Protip: For fabric other than fleece, such as burlap or muslin, don't tack the fabric at the corners first. Tack it across the center instead, then work towards the corners. This will make sure you don't have any bunching along the edges while maintaining a clean surface.
You really want to cover the invisible sides of the trap as well. And just maybe arrange for an air gap behind them. I found that the gaps actually helps a lot. The trap won't go lower in frequency but it will attenuate more in the frequency range it covers. Thanks for the video, almost 4 years after the fact :)
I think they actually will attenuate lower frequencies, depending on how large the gap is. At least that what I found when researching this topic. Either way, a gap is definitely advisable because you're effectively allowing the air to permeate into an open space, before rebounding back into the trap. This is better than if the insulation is flush against the wall, in which case you're only getting the benefit of reduced pressure at the boundary, not the benefit of reduced velocity at that area as well, which you do get when there's a gap.
Nice work! Ethan is indeed an amazing resource and a very friendly and helpful guy. He's forgotten more about acoustics than a lot of his competitors know.
Thank you! Agreed! I've seen many of his forum posts and articles. He also has some interesting videos on his TH-cam channel, including one I really liked where he shows his home theater acoustic setup! I appreciate the feedback, and have a good week!
Ethan is a charlatan who's ONLY involvement in audio has been hawking ugly absorbents to an uneducated client base. he didn't even know what diffusion is until i mentioned it to him. then he was all over it. anytime someone name drops Ethan's name i know they are idiots.
The stackable part is straight genius! I just prepared tonight to build one in the corner so I didn’t need to move it. I’m changing directions after watching this.
Hey, do you know how people hang the floating panels from the wall? Like what is the hardware I’ve been searching for a few days. Home Depot and Lowe’s workers don’t really have any ideas.
I’m wondering why some people will do bass traps all the way from the floor up to the ceiling? Do you know what the benefit would be taking a beast trap all the way up to the ceiling?
Alex / Australia Thank you so much for your video. I had just bought some expensive (for me) speakers, but was disappointed with the result. However, I built your traps to only halfway up the ceiling for domestic reasons, and then packed them with some spare limp fiberglass wool I had, to the density roughly near your rock-wool. The sound is now superb!!!!!!! Lovely firm bass and such beautiful detail in the music. And video is so much fun to watch too. Good on you Todd.
Thank you Alex! I'm so glad to hear they worked out for you! It is amazing what something like this can do to clean up the sound and make a nice set of speakers really shine!
Todd, I dont subscribe to many channels, but I did to yours. First let me say you have some really great DIY ideas for the small home studio and they have helped me in constructing my own. Second, your positive and respectful delivery in the content just makes you a class act. Thank you Sir!
Thanks a million David! I really appreciate you taking the time to send this message and let me know! I enjoy running the channel and sharing the advice. It is amazing how much you can do to improve a home studio workflow or make it more efficient.
I work with rockwool a lot in my garden and I would strongly suggest wearing a mask and gloves. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we are all tough guys and don't need no stinking saw guards or masks but that first time I used rockwool without gloves, I spent the rest of the night with hands that felt like they were full of tiny splinters. Make sure if you do make your own panels that you wrap the wool completely on all sides especially if you have children, old folks, or pets in the home. Dear Todd - I love that you use something other than the standard red or black fabric that every panel seems to be made with.
Thanks so much for the feedback! Haha I enjoy the variety I guess. I don't have a ton of space in the room I'm in now either so the lighter panels make it feel more open. Have a good night!
Thanks for the tut, fairly in-depth. But for the love of Larry, pls demo safe shop practices: wear a dust/fibre mask and long sleeves when handling rockwall, never ever ever ever reach over a table saw while cutting (!), and while your at it, put some wood or foam padding on a concrete floor to kneel on. My aged back and knees are still recovering after watching that segment. Plus, as someone also pointed out, an air gap = to depth of material is likely to improve acoustic performance. That said, those are fairly nice looking bass traps and the stackable approach is pure bueno :)
Great tutorial! If you use fiberglass screen mesh around the whole thing it will get rid of the lumpyness on the front and keep the insulation in the back from coming out.
Please be careful when using a table saw without the guide. You did a good job at telling people to be careful, however this is one of the most dangerous ways to use the tool. Great bass trap! I may do this pretty soon.
Yah, you should have gotten a miter gauge with your table saw. Free handing wood one a table saw will result in wood being thrown at you at the speed of a bullet. Take it from a person with practical experience!
