| Many people
think acoustic foam is for "soundproofing" their room. Actually, that
is not the case at all. What foam does is absorb high frequencies
bouncing around the room and gives your studio a "deader" sound, with fewer
reflections. It allows for microphones to pic up the sound more
directly from the instrument being recorded and it allows you to hear what
is coming out of your monitors without ringing frequencies. To absorb
some of the excess bass energies, bass traps are put in corners to help
reduce 'standing waves" or resonant bass frequencies. In sum, good use
of foam can quiet your room of things you don't want to hear. |
