Hi Ethan!

Thank you for your very good articles in your web page like also in a web page of Real Traps! They have been very usefull for me.

My own control room is very small (2,95m W x 2,35m L x 2,55m H; yes it is more width than long) but I have tried to construct it with different kind of acoustic solutions like with self made corner bass traps, absorption foam in the front of the room, 1" thick rigid fiberclass panels at the ceiling. The floor is floating, made from ash parquet. The walls are covered by pine panel.

In the attachment file (ref. to your email) you can see the frequency response of my room in 1/12 octave resolution. What do you think, is it hopeless? I am now planning to add 5 pieces of 2" thick rigid fiberclass panels( http://www.isover.fi/en/products/default.asp?aid=1&bid=14&cid=277&val=1&spk=1 ) to the places you can see in another attachment file (ref. to your email). Those with red cross marks are places for the panels and circles means my self made corner traps. Ethan, how do you see my plan? I would be very appreciated for your comments.

with respect,

Ari-Pekka Laukkanen
APart-Studio
Finland

Ari-Pekka,

> you can see the frequency response of my room in 1/12 octave resolution. What do you think, is it hopeless? <

No, it looks just like every other room that doesn't have enough bass traps!

> I am now planning to add 5 pieces of 2" thick rigid fiberclass panels <

Make them four inches thick and you'll get much better results. Two inches is not enough for serious bass trapping. Other than that what you showed will work fine.

--Ethan

Thanks Ethan! I'll go with this plan.

AaPee