![]() Although we put all of that apparatus outside the studio and ran leads into the studio, the fibre board doesn’t reject much sound from “the outside world,” and we were only able to reduce the computer noise a few decibels. ![]() We also had the issue of dealing with the fan and hard drive noise of the main computer. As a result, going with Primacoustic was an incredibly easy choice, because of their rapid response and high value products.Īlthough we have a room which has no parallel walls, and although the walls are made from fibre board and have 1/2” carpet across their surface, the kind of absorption/reflection occurring in that environment was way below what we were willing to put up with. I can’t imagine trying to actually get help on a product given their inability or lack of desire to return communication. We had about 1-in-10 phone calls or e-mails returned in over a 6 month period of time. You can get better value from Primacoustic in just about every fashion of sound treatment. Their products are quite good, but they’re also quite strongly over priced. That community does have a strong knowledge of their competitor, “Auralex.” A couple of things give us pause for working with them or recommending them to our Cinema Sound members. Generally, however, the independent media creation community doesn’t have knowledge of their products or their brand. Public meeting halls and theater installations. They also have excellent treatments for Final Installation of the Primacoustic Panels in CS Studio B Primacoustic has been serving the music community in a powerful way. And while it’ll be cheap and solve frequency issues from about 2.5 kHz and up, the vast majority of the issues which will really mess up your mixes laugh as they are completely unaffected by this kind of foam, and you’ve wasted your money and time.įortunately, I was able to enlist the support of several general contractors I’m friends with, and they gave me great ideas as to how to inexpensively reinforce the studio structure.īut the big win came when Primacoustic came on as a sponsor for Cinema Sound – and sent a 600 lb pallet full of their Nimbus, London Panels, Flat Bass Traps, speaker mounts and necessary hardware – that we began the design process of installing these great items into the studio and figuring out where to place them and at what angles. There’s plenty of fly-by-night companies who will gladly sell you cheap corrugated medical foam and tell you it’ll absorb everything. It’s not going to produce the best results. But The Nimbus Panels angled and installed Well, you could do that, and it would be better than listening in a room which was filled with mirrors and reflective walls. “Mark, why can’t we just put up some foam and egg crates and be done?” But it’s still something which must be addressed and done with aforethought and care. With fewer channels and softer listening levels, absorption and diffusion of unwanted sound becomes a lot more simple a task. Why? Because in such an environment, you’re likely not mixing in surround and you’re likely not having to go above 75 dB dialog norm. Therefore, if you’re trying to build a Dolby Atmos system capable of mixing for cinema (with an 85 dB dialog norm), you’d better have the most top-notch treatment in your room.įor those just working in a cubicle or at a desk at home, audio treatment is no less important, although it will most likely be less involved. 11.1 for example), the more critical the treatment must be. The more channels of audio there are in a listening environment (stereo vs. ![]() The louder the program material must be listened to, the more critical the treatment must be. Take a look at this article for positioning speakers, and this article for general ideas on room treatment. That also includes the positioning of your speakers. Primary and secondary and insuring that nothing in your room colors the true sound of your speakers. We’ve talked a great deal on this blog about the importance of treating your listening environment to remove reflections both The Paintable Primacoustic Panels and a Broadway panel In this article we’ll review the Primacoustic Audio Treatment package we installed in Studio B, and see if their products are good for the independent media creative. In Cinema Sound Studio B, we’ve just completed an installation of acoustic treatments from renown acoustic treatment company Primacoustic. Even if one has perfect speakers and the best Digital to Analog converters, what is heard by the listener in a poorly treated environment can quickly render even the most discerning and experienced mixer to alter and ruin their mix because of room interference. Listening environment treatment is no trivial matter.
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