I'm working on a music studio for my son now. I ripped all of the walls out so I can insulate the walls to sound proof as much as I can. I'll be putting all of this on my channel. I will let you know when I'm done and after I build these traps you document. I just subbed.
That's awesome, I bet he will be super excited! Roxul Safe n' Sound is a good choice for soundproofing as well. Have you thought about leaving the drywall off after insulating and just covering it with fabric so you still get the absorption in the room to cancel out the reverberations? Although, the room would probably be really dead sounding.. except that could be a good thing for home recording depending out the setup and what he is doing. Thanks for letting me know you will be building these. Awesome to hear when something I posted helps someone else out! I look forward to checking out your studio videos on your channel!
That's a good idea! Thanks! Just make sure it is a breathable fabric. A rule of thumb is you should be able to cover your eyes and still see light through it.
You should totally name this channel "Toddio." Rad vid: excellent design and tips, and great design. Just subscribed, with notifications. Thanks! Love the jazz in the background, too.
haha I might do that one day! Right now I like having "Audio" in the name so it makes it clear for people have haven't found it yet. Thanks for the suggestion! People call me Toddio sometimes. Maybe in one intro I can experiment with saying "Heyyyy, it's Toddio with Todd Audio!" Very much appreciate the subscribe and comments. Thank you for stopping by and hope you enjoy the videos!
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful! The stackable design was worthwhile for me because I've already switched rooms twice and they are still good as new!
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I still have a foldable vocal mobile booth from years and years ago that Ethan made with his company RealTraps and it is so excellent for voice over in a semi-treated or even untreated room, but do a little work yourself and then throw this booth into the mix = clean vocals to mix. Wonderful products.
holy crap! never cut anything on a table saw like that!!! super dangerous. Ive been a carpenter for over 20 years and I would never even think of cutting anything like that. That could bind on the saw and pull your hand right into the saw. Other than that, good vid!
+Christopher Kent haha thank you! Yes I have had several comments warning of this. I might add more precautions to the description about what to do different from what I did when using th saw. Thanks!
Might be a good idea. Didn't want to post a negative on your video, just made me nervous. I'm building a small practice room/recording studio. Thanks for the vid!
:D - and as a carpenter for 20 years, you have never done this? hundreds of times maybe? :). Of course it's not the safe way to use a table saw - but there are limits to how super careful you need to be. Sometimes it is just more practical to saw things freehand. Every carpenter knows this :). No use denying that :D But you gotta be very aware of what you do when freehand sawing like this, and from what I can see in the video, mr. Todd Audio have no problems with this. But hey, safety police are always lurking around these kinda videos hehe. Don't get me wrong - it is not safe, but it most certainly isn't as dangerous as many want it to be. From the way he handles the saw and wood, there is no chance that things just fly off in the wrong direction out of control. It might bite a bit, but not out of control. best regards from a long time furniture maker that also knows his way around table saws.
No, I dont do this!!! That is what band saws, routers, etc, are for. Use the right tool for the job. When I started in carpentry, I had a boss that would have kicked my ass if I did this...and now, I would never let any of my employees do this!!!! Very stupid and very dangerous. DON'T DO IT! I dont want anyone to think in any way this is something they should try or might get away with. This is how you loose fingers. Ive seen some very bloody injuries on the job site from guys who "didnt like to listen". Ask any REAL wood worker or carpenter, they will tel you the same.
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Nice tutorial! I think i may build a couple of those, but i would wrap the 3 sides in foil before attaching the fabric. (Agree on those safety concerns many people have here, i have been a carpenter myself, and a finger may be cut badly much quicker than you can react. Though that little saw you are using is unlikely to kick back. You gotta be more careful when using real powerful machines though.)
People talking about the way you talk but I have to compliment you on your sound quality. It sound amazing in there. I'm just hanging up some panels against reverb though, it just takes sooooo much insulation to fill up such a large volume.
I was wondering what could be so bad in that google search so I tried. I had to get 7 PAGES through google until I saw what you were talking about. Until that point, it was all bass traps, real traps vs gik, etc. The fact I had to get 7 pages to see what you obviously got on the first page, maybe says something about the content you watch online?
If you're not a champion at cutting wood with a table saw or any circular type saw, get them pre-cut. Those things will come back and bite you unexpectedly! Also I would highly recommend leaving an air gap between the trap and wall. Same goes for acoustic panels. Works a lot better at swallowing the bass. Not criticizing your great work, just giving some tips. Good work, happy listening.
