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Installing the acoustic panels

Installing the acoustic panels

From the course: Music Studio Setup and Acoustics

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Installing the acoustic panels

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There are a number of ways to install an acoustic panel. Probably the most professional way is to use Z-clips, with two attached to the frame of the panel, and two attached to the wall studs. This allows you to easily disengage the panel from the wall by just lifting it, if needed. If you're not able to find studs to properly anchor Z-clips, an option is to use OOK's 200 pound hangers, which provide a solid anchor to hang a panel in drywall. You can then attach picture wire, and hang the panel like a mirror. Or tie a couple of cable ties to an eye hook, which then slips over the hanger. Yet another way to attach a panel to a wall is by using eye hooks connected to the panel, and either strapping it to an eye hook attached to the wall with a nylon cable tie, or simply slipping it over a U hook. For attaching to a ceiling, the best way is to use the nylon cable tie method, strapping the eye hooks attached to the ceiling and the panel together. Just to be safe, use two cable ties per eye…

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