[django11]

I have a client who has 11 acoustic panels that need some work.  They will be at my place for about a week and a half.  I thought I might try them out in my room.  I have a 16 by 16 room with one bass trap in the rear corner and two panels more or less at first reflections.  What can I do with the panels to get an idea what I am missing?

[Ethan Winer]

What can I do with the panels to get an idea what I am missing?

Put two (or four if they're narrow) at the side-wall reflection points, and put the others straddling corners. More here:

Acoustic Basics

--Ethan

[bpape]

What size and thickness are the panels you're going to have?  If they're pretty thin, you might not want to use them all.  If they're relatively thick, you might want a couple on the wall behind the seating to help with the overlapping room modes from the square dimensions.

Bryan

[django11]

The panels are two inches thick and 2 feet by 4 feet.  I simplified the room dimensions as it is a basement room with stair on one side, a hall leading away and a kind of nook in the corner where my computer is.  I'll see if I can get a simple drawing up.

Also I just got a 50 inch tv which sits between my speakers...

Thanks for the help!

[django11]

I have been kind of busy...  Anyway I tried the panels and the difference is incredible!  Bass is especially upgraded becoming hefty, visceral and clean.  Higher frequencies seemed less "fuzzy" or smeared.  I didn't have time to play around with them much and would like to have as few panels as possible so I am wondering what is the best way to get that sound back.  Is the ceiling panel really necessary?




Where the radio is in this pic I made a variant of a superchunk base trap in the corner.  To the left of the radio there is a little nook with my desk and computer and that is where I am most of the time.  Of center...


Temporary set up.  The beige panels are diy and mine.  Only two.  There is one panel just seen at the right of the photo on the angle wall/ceiling.