What do you think of when you hear the word "bass trap"?
A triangular foam wedge? A square box wrapped in fabric? A tube trap?
Bass traps come in so many different sizes, shapes, thicknesses and densities. It can be super confusing!
But what actually is a "bass trap" when it comes down...
If you have this problem you'll know exactly what I’m talking about:
You sit down to work on a mix, you press play, and for a few seconds everything seems fine.
But then the bass kicks in and just as it hits that one note, all hell breaks loose.
This super loud, super annoying...
Have you tested your room’s low end, or visited another studio, and while walking around you thought:
"Damn, this room has some serious low end issues!“
The bass is all over the place. Total suck out over here, massive resonance over there.
"We need some PROPER bass absorption...
I’m sure you’ve heard the advice before that:
"You can’t have too many bass traps!“
But you’ve probably also heard stories off people putting way too much absorption in their room and it ending up sounding over-damped, or even "dead“.
You get that...
I've already showed you a simple way to figure out if the bass trap you are thinking about getting for your room is a pressure (tuned/resonance/membrane) trap, or a velocity trap (porous, broadband), and what that means about how they work and how to use it.
But which type is actually the...
Are you having trouble finding the right bass trap for your studio?
You know you need more low end control, so you go online and you google "bass traps". But there are just so many different products and designs out there and they all sort of promise the same thing!
"Best bass trap on the...
I’m sure you’ve read or heard this somewhere before:
“You need to put your bass traps in the corners because that’s where the bass energy builds up. You can hear it when you play some bass heavy music and stick your head in the corner. That’s where your bass traps...
It’s a bit ridiculous.
There are about a million different kinds of insulation material available. Some made of mineral wool, some of fiberglass, and even hemp or recycled materials. And then there’s foam! Basotec, pyramid foam, etc.
Choosing the right kind for your DIY absorber can...
I’ve realized that a lot of you guys are having trouble with the bass in your studios, making mixing the low end feel like a guessing game sometimes.
Believe me, I’ve been there.
One time in particular is burned into my memory. I tried to show off this sick tune I was working on to my...
