DIY Acoustic Baffling Article
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DIY Acoustic Baffling Article
Hey All,
If you wanted to make some acoustic baffles to help with your recording environment, Tape Op magazine posted this: https://tapeop.com/tutorials/34/acoustic-baffling/
If you wanted a more professional product, I suggest GIK panels: https://www.gikacoustics.com/product/fr ... anel-gobo/
If you wanted to make some acoustic baffles to help with your recording environment, Tape Op magazine posted this: https://tapeop.com/tutorials/34/acoustic-baffling/
If you wanted a more professional product, I suggest GIK panels: https://www.gikacoustics.com/product/fr ... anel-gobo/
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I don't know man... sounds like you may be better off just putting in a carpet and a couch or something for that price. I mean... unless you live/record in an empty bathroom... it shouldn't be so bad that you need to buy $250 padded gobos. I say this because after replacing my bathroom window this past weekend and painting while the bathroom was empty... sure, you could hear the environment sound in the empty bathroom was bad... but just by putting the rug and the towel dresser back in after I was done painting... it sounds almost as fine as any other room in my house does.
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Hey, man, you don't know my life!
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This happened to show up on my YouTube recommendations just now:
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Ooh, those are pretty slick, look great and nice details like the glued in nails on the back.
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Yeah it's probably the most elegant approach I've seen in DIY acoustic treatments. The comparison bit at the end is also pretty great, I was surprised at how effective they were.
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Re: DIY Acoustic Baffling Article
"Cheap and easy - all you need is a 3d printer" How many panels could I buy with a 3d printer?!
Personally, my two novel takeaways from this thread are:
* used sheets
* bed foam
The wood frame and backing + insulation + acoustic fabric is a fairly common formula and that's what both acoustimac and Ken's aforementioned gikacoustic sell individually for DIYers.
Personally, I can't see making nice small wall panels. I'd rather receive them fully assembled to save my time and to look better. But if I want to cover a ceiling in a less stylish way, or make a temporary barrier that won't be a home decoration, bed foam and used sheets seems like a good strategy. (and just buy a cheap 4x4 or 2x4 MDF panels from Home Depot and put cheap wood around the edges)
Personally, my two novel takeaways from this thread are:
* used sheets
* bed foam
The wood frame and backing + insulation + acoustic fabric is a fairly common formula and that's what both acoustimac and Ken's aforementioned gikacoustic sell individually for DIYers.
Personally, I can't see making nice small wall panels. I'd rather receive them fully assembled to save my time and to look better. But if I want to cover a ceiling in a less stylish way, or make a temporary barrier that won't be a home decoration, bed foam and used sheets seems like a good strategy. (and just buy a cheap 4x4 or 2x4 MDF panels from Home Depot and put cheap wood around the edges)
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The 3D printer doesn't really seem all that necessary in the build. You could cut those end pieces out from any number of rigid materials.
Also 3D printers are pretty cheap now, and are useful for a lot more than just making acoustic panels. And like the presenter said, there are plenty of places where you can borrow a printer.
Also 3D printers are pretty cheap now, and are useful for a lot more than just making acoustic panels. And like the presenter said, there are plenty of places where you can borrow a printer.
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Re: DIY Acoustic Baffling Article
Don’t get me wrong- I want a 3d printer. I just thought it was slightly ironic.
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It's less ironic given some of DIYPerks' other videos, I think. He is very much a Maker Porn type. I mostly watch his channel because he has a soothing/relaxing voice, not because I have any intention of building any of the fiddly overwrought stuff he makes. The acoustic panels are probably the first thing he's made I have any interest in actually building.
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You also need a drill and glue gun. It is like any DIY project, that ONLY costs $X. It assumes you already have an arsenal of tools at your disposal. If you did enough of these projects though, you would.
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