studio foam question

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i know enough about recording already i don't know too much about foam

now i don't want to spend a lot, and im only gona cover hwta i need too.

but what i do need to know is what is the smallest size i can use that will actually make a difference? if i go with a 2" would it even be worth it??? or do i go with a 4" for double the price.... keep in mind, this sint gona be permanent, this is a temperary solution for about 8 months, afterwords im using in a isolation booth probably or even just starting from scratch and going with the thickest foam/ boards out there.

[ps- im going to get 6" bass absorbers with 6" tringles inbetween for corners, but im talking mainly about the wall space]
 
I wouldn't really worry about foam right now. If your tracking and mixing in the same room check out the OC 703 fiberglass pannels. They can be very "temporary" too, just pull em out the closet when your going to use them and put them back when your done. That way you'd be killing 2 birds with one stone and depending where you go it'll be cheaper than foam pannels and foam bass traps.
 
Go with 4''-6''703 OC for bass trapping and you can use 2'' of it which will cover the highs and high mids. If you really want foam, I'd say go with 3''-4''. That is jsut me though, it really depends on your needs.
 
thanks a lto guys. yea i was thinking of using the pannels. esspecially since there portable, which is good cause my room was just repainted and i dont wana ruin the paint by putting up foam adhessive
 
daav said:
Look int he studio building forum, and read up there a good bit, you willfind tons there.
Also check out this guys page, it is excellent:
http://www.radford.edu/~shelm/acoustics/bass-traps.html
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thats what im going to do. thank you so much. i'm actually going to get the materials needed tommarow and start building a couple to use for an isolation booth for vocals.

thanks a million. if i knew how to do that rep points thing id give you some but... idk how haha
 
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