Mounting Acoustic Panels

[fuzzsniffvoyage]

So I pulled the trigger and got myself the Primeacoustics London 16 room kit. Primacoustic London 16 - Black | Sweetwater.com

It only came with flush mounting brackets for the walls. The off-set mounting hardware is extra, ( I didn't realize this before I bought) Primacoustic Acoustic Solutions

The brackets are a bit pricey here, Primacoustic Offset Impaler for Mounting Broadway Acoustic Panels - 8 count | Musician's Friend

So I'm either going to mount them flush, which I know isn't the most ideal thing to do, I'd prefer to have the air gap behind them.

So I was thinking of using scrap pieces of 2x4's to get them off the wall.

There's no wooden frame on these panels to screw in to, so I'm going to have to jurry rig the flush mounters on the scrap 2x4's.

Any body got a better idea on how to accomplish this task?

 

[mjbphotos]

You could use 2x4s, just split them lengthwise into 2x2, mount four 6" pieces to the wall for each one, and attach the brackets to those.

 

[BroKen_H]

There ought to be some channel brackets you could get from a local building supply (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc) that would give you the space you need. They're usually only a couple bucks or less each...

 

[fuzzsniffvoyage]

Got all but 2 panels hung up. It's getting late and I've been ingnoring my wife all day now it's time to pay her some attention.

But I'll get back to it in the morning. After the panels are hung, it'll be time to vacume/sweep/mop, re-organize & put stuff away. I didn't realize how much stuff I have.



I'll post pic in the see my studio thread when I'm done.

 

[Supercreep]

You could use dowels or pucks as well. I just flush mounted mine, but I got so many I think the cumulative effect is positive.

 

[miroslav]

I just flush mounted mine, but I got so many I think the cumulative effect is positive.

Yeah...same here. I just wasn't about to waste any space leaving air gaps.....and I have quite a bunch of them, so it was the best approach for me.

I am looking to add 4-6 extra heavy bass-focused traps, and they'll probably get hung in a way so that I can use them vertically for mixing, and then swing them up flush to the ceiling for tracking and the rest of the time so they are out of the way, becuase vertically they will be in the way, but for mixing purposes it won't be an issue as I will only be sitting in the mix position.

 

[fuzzsniffvoyage]

They sound good in the narrow end of the room where my mixing area is. Though I am still going to add clouds.

In the wide end of the room, I'm still getting some flutter echo. So I am definately going to be adding some clouds and more bass traps in the corners.

I'll do those D.I.Y. style to save money.

I'm also thinking I might need something where the walls meet the ceiling too.

I don't want to kill the room though.

Would diffusors work better than absobsion for the flutter echo or make it worse?

 

[miroslav]

If you want to keep it cheap...just go to Home Depot and get some typical drop-ceiling tiles....either the 2'x4' or the 2'x2' and then use some silicone caulk adhesive to mount them directly to the ceiling.
You don't need a lot....just a few panels, and get creative, do a basic geometric design or whatever you want.

On;y down side is that the edges of drop-ceiling tiles are not sealed, so they can flake and they don't look terrific.
I used some L-shaped .75" wood moldings that I first stained, to trip them out...and I used the same adhesive caulk to attach them. A bit of work, and if you use the 2'x4' tiles, you need to keep them held up in place for a good hour until the caulk sets (use decent caulk, not the 1.49/tube stuff). I ended up using some mic stands, which just reached up to my ceiling when fully extended. I put a small wood block at the end and pushed up against the tiles a bit.
With the 2'x2' tiles you may not need to do that.

Anyway...it kills the flutter echo....it's inexpensive...and it takes up very little room up against the ceailing...and it looks pretty decent too.