From the course: Music Studio Setup and Acoustics
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Making your own bass traps
From the course: Music Studio Setup and Acoustics
Making your own bass traps
The following traps work over a wide range of base frequencies. And are known more for their ease of construction rather than their scientific calculations. That said, they're easy to build and very effective. The superchunk corner trap uses a stack of triangles of Rockwool or rigid fiberglass set into a corner And then cover it with the fabric frame. The materials you'll need are six sheets of two-inch rigid fiberglass or Rockwool for every corner with an eight-foot ceiling. Or three sheets of four-inch rigid fiberglass or rockwool for every corner with and eight foot ceiling. You'll need two eight foot pieces of 1x1 inch pine and two 24 inch pieces of one inch pine, and three yards of finish fabric. Step one, to make the super chunk trap, first take a sheet of rigid fiber glass or rockwool. Then cut it in half with a carving knife. Step two, cut the halves diagonally to get the triangles. Step three, place the stacks of triangles in the corner. Step four, construct the frame…
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