@@skullsworn9194 No more than the actual size of your panel. Example: If a panel is 100mm (4") than the air gap behind the panel should not exceed 100mm(4"). Here's a YT link to a guy who studied this stuff. th-cam.com/channels/57auUfJlTvIvW79pom_i1g.html
Nicely done. I appreciate how simple you kept things. It's a good idea for those on a budget and listen for "listening" purpose - just enjoyment of the source. :)
Great to hear! Thank you. One person commented recently that people have had even more success by putting a layer of craft paper on the front. It should help reflect some of the higher freqs to keep the room sound a bit more live and apparently also helps flex and absorb the really low end a little better. Im pretty happy with it already but it is worth a try I think. Easy mod for the price of craft paper.. and easy to remove if I don't like it. Haha thought I'd share the tip. If you end up trying it first and have any luck let me know! Thanks!
Hi yes part of the fun is to tweak and test when you are DIY kind of person. so I will definitely test the craft paper. By the way, you have this fantastic dialect, were in the states do you come from? Me, well I am from Sweden, Stockholm
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+Lewis Amoroso hello, thank you! Yes it is porous and broad band. It will absorb a broad range of frequencies and not just bass, unless you were to make modifications to reflect higher frequencies, which I haven't tried myself. In my experience they tighten up the bass a great deal and also deaden the room sound.. some people prefer a dead room for mixing while others still like some reflections.
Thank you! They will likely be a huge help getting clean recordings of drums. If your room is currently untreated, this can really help tighten things up.
Thank you! I might try that sometime.. it will require a little more space but I think I could pull it off.. Given the amount of space I used (without adding more distance outward from the corner), what I researched seems to show it varies based on the material, and that with Roxul Safe N' Sound, in this amount of space, it is best to go all the way filled in. However, once it reaches a certain distance from the wall then the air gap was better.. or on the other hand if you wanted to use less material, an air gap is better than pushing everything in closer to the wall, if that makes sense. It varies depending on the material used. I described this in a bit more detail in response to Uncle Benja's comment below. However, with these DIY projects there is definitely some variance in opinions and results (it can be hard to find info on the subject and examples outside of forums and posts from other do-it-yourselfers), so sometimes the best way might be just to try it! I do think it is likely that if I took this exact design and moved it out a bit further to create an air gap you might be right! Thanks for the feedback!
air gap is not beneficial....the best corner traps fill the entire corner. Perhaps a different material would help bass frequencies a bit more here...but I suspect this is a solid absorber.
Thank you! It is probably a good idea just in case and you can probably use a cheaper material than the felt.. The safe n sound material did pass several safety regulations though.
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OMG, ALWAYS use a guide when cutting wood on a table saw, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER run the material through the saw with two hands as shown here, as the blade can catch the wood and kick it back in your face, causing serious injury, standard practice is to use the miter guide that comes with every table saw, and sets in the grooves of the table, using such a guide will assure a square cut (assuming the guide is set square), and assures no kickback. For cuts along the long length of material, use the fence also provided with every table saw. Other than that, I really like the idea of building triangle shaped frames for bass traps and then just stacking them, may do that myself in place of my wall mounted traps that don't work that well, the other advantage of this design is the deeper level of material that helps trap the low frequencies, great idea.
Hey Todd! I see you have 3 bass traps for each corner. Does the item list cover the items needed per whole corner (all three bass traps), or per bass trap? Great vid!
An old friend cut his fingers off using a saw wrong. He said his first thought was "what will my mother think?" and his next thought was, "will I ever be able to play piano again?" and his third thought was, "owwwch!!!" He managed to make a modified saxophone work with his remaining two fingers, at least.
Aviv priel- yes it does or it won’t be able to “absorb “ the bass and function as a trap. It would then reflect the bass wave off the non breathable fabric defeating the purpose of building this.
Whats the approx density of your Roxul filling? Im trying to find an alternative material because we dont have it around here. Also, do you think porous polyurethane foams could be used for this? Density is about 3 lbs per cubic feet. Thanks
I made similar bass traps to these, and tested them with, and without an air gap. I measured the room both times. Without an air gap, there was very little benefit to the bass traps. With the air gap, they made a massive difference. I wonder if this person later added the air gap to the inner corner.
@@samindj it just means that you leave a gap between the bass trap and the corner (I just cut the inner corner off of the earth wool triangles). Low frequencies filter through on the way in, then are filtered again on the way out as they reflect off of the corner. My current bass traps are 'super chunk', like the ones in this video, but with the air gap. If I was going to make them again, I would probably make 'diaphragm' style bass traps as I think that they would require less earth wool and be more effective. Diaphragm bass traps have multiple air gaps, so the bass frequencies are filtered more effectively.
