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On 2/20/04 2:36 AM, "logic-ot@yahoogroups.com" <logic-ot@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:

> Original Message:
>  Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:01:51 -0000
>  From: "rob" <orbitborn@...>
> Subject: Re: Recommendations for fixing acoustics of studio
> 
> --- In logic-ot@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Stephenson" <pauls@p...> wrote:
>> I recently converted an upstairs living room into my studio.  I love it,
>> but unfortunately I have a long reverb in the room, due to wood floors.
>> Basically I don't really have anything to "catch" the sound from
>> bouncing around all over the place.
>> 
>> I am looking into buying some of the Aurulex [spelling?] foam kits and
>> put on my walls, but I was wondering if anyone had any slightly cheaper
>> ideas.
> 
> hi Paul.
> 
> Buy a rug. :)

Indeed, almost anything would be cheaper than that stupid foam that breaks
down and off-gasses all kinds of poisons.  Problem is, a lot of cheap carpet
is just as bad.  You'd be better off trying to find some used throw or area
rugs, and placing furniture to break up the shape of the room.  The worst
thing is having a perfect square or rectangle to build standing waves and
cause nulls in odd places.  You can attach several 2'x4' ceiling tiles
hanging down from picture hanging cable staggered every 4' or so to baffle
the ceiling, too.  The idea is to break up the sound, not trap it and not
reflect it in on itself, so the more places it has to bounce before it runs
into itself, the better.  Think of the sound waves coming from your monitors
as pool balls and figure out what you need to do to keep them from hitting
each other and piling up or never reaching the whole room as they're ejected
from the speakers...

Best regards,
...z


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