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Robin Bowes, B.Eng(Hons) Electroacoustics.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
Could you explain the difference in the recorded voice at the end?
The panel he came up with is actually not bad - basically, you need density to absorb sound, which multiple layers of towels has. It would be better if it were a little thicker perhaps.
A "proper" acoustic panel would use something like Rockwool RW3 in a similar frame, so he's not all that far off.
As he discovered, the "special acoustic foam" he compares to at the end is not the same sort of thing at all.
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
Maybe combined with some corner bass traps it will more effective.
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
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I get the whole room treatment thing, but where do you start and where do you stop? Like all things audio related, you can soon end up like a dog chasing it's tail, and without any tax write-offs the expense can quickly get out of hand. I'd probably feel compelled to continue until I had spent thousands to achieve a professional level, and then I'd go on to build an extension to house it all, as my current room isn't really suitable to begin with.
It's all about tradeoffs, and for some people a poor man's sound absorber made out of household junk may be just the ticket. I've purposely gone mostly digital with a Kemper and e-Drums, etc., so that I can cut out the room. If I ever made any release quality music, I'd probably redo the non-digital stuff like vocals and drums in a studio anyway, and have it professionally mixed and mastered.
In an ideal world I would Iove to have a purpose built and professionally treated music room, but it's hard to justify when I look at my current requirements, which is mainly songwriting and recording demo ideas. I'm guessing somebody who is agonising over the purchase of a £100 audio interface may feel the same way.
PS have you checked out Modo Drum? They are using modelling instead of samples, and if Modo Bass is anything to go by, it will be interesting to see if they have made any progress.
As for panels. This is how I did mine, more or less.
Simply put, IMHO, professional knowledge and expertise is needed if you are planning on going down this route.
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Like @WiresDreamDisasters Youtube link I had mine made of a wooden panel with RS3 Rockschool stuffed inside then covered with an acoustic fabric cloth.
Its not a mixing/production room so its enough for what I need it for, to stop the sound bouncing off the walls!