ROOM TREATMENT QUESTION

Hello how are you. I have a question for you all. If you could start over and treat you control rooms over, what material woud you use and why. I have just relocated to a new building and i'am looking for a better way to treat my room instead of using auralex foams. I would like to incorporate a material that can be used over the entire room. Down below is a studio that i like the the look of this treatment. DO any of you know what is need in achieving this look, as far as what is behind the fabric material? THanks you all very much.

You can put anything you want behind cloth, and it will look the same (if the cloth isn't too open-weave :=) - if you look at most of John's CR designs, you will see some areas with slat resonators, some with just semi-rigid insulation, etc - if you like the look of natural wood slats, the resonators can be left open. IF not, your favorite cloth (treated for fire retardance of course) will cover anything. Some rooms may have several FEET of space behind the cloth, like most Newell or Hidley-designed "non-environment" rooms. Have a look around the Design forum, you'll see what I mean; then click the John Sayers Productions logo at top right, click on Wall Units, for some DIY ideas - again, remember ANYTHING can be disguised with cloth stretched over an open frame... Steve

Hey Steve, Does this mean we can cover the fronts of slot resonators with cloth; disguising them for aesthetic purposes? Would this have any acoustical side effects?

AlexT wrote:

Hey Steve, Does this mean we can cover the fronts of slot resonators with cloth; disguising them for aesthetic purposes? Would this have any acoustical side effects?

Steve's first says it all. Answering your two questions: yes and no.

Andre's got it - although, in a veeeerrry picky way you might notice a SLIGHT decrease in brightness with some cloth coverings over a slat resonator - just a bit of "sheen" off the top end. All in all, not a bad thing; if it's bothering you, and your speakers have a tweeter adjust, increase it by a dB or two... Steve BTW, if you spray your cloth with fire retardant it will brighten the sound a bit so it's pretty much a moot point...