Daniel Weiss's method is play a long, 2-minute bass sweep and mark the frequencies that stand out. Dont even need to measure with a mic, this will get you 95% there
So I have annoying bass build up in one corner of my room in my apartment. Should I treat that one corner, or is there another route I should take? It's a small rectangular room, with about half of the room being the kitchen/dining area (barstool), and the other half being the living room. This is a description of the 4 corners: The front left corner is in the living room, and has one of my speakers located there (of course, it's pulled out from the corner.). The front right corner is in the kitchen, so no room for treatment there The rear left corner is empty. This is the only corner where I notice the bass booming. The rear right corner is where the front door is located, so no treatment can be placed there
It sounds like you have some space where you can do some good bass trapping, but this depends on the size of the room as well. I would like to see your room dimensions first, although bass trapping in corners is the most important step in a room after taking care of first reflections. Having an open, shared space comes with unique challenges, so I would want to have more information about the space. Please reach out to us via our acoustic advice form at www.gikacoustics.com/acoustic-advice-form/ We've made a video that touches on the subject of treating shared spaces: ruclips.net/video/wOTAS7ncihI/видео.html
if the areas of most bass are of the highest pressure and lowest velocity, and your bass traps are porous absorbers that work best at highest velocity, wouldn't you avoid putting the bass traps where the bass sounds loudest?
yep. Quarter wavelength of the lowest bass frequency youre trying to delete away from the wall. So like 30hz youd put ur trap 9.5ft away from the wall etc
I'm looking into these to help stop outside noise (Cars passing by create a very annoying rumbling inside my bedroom). Would these do anything if installed inside?I have no fence in my yard so my bedroom wall faces the street. There is also a wooden gate to the backyard which connects to the house making an L. I'm starting to think outside noise hits this as well and sort of creates a little cavern that sucks in noise making the rumbling sound if that makes sense. Perhaps putting these in the corner of the fence/wall on the outside?? Any info would be great
So what to do in a living room with limited space and obviously not destroying the looks with walls of panels? What would be a minimum (space) solution?
I would cover as much of the corner as possible. It doesnt have to be perfect however. In my case I have a gap of about 5cm between basstrap and ceiling, which doesnt have any impact. Remember that the waves bass frequencies emit can be very big, so a few cm less wont make any noticable difference.
What about 30 cm short from the ceiling and 30 cm short from the floor. I'm unable to reposition a pair of subwoofers which are running perpendicular to the corners. I'm just wondering if the corner bass traps are likely to be still as effective, especially considering their likely to be sitting practically on top of the subwoofers. @greggregson5984
Hi I am a entertainment director and we have upstairs neighbors at my place who are being nice about the noise but we are clearly bothering them. We do not have a flat roof it is more like an exposed ceiling type thing with some spray foam already applied. What can we do to help our neighbors sleep at night so we can party?
hello i hope someone sees that. i have a wall with a window behind my spreakers. The window is on the right of the wall in the corner. What can i do with the bass frequencies in that case?
Thanks for the comment. While windows are not ideal for placing hanging treatments, there are absolutely methods to treating areas with windows for bass frequencies. A good quality window that’s been properly installed probably doesn’t affect soundwaves much differently than other wall surfaces like drywall, wood, bricks, or concrete. Some of the best solutions are using GOBO's or transforming our panels into free-standing panels, while there may be space for room setup positioning tweaks. We've written a very in-depth article on the subject with some great solutions: www.gikacoustics.com/how-to-treat-windows-with-acoustic-treatments/ Thanks,
I can't tell what time code you're referencing, but corner bass traps should be as thick as your space and budget can account for, especially if you're working with music. All of the GIK bass traps have graphs one their store pages so you can see exactly where they are effective.
