Deciding between 8' or 4' traps

I'm currently pricing out my materials list for my studio construction. In each of my three rooms w/ 8' ceilings I have a door that is near a corner. I watched Ethan's videos about hanging traps on both walls when you cannot place them in the corner touching or almost touching both walls. My questions is this.... Do all the corners have to be 8' tall traps or can they be 4' tall and hung half way between the floor and cieling? What size trap do you hang on the door? I was thinking of 4' since 703 comes in that sieze or I could make a 6' trap. What size do you have on the adjacent wall 8' or the same as the one hanging on the door? I also have an iso that's rather small 7'x7'x8'. Would it be possible to fabricate 12" traps to save space in the corners or is it better to build full 2' wide traps and not space them in front of a corner but rather build 2 for each corner? In a room this small is it better to do 8' or hang 4' traps halfwaqy between the floor and cieling?

you could put a single 4' trap into each corner if thats what you can afford. if you build a number of 2'x4' traps then you can place them around the room in the corners and on doors, ceiling, first reflection points etc. (if you can) use 4" thick for the corners and 2" for "frontwall", "backwall" and first reflection points and the cloud.

What about angling the walls? I haven't put the drywall in yet and I could frame some angles in...nothing drastic like in the pro studios but something similar to a bass trap in a corner. It's much cheaper to put drywall up. Where would my bass build up occur if I didn't have 90 degree angles?

wyattt wrote:

What about angling the walls? I haven't put the drywall in yet and I could frame some angles in...nothing drastic like in the pro studios but something similar to a bass trap in a corner. It's much cheaper to put drywall up. Where would my bass build up occur if I didn't have 90 degree angles?

angeled as bass trap in a corner, still in that corner, but a bit spread. If you should put the drywall there instead of the panels suggested by Glenn, you only loose valuable efficient space to put the panels as suggested by Glenn.

wyattt wrote:

What about angling the walls? I haven't put the drywall in yet and I could frame some angles in...nothing drastic like in the pro studios but something similar to a bass trap in a corner. It's much cheaper to put drywall up. Where would my bass build up occur if I didn't have 90 degree angles?

since you have no trapping in this model? the build up would be every where :shock: even rooms with angles have modes and standing waves - just not as convenient to model... if you wanted to build something in the corners, build slat resonators tuned low-low mids using the framing, plywood routed slots, and thick pink insulation - should be cost effective and more effective than an angled wall...