I would have used spray paint between each layer of the fiber just to be sure that when you move it or if it falls they don't get misaligned. I know they probably have a good grip between them because of the material but i don't think it hurts being safe
+Bob Tee haha thanks! Yes, I actually should have recommended using a stock miter gauge and fence where possible, as Andrew mentioned in his comment. Safety first!
Great video . I thought low frequency will go through hard surfaces. I'm not sure how well it's going to work on just fiberglass. Please let me know how your mix is coming out . Does it sound the same in your car or other systems like it does in you room the low end. Thx .
Protip: For fabric other than fleece, such as burlap or muslin, don't tack the fabric at the corners first. Tack it across the center instead, then work towards the corners. This will make sure you don't have any bunching along the edges while maintaining a clean surface.
this guy is really good but 1.5 playback speed is a must
i had it on 1.5 as my default but it still seemed too slow!
1.25 is sweet spot for me
1.5 is perfect, thank u
I use 1.5 on normal guys. but this guy becomes normal at 1.5 lol. So 2.0 is best
I'm watching at 0.25 because I'm a slow learner...
You really want to cover the invisible sides of the trap as well. And just maybe arrange for an air gap behind them. I found that the gaps actually helps a lot. The trap won't go lower in frequency but it will attenuate more in the frequency range it covers. Thanks for the video, almost 4 years after the fact :)
I think they actually will attenuate lower frequencies, depending on how large the gap is. At least that what I found when researching this topic. Either way, a gap is definitely advisable because you're effectively allowing the air to permeate into an open space, before rebounding back into the trap. This is better than if the insulation is flush against the wall, in which case you're only getting the benefit of reduced pressure at the boundary, not the benefit of reduced velocity at that area as well, which you do get when there's a gap.
One of the best videos on this subject I've found yet.
Thank you!
Nice work! Ethan is indeed an amazing resource and a very friendly and helpful guy. He's forgotten more about acoustics than a lot of his competitors know.
Thank you! Agreed! I've seen many of his forum posts and articles. He also has some interesting videos on his TH-cam channel, including one I really liked where he shows his home theater acoustic setup! I appreciate the feedback, and have a good week!
Ethan is a charlatan who's ONLY involvement in audio has been hawking ugly absorbents to an uneducated client base. he didn't even know what diffusion is until i mentioned it to him. then he was all over it. anytime someone name drops Ethan's name i know they are idiots.
The stackable part is straight genius! I just prepared tonight to build one in the corner so I didn’t need to move it. I’m changing directions after watching this.
Hey, do you know how people hang the floating panels from the wall? Like what is the hardware I’ve been searching for a few days. Home Depot and Lowe’s workers don’t really have any ideas.
I’m wondering why some people will do bass traps all the way from the floor up to the ceiling? Do you know what the benefit would be taking a beast trap all the way up to the ceiling?
Alex / Australia
Thank you so much for your video.
I had just bought some expensive (for me) speakers, but was disappointed with the result. However, I built your traps to only halfway up the ceiling for domestic reasons, and then packed them with some spare limp fiberglass wool I had, to the density roughly near your rock-wool.
The sound is now superb!!!!!!! Lovely firm bass and such beautiful detail in the music.
And video is so much fun to watch too.
Good on you Todd.
Thank you Alex! I'm so glad to hear they worked out for you! It is amazing what something like this can do to clean up the sound and make a nice set of speakers really shine!
"For domestic reasons"... I laughed!
Thanks Homie... years later you're my hero!! :)
No problem! Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot. You've solved my 45 degree question for the 2 outer corners and the inner corner. Now I'm set.
Thanks for the help. Easiest follow along I have seen. Snapped together like legos.
Todd, I dont subscribe to many channels, but I did to yours. First let me say you have some really great DIY ideas for the small home studio and they have helped me in constructing my own. Second, your positive and respectful delivery in the content just makes you a class act. Thank you Sir!
Thanks a million David! I really appreciate you taking the time to send this message and let me know! I enjoy running the channel and sharing the advice. It is amazing how much you can do to improve a home studio workflow or make it more efficient.
agree 100%
dude was smokin some of that wool
@@laurabrown6073 An even better idea is 4 ft thick Bass Trap curtains. Grandma won't be able to open them but that's fine.
duuude
I work with rockwool a lot in my garden and I would strongly suggest wearing a mask and gloves. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we are all tough guys and don't need no stinking saw guards or masks but that first time I used rockwool without gloves, I spent the rest of the night with hands that felt like they were full of tiny splinters. Make sure if you do make your own panels that you wrap the wool completely on all sides especially if you have children, old folks, or pets in the home.
