All of that notwithstanding, will one design make a substantial difference over the other? Would one design have better results in certain applications than the other? Or do those other variables make equal or greater difference in the performance of the trap than the difference between the two designs does?
Forgive me in advance for posting a question about a topic that seems to pop up every third post or so... if I've missed a point-by-point comparison of the two designs on here or elsewhere I'd love a link!
Thanks!