ConorC39
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DIY Acoustic Panels
#1016311 - 30/10/12 06:39 PM
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I'm looking at building some broadband absorbers and was wondering what material to use to
cover the panels. I'm planning on using the usual rockwool panels inside a wooden frame
but have no idea what to cover it with.
Any help would be great,
thanks,
Conor
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Hugh Robjohns
SOS Technical Editor
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: ConorC39]
#1016333 - 30/10/12 10:04 PM
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If you want to be posh, the professionals use a fabric called cara -- you'll find
suppliers if you google it. However, any breathable fabric will do. We've used cheap anti
weed cloth from a garden centre to great effect!
H
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Technical Editor, Sound On Sound
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Mike Stand
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: Hugh Robjohns]
#1016339 - 30/10/12 10:57 PM
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My panels are covered in B and Q dust sheets (Material, not polythene). Just remember to
iron them first as they look rubbish with creases down the middle! I think they cost about
£12.00 but they are huge. Any off cuts can be used as dust sheets - how novel!
Andy
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Gary_W
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: ConorC39]
#1016341 - 30/10/12 11:02 PM
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My 'studio' is actually a study shared by my wife and I. My end has oodles of treatment
and it works very well. As it was a shared room, I did the decent thing and
went to Dunelm with her. I cared if the fabric was breathable, she cared what it looked
like. Both very happy with the results! As they also sell the meaty staple gun and the
meaty staples required, it's a good place to visit 
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ConorC39
Joined: 12/07/12
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: ConorC39]
#1016345 - 30/10/12 11:18 PM
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Thanks a lot I'll be getting on with them as soon as my rockwool arrives this week.
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James Perrett
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: ConorC39]
#1016392 - 31/10/12 10:26 AM
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If you want the proper Cara fabric do a search for Sound proofing expert on Ebay - they're
by far the cheapest source that I've found. For dust sheets I would highly
recommend Screwfix - especially if you get the guy that I did who doesn't know the
difference between one sheet and a bale of sheets! I would add that it is much
easier to get a good looking result with Cara fabric than it is with dust sheets. Cara is
slightly stretchy which makes it easy to remove creases and end up with a smooth
finish. James.
-------------------- JRP Music - Audio Mastering and Restoration.
http://www.jrpmusic.net
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shufflebeat
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: James Perrett]
#1016395 - 31/10/12 10:45 AM
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Quote James Perrett:
especially
if you get the guy that I did who doesn't know the difference between one sheet and a bale
of sheets!
James.
I had
a similar experience in a French supermarket while buying some cases of very nice wine.
Unfortunately I didn't realise until I was half way to Calais, shame.
Apologies
for going off topic, just sharing the love.
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Ohm's Law states, "Your PA isn't as powerful as you think it is".
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sheggs
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Loc: Bradford, UK
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: James Perrett]
#1016401 - 31/10/12 11:02 AM
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You should be able to get it for about £7.50 per linear metre. (The rolls are 1.7 metres
long) For a standardish size panel this would be about 1 linear metre per panel
-------------------- David Shevyn General Manager GIK Acoustics Europe
www.gikacoustics.co.uk
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Richie Royale
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Loc: Bristol, England.
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: ConorC39]
#1016419 - 31/10/12 01:15 PM
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I got some cheap poly cotton from Fabric World. Check out their website just for the
lols/eye damage. Obviously poly cotton isn't fire retardent, whereas Cara
fabric is.
-------------------- http://soundcloud.com/richie-royale
http://www.mixcrate.com/richieroyale
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shufflebeat
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Loc: Manchester, UK
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: ConorC39]
#1016422 - 31/10/12 01:20 PM
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Don't forget to check out your local indoor market if there is one. I see they get in ends
of roll of hession type fabrics which are open weave and quite spouse friendly.
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Ohm's Law states, "Your PA isn't as powerful as you think it is".
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GIK Acoustics
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Re: DIY Acoustic Panels
[Re: ConorC39]
#1016489 - 31/10/12 08:32 PM
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Quote ConorC39:
I'm looking at
building some broadband absorbers and was wondering what material to use to cover the
panels. I'm planning on using the usual rockwool panels inside a wooden frame but have no
idea what to cover it with.
Any help would be great,
thanks,
Conor
A lot of people have recommended
the Cara fabric, which is fantastic, however the Cara fabric isn't available in the US.
What is your location? If you are in the US, the comparable fabric is Guilford of Maine
FR701. There are 48 colors available and they look great. They are fire-retardant and
acoustically transparent.
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Alexander Reynolds
GIK Acoustics USA (770) 986 2789 | GIK Acoustics Europe +44 (0) 20 7558 8976 (UK)
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