Egg Carton Question?!!!

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Do cardboard egg cartons work as well as regular egg cartons acoustically?
 
PokerDude422 said:
Do cardboard egg cartons work as well as regular egg cartons acoustically?
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Yes, they both don't do anything to help the acoustics of anything. Do a search on egg crates, you will find more than you want to know on the subject.
 
Do cardboard egg cartons work as well as regular egg cartons acoustically?
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Yes. They both do nothing except waste time, money and offer a perfect fire fodder. Especially if you used contact cement like some people I have known. :rolleyes:
 
PokerDude422 said:
Do cardboard egg cartons work as well as regular egg cartons acoustically?
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You obviously didn't even take the time of day to read anything at all from the link I posted for you the other day!!!
 
Since I see your only 17 yrs old...and I am not sure what your finances are at that age,,,if your looking seriously for something affordable for sound absorption...look into grabin up a 4X8 sheet or 2 of 2" OC 703 Rigid Fiberglass (whatever amount you might need and can afford) and grab some 1X4X8's to make frames,,,then put a sheet of 703 in the 4 by 8 frames you make with the 1X4's and cover them with a pourous fabric (felt, burlap, etc) THAT will give you 2 very good 4 by 8 broadband sound absorbers that actually work,,,,and its affordable (althought the OC 703 can get pricey). You can get this stuff usually at Home Depot or Lowes and the fiberglass if you want it cheaper check ebay from time to time.;)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Owens-Corning-703-Rigid-Fiberglass-Board-Case-of-6_W0QQitemZ140005508041QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3278QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Do a search on the how to's on building them and whether you want faced or unfaced rigid fiberglass. There are many discussions on how each works. BUT,,,,,

Forget Egg Cartons,,,that old myth is long dead and gone!! Dosent work!!

Peace
Aj :cool:
 
newatthis said:
Since I see your only 17 yrs old...and I am not sure what your finances are at that age,,,if your looking seriously for something affordable for sound absorption...look into grabin up a 4X8 sheet or 2 of 2" OC 703 Rigid Fiberglass (whatever amount you might need and can afford) and grab some 1X4X8's to make frames,,,then put a sheet of 703 in the 4 by 8 frames you make with the 1X4's and cover them with a pourous fabric (felt, burlap, etc) THAT will give you 2 very good 4 by 8 broadband sound absorbers that actually work,,,,and its affordable (althought the OC 703 can get pricey). You can get this stuff usually at Home Depot or Lowes and the fiberglass if you want it cheaper check ebay from time to time.;)

Forget Egg Cartons,,,that old myth is long dead and gone!! Dosent work!!

Peace
Aj :cool:
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You are wasting your time and energy newatthis!!

He obviously can't read, so I am guessing he is getting someone else to type these questions out for him.
 
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10-4..he just went into the ignore file.

Thanks Bro
Peace
Aj :cool:
 
I’m curious, how did the whole egg carton/crate thing start?
Did ppl used to do this or…? Is it the shape? Was it made popular in a movie or on TV?

Not long ago someone far removed from music or recording said to me
“Hey I can get you all the egg crates you need.”, I cringed, but was surprised that they too had been taken in by this “myth”.

I guess the new thing is bed foam.

-Scary-
 
People think foam is used for sound proofing. I hear it everywhere! And egg crates are made of foam.

People can be fairly ignorant on issues that involve things they can't see, like sound. But once you explain the physics of it to them they usually come around.
 
well...some foam is made for acoustics...all others are not.

egg cartons won't do anything because the thickness will only vibrate at extremely high frequencies, and won't absorb the huge huge portion of frequencies created by...guitars..voices...etc.

i guess if you had some really really really really thick egg cartons, and they were of decent quality...perhaps it would do something.

i'm sorta invisioning a big section of egg carton that was layered 10 cartons thick, and spaced out by 1/4 cm. that might do something like let frequencies go through and then get lost in the bounce back. but that's only theoretical
 
You need open celled foam to do anything. Egg crates, the ones made out of foam, are not. Most egg crates are still made out of cardboard. Either way, I wouldn't smoke in a room lined with those things.
 
In the movie Hustle and Flow, the main character can be seen lining his "studio" with egg cartons.
 
djhead said:
In the movie Hustle and Flow, the main character can be seen lining his "studio" with egg cartons.
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I'll never watch that movie.
 
jesus christ people dont get so damn pissed off at me, i didnt know and gorty i posted this before i started reading that page and that page is fucking long as hell man, ill read it all eventually i was just curious about egg cartons so jesus christ people give a newbie some slack and thanks for all the advice newatthis
 
No slack man. We're all hazed exactly the same way. Deal with it. :)
 
PokerDude422 said:
jesus christ people dont get so damn pissed off at me, i didnt know and gorty i posted this before i started reading that page and that page is fucking long as hell man, ill read it all eventually i was just curious about egg cartons so jesus christ people give a newbie some slack and thanks for all the advice newatthis
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RELAX DUDE​


I just get the impression sometimes you aren't even reading peoples advice they give you!!

I seem to be apologizing to you once again!!

Sorry Dude!!!
 
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