Genelec 1037 - Acoustic Treatments

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Acoustic treatments
Monitor calibration alone helps but may not be sucient to resolve room acoustic
problems.
Audio production rooms are designed for monitoring and should receive
adequate acoustic treatments to allow quality monitoring. Several room acoustic
improvements are suggested here. However, using services of a professional
consultant is highly recommended.
Wall surfaces, ceilings and oors can be reective, diusive or absorptive.
Combinations of these are often used.
Hard surfaces such as glass, concrete,
dry wall or MDF reect sound.
Soft materials such as rock/mineral wool,
sofas, heavy curtains or thick carpets
absorb sound energy. Thick layer of
porous materials are needed to absorb
lower frequencies.
Irregular surfaces scatter sound waves.
Spreading angle depends on the diusor
design. Diusion is usually not eective at
low frequencies.
A combination of diusive and absorptive
surfaces can be very eective in reducing
the audibility of reections.