Dear Todd - I love that you use something other than the standard red or black fabric that every panel seems to be made with.
Thanks so much for the feedback! Haha I enjoy the variety I guess. I don't have a ton of space in the room I'm in now either so the lighter panels make it feel more open. Have a good night!
No one is too manly for PPE
Thanks for the tut, fairly in-depth. But for the love of Larry, pls demo safe shop practices: wear a dust/fibre mask and long sleeves when handling rockwall, never ever ever ever reach over a table saw while cutting (!), and while your at it, put some wood or foam padding on a concrete floor to kneel on. My aged back and knees are still recovering after watching that segment. Plus, as someone also pointed out, an air gap = to depth of material is likely to improve acoustic performance. That said, those are fairly nice looking bass traps and the stackable approach is pure bueno :)
Great video… I found nothing wrong in this video and the narrating was spot on.
Thank you!
Great tutorial! If you use fiberglass screen mesh around the whole thing it will get rid of the lumpyness on the front and keep the insulation in the back from coming out.
+Glassic Gamer great tip! And thank you!
Please be careful when using a table saw without the guide. You did a good job at telling people to be careful, however this is one of the most dangerous ways to use the tool.
Great bass trap! I may do this pretty soon.
Thank you and great advice! I appreciate the consideration and reiteration because you can never be too careful!
Yah, you should have gotten a miter gauge with your table saw. Free handing wood one a table saw will result in wood being thrown at you at the speed of a bullet. Take it from a person with practical experience!
I'm working on a music studio for my son now. I ripped all of the walls out so I can insulate the walls to sound proof as much as I can. I'll be putting all of this on my channel. I will let you know when I'm done and after I build these traps you document. I just subbed.
That's awesome, I bet he will be super excited! Roxul Safe n' Sound is a good choice for soundproofing as well. Have you thought about leaving the drywall off after insulating and just covering it with fabric so you still get the absorption in the room to cancel out the reverberations? Although, the room would probably be really dead sounding.. except that could be a good thing for home recording depending out the setup and what he is doing. Thanks for letting me know you will be building these. Awesome to hear when something I posted helps someone else out! I look forward to checking out your studio videos on your channel!
Todd you are so crafty and good with your hands! A real mans man!!
Haha thank you DopeRed tv!
Nice one. I'll make one myself after seeing your video. One tip is using a Dacron fabric before the finishing fabric. It will make it look smoother.
That's a good idea! Thanks! Just make sure it is a breathable fabric. A rule of thumb is you should be able to cover your eyes and still see light through it.
You should totally name this channel "Toddio." Rad vid: excellent design and tips, and great design. Just subscribed, with notifications. Thanks!
Love the jazz in the background, too.
haha I might do that one day! Right now I like having "Audio" in the name so it makes it clear for people have haven't found it yet. Thanks for the suggestion! People call me Toddio sometimes. Maybe in one intro I can experiment with saying "Heyyyy, it's Toddio with Todd Audio!" Very much appreciate the subscribe and comments. Thank you for stopping by and hope you enjoy the videos!
hahaha I had the same thought!
Found that really useful. Will use this design myself. Thanks from the UK. Subscribed.
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful! The stackable design was worthwhile for me because I've already switched rooms twice and they are still good as new!
thank you so much! very detailed tutorial, seriously one of the best I've seen for acoustic panels on yt 👏🏻👌🏻
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Great idea creating stacks brotha I was about to build permanents but this won me over thanks for shedding some light
+David Casto No problem. Glad the video was helpful! I have already moved mine to another room once without any problems.
I still have a foldable vocal mobile booth from years and years ago that Ethan made with his company RealTraps and it is so excellent for voice over in a semi-treated or even untreated room, but do a little work yourself and then throw this booth into the mix = clean vocals to mix. Wonderful products.
Thanks for the vid. I wish there was a before and after test for acoustic performance so we all can appreciate the difference.
The whole time you were talking all I could hear was a stoned Chris Griffin
Really? I was thinking Walt Jr. from breaking bad
Yeah man !!!!!thanks !
@@patmcgregor "My... Name... Is... Walter Jr.!"
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true!!!!!!!!
These are the ones I’m gonna build. Thanks bro. This is the detail I needed.
Perfect for rental spaces! Great video
Todd, that was awesome! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
No problem Nick! Thank you, and hope you found the video helpful!
did you smoke fine stuff that you sound soooooooo relaxed?
hahaha nope I didn't, I'm just a relaxed guy I guess. Thanks for watching!
