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Suggestions for making Baffles

Postby Simon B » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:51 am

I am going to build myself some baffles and I am wondering things to consider,

I would like them to be movable

being thick is not a problem

what would be the best stuff to fill the baffles with,

do people know of any designs that are tried and true?

Love ya work

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Postby TimS » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:15 am

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Postby Kurt » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:27 am

I built something along these lines, though I used timber framing instead of the steel he's used.

I used 3" rockwool (soundstop). All up it cost me around $200. So far I use them to make kind of a dead corner in my spare room but will eventually make more to do the other corners.
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Postby Simon B » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:49 am

damn Tim, those links are phenominal.

Luv ya work
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Postby TimS » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:15 am

I've got more - these were sort of the best of the bunch tho..
Call me if ya need more info - I have heaps.... ;-)
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Postby Alastair Reynolds » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:24 am

Hi Guys, we've been using Tontine rather than rockwall or fibreglass based products for our absorbers and baffles in production and on-air studios. Structural pine frames then a nice covering to suit the decor
Great advantage -No-Itch- when handling and it performs very well.

http://www.spec-net.com.au/tontine/acoustic/sbatt1.htm
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Postby Kurt » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:48 am

I was going to use tontine but it's much dearer than rockwool or fibreglass. All the handling required to build the baffles was dropping them into the frames.
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Postby rick » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:37 pm

nah tontine is about the same price as rock wool
and much more fun
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Postby Simon B » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:54 pm

I probably should be more specific......


I meant movable baffles, bout 7 ft tall, x6ft, by 1 ft deep.

or maybe a board with a heap of auralex foam squares

I am thinking of 3 or 4 , kinda make a vocal booth, or really deaden the sound source. just movable......... and open the creative process... for some reamping make a tunnel and place 2 ribbons and get a "cannon" effect, or just experiment.....

maybe get a board that has auralex on one side, and the other side has like a diffuser.....

I dont know just throwing ideas out there
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Postby Kurt » Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:04 pm

Well, mine aren't that big, but they are not mounted to anything either.. I take them to control spill when I do live demos, box quads in them when I do guitars etc.

They're convenient at this size as they don't need any bracing and they fit in the back of a hatchback. However, I'm thinking of doing some larger ones to make a collapsible vocal booth as you suggested.

I don't think a foot thick would be all that much better than 3 or 4 inches, the weakest point will then be joins etc. Airtight joins = not portable any more.

Either way, have a good read at some of the sites listed by TimS before you spend money.
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