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Greetings,
I am a novice when it comes to acoustics, so I would appreciate some help. I have been to Ethan's website and gained some good knowledge on bass traps, however there are no plans available for corner bass traps. Does anyone have any plans for creating a good corner bass trap for a small room.

Thanks, Mark

Mark,

> Does anyone have any plans for creating a good corner bass trap for a small room. <

At its most basic, you get a bunch of 2x4 foot rigid fiberglass panels, 3 or 4 inches thick, and mount them straddling as many corners as possible.

--Ethan

At it's most basic, you can just build a frame that will hold the 703 and hang it from the ceiling. You can get fancier if you want and put up slats behind and in front of the edges of the 703 too. If you want to make it real easy, just cut the fiberglass into triangles and stack them up in the corner, stretch cloth across the corner, attach to the wall, and then cover the edges with trim.

Hello Again,
Thanks for the great replies... I am a visual kind of guy and unfortunately I am still a little confused (all pictures welcome).

I understand the general concepts of bass traps, so I guess I am really trying to understand the mechanical specifications of how a corner trap would be constructed (any plans welcome).

I understand it's not rocket science so I'll try not to make it too hard for you and I.

Thanks, Mark

Try doing a search on "bass traps" or "absorbers." There are hundreds of posts about this...

Also check out these links:
http://www.johnlsayers.com/HR/index1.htm
http://forum.studiotips.com/viewforum.php?f=8
http://forum.studiotips.com/viewtopic.php?t=535
http://forum.studiotips.com/viewtopic.php?t=536

Good luck!

Jed