That slow talking is not too bad, because it makes it easier to understand for non native americans. I got every word.
juergen s, : agree
Just listening to him gave me the munchies.
@@juergens4169 lol, that slow talking makes it hard for us northerners in the U.S. to understand:))
Thanks for the video. I'll have to employ this style for my builds.
holy crap! never cut anything on a table saw like that!!! super dangerous. Ive been a carpenter for over 20 years and I would never even think of cutting anything like that. That could bind on the saw and pull your hand right into the saw.
Other than that, good vid!
+Christopher Kent haha thank you! Yes I have had several comments warning of this. I might add more precautions to the description about what to do different from what I did when using th saw. Thanks!
Might be a good idea. Didn't want to post a negative on your video, just made me nervous. I'm building a small practice room/recording studio. Thanks for the vid!
:D - and as a carpenter for 20 years, you have never done this? hundreds of times maybe? :). Of course it's not the safe way to use a table saw - but there are limits to how super careful you need to be. Sometimes it is just more practical to saw things freehand. Every carpenter knows this :). No use denying that :D But you gotta be very aware of what you do when freehand sawing like this, and from what I can see in the video, mr. Todd Audio have no problems with this.
But hey, safety police are always lurking around these kinda videos hehe.
Don't get me wrong - it is not safe, but it most certainly isn't as dangerous as many want it to be. From the way he handles the saw and wood, there is no chance that things just fly off in the wrong direction out of control. It might bite a bit, but not out of control.
best regards from a long time furniture maker that also knows his way around table saws.
No, I dont do this!!! That is what band saws, routers, etc, are for. Use the right tool for the job. When I started in carpentry, I had a boss that would have kicked my ass if I did this...and now, I would never let any of my employees do this!!!! Very stupid and very dangerous. DON'T DO IT! I dont want anyone to think in any way this is something they should try or might get away with. This is how you loose fingers. Ive seen some very bloody injuries on the job site from guys who "didnt like to listen". Ask any REAL wood worker or carpenter, they will tel you the same.
it's totally fine to do use the table saw like this.
if you don't care about your appendages.
Hey man, thanks for taking the time to make this tutorial. I learned a lot!
No problem!
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the best video about diy triangle corner bass traps! thanks
+Fokushi no problem and thank you for your feedback!
I don't like his voice but i also love his voice.
Vocal fry, slow, but so chill and kind sounding
Don't change anything
The table saw is the number one finger chopper of all wood working equipment, bar none.
Nice tutorial! I think i may build a couple of those, but i would wrap the 3 sides in foil before attaching the fabric. (Agree on those safety concerns many people have here, i have been a carpenter myself, and a finger may be cut badly much quicker than you can react. Though that little saw you are using is unlikely to kick back. You gotta be more careful when using real powerful machines though.)
Thx for sharing. How well do they work .
Thx again
People talking about the way you talk but I have to compliment you on your sound quality. It sound amazing in there. I'm just hanging up some panels against reverb though, it just takes sooooo much insulation to fill up such a large volume.
Pro tip: Don't google real traps at work without an adult content filter.
y i k e s
I was wondering what could be so bad in that google search so I tried. I had to get 7 PAGES through google until I saw what you were talking about. Until that point, it was all bass traps, real traps vs gik, etc. The fact I had to get 7 pages to see what you obviously got on the first page, maybe says something about the content you watch online?
@@UncleBenjs hahaaa
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Great Video Bro
Thank you!
Awesome Work, Please Keep up the awesome projects and videos your doing.
Thank you! I plan on getting going again with another push for more videos soon!
If you're not a champion at cutting wood with a table saw or any circular type saw, get them pre-cut. Those things will come back and bite you unexpectedly! Also I would highly recommend leaving an air gap between the trap and wall. Same goes for acoustic panels. Works a lot better at swallowing the bass. Not criticizing your great work, just giving some tips. Good work, happy listening.
how thick of an air gap would you recommend? 2 inches?
@@skullsworn9194 No more than the actual size of your panel. Example: If a panel is 100mm (4") than the air gap behind the panel should not exceed 100mm(4"). Here's a YT link to a guy who studied this stuff. th-cam.com/channels/57auUfJlTvIvW79pom_i1g.html
LACONIC! Fantastically Laconic, I approve.
Thank you!
awesome job! really informative, in-depth instruction & relaxing voice over. thanks a ton!
Thank you! Glad you liked the video and I appreciate the feedback!
Nicely done. I appreciate how simple you kept things. It's a good idea for those on a budget and listen for "listening" purpose - just enjoyment of the source. :)
I agree! Thanks for stopping by!
