Bass Trappin

Deaf Ear · January 13th, 2008, 01:50 AM

So I finally picked up the materials for my Bass Traps this weekend. So far I've made a couple traps and one

ceiling cloud. I'm renting a new house, so I will have to be careful not to modify anything. For this reason, I'll be

making 4 ceiling clouds to go around the light fixture in the middle of the room instead of just one big one. I'll also

be hanging furring strips on the walls to hang the bass traps from since the walls are panneling. This will actually

be kinda cool, because I'll be able to just move them around on hooks to change whatever I want to.
The room is pretty small ( 13' x 14' x 7.5' ), but I think I can make it work.

Sorry I didn't take any pics of the process so far, but my fiance went to a baby shower today and took the camera

with her. I'll take more as I go along.

I went with IIG 1280 industrial board because it's so cheap, and you can't beat the price. You're looking at 240

dollars worth right here.

Here's my room...

Here's the cloud and two traps that I've made already. I used red and purple felt to cover them. A little pricey, but it

looks really nice.

And this is as close to Bailey's as you can get without your eyes getting wet.

Deaf Ear · January 13th, 2008, 03:00 AM

Oh, and one more for now. This is the cloud pretty much finished. I might put a couple more of the dark trim on it just for looks, but I'm not sure yet.

AudioGeekZine · January 13th, 2008, 10:08 AM

Looks great!
can we get a rundown of the costs?

Loren Littlejohn · January 13th, 2008, 11:22 AM

Noiyse. Can't wait to get another place and do it up like this.

fatalforce · January 13th, 2008, 12:47 PM

lol @ the baileys. I wish I could treat my room but the room I'm using is temporary. I'd rather get some sweet monitors.

Deaf Ear · January 13th, 2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fatalforce

lol @ the baileys. I wish I could treat my room but the room I'm using is temporary. I'd rather get some sweet monitors.

Just build treatment you can take with you. The monitors are only as good as the room. I've learned this the hard way over time. My room treatment will be fully collapsible.

Deaf Ear · January 13th, 2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AudioGeekZine

Looks great!
can we get a rundown of the costs?

So far this is what the pieces cost. I'll do a better run down once it's all done. I'm keep receipts.

Insulation $240.00 for 33 2x4 4" panels.
Fabric $4.49 a yard for the felt
$1.50 - $2.00 a yard for cheaper backing fabric.
Wood .90 cents for enough for one bass trap.
$12.00 for enough for one 6'x4' cloud.

The traps use a little less than a yard of good fabric and 2 feet of cheap fabric, and the clouds use 3 yards of good fabric and about 2 yards of cheap fabric.

Actually, I guess that's easy math to calculate the entire project, but I'm going to veg out for a bit.

I can't wait til this is up and done.

Deaf Ear · February 24th, 2008, 11:25 PM

It's still coming along slowly. Here's some pics of the coulds I'm working on. I've hung one up so far in my mixing room. I have the frames ready to go for all my wall traps too. Just gotta start wrapping them on my days off.

Ben Johnson · February 24th, 2008, 11:47 PM

Looks like there were a few "practice holes" on the ceiling.

BTW, how close is that to the light fixture?

Deaf Ear · February 24th, 2008, 11:53 PM

Haha, totally a few "practice holes". We'll be patching them up in a day or two, but it seemed impossible to find the studs. They're somewhere between 24 and 26 inches apart, and not exactly straight. The edge of the cloud is about a foot away from the edge of the light enclosure. It looks a lot closer in the picture.

KeithRT99 · February 25th, 2008, 01:45 AM

where did you get your mineral wool from?

Deaf Ear · February 25th, 2008, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by KeithRT99

where did you get your mineral wool from?

A place called BWI in Greenville, SC. It was pretty dirt cheap too. I was surprised to pay a little over $7 per trap.

January 13th, 2008, 01:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Deaf Ear Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 308	Bass Trappin So I finally picked up the materials for my Bass Traps this weekend. So far I've made a couple traps and one ceiling cloud. I'm renting a new house, so I will have to be careful not to modify anything. For this reason, I'll be making 4 ceiling clouds to go around the light fixture in the middle of the room instead of just one big one. I'll also be hanging furring strips on the walls to hang the bass traps from since the walls are panneling. This will actually be kinda cool, because I'll be able to just move them around on hooks to change whatever I want to. The room is pretty small ( 13' x 14' x 7.5' ), but I think I can make it work. Sorry I didn't take any pics of the process so far, but my fiance went to a baby shower today and took the camera with her. I'll take more as I go along. I went with IIG 1280 industrial board because it's so cheap, and you can't beat the price. You're looking at 240 dollars worth right here. Here's my room... Here's the cloud and two traps that I've made already. I used red and purple felt to cover them. A little pricey, but it looks really nice. And this is as close to Bailey's as you can get without your eyes getting wet. Last edited by Deaf Ear : January 13th, 2008 at 02:08 AM.

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Deaf Ear Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 308	Haha, totally a few "practice holes". We'll be patching them up in a day or two, but it seemed impossible to find the studs. They're somewhere between 24 and 26 inches apart, and not exactly straight. The edge of the cloud is about a foot away from the edge of the light enclosure. It looks a lot closer in the picture. Last edited by Deaf Ear : February 25th, 2008 at 02:27 AM.

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January 13th, 2008, 03:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deaf Ear Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 308	Oh, and one more for now. This is the cloud pretty much finished. I might put a couple more of the dark trim on it just for looks, but I'm not sure yet.

January 13th, 2008, 12:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
fatalforce Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 399	lol @ the baileys. I wish I could treat my room but the room I'm using is temporary. I'd rather get some sweet monitors.

February 24th, 2008, 11:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Deaf Ear Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 308	It's still coming along slowly. Here's some pics of the coulds I'm working on. I've hung one up so far in my mixing room. I have the frames ready to go for all my wall traps too. Just gotta start wrapping them on my days off.

February 24th, 2008, 11:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ben Johnson SSSSSSSSSSSSSS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,878	Looks like there were a few "practice holes" on the ceiling. BTW, how close is that to the light fixture?