Here's a challenge for you. Take a Kia Rio 2016 hatchback car in 3 doors and "see" how the bass sounds (from a sub in the trunk). Then try to fix it. Good luck
@@stateniland It may sound a general issue, but this exact model makes the low frequencies a horror to listen to. The interior is dark because the windows are small, claustrophobish. Some other dips and gains between some other mid bass freqs are also present. I mean, it's just impossible to enjoy any kind of music in it. Even though the sub is pounding clean undistorted waves, from the passenger seat it is another story. You do not feel the natural sub bass. If you love subbass, please stay away from this model
So, despite him sharing his expertise in this well explained video and giving us all information which helps us improve our acoustic treatment, you refuse to take his advice based on his haircut? Nice..
Definetely interesting, but I couldn't focus, as the background guitar was playing the Hungarian folk song "A csitári hegyek alatt"
for me, it was that 'covid haircut'
Lolol
Yes, gik , please get rid of the music ..its not need3d
Valuable information as I´m finally building my professional studio by the end of next year
@dbltrplx what’s your advice?
The irony of a video about cleaning up your audio experience with a guitar playing throughout masking up the speech legibility.. 😅
wow thank you so much for so much valuable information
You are most welcome
Daniel Weiss's method is play a long, 2-minute bass sweep and mark the frequencies that stand out. Dont even need to measure with a mic, this will get you 95% there
Great topic
So I have annoying bass build up in one corner of my room in my apartment. Should I treat that one corner, or is there another route I should take? It's a small rectangular room, with about half of the room being the kitchen/dining area (barstool), and the other half being the living room.
This is a description of the 4 corners:
The front left corner is in the living room, and has one of my speakers located there (of course, it's pulled out from the corner.).
The front right corner is in the kitchen, so no room for treatment there
The rear left corner is empty. This is the only corner where I notice the bass booming.
The rear right corner is where the front door is located, so no treatment can be placed there
It sounds like you have some space where you can do some good bass trapping, but this depends on the size of the room as well. I would like to see your room dimensions first, although bass trapping in corners is the most important step in a room after taking care of first reflections. Having an open, shared space comes with unique challenges, so I would want to have more information about the space. Please reach out to us via our acoustic advice form at
www.gikacoustics.com/acoustic-advice-form/
We've made a video that touches on the subject of treating shared spaces: ruclips.net/video/wOTAS7ncihI/видео.html
Wait what is this ear-simulating stereo mic you use for the A/B test at 6:20? Never seen one of these before.
super helpful-ty
Glad it helped!
if the areas of most bass are of the highest pressure and lowest velocity, and your bass traps are porous absorbers that work best at highest velocity, wouldn't you avoid putting the bass traps where the bass sounds loudest?
yep. Quarter wavelength of the lowest bass frequency youre trying to delete away from the wall. So like 30hz youd put ur trap 9.5ft away from the wall etc
Will bass traps help reduce the thumping of the floor of the room above the treated room ?
Yes
No
@@muffemod 😂
@@iogpurge 😂
Maybe
I'm looking into these to help stop outside noise (Cars passing by create a very annoying rumbling inside my bedroom). Would these do anything if installed inside?I have no fence in my yard so my bedroom wall faces the street. There is also a wooden gate to the backyard which connects to the house making an L. I'm starting to think outside noise hits this as well and sort of creates a little cavern that sucks in noise making the rumbling sound if that makes sense. Perhaps putting these in the corner of the fence/wall on the outside?? Any info would be great
No bass traps won't make a difference to this
You need noise barrier, not a bass trap. 😊
thanks bro
So what to do in a living room with limited space and obviously not destroying the looks with walls of panels?
What would be a minimum (space) solution?
headphones
In general, should people build bass traps that are the full height of the room? Or is it better acoustically to leave a little gap at the top?
I would cover as much of the corner as possible. It doesnt have to be perfect however. In my case I have a gap of about 5cm between basstrap and ceiling, which doesnt have any impact. Remember that the waves bass frequencies emit can be very big, so a few cm less wont make any noticable difference.
