Expert Audio Series - Acoustic Treatments

Treating a room for acoustics can easily be one of the best upgrades you can make to any sound system. With so many different types of acoustic treatments to choose from, which type will work best for your application? When do you use a diffusor vs an absorber vs a bass trap? Once you figure out which type is appropriate for your project, where in the room do you install the acoustic treatments? All of these questions plus more will be answered during this educational webinar with audio guru Anthony Grimani!

[@SuperMcgenius]

Nice to hear someone who is a proper pro. 40-50 % of a system is the room. I have Consulted some private clients over the years, and please don’t tell them I learned something by watching this, so thank you. Greetings from the great white north.

[@djlee688]

Are the absorbers and diffusers placed at the reflection points? Or does that not matter with this asymmetrical approach?

[@spyplane3979]

ALL TALK ABOUT REFLECTION WHAT equipment and sound fields are these work for . I want to build a theatre room but unsure how much i have to spend to get a good sounding room for watching movies and gaming . But i love what your talking about interested.

[@NMP660]

I couldn't get if Anthony recommended absorbers or diffusers for the first reflection point. Otherwise super great material and knowledge, thank you!!

[@Symbolizer21]

Sounds like neither. You want the room asymmetrical and evenly distributed between diffusion and absorption. So first reflection won't be anything in particular, at least that what I got from the examples at the end

[@ItsJADA]

Picture a crowd people 2000 odd in the in an theater size hall. How do people affect the sound?

[@zoubtube]

I have a question for Anthony, he states that we should try and stay at around %15 absorption per wall. but in all his diagrams he has LFE absorbers in the corners and also mentions that these absorbers should be floor to ceiling. wouldn't the LFE absorbers add the the 15% absorption per wall?

[@akyhne]

The bass absorbers he showed, only worked up to 500 Hz, so I'd say that's a no. But keep in mind that the 15% is walls and ceiling. So if you don't put anything on the ceiling, you need to add more to the walls. In the end, what matters, are measurements. If you are at the 0,2-0,4 second in decay, then you are good. 0,3 is the ideal room. But it all also comes down to taste.

[@bloodcarver913]

Also the ceiling and FLOOR are also calculated into the total m2 space. Therefore the wall mounted ones can be more in numbers (but not more than max 20% of the total calculated m2 inc. ceiling and all walls and floor.)

[@Triggaaar]

Well done for sticking with it (connection issues). At the very end, Anthony mentioned the absorption he likes to put in the floor. He said he covers it with a grill and then carpet. Could he tell us what sort of grill please? I presume it's not a thin metal grill like we use for air vents, since people need to walk on it. Thanks, and thanks for the time taken to bring these lessons to us all.

[@therianstrauss]

Its a drilled sheet of plywood with 10mm holes