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thenewred@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• melfie@lemy.lol ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Mind linking to what you found to be insanely effective? Might be a dumb question, but not positive what “sound panels” are and acoustics can be pretty fickle from my experience.

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  • thenewred@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Examples here

    www.acoustimac.com/…/acoustic-panels-dmd-series

    I’ve done a few with my own photos printed on them, they look like canvas art. Well, they basically are, but also filled with sound deadening insulation.

    I will probably make some myself at custom sizes, it’s basically a frame filled with insulation from the big box store, wrapped in fabric.

    The impact they have is reducing room reverb, which helps a lot for conversation when there are a lot of people in the room.

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    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      MVL (most valuable lemming) right here.

      I’ll have to look into this. There’s a few spots around my home that I’d like to be less noisy.

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    • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Wonder how hard it’d be to take one of those cheaper canvas paintings off amazon or w/e and stuff em with some dampening

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      • thenewred@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Not a bad idea. The hardest part I think would be getting the insulation to the right thickness to fit. Not sure how well it cuts.

        Most art probably isn’t very thick either, and 2" thick is a sweet spot because it works better at low frequencies, but isn’t excessively large

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    • melfie@lemy.lol ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Nice, thanks for sharing, I’ll have a look!

      In the past, I’ve had aspirations to build a proper studio with acoustic treatments from somewhere like realtraps.com. Nowadays, there are VSTs that do a decent job of removing room reverb from a recording, so I’d be less inclined to go all out on expensive room treatments.

      However, less expensive treatments just to make a room more pleasant for conversation would certainly be worthwhile. I also like the idea of making them more decorative like you mentioned.

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