room acoustics

djfm · Post by **djfm** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:28 pm

just woundering if there is a cheap alternative to room acoustics? im not in a pro studo just a humble bedroom setup. I have been looking at stuff but finding it very expensive
thanks for any input
fred

frisbeedisk · Post by **frisbeedisk** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:32 pm

matrasses, rugs, quilts, pillows, Furnature!!!

djfm · Post by **djfm** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:34 pm

ok thanks
lol

frisbeedisk · Post by **frisbeedisk** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:34 pm

Foam that you refill sofas with, glued to plywood hung around your work area!!

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:34 pm

djfm wrote:just woundering if there is a cheap alternative to room acoustics? im not in a pro studo just a humble bedroom setup. I have been looking at stuff but finding it very expensive
thanks for any input
fred

Rockwool is your friend.

Treat the corners with bass traps made of rockwool. And make some mid and high end absorbers to line the walls with out of rockwool.

You can use burlap or heshen to cover the rockwool with and use your sensibility to make a presentable solution.

frisbeedisk · Post by **frisbeedisk** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:36 pm

http://gearslutz.com/board/archive/inde ... 20997.html

djfm · Post by **djfm** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:36 pm

thanks guys

difference · Post by **difference** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:40 pm

Just put your hands behind your ears (cupping them lightly)

Seriously! - I'm thinking of desiging some sort of hat or attachment to go on the back of a chair. No need to spend loads on treating your room to stop reflections, so long as you can stop the reflections from reaching your eardrums!

All you need then is a couple of bass traps.

djfm · Post by **djfm** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:45 pm

is upholstry foam ok?

difference · Post by **difference** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:52 pm

djfm wrote:is upholstry foam ok?

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To make a hat out of?

Don't see why not. May be a bit itchy though

elemental · Post by **elemental** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:03 pm

Cheap and cheerful:

Go to your local building supplies place, and get some rockwool. 45kg/m3 is a good density. Buy some 1x2inch lengths of wood, for your frames.

Make your frame so that one rockwool panel (whole or cut to the size you need) fits in tight and snug inside. Wrap the whole thing in breathable fabric.

Works a treat in my studio!

It is also possible to build bass traps for your corners using higher density rockwool.

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:05 pm

sweetjesus wrote:
djfm wrote:just woundering if there is a cheap alternative to room acoustics? im not in a pro studo just a humble bedroom setup. I have been looking at stuff but finding it very expensive
thanks for any input
fred
Rockwool is your friend.

Treat the corners with bass traps made of rockwool. And make some mid and high end absorbers to line the walls with out of rockwool.

You can use burlap or heshen to cover the rockwool with and use your sensibility to make a presentable solution.

I have recently done this, it is actually the industry standard insulation for your walls and is more effective than the auralex range - except the fibres make you itch.

The rockwool that you want is the "Flexi" range, it is reasonably cheap. Knauf Rocksilk is exactly the same also.

Use a blunt wood saw when cutting it.

cover your gear when using it.

forge · Post by **forge** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:05 pm

difference wrote:Just put your hands behind your ears (cupping them lightly)

Seriously! - I'm thinking of desiging some sort of hat or attachment to go on the back of a chair. No need to spend loads on treating your room to stop reflections, so long as you can stop the reflections from reaching your eardrums!

All you need then is a couple of bass traps.

that's one of the most bizarre bits of studio adivice I've read in a while!

:lol::lol::lol:

I've got this picture of you sitting there with this special hat with foam big ears and a couple of beer cans on top with a tube coming down into your mouth

and maybe something like "sex instructor, first lesson free" written on the front

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:08 pm

forge wrote:
difference wrote:Just put your hands behind your ears (cupping them lightly)

Seriously! - I'm thinking of desiging some sort of hat or attachment to go on the back of a chair. No need to spend loads on treating your room to stop reflections, so long as you can stop the reflections from reaching your eardrums!

All you need then is a couple of bass traps.

that's one of the most bizarre bits of studio adivice I've read in a while! :lol::lol::lol:

I've got this picture of you sitting there with this special hat with foam big ears and a couple of beer cans on top with a tube coming down into your mouth

and maybe something like "sex instructor, first lesson free" written on the front

difference · Post by **difference** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:52 pm

forge wrote:
difference wrote:Just put your hands behind your ears (cupping them lightly)

Seriously! - I'm thinking of desiging some sort of hat or attachment to go on the back of a chair. No need to spend loads on treating your room to stop reflections, so long as you can stop the reflections from reaching your eardrums!

All you need then is a couple of bass traps.

that's one of the most bizarre bits of studio adivice I've read in a while! :lol::lol::lol:

I've got this picture of you sitting there with this special hat with foam big ears and a couple of beer cans on top with a tube coming down into your mouth

and maybe something like "sex instructor, first lesson free" written on the front

Now the beer cans aren't a bad idea.....

Seriously though, try it. Hold your hands behind your ears like that - it really does improve the sound imo. Better stereo image, clearer high ends etc.

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