Tel: 086 0022 157 Cell: 083 262 4368 Fax: 086 542 3484 Specification Sheet Bass Traps Bass Traps are acoustic absorbers or sound baffles which have the ability to capture low frequency sound. Bass traps are used to provide acoustic absorptive treatment in rooms and are common tools used in architectural acoustics. They are particularly useful in the acoustic treatment of home theaters, recording studios, mastering suites, and other venues built to provide a critical listening environment. Bass traps provide a means to control room reverberations at low frequencies, a part of the audible bandwidth especially troublesome when critical listening venues are located in small rooms. Like all acoustically absorptive materials, bass traps function by turning sound energy in a room s air volume into minute amounts of heat through friction. A common misconception regarding bass traps, is that they remove all the bass from the room. This is in fact false, rooms that do not have any or sufficient bass trapping are commonly described as having a boomy or muddy sound, whereas a room that has been properly treated will have an articulate, punchy bass sound. A question we are often asked is I m not playing drums or bass guitar in the room, do I still need bass traps? The answer is yes, any room it serves as a critical listening environment can benefit from bass trapping. Sound Absorption Coefficient (NRC Val 1.05) 125hz 250hz 500hz 1000hz 2000hz 4000hz 0.74 0.95 0.12 1.11 1.07 1.07 1 of 6 Updated Feb 2013
Tel: 086 0022 157 Cell: 083 262 4368 Fax: 086 542 3484 Specification Sheet Finishing a) A large range of plain colour fabrics (shown below) are available or b) Full colour print for branding / sponsorship / advertising Thousands of high resolution photos are available for download at www.dreamstime.com Once you select the pic/s you like, they can be purchased through us @ R200 each excl. VAT. Just e-mail us the file name/s Lead time for manufacture: 7-10 working days from date of order Vibes Colour Swatch Vulcan Colour Swatch High gloss paint finish with a breathe hole. 2 of 6 Updated Feb 2013
Mounting Genesis bass traps are designed to be placed in the corners of a room. They can be freestanding or wall mounted (please specify when ordering). They can be mounted vertically or horizontally - where the wall meets the ceiling. They are mounted off the wall with the brackets and large foam rubber feet supplied, which creates an air space behind the trap. Heights available: 0.5m, 1m, 2m, 2.4m (Custom lengths can be made on request) Floor space required: 35cm x 35cm Fig 1: Placement away from wall (Can be hung using supplied brackets) Fig 2: Placement in corner 3 of 6
Placement The best place to mount bass traps is in corners. We recently had an acoustic simulation done for us by Comsol Multiphysics, that perfectly illustrates this point. The bright red areas in Fig.3 show the bass hot spots of the room at 108hz. Figure 4 shows where bass traps should be palced in a room. Related Products: Wall Panels, Acoustic Foam, Diffuser Tiles genesisacoustics.co.za Fig 3: (Above) Bass hot spots in a room Fig 4: (Below) Placement of Bass traps in a room 4 of 6
Shape and Mounting Bracket 20 11 YOUR ADVERT Zoom in to see a closer view Mounted to wall Effective Sound absorption and Branding Solutions Available in 0.5m, 1m, 2m and 4m lengths View from front Panels can be printed with your business branding, or with advertisements. View from back Units can be free-standing in the corner of the room, or wall hung with supplied bracket (Holes are pre-drilled and screws supplied). Self-adhesive foam-rubber feet Fig 4: Bass Trap Shape Illustration (with hanging brackets) 5 of 6
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