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Studio Monitor Isolation Foams Review
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2014
- In this video clip, I install and test studio monitor speaker isolation foams that I just purchased and give my review on the result.
I do have a new video that I later did, testing the actual results.
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Thanks for actually providing the results and how it worked. 😃
In your video you seemed surprised that this worked and said that you didn't know how or why. Well, to try to explain: the foam "decouples" the speakers from the surface they are mounted on. This is usually a shelf like you have, or speaker stands. If speakers are coupled, or joined to a surface - they transfer sound vibration (especially lower frequency, higher energy sound) into that surface and onwards through the piece of furniture. This means that you are not only hearing the direct sound from the speaker, but also the resonances from directly coupled furniture the speakers sit on. This causes undesirable "muddiness" in the low end because the furniture will have particular resonant frequencies interfering with what the speakers are trying to reproduce.
The foam pads attempt to "decouple" or un-join the speakers and what they sit on. This is impossible to do completely but the best materials are those like foam which absorb as much of the energy as possible. The end result is that you hopefully just hear the speaker output and not the additional resonance of the furniture (and anything the furniture touches).
Thanks for the information. You should watch my follow up video on the subject with surprising results.
where was the "before" sample??
where did you get that desk and the rack mount part?
Nice review, and... I'm guessing English is not your first language, yet your command of the language is excellent!
Funny because that's just I ordered some Sound Addicted - Studio Monitor
Isolation Pads for 3-4.5 inches Small Speakers for my 4" M-Audio desktop
speakers.
Same as we use microphone isolators/suspenders to avoid room rumble, noise and vibrations going into the mic, it is the reverse in this case.
love the song my friend ... thanks for the post
so much knowledge, dont let the title fool you lol. Thanks mate!
Thanks for the review... Great dance music! :-)
How did the foams effect the vibrations you had in the overhead room lights?
Thanks for allowing time for a little discussion about the science of sound. Thanks for your good work.
Steven Armstrong Yes it did help reduce the vibration buzzing sound of my downlights. I did remove the paper squeezed in between. It still buzzes when I turn my speaker at full volume, even now that they are on speaker stands. I use it as kind of reminder that my speakers/audio is too loud and turn them down! lol
Cheers for the video mate! Great help. :D
Thanks.
Thanks for the review.
Thanks. Just recently finished recording a video of me running room acoustic measurement with and without the foams, and a graph of the difference, if any, will be revealed, once I edit the video. I will post an updated comment here.
Very cool. Appreciate the efforts.
Maybe it was by mistake. Your video helped me. Thanks!
Kevin Delk Thanks for the comment. I do have a new video that I later did, testing the actual results. czcams.com/video/B6lbxGXByEk/video.html
Thank you RecordingStudio9.com. What make were the foam isolation pads?
They are non-branded ones. I purchased them online from www.swamp.net.au I still use them. They do keep my speakers isolated from my desk. So they do work.
Thank you
how do you acoustically treat if your speaker is near a wall? do you out foams at their backs?
Foam will not have any effect. You will need Rockwool acoustic panels that have at least 70mm depth. The thicker the better. I currently have 300mm deep acoustic panel in my new studio, to absorb my room's problem low frequencies.
Thanks for posting this video, your reaction was priceless lol. I have a question, what audio interface are you using? I'm looking for a good rack mount model.
For rack mountable, I own PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL, Mackie BlackBird Onyx, Behringer Firepower FCA1616, my old Mackie Onyx 400F and few more. My recommendation would depend on your budget. Focusrite, PreSonus & M-Audio product line would be good choices.
RecordingStudio9.com thank you
i love your video......... "excuse my head" hahaha
good information, thanks
Thanks. I wish they were a bit cheaper though! lol
Great video! I am about to purchase studio monitor isolation foams myself. I see that your studio foam is mounted on some kind of board instead of straight onto the wall. How did you do that?
The monitor speakers are sitting on the board which is part of the desk. A better option would be speaker stands with the foams.
With the foam, you will notice some difference in lower dynamics.
Vatche Music Yes, of course. I'm referring to the studio foam on the wall. The orange foams. :) There seems that the foams are attached to a white board instead of straight to the wall.
OrangePHX View this video of mine. :-)
Building Home Studio Acoustic Panels
i just use an old sleeping pad pieces as an isolation pads. works well, the sound is much more better.
+Chubba Thanks for the share. But what are sleeping pads?
RecordingStudio9.com Sleeping pad is basically a soft pad you use in camping when you sleep over a night outside.
I wonder why someone would dislike my review? I rather someone comment and tell me if I mentioned or said something that was not true or correct me, then just click 'dislike'. Why?
***** If you are referring to the audio coming from youtube, Yes, of course! since it is only picking up the sound from my tie-clip mic. There is no way I can provide the sound quality via youtube. The only proof would be spectral graph analysis.
