BASS TRAP
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Makfly34
Etant un newbie en traitement acoustique j'aurais aimé ouvrir une discussion sur l'utilité des bass trap!
Faut il prendre des mesures ou peut-on installer des bass trap "génériques" dans son home studio ?
Est-ce que c'est vraiment utile et quelles fréquences sont traitées ?
Combien faut-il en empiler dans les coins pour atteindre quelle hauteur ?
Doit-on traiter tous les coins ou certains en particulier ?
Personnellement j'ai investi dans des Focal Alpha 65 qui descendent à 40hz et j'avoue que dans ma pièce ça résonne de partout dans les sub et ça bave pas mal
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[ Dernière édition du message le 31/01/2017 à 14:00:40 ]
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frgirard
First of all, “RTxx” (RT60/45/30 etc; Reverberation Time) does not exist in small acoustic spaces (“SAS”). “Decay time” might be a valid term sometimes but in general, all we are really interested in is the shape of the ETC (and perhaps the slope of the linear fit (after sparse reflections) of the Schroeder integral, in order to evaluate the “decay times” at higher frequency bands.
Since all design concepts share the same (more or less) criteria’s for the lower frequency range (below about Schroeder); = good modal control and as low decay time as the rest of the frequency range (or preferably even lower) and naturally; an as even frequency response as possible; we´ll focus the rest of this discussion on the range above the modal range from now on since this is where the various design philosophies differ.
In order to advise on placement of acoustic treatment and diffusers in particular, one first needs to decide what acoustic response (speaker-listener response primarily, but environment response might also be important) we are trying to accomplish in the room. Assuming a studio control room; the more common options are: LEDE/RFZ (or possibly CID), NE (or any of the variants of it) or perhaps “Ambechoic” if surround formats are important (or at least something similar to it; like a LEDE/RFZ but no termination of the “ISD-gap” but still featuring a “decay time” of about 0,3 seconds by a highly diffused sound fled).
If hi-fi listening room (not critical listening), there are no rights or wrongs, but I would still personally try to at least avoid early strong reflections and try to create some kind of diffuse return to the listening position in order to keep some life in the room instead of ending up with a “dead” sounding space (unless this is what is requested naturally). The criteria’s of LEDE/RFZ would be my first choice, or perhaps something in-between LEDE/RFZ and Ambechoic (a proper termination, no termination, or limited termination of the ISD-gap assuming highly diffuse decaying sound field). Also, since we´re talking about placement of diffusers, NE design is probably not of much interest, especially for normal listening rooms since this approach tries to achieve an anechoic speaker-room response although one can use diffusers even if NE in order to keep the general room response somewhat alive (but without scattering too much speaker energy to the sweet spot thus deteriorating the anechoic speaker-listener response).
Assuming we strive for a LEDE/RFZ (or possibly CID) response, we first need to select an ISD-gap and this is either done by simply measuring the room and identifying the first order reflection from the rear wall, or calculating the time difference between the direct sound and the reflection from the rear wall based on the geometry, and then deciding if this is an appropriate ISD-gap (between about 12-25 ms). If the control room is connected to a large recording room, the live room usually dictates the ISD-gap needed in the control room. Preferably, the ISD-gap in the control room needs to be at least about 3-5 ms longer than the recording rooms generic ISD-gap). If the distance to the rear wall in the control room is too short to provide a sufficient ISD-gap, treatment and/or geometry can be used to extend the natural ISD-gap of the room (by using absorption and/or splayed walls on the first reflection point on the rear wall and using rotated 1D diffusers on side walls for instance).
If a less strict treatment is requested, then at least try to avoid placing diffusing elements in such a way that they scatter early energy back to the listening position within about 10-12 ms or earlier compared to the direct sound. I would personally try to extend this period to at least about 15-17 ms, 20-25 ms if possible (a longer ISD-gap allows you to hear the acoustical footprint of the recording easier, especially of larger recording rooms). Use geometry and/or absorption to redirect/absorb early energy (away) from the listening position that would otherwise arrive too soon (within the desired ISD-gap).
If absorption is used, make sure to use thick panels so that you don´t simply “EQ” the reflections, only removing the high midrange and highs from it, leaving the low mids and bass frequency range unaffected. Use at least 120 mm, preferably 200-300 mm or deeper (and make sure to use a wool with appropriate flow resistivity for the given depth). Only use broadband absorption where needed, or you´ll struggle to keep the energy needed to keep the room “alive” (in order to reach the desired gain of the ISD-gap termination).
Use the ETC to track down your early reflections and figure out what areas needs attention. Also, remember that diffusers also absorb energy more or less. One cannot “add” energy to a room by adding diffusers unless replacing treatment that absorbs more than the diffuser replacing it. Just adding diffusers to a room does not automatically make it sound “more spacious”, it´s the combination of all treatment in a well thought out design that achieves this.