Nice job dude. gonna make some pretty soon.
DUDE!!!! Awesome Video bro im building my bass traps now based off this. Thanks again for all the tips !
Great to hear man! Let me know how it works out!
Hey, how did the traps work out?
Thanks Todd, You made everything easy, cheaper and it took care of my bass problem, thumps up
Great to hear! Thank you. One person commented recently that people have had even more success by putting a layer of craft paper on the front. It should help reflect some of the higher freqs to keep the room sound a bit more live and apparently also helps flex and absorb the really low end a little better. Im pretty happy with it already but it is worth a try I think. Easy mod for the price of craft paper.. and easy to remove if I don't like it. Haha thought I'd share the tip. If you end up trying it first and have any luck let me know! Thanks!
Hi yes part of the fun is to tweak and test when you are DIY kind of person. so I will definitely test the craft paper. By the way, you have this fantastic dialect, were in the states do you come from? Me, well I am from Sweden, Stockholm
An electric bread knife works REALLY well for cutting the insulation.
Good to know! I've been wondering what to use.
alright alright alrightt
lol.. why doesn't anyone get this reference?
giggity giggity
haha
that's what your mama said ;D
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good but now really confused on whether I need / don't need an airgap and if I do the best way to achieve it with limited space thanks
Great Video!! Thank you for making it. Not an easy to make them, thank you for taking the time!!👍
No problem! Glad it was helpful.. Thanks for watching!
Like the fabric on your panels!
+eggfooyuong thank you!
what kind did you use?
Fleece
Amazing! Thanks for taking the time to make such an in depth tutorial :)
Pretty sure this is the best bass trap video! thanks a lot will help with my uni project loads :)
Also if anyone here can tell me if this type o bass trap is a Velocity bass trap ( porous/ broadband absorber?) Thanks
+Lewis Amoroso hello, thank you! Yes it is porous and broad band. It will absorb a broad range of frequencies and not just bass, unless you were to make modifications to reflect higher frequencies, which I haven't tried myself. In my experience they tighten up the bass a great deal and also deaden the room sound.. some people prefer a dead room for mixing while others still like some reflections.
+Lewis Amoroso If you look up "super chunk bass trap" this is pretty much it!
Thank you so much! Subbed for any future videos!
thank you. I plan on building these for my drum room. Nicely done video easily understood.
Thank you! They will likely be a huge help getting clean recordings of drums. If your room is currently untreated, this can really help tighten things up.
excellent tutorial!
Thank you!
what a rad dude. You can probably do a rad Gump impression- JENNAY! thank you so much for this man, going to do this weekend.
+morrissey man hahaha thank you! Glad ypu liked the video and hope the bass traps are coming along!
very elegant design... an air gap between the trap and the wall would be very helpful
Thank you! I might try that sometime.. it will require a little more space but I think I could pull it off.. Given the amount of space I used (without adding more distance outward from the corner), what I researched seems to show it varies based on the material, and that with Roxul Safe N' Sound, in this amount of space, it is best to go all the way filled in. However, once it reaches a certain distance from the wall then the air gap was better.. or on the other hand if you wanted to use less material, an air gap is better than pushing everything in closer to the wall, if that makes sense. It varies depending on the material used. I described this in a bit more detail in response to Uncle Benja's comment below. However, with these DIY projects there is definitely some variance in opinions and results (it can be hard to find info on the subject and examples outside of forums and posts from other do-it-yourselfers), so sometimes the best way might be just to try it! I do think it is likely that if I took this exact design and moved it out a bit further to create an air gap you might be right! Thanks for the feedback!
air gap is not beneficial....the best corner traps fill the entire corner. Perhaps a different material would help bass frequencies a bit more here...but I suspect this is a solid absorber.
Great video, thanks for the design advice. Just what I need for my room.
Great vids man, hope your channel grows!
Thank you Michael! I really hope so too haha. I appreciate your feedback. I'm actually working on picking and planning the next video currently.
Awesome guide
Great stuff man! Looking to do something like this for the corners in my new studio
Awesome video sir! Any value in covering up the back? Worried about breathing in fibers.
Thank you! It is probably a good idea just in case and you can probably use a cheaper material than the felt.. The safe n sound material did pass several safety regulations though.
Super tutorial, thank you!
Nice job
Good tutorial mate thanks
Great video, cheers
THANK YOU!
If he did smoke some fine stuff then I like this video even more than I thought I did.