***** I will be running room acoustics analysis soon to correct my room acoustics, will do a test then and post an update video with the analysis graph.
RecordingStudio9.com Don't take it personally, haters gonna hate. Thanks for the time and effort for making this.
That's the online world for ya mate. Don't take it personally. Really. Thanks for going to the effort in making the review. Regards from Ireland
+thelolguy007 Thanks for your support. I'm not worried at all. Everyone has their own opinion, and are entitled to. Hope the new video with the testing gave you better review. Thanks again.
have you tried putting them upside down so the tweeters are at ear level instead of the boomers ? (in theory it should be better as high frequencies are highly directional but not low freqencies)
+amanieux
Hmm, upside down... Nop, never tried it. I know placing them on their side with tweeters facing outward, can give you better stereo image spread, not sure about upside down. Never seen anyone doing it. I guess tweeters so close to the surface of the desk will cut lot of its disbursing and reflections will cause issues, unless they are suspended from a ceiling, in which case no foam is required, as the speakers would be detached from the room 99% anyway, and no need to be upside down.
Thanks for the comment in any case.
i meant upside down for a quick test - what is imortant is to have the tweeters at ear level
+amanieux
Sure, next time I have my ECM8000 out, I'll run a test. Interesting if I measure anything different.
Thanks.
+amanieux
I know you did not make it up. Information about speakers are everywhere with Google :-) Apart from positioning, it is also about how you train your ears to your speakers, that you can straight away recognise problem frequencies with your mix and mastering.
P.S. I will do upside down test soon.
+Abraham Yes I am.
RTA studio Producer Station! CHECK
those are nice iso pads. where did you get them from? Thanks
I got them from one of my local music shop, www.swamp.net.au
RecordingStudio9.com Oh Wow! Australia? Awesome M8! :) Thanks for the link. They got some cool gear but those are Really NICE Pads! Ive Not seen Any like that online here. They got the typical here; Auray, Auralex, etc but to find Flat ones (similar to yours) instead of tilted is challenging too And they sure cn be "Pricey". Acoustic Foamlet alone Any foam come to find out is NOT Cheap! haha But I did find Two Places that makes it Very Affordable. Number 1 B&H in NYC, Ive done much Biz with them, Heres a link to there Primacoustic Pads (Im getting the $20 ea. Set, though they range in price to $99 to $270) www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Primacoustic+Isolation+pads&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=
RecordingStudio9.com ps; Im Not with B&H, Im only sharing. I actually just got some more Studio Gear in from them again, Yesterday! Im putting up more Vids re; It and I have Vids up mentioning them. Also the other place I found for Acoustic Treatment like i mentioned is ATS, I just got two boxes of Acoustic Treatment in form them And Im ordering more, Plus check out the price of their Bass Traps. Very Reasonable! www.atsacoustics.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi Thanks for Sharing and Replying Brother. Ive checked out more of your vids prior to this & Iv subscribed to you back then too. Cheers :)
Thanks. Here is Australia, we do get music gear, but they are always released late and more expansive. A new gear sold in USA will only be available six months or more later. A gear sold in USA for US$100 (~AU$140) will be priced AU$199 or more. It sucks, but hey! Ordering form USA will have mains voltage issue, warranty issue and specially cost of delivery. Once I tried to get a rack gear ordered online from Amazon, the cost of delivery was twice the actual cost of the item itself! LOL
RecordingStudio9.com (part 1 of 3) You have a Nice Studio and AU has nice Gear as you showed me yesterday on that AU Music Gear Store website. Yea the same would occur If i were to say purchase something from AU to be sent to America (like a Custom Lefty Guitar from The AU Company Gaskell and Yes Im a Lefty and Lefty Guitars are Very Limited in Model Availability and what a Sad shame that is i might add gaskellguitars.com/, Cheers M8
thanks for the review. i think i will be using my own foam. you have the same shit thats under your speakers on your walls and would prolly look better too.
What?
The density of the foams on my walls are no where near the density of the foams under my speakers. It won't work the same way, if at all.
Oh wow! Do you produce Armenian music?
+THATONEGUYFROMCHINA
Hi, yes I do.
Cool, as an Armenian who makes mostly western pop and rock I've always wanted to produce Armenian music but never knew where to start.
Any tips on producing this kind of music? Any specific tools or advice? Thanks.
Well, the first step would be to listen to some pop Armenian songs. Listen to my song "Not Without You' on my channel, it is my first English song with an Armenian feel.
Abi memleket nere :)
boşa gidiyor 🤣
He needs to clean the desk and hide the plugs. Who would want to work in a trashy crappy environment
Thanks. Next time I will finish all ongoing projects on hand, unplug all my cables and then do a review video. Except, my projects are always ongoing, my desk will always have things on them and cables plugged in.
Again, thanks for your notice and comment. I do appreciate your time.