Trap Mounting

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If I use a plywood backing on my bass traps, which way should it go? The plywood side, that is. Does it face the room with the fabric covered facing the wall? Mid-high freq would be opposite direction? Is this a correct assumption?

I made a mistake of clearing out stuff (ie. couches, shelves and some furnitures) off my studio for more space. I now have a spacious studio but a crappy sound. Flutters all over, boomy.. etc..... It's so frustrating.. :(
 
plywood side will face the wall, unless you have a fairly large room. If you had to move furniture and stuff for more space then you dont have enough room.
 
> If I use a plywood backing on my bass traps <

Stop right there. Bass traps made from rigid fiberglass should not have any backing at all. Sound must be free to pass all the way through the panel.

--Ethan
 
Ethan Winer said:
> If I use a plywood backing on my bass traps <

Stop right there. Bass traps made from rigid fiberglass should not have any backing at all. Sound must be free to pass all the way through the panel.

--Ethan
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I thought the (deep & high bass) trap design on your site has a plywood on one side? Is that only aplicable if I mount (fit) the trap close enough to the wall? So the plywood on 1 side and fabric on the other isnt good? Fortunately, I build only 1 of these. :confused:
 
notbradsohner said:
plywood side will face the wall, unless you have a fairly large room. If you had to move furniture and stuff for more space then you dont have enough room.
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I'm not sure where I picked this up but I was under the impression that this will be more applicable for taming mid/high freq. For a home studio, the room might not be that small (55 ft. x 20ft) but the control and tracking are on the same room.
 
> Bass traps made from rigid fiberglass should not have any backing at all. Sound must be free to pass all the way through the panel.
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how is this any different from placing them on the wall?
 
Igo,

> I thought the (deep & high bass) trap design on your site has a plywood on one side? <

Are you building air-tight wood panel traps, or just putting rigid fiberglass on the walls and across the corners? I assumed the latter, and for that you want no wood backing. If you're building the traps as shown in my plans, that's a completely different design and works on a very different principle.

--Ethan
 
When are the moderators going to put up "STICKIES"??????? :mad: :mad: :mad:

LETS START PETITIONING THIS BBS FOR STICKIES!!!! How many times has this damn subject been covered in depth????? TEN THOUSAND TIMES??????? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
fitZ
 
Ok. now I understand. That also means that the I should also peel that sheet of paper. Is that correct?


Ethan Winer said:
Igo,

> I thought the (deep & high bass) trap design on your site has a plywood on one side? <

Are you building air-tight wood panel traps, or just putting rigid fiberglass on the walls and across the corners? I assumed the latter, and for that you want no wood backing. If you're building the traps as shown in my plans, that's a completely different design and works on a very different principle.

--Ethan
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I agree! We definitely need a sticky for this. I got more confused after searching about this topic in this board and 2 other boards. The advices are either so conflicting or probably unclear that it left me with more questions than answers.

But then again, I'm just a noobie.. ;)



RICK FITZPATRICK said:
When are the moderators going to put up "STICKIES"??????? :mad: :mad: :mad:

LETS START PETITIONING THIS BBS FOR STICKIES!!!! How many times has this damn subject been covered in depth????? TEN THOUSAND TIMES??????? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
fitZ
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Ig,

> That also means that the I should also peel that sheet of paper. Is that correct? <

For bass trapping you're better off leaving the paper on, and mount the panels so the paper faces the room.

--Ethan
 
sorry to semi hijack the thread. but on the back of my framed rockwool traps, i have a peice of very thin plastic wrap type stuff, just because i didnt have enough fabric to cover the backs, is that ok? its not like its a peice of plywood, its no thicker then a peice of construction paper. will this really hurt the effectiveness of my traps. they are about 2 inches off the wall.
 
> its no thicker then a peice of construction paper <

That's probably okay.
 
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