My basstrap project... Part 1 :-)

Florian · « **on:** 5 Mar 2005, 12:54 am »

Ok so here are the parts for my project.

jgubman · « **Reply #1 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 01:11 am »

Cool, what's the steering wheel for...

Florian · « **Reply #2 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 01:54 am »

Something cool i havent thought of yet

I was lucky that those wooden rails fittet.

warnerwh · « **Reply #3 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 02:56 am »

Florian: Probably forgot to tell you. A great bass trap is a roll of fiberglass insulation. Put 2 or 3 on top of each other in each corner and you're done.

Florian · « **Reply #4 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 02:59 am »

Oh man and i just bought this crap for 30 bucks, now i dont have enough to by 6 of those darn rolls ARG!!!!

Well its gonna be 4ft tall, 14x14 around and filled with fiberglass.....will see how it works

PS: I suck at DIY

Florian · « **Reply #5 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 03:12 am »

UPDATE

Bingenito · « **Reply #6 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 03:16 am »

What are you swinging a hammer with one hand and taking pictures with the other?

BTW I was just at Home Depot too.

Florian · « **Reply #7 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 03:30 am »

Lol, it sounds better with the stuff in there. But the boomy noise on that one song is still there. I think its the damn recording? Have you downloaded the song and listened to it and maybe checked if you get the same problem?

Still gonna call me?

MaxCast · « **Reply #8 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 04:03 am »

Dude, looks good so far, but next time you go out....buy some floor mats!

Florian · « **Reply #9 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 04:33 am »

Lol, its my friends car. Ill tell him

I am finished exept for the looks...picture comming in 5 minutes...

ted_b · « **Reply #10 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 04:37 am »

Florian,
There's boomy bass in a lot of recordings, especially pop or electronica. They're mixed and eq'd that way, so they sound good on dance floors and fm radios. Don't fret one or two songs. Find some naturally uncompressed recordings, like Mapleshade, or the RCA Living Stereo SACD's or something, and listen on those. If it's still boomy, then you know something. For this song (mp3 sounds boomy anyway) move on past it.

That being said, your RM-30's will continue to be a bit stiff until they break in, as all of us have been telling you. Just settle them into that room, get a glass of wine, get rid of the steering wheel and the coffee table doiley and you're fine!

And buy some floor mats!

Ted

Florian · « **Reply #11 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 04:49 am »

Will do, i am just gonna finish wrapping up that bass absorber or whatever the heck its doing

The song i posted is from one of my "original" cd's. I just converted it to MP3 "320K 44Khz"....

did you listen to it yet?

warnerwh · « **Reply #12 on:** 5 Mar 2005, 05:22 am »

Man, you sure don't mess around do you. Glad to see such enthusiasm. Be sure to put something over that fiberglass as the little fibers will float in the air and you don't want to breathe too much. Also I like your idea of square ones, should have thought of that myself. Maybe I'll do one like that tomorrow.
The boom you get on that one recording could be a room mode. If you go here: http://www.realtraps.com/modecalc.htm you can find where your room modes are. The bass traps will help considerably though. Also adjusting the putty and moving the speakers will help. Speaker placement is very important is it will affect the room response considerably so play around a bit with it and don't be afraid to try anything even if it doesn't seem like it would help. You certainly have the makings of world class sound. Cheers to you!