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In Reply to: Silk vs. Burlap for covering DIY tube traps? posted by SantaFe on March 2, 2007 at 05:40:43:
Good luck with the Knauf pipe insulation, it is not optimal.As for the covering, burlap is recommended for several reasons:
1. It is inexpensive.
2. It does not reflect any particular band of frequencies, nor does it interfere with the bass absorption process.
3. It is readily obtainable.As for using silk, it is very likely that it will be reflecting more of the midrange, possibly some lower treble, especially at oblique angles.
Will it interfere with the bass trap action? Not likely.
But realize that a large part of what is possible with a good bass trap is the ability to ADJUST the room acoustics, by duplicating the ASC retail traps, and providing a partially reflective side, and a mostly absorptive side for the midrange and highs.
Turning the trap to diferent angles with respect ot the absorptive vs. refelctive sides, allows one to tuneor adjust the overall room acoustics.
If you ONLY want bass damping, then the silk will probably be OK, BUT, how do you know ahead of time that you only want bass damping?
You don't, so having the option is a good thing to preserve.See:
First article by J. Peter Moncrieff on how to place ASC tubetraps.
http://acousticsciences.com/articles/iar85.htmSecond article by J. peter Moncrieff on ASC TubeTraps
http://acousticsciences.com/articles/iar89.htm
Jon Risch
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- Re: Silk vs. Burlap for covering DIY tube traps? - Jon Risch 20:09:19 03/02/07 (1)
- Re: Silk vs. Burlap for covering DIY tube traps? - SantaFe 21:07:20 03/05/07 (0)
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