Making PRO Grade Acoustic Panels | Clean Look No Staples
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2021
- First: Acoustic panels are used to make the room sound better by reducing or eliminating reflections and excess energy that muddy and smear what you are listening to. They aren't for soundproofing - that's something entirely different. You'd use these in a home theater or music room to improve the experience.
As the car guys say: "There's no replacement for displacement!"
Thin panels only work on higher frequency sound and don't even put a dent in the real problems that exist in all small to mid-sized rooms. These are 5-1/2" (140MM) thick and are made to be spaced off the wall by that same amount. That gap between the panel and the wall makes the panel more effective, especially for lower frequency sound.
The interesting part of this build is how I fastened the cloth using the grooves and splines. I didn't want to use a billion staples to attach the cloth to separate frames and then try to figure out how to attach the frames to the boxes to make it all look neat. The splines worked perfectly and greatly simplified the process.
The thumbnail shows what I want to do on the front of these - a black and white rendition of 6 of my favourite albums. I haven't done that yet - I need to make (or have them made) stencils to paint the cloth.
You can watch this video with narration here:
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It also has measurements from the room these panels were used in to show how much of a difference they made. Of course listening it is the real test and I can tell you that the improvement in the room is easy to hear.
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You can watch this video with narration here:
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It also has measurements from the room these panels were used in to show how much of a difference they made. Of course listening it is the real test and I can tell you that the improvement in the room is easy to hear.
I'll watch the narrated version now, but I really dig the editing on this one.
I am trying to find the video you posted about "speaker stacking"...
I believe that's what you called it. I was trying to explain it to a buddy of mine, but showing him your video would be easier.
I have taken a huge interest in your "transition" from wood working to speaker design/ home studio design....
I can't decide if this video makes me want to build something, fight someone or smoke something. Great video John, clearly much effort went into this.
It makes me wanna dance. The music, the action, the sounds of tools and the making have a close and we'll planned syncing. John is so creative.
Awesome!
I realise I need bass traps in my office.
Super clean way of mounting the cloth!
I enjoyed the editing as much or more than the actual project. Good job!
As a ex-recording engineer, now woodworker, I only clicked because I just wanted to confirm my suspicions that you were going to make the same old panel everyone else does. Nice job adding the spline detail! A perfect balance between simple and effective. I didn't see that one coming.
Do you have any suggestions as an audio guy
@@tzaylorPretty much what John shows here is what works best. There are ways of spending more money, but not necessarily worth it in my book. In my old studio builds we used Owens Corning 703, but I'm not convinced it works better or worse than Rockwool you get from the homecenter.
@@BenStrano cool, thanks for the good info
As an ex Music Professor turned Acoustician, I must agree with @@BenStranohere. You DO need to do some basic diagnostics of the room and see which frequency ranges need to be toned down - OC703 is designed to absorb higher Hz, as OC705 does the same for the lower range. Buy Roxul Rockboard 60 and 80 are, respectively, almost identical absorbers to the 703 & 705 at a much lower price. ATS Acoustics (no affiliation, just a long time buyer) has a site that actually lists a wide variety of panels, what Hz ranges they absorb and how well they do, with prices listed, pros/cons of each material, etc… It’s a great source, even if you are going to buy from your local hardware guy or Lowe’s or whatever. www.atsacoustics.com/page--Selecting-the-Right-Acoustic-Material--ac.html
At the risk of coming off as some sort of armchair director, I must say that I really enjoyed your editing style of this production. You said so much without uttering a single word.
John, two things really caught my attention. First, it was an interesting build. Second, and more compelling to me, I really loved the video production and stylistic story telling with this one. Not every video needs a voice over, not every maker video needs detailed build steps. This one really hit it for me!
Just WOW!!! The music, the edit, the shop aesthetic, the equipment. Did you ever see yourself becoming a filmmaker? Make some documentaries John : ) Great skills!
This goes to show that now a days that if you want to get something cool/useful you gotta build it yourself
but if you don't have the right tools, you won't get it right.
@@youkounkoun2 I'm curious as to what you think the right tools are. You can achieve the same results as he did with simpler tools. Saying you can't is just making excuses.
You really stepped up the video skills on this one. Well done John.
DUDE! ... you edited the SHIT out of this. It's awesome.
I don't have any need for "acoustic panels" but now I want to make them anyway.
Just install them outside in you yard and make the world a better (quieter) place.
Excellent video.
The mosy underappreciated thing in the workshop...the space between the tablesaw and the workbench - invaluable when cutting in a tracksaw stylee!
Wow.. pretty cool 😎!!! Canvas stretching, ingenious!!
Yesssss! Thanks for the video John! As someone who is also very involved with music, these are the perfect kinds of projects! Super clean look!
This is one of those builds where you need to watch it more than once. The edit drew my entire attention on first view.
I played this one twice already: once to watch the build, and again to just listen to the music which just happened to fit my mood. Love it.
Love the VIBE in this video. New tunes, new camera angles, clips of grabbing perfectly organized hand tools and appliances. Exploring some new creative techniques. Thanks John.
I enjoyed that! Glad you decided to publish it.