Seriously though, looks great and thank you for sharing
Very informative and inspirational, I'll do it exactly the same, greetings from Germany
For some reason, the way you speak reminds me of walter white jr.. :) with that being said... thanks for this awesome video!!
FreeThinker I was just thinking that! Great video though!
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@@laurabrown6073 Also with a mouthful of soundproof curtains you wouldn't even hear that pesky lisp Walt White Jr had!
is the insulation actually safe to breath in?
Can't wait to make mine
OMG, ALWAYS use a guide when cutting wood on a table saw, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER run the material through the saw with two hands as shown here, as the blade can catch the wood and kick it back in your face, causing serious injury, standard practice is to use the miter guide that comes with every table saw, and sets in the grooves of the table, using such a guide will assure a square cut (assuming the guide is set square), and assures no kickback. For cuts along the long length of material, use the fence also provided with every table saw. Other than that, I really like the idea of building triangle shaped frames for bass traps and then just stacking them, may do that myself in place of my wall mounted traps that don't work that well, the other advantage of this design is the deeper level of material that helps trap the low frequencies, great idea.
He was very close to finished his guitar career forever:)
Hey Todd! I see you have 3 bass traps for each corner. Does the item list cover the items needed per whole corner (all three bass traps), or per bass trap? Great vid!
An old friend cut his fingers off using a saw wrong. He said his first thought was "what will my mother think?" and his next thought was, "will I ever be able to play piano again?" and his third thought was, "owwwch!!!" He managed to make a modified saxophone work with his remaining two fingers, at least.
Thanks, great video. Can you tell me why you made the bass traps those particular dimensions?
They look great but how well do they work at absorbing the below 100hz sound waves ?
Hey man, thanks for the video! The fabric doesn't have to be a Breathable fabric?
Aviv priel- yes it does or it won’t be able to “absorb “ the bass and function as a trap. It would then reflect the bass wave off the non breathable fabric defeating the purpose of building this.
Whats the approx density of your Roxul filling? Im trying to find an alternative material because we dont have it around here. Also, do you think porous polyurethane foams could be used for this? Density is about 3 lbs per cubic feet. Thanks
Great video, but you didn't make any comments about the effectiveness of your build. What happened to the sound signature of your room?
I made similar bass traps to these, and tested them with, and without an air gap. I measured the room both times. Without an air gap, there was very little benefit to the bass traps. With the air gap, they made a massive difference. I wonder if this person later added the air gap to the inner corner.
@@JohnMarshall-NI how big was your air gap? a few inches?
@@skullsworn9194 about 6 inches deep.
@@JohnMarshall-NI sorry might be a stupid question but what do you mean by “air gap”? Does that mean that you move it 6 inches from the corner?
@@samindj it just means that you leave a gap between the bass trap and the corner (I just cut the inner corner off of the earth wool triangles).
Low frequencies filter through on the way in, then are filtered again on the way out as they reflect off of the corner.
My current bass traps are 'super chunk', like the ones in this video, but with the air gap.
If I was going to make them again, I would probably make 'diaphragm' style bass traps as I think that they would require less earth wool and be more effective.
Diaphragm bass traps have multiple air gaps, so the bass frequencies are filtered more effectively.
Great video
Hi. If the bass vibrations are coming from neighbors above, will the bass trap placed in my room help to dampen the vibrations too?
I too, would like to know the answer to this
Great video.
Great video! Thank you!
Trappin da base!
Haha yes indeed!
Top Shelf Video. Nice 👍🏼
Thank you!
you are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Subscribed n liked
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. Very much appreciated!
Great video !
You sound a bit like Randy Blythe from the band LAMB OF GOD (but you have a higher-pitched voice), specially during the voiceovers.
Haha thanks for watching!
Good video man. Thanks!
I would have used spray paint between each layer of the fiber just to be sure that when you move it or if it falls they don't get misaligned. I know they probably have a good grip between them because of the material but i don't think it hurts being safe
Maaaann your good, i can see the tips of all five fingers on the floor at my house...lol. great video man.
+Bob Tee haha thanks! Yes, I actually should have recommended using a stock miter gauge and fence where possible, as Andrew mentioned in his comment. Safety first!
Great video . I thought low frequency will go through hard surfaces.
I'm not sure how well it's going to work on just fiberglass.
Please let me know how your mix is coming out . Does it sound the same in your car or other systems like it does in you room the low end. Thx .
Very good video,I would love to know how you placed them on the wall,did you nail them on the wall?
nice job , but was it effective ?
Yes. Makes a big audible difference.
thats very helpful video thank you for that.
No problem!
thank you todd
cool concept!