good job, I am about to build something similar for inside my vocal booth. I wont be leaving an air gap though as my booth is already too small, so I am going directly against the inside walls, I am trying to stop reflections mostly and will be using Roxul
In your experience, does acoustic cotton absorb/dampen as well as Owens Corning 703 or Roxul? I'm considering buying this stuff to line a drum booth project I'm building. It seems easy to work with and no itch. I just want to know if it's as effective as the old standards.
thank you very much. we are using your video as a reference to build ours. I don't see where you mentioned the type of fabric your are using, may you please tell me.
Definitely useful video, dude. Keeping the panel 2" off the wall does help; sound waves bounce off the wall behind the panel, and get absorbed into the backside of the panel. I've seen folks recommend 4" off the wall. Only issue I have is with the cotton panel you used. A bit more expensive than CO 703.
Jose Baldizon Glad you found it useful! The cotton is a few dollars more, but it's a lot less messy and easier to work with. Also, some people site safety concerns with the fiberglass (which may or may not be overstated) and I have 3 young kids in the house, so I figured better safe than sorry. Otherwise, the 703 will work with the build exactly the same way.
StereoLaunch I'd definitely buy these sheet, but the thing is I can't find anywhere near me that sells the stuff. The only way to get my hands on this is by ordering it online, and guys like ATS Acoustics charge too much for shipping. I just need 2-3 sheets to make my panels. I'm making 2' x 2' panels, not 2' x 4'. Do you think it'd be a good idea to just go into a construction shop (Home Depot doesn't sell it), and ask if they would sell me Owens Corning 703 by the sheet?
I know there's an insulation supply company here in Nashville where my friend would just buy three or four sheets of 703 at a time. Of course they normally sell tons of it for commercial construction, but they were happy to help him out - and no shipping cost. So you may be able to find a place like that too.
@6:40, if you've glued the butt joints, and the glue has sufficiently set, I suggest you remove the corner brackets, staple the burlap down nice and tight, then replace the corner brackets
There are gap filling adhesives available. In your 'rough enough, good enough' work ethic, the brackets will provide most of the strength, the glue is just to hold everything together until you can re-attach the brackets
I have hardwood floors, so I'm laying down rugs with carpet padding underneath. That works really well. You check out my test video that demos the the rug: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0-QWYt4ZBoQ.htmlm56s
I wouldn't because the paint will fill the holes that allow for the sound to pass through the fabric to allow the acoustic material to work. I would choose a different fabric before painting the burlap. With that said, I'm actually in the process of changing all mine over to gray and really like the look of it better. I found gray burlap at a local hobby/fabric store. They had other colors as well, so if you don't like the brown, then you may find another color that works. Check local stores or online. One thing I found out though was that I had to paint the wood frame a similar color to the burlap because, when stretched, the holes in the burlap reveal the wood below. Not a big deal with the normal burlap color, but may not be what you want with a different color. You may also find that the color of your acoustic material shows through if it's yellow or a non-gray color. Something to keep in mind. Hope that helps.
I just used burlap from the fabric store. It works well. There are also fabrics out there that are essentially for acoustic panels, etc., but those generally cost quite a bit more.
So why did you add the spacers to get the panel 2 inch from the wall ? you have already a gap made in the panel itself right ? I thought its just the one or the other, create the space behind it or create the space behind it whitin the panel. Im not 100 % sure thats why im asking.
I'm not an expert, but this is my understanding: If you have a 2" panel, and then put a 2" air gap behind it, then that positions the panel so that some of the frequencies bouncing back off to wall are more effectively absorbed because of the where the nodes of the sound wave hit the panel. They cancel themselves out better. It extends the range of lower frequencies that the panel is working on. Is it a lot? Probably not, but I figure I'll take what I can get. The panel did already have an air gap, but it wasn't 2". So I put the spacers on there to make it 2". Hope that made sense.
Ha ha! Yeah, I got it at my local fabric store. It’s technically called Jute. It does come in different colors as well. I’ve changed mine to gray in my current home studio.
It does take a bit of time to make these. There are a lot of things I don't DIY because of time, etc. but I didn't mind taking the time on these. This was more fun than some other projects I've done. I'll probably end up purchasing some if I ever decide to stop using these for some reason. Thanks for watching and commenting robert w!
@@DadRockAndGuitars So far I’ve built 14 frames and completed 3, I’m about 6 hours into it… it’s going quicker as I build a routine though… looks like it’s going to take about 18 hours to make 14 of them… I figured about 8 so lol… it’s tedious for sure…
@@DadRockAndGuitars sent a couple, I’ll try and get the completed project… no idea when I’ll have time to finish it… been working on the room for a few weeks, it’s no easy task building I home studio…
@robert w Thanks, I got them! Looks great! Yeah, building out a home studio is a long process. I've never been able to build exactly what I wanted, but I have gotten some really great recordings out of a less than perfect space. Not sure if a home studio is ever really finished anyways 😅
I loved the video. Thanks. One thing, if you are in earthquake country (or you have rowdy kids), you might want to use hooks on the wall so the panel can't be easily bumped off the wall. Here are the ones I used: www.amazon.com/Quakehold-4338-A-Maze-ing-Picture-Hook/dp/B000FJQQQS Thanks again for the video.
Cooler Tymes Ha ha! Yeah, I make no claims that this method is "earthquake proof"! lol I have kids, but fortunately they don't bother my gear much. Thanks for the suggestion on the hooks.