What about 30 cm short from the ceiling and 30 cm short from the floor. I'm unable to reposition a pair of subwoofers which are running perpendicular to the corners. I'm just wondering if the corner bass traps are likely to be still as effective, especially considering their likely to be sitting practically on top of the subwoofers. @greggregson5984
Do bass traps that you can buy on amazon help prevent bass from getting into other rooms?
No
Hi, what's the material inside de 4 inch panel? It is Fiberglass or rockwool. Thanks
Fiberglass
What if I have a big room 4m x 11m with big front speakers tower, a sub THX and other speakers for 7.2 home theater?
The bass traps at the beginning of the video are funny. Those little monitors are good to what? 45hz? They are like 5” woofers.
Looks like there's a sub under the table. But yeah still looks funny.
Nice video, just wanted to say mp3 is an inappropriate format for a low frequency pink noise file.
Hi I am a entertainment director and we have upstairs neighbors at my place who are being nice about the noise but we are clearly bothering them. We do not have a flat roof it is more like an exposed ceiling type thing with some spray foam already applied. What can we do to help our neighbors sleep at night so we can party?
Isolation. Build a room within the room.
Can normal foam be ok for bass traps for recording vocals?
Foam isn't able to effectively absorb frequencies below 150Hz, so especially for recording males vocals foam isn't the optimal choice.
@@GIKAcousticsLLC what about the ceiling how crutial is it to have treament. Thanks
hello i hope someone sees that. i have a wall with a window behind my spreakers. The window is on the right of the wall in the corner. What can i do with the bass frequencies in that case?
Thanks for the comment. While windows are not ideal for placing hanging treatments, there are absolutely methods to treating areas with windows for bass frequencies. A good quality window that’s been properly installed probably doesn’t affect soundwaves much differently than other wall surfaces like drywall, wood, bricks, or concrete. Some of the best solutions are using GOBO's or transforming our panels into free-standing panels, while there may be space for room setup positioning tweaks.
We've written a very in-depth article on the subject with some great solutions:
www.gikacoustics.com/how-to-treat-windows-with-acoustic-treatments/
Thanks,
@@GIKAcousticsLLC can theater curtains work?
@@chrisorell Open the window.. Guess it depends on Neighbours but an open window is basically a perfect bass trap,,
When have a wall (corner) like that?
Link wall photo: @t
WHICH BASS TRAP TO USE?
I can't tell what time code you're referencing, but corner bass traps should be as thick as your space and budget can account for, especially if you're working with music. All of the GIK bass traps have graphs one their store pages so you can see exactly where they are effective.
Arrowzoom has good reviews, i ordered some of the acoustic foam, very excited
Here's a challenge for you. Take a Kia Rio 2016 hatchback car in 3 doors and "see" how the bass sounds (from a sub in the trunk). Then try to fix it. Good luck
@@stateniland The acoustoc in that particular car is simply awful.
@@stateniland It may sound a general issue, but this exact model makes the low frequencies a horror to listen to. The interior is dark because the windows are small, claustrophobish. Some other dips and gains between some other mid bass freqs are also present. I mean, it's just impossible to enjoy any kind of music in it. Even though the sub is pounding clean undistorted waves, from the passenger seat it is another story. You do not feel the natural sub bass. If you love subbass, please stay away from this model
I see Skrillex found him a new job at GIK
Wow if I get a hair cut like him will I be a musician too🤔
Barnet Fair
When a hipster looking guy appears, i have a hard time taking it seriously, but that's on me.
That style is cyberpunk. Pretty far from hipster.
@GIK Acoustics Yeah he seems into cyberpunk, since that's what that hairstyle is. He seems like someone who goes to cons.
I won’t take advice from a haircut like that
So, despite him sharing his expertise in this well explained video and giving us all information which helps us improve our acoustic treatment, you refuse to take his advice based on his haircut? Nice..
@@ontheshouldersofmountains5392 correct!