The energy return (the termination of the ISD-gap) should arrive primarily from the rear sides in a LEDE/RFZ/CID room and this is the reason why you normally see 1D diffusers on the rear wall in such rooms. As stated above, if your room is too short to provide a sufficient ISD-gap using the rear wall, one can extend this gap by various treatment options but assuming the room is not too short (or too long); the rear wall is the most efficient place to put 1D diffusers, since they will scatter the sound to the sides and then back to the listener via the rear side walls.
Assuming one understands that diffusers also absorbs energy (more or less) and that we are now probably striving away from LEDE/RFZ and moving towards the Ambechoic response; one can add diffusers to other surfaces as well as long as they don’t (partially) scatter energy back to the sweet spot within the ISD-gap (with or without termination).
A note on low frequency treatment (modes and SBIR related issues): I recommend pressure based absorbers for the bass region for two reasons: First, they don´t need to be ridiculously deep in order to be effective at low frequencies and secondly, they don´t absorb the upper range that one usually struggle to preserve in order to achieve a proper termination of the ISD-gap and the semi diffuse field that should follow it (assuming LEDE/RFZ/CID design or Ambechoic with decent “decay times”).
For proper use of any acoustic treatment; measure and analyse your room and decide on a response model to use as a guide when deciding on different treatment options. I know this might sound daunting, but the alternative is usually a less than perfect outcome but if you´re happy with that: build/buy some panels and fire away!
jessy_c_dead
Wahou c'est compliqué !! L'acoustique est deja compliqué en soit de toute maniere...
Moi je suis perdu avec toutes ces initiales... --'
frgirard
Wahou c'est compliqué !! L'acoustique est deja compliqué en soit de toute maniere...
Moi je suis perdu avec toutes ces initiales... --'
Faut pas avoir peur des acronymes.
En gros
- Le grave est le probléme majeur avec les réflexions.
- le plus épais possible. Absorbant type laine verre ou minérale. L'épaisseur doit être fonction de la porosité (résistance à l'air)
Ne pas hésiter à utiliser ce simulateur www.acousticmodelling.com et à voir la relation epaisseur-porosité quant aux performances dans le bas du spectre
- le plus possible
Simple ? le plus dure est de faire décoratif.
[ Dernière édition du message le 31/01/2017 à 17:28:56 ]
johnfaustus
walégaine frgirard, walégaine
Makly> y'a énormément de sujets ici où tu trouveras ton bonheur concernant les basstraps et leurs placements
En premier lieu, absorbe les premières réflections du son (et casse la symétrie de la pièce si tu peux)
rien que ça tu vas voir ça sera le jour et la nuit
après si t'es pointilleux tu peux faire des mesures via un micro et un soft dédié
Makfly34
A droite j'ai un mur qui est à moins de 1m du moniteur j'ai commandé des absorbeurs (EQ Acoustics Classic Wedge 30 Tile grey sur toto) pour casser les premieres réflections.. par contre j'ai mon mur à gauche assez éloigné genre 5m et je me demande si je dois en mettre de l'autre coté.. en face jai une vitre et un rideau assez opaque devant... va savoir si cela suffit à casser les réflections..
Enfin pour les bass trap et vu leur prix j'aimerais tester un modele que je mettrais dans le coin devant à droite vu que le mur de droite est proche... je serais preneur de références qui sont efficaces et pas chères pour un 1er investissement
Merci !!!
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frgirard
J'aime bien cette image ça représente bien ou il faut poser les panneaux absorbants si j'ai bien compris!
Merci !!!
Pas vraiment.
1) le mur frontal est responsable de réflexion nommées SBIR si les enceintes sont décollées du mur : basstrap si non rien.
2) Les coins de haut en bas : bass trap
les coins mur verticaux et jonction mur plafond aussi. http://arqen.com/bass-traps-101/placement-guide/
3) les réflexions : la méthode du miroir avec le traitement du mur où le miroir refléte e tweeter à la position d'écoute.
4) les ondes stationnaires : bass trap.
Ne pas espérer de résultat avec les mousses sauf les blondes ou rousses.
[ Dernière édition du message le 31/01/2017 à 18:58:54 ]
Makfly34
Sinon qqes références de bass traps qui ont fait leur preuve?
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Makfly34
Vaut-il mieux installer mon studio dans une pièce de 4x4m ou bien dans une pièce de 6x6m ?
En gros quel dimension de local est idéal pour avoir le moins de problèmes d'acoustique à régler
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johnfaustus
ni l'une ni l'autre, une salle carré n'étant pas l'idéal pour les ondes stationnaires/ echo flottant
favorise plutôt une salle rectangulaire avec ton point d'écoute au 1er tiers
les dimensions idéales? va falloir faire un peu de math en rapport avec la puissance de tes enceintes vu tes monitos prévois pas trop petit (>3x4m imho)
je te réinvite à fouiller le forum avec les mots clé qui vont bien
Pour des ref de panneaux/basstrap de qualité c'est super honéreux, en tant que home studiste j'ai préféré le diy
là encore renseigne toi pour choisir la densité du matériau en fonction des fréquences à absorber
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