Has anybody attached auralex foam to OC-703?

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Has anybody attached Auralex foam to OC-703? :confused:
It seems like it would be the perfect thing to do.
 
703 absorbs highs as well as lows. There is no point to putting foam on it.
 
How about the odd patterns in the foam relative to disrupting soundwaves?
 
homestudioguy said:
How about the odd patterns in the foam relative to disrupting soundwaves?
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Foam absorbs, it doesn't diffuse.
 
it is very humorous how people see something like egg crate foam and automatically think of it as acoustical treatment just because it has bumps or angles on it. I wonder where the idea came from that arranging angled foam on a wall came would be perfect for treating a room. Probably came from the same people who think a recording studio has to be perfectly dead quiet and that hard wood floors would be a bad thing in a studio.
 
homestudioguy said:
Has anybody attached Auralex foam to OC-703? :confused:
It seems like it would be the perfect thing to do.
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As Farview said, OC703 absorbs the highs and the lows. I however have just made some bass traps with the OC703 4" thick with some Auralex on the top. The reason I did this is that I have ample Auralex and the bass traps with the Auralex on top (I used a combination of the wedge/charcoal and the DST 244 burgundy) look great.
I have some Auralex in a few other areas of my home studio so covering my traps just kept with the same look throughout. A little overkill maybe but they are working as bass traps and they look great!
 
SRR said:
gorty, pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Go to the "This is what I did last night" thread in this forum! :D You can see the broadband absorber I made for in front of my mix position. :)
 
Farview said:
Foam absorbs, it doesn't diffuse.
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Now I'm far from being an expert but this is from Auralex OnLine:

"Studiofoam Wedgies are a great solution for small flutter echo problem areas and, when spread apart, yield beneficial sound diffusion off their exposed edges."

" 2-inch Studiofoam Pyramids offer a bit of extra sound diffusion and slightly less sound absorption than 2" Studiofoam Wedges, so they yield a less dry-sounding space with a bit more "air."

"You see, it takes slightly different amounts of time for sound waves to travel through the different sections of the Metro (foam), strike the mounting surface and travel back through the Metro into the room, so wavefronts are in effect softened rather than just being absorbed."
 
They are playing semantics
homestudioguy said:
"Studiofoam Wedgies are a great solution for small flutter echo problem areas and, when spread apart, yield beneficial sound diffusion off their exposed edges."
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Right, by not covering up the entire wall you are breaking up the reflections

homestudioguy said:
" 2-inch Studiofoam Pyramids offer a bit of extra sound diffusion and slightly less sound absorption than 2" Studiofoam Wedges, so they yield a less dry-sounding space with a bit more "air."
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Same principal here. The pyramids absorb the sound in the thick parts and not so much in the thin parts. They are calling the fact that the foam doesnt absorb evenly across it's surface 'diffusion'.

homestudioguy said:
"You see, it takes slightly different amounts of time for sound waves to travel through the different sections of the Metro (foam), strike the mounting surface and travel back through the Metro into the room, so wavefronts are in effect softened rather than just being absorbed."
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Exactly, they are trying to market the inadequacies of the product as a feature.
 
Farview said:
They are playing semantics
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So Buyer Beware?
Amazing.
Where have I heard that before? :mad:
Hey! St. Charles is a neat town.
Spent a goodly amount of money at the Starbucks and some local restaurants there.
Have staffed some Men's Retreats/Weekends at Camp Tu Endie Wei.
 
homestudioguy said:
So Buyer Beware?
Amazing.
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They aren't lying, but the foam itself absorbs, it doesn't diffuse. What you do with the foam can kind of diffuse, but not like a traditional diffuser. The couch in the back of the room could be considered a bass trap, but that's not what it's for and i wouldn't recommend furniture for sound control.

homestudioguy said:
Where have I heard that before? :mad:
Hey! St. Charles is a neat town.
Spent a goodly amount of money at the Starbucks and some local restaurants there.
Have staffed some Men's Retreats/Weekends at Camp Tu Endie Wei.
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I like it here. It's just on the edge of civilisation.
 
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Farview said:
I like it here (St.Charles). It's just on the edge of civilisation.
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Yeah and civilization is closing in quickly!
The River is nice too. Not too big. Just big enough.
Looks like it'd be great for canoeing.
Later!
 
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