Bass Traping Philosophy Below is a series of thumbnails leading to big pix of these bass traps... | |
The Ceiling Diffusor! This is my attempt to negate at least one set of parallel surfaces, while also putting a bass trap in place without taking any precious floor real estate. The ceiling is cathedral, but with a 3 foot section that houses the trusses and is parallel to the floor. On either side of the angle which turns down toward the floor, I have installed rails in the ceiling. These rails have been angle cut to comfortably accomodate the arc of plywood. The plywood is 1/4" which bends with some coaxing. My wife helped me bend it into its rails. It popped right in! Then I plugged the end and caulked to ensure airtightness. I stuffed the cavity with leftover R-19 insulation. I built a second one, yielding a resonant cavity that is about 14 feet long, 40 inches wide and about 12" deep at its deepest bend. I have yet to crank anything up yet, but I could swear I already hear the difference. |
Another view of the ceiling mounted
diffusor. |
Here you can see inside the diffusor to the
far unit which is filled with insulation, as will be the one in the
foreground shortly. |