Nicely done. Always beautiful work
I have been following your content for almost 2 years, John, but this video felt so different and so exciting! It is not the lack of narration, but more so the camera angles, transitions and backing track guiding us on this journey. Thank you an keep up inspiring!
Brilliant editing John!
Excellent idea. Always with that touch of genius.
Nice to see a different type of video. Also great to see the brief overview of the workshop at the beginning. Your countless hours of continually upgrading the shop has paid off.
That idea of cloth fixation is genius and the legs...👍..perfect job..
Excellent video on various levels. Thumbs up and thanks for posting!
Beautiful design & craftsmanship! I need two.
I appreciate the creativity behind this video SO much. Well done John!
Nice build. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
Attaching the cloth like window screen. Absolutely Brilliant!
Made similar panels a few years back that hang on the wall. Your video showed me how to improve the design, mainly by setting them off more from the wall. Generally love your vids- this one is no exception!
Impressive! Nicely done.
Well, sir, you won the game with this. This should have all the acoustic panel views. The trick shot of no stapling and the clean edge work alone makes this the best video on acoustic panels on youtube.
John... Video editing is by far surpassing anything I've seen on your channel. Thank you for taking your time and sharing this with the world.
GREAT music. Great video!
Excellent video and neat construction technique with the splines 👍👍👍👍👍
John, what a great video… those panels look great.
The splines result in a very clean edge and will do an excellent long term job in keeping the cloth tight. Wonderful idea.
You’ve done it!
This is a very special video in my opinion.
Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic 😊
Sweet job. Love the fabric clamps clever and stylish 👍
Wow !! What a great music on the background !!!!!!!
Love the music, the project and the editing. Cool stuff.
I generally do not enjoy the transition into entertainment that many maker videos are making, but this is a style I can really get behind. Silent woodworking that is instructive, eyecatching, no fluff, and a good soundtrack. Keep it up.
Love the electronic music! Great editing and production!
Real work of art
Dude, this editing just jumped your video quality through the roof.
I LOVE it!!! Really looking forward to more
Wow those look so sharp.
Seriously impressive editing and creative work.
That was a very uniquely edited video!
Outstanding Filming & Editing as Usual
Nice production John!
Fantastic video John. Absolutely loved it! Keep it up. 👍🏻
Great project and equally great video
Very nice, they look great!
that way of holding the fabric and making it look like a detail is a great idea.
The detail in the build, the detail in the editing, absolutely beautiful! Goals on all accounts
Wow! Mad editing skills.
Nice change of style!!!
Very cool video John.
Great music John!
From now on, when I have to explain "show don't tell" I'm going to reference this video.
The panels are a perfect solution to a friend's studio I have been searching for
Great editing John
Holy cow the spline technique is genius!! Love this video!
Very cool design John
Great project! Love the music, something different.
very elegant, both the project and the editing !
With a shop like that… looks easy. Great job!
Brilliant, John! Really well done! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Works of art in their own right.
Great video. The editing was very cool
That spline idea was brilliant! Such a nice tight clean finish to the cloth👌🏼
Art in the panels and in the edit!
Nicely done Sir
Great video edit and the groove-spline hack is just superb (had never seen that before, thanks!!).
Damn clever way to mount the fabric. I can't tell you how many thousands of staples I've dealt with building similar panels!
I really like the method for attaching the fabric
Im liking the new style of video. 👍
John, sometimes I out your videos in my watch later queue and forget to come back. Really glad I remembered this time. I love the editing/ cinematography!
i really really liked the new format of this video John
Excellent work and video. That is the only one so far I wanted to watch twice and I did.
Nice video, I like the look and design. Enjoyed, cheers!
Great film. Awesome design and fabrication. Panels are gorgeous. Mahalo for sharing! : )
Welcome back!
Nice build and nice video
Man, that room is Fantastic. i can see myself spending many hours in such a place.
one comfortable chair, an ottoman, and a side table to hold my adult beverage and whatnot.
another great video. had to rewind and turn up the volume.
I was looking forward for this!
That spline/groove for the cloth is pure genius. Puts my panels to shame. 🤣 And the Sound/Rockwool makes a world of difference! Before I added my panels, I did a simple clap/hello test with the same mic/setup and I couldn't believe how much better it sounded. Thanks for a terrific idea on making the panels!
Good job John. I like the way you edited this video.
As others have commented below, great film editing and production! Certainly one of your best videos in both subject matter and production. thoroughly enjoyed it.
Very cool editing style, enjoyed it!
Great job Sir.
Very cool! 👍 Thanks for the video John!
Thanks for watching!
Woodworking by _John the Auteur_ NICE!
Wow that was a thing of beauty.
Cool stuff. Even the editing on the thumbnail to squish everything into frame.
Great video! I actually think the thumbnail would be better without the album covers. Love the look of the plain white cloth
I don't have any idea about acoustic principals , but i've enjoyed every second of this build , music and photages are awesome.
Knocked it out the park with this one John. Amazing editing, so engaging, really appreciate the hard work that went into that.
Looks like a Performing Arts Center or Church. Nice looking sound absorption panels.
It comes as no surprise to me that you managed to come up with a classier way of installing the material on these. And those bases! Beautiful!