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ZaphodX
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Sep 22, 2016
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I think that comparing these to the ones mentioned on Amazon and saying that there is little difference is very misleading. First of all, there are and can be major differences amongst brands due to the quality and density of the foam. Second, the one on Amazon is a flimsy 1 inch foam that will do little except absorb some of the high frequency content. The ones here are 2" and most likely more dense. Having said all of that, if you are serious about setting up an accurate room for mixing, I wouldn't go with foam at all, especially for bass traps. Bass traps do much better if you build them yourselves and use either rockwool or rigid fiberglas panels. The traps should be at least 4" thick, with 6" being better for the real low end. As far as full-range wall panels, stick with 2" rigid fiberglass sheets. An overhead cloud would help also. There are plenty of online resources that will show you how to make this for cheap and how to properly place them in your room.
Sep 22, 2016
KingWavy
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Sep 23, 2016
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ZaphodXCould you point me towards a good tutorial? Have a pretty spacious basement that I eventually want to have a drumset in. Record vocals as well.
Sep 23, 2016
noxproduction
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Sep 26, 2016
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ZaphodXNot all acoustic treatment is designed to do the same thing. The angled foam squares, like the ones sold in 24 packs on Amazon, are designed to disperse sound and break up standing waves, not absorb. Those are typically cheap and don't need to be high quality to do the job.
Sound absorption panels, which are what most of the models here appear to be, are packed with some sort of mineral wool and are designed to actually absorb and kill sound waves. They are typically more expensive. Since most of these look like absorption panels, that's probably why the price is much higher than the Amazon bundle.
That being said, don't buy these. Make your own. Buy a bunch of Rockwool / Roxul Safe n' Sound from Home Depot, build some frames with 2 x 4s, stick the mineral wool inside, and wrap in some acoustic fabric. Fraction of the cost if you're trying to treat a whole room.
Sep 26, 2016
Kcfx
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Sep 29, 2016
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noxproductionFoam doesn't reflect sound. Cut into triangles, egg crates whatever they don't function as diffusers. It's a tactic to put something on your wall that costs more and does less. Better off with a block, but foam is garbage anyway. Minimal high end absorption. Good call on Rockwool.
Sep 29, 2016
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