OK, I finally got around to buying a 55 gallon emergency water drum
(here in earthquake country it's a great idea). Due to the location of
the room and proximity to outside (long story), the most convenient
place to store the drum (full of water) is in my small iso booth. It's
maybe 9x6 or so.

It's sitting in a corner of the booth.

I'm going to record today, but I was wondering if anyone had any input
as to whether or not it will be an effective bass trap. Kind of a funny
question.

I know the obvious answer is "try it" and I will, just wondering what
everyone thinks. Thanks!

My guess for what it is worth.

No.

My reasoning

A bass trap has to "receive sound waves" and "convert them to heat".
This is generally best done in a porous material with a resistance to
moving air.

Gunnar

wrote:
OK, I finally got around to buying a 55 gallon emergency water drum
(here in earthquake country it's a great idea). Due to the location of
the room and proximity to outside (long story), the most convenient
place to store the drum (full of water) is in my small iso booth. It's
maybe 9x6 or so.

It's sitting in a corner of the booth.

I'm going to record today, but I was wondering if anyone had any input
as to whether or not it will be an effective bass trap.

Just when you think you've heard everything . . . .

No, it won't be an effective bass trap, particularly given that it's
full of water. And a 55 gallons of water is going to be pretty hard to
move. That's close to 500 pounds with the container. Hope it doesn't
fall through the floor.

It might make a nice diffuser, however.

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m...
OK, I finally got around to buying a 55 gallon emergency water drum
(here in earthquake country it's a great idea). Due to the location of
the room and proximity to outside (long story), the most convenient
place to store the drum (full of water) is in my small iso booth. It's
maybe 9x6 or so.

It's sitting in a corner of the booth.

I'm going to record today, but I was wondering if anyone had any input
as to whether or not it will be an effective bass trap. Kind of a funny
question.

I know the obvious answer is "try it" and I will, just wondering what
everyone thinks. Thanks!

if the drum were placed in a river you might get bass, pike, or walleye.

i found the 1 and 2.5 gallon containers easier to deal with.

" wrote in message
m...
OK, I finally got around to buying a 55 gallon emergency water drum (here
in earthquake country it's a great idea). Due to the location of the room
and proximity to outside (long story), the most convenient place to store
the drum (full of water) is in my small iso booth. It's maybe 9x6 or so.

It's sitting in a corner of the booth.

I'm going to record today, but I was wondering if anyone had any input as
to whether or not it will be an effective bass trap. Kind of a funny
question.

It's a cylindrical diffuser, not a trap.

wrote:
I'm going to record today, but I was wondering if anyone had any input
as to whether or not it will be an effective bass trap. Kind of a funny
question.

Can't fault the need to have an emergency water supply if you live in an
earthquake zone, but it'll have no effect as a bass trap whatsoever.

I know the obvious answer is "try it" and I will, just wondering what
everyone thinks. Thanks!

A bass trap is made from porous material such as Rockwool or glass
fibre, and needs to be as deep as a 1/4 wavelength of the lowest
frequency you wish to absorb. This is why they are often built into the
ceilings of control rooms because that's usually the only place you have
enough depth.

Chris W

--
The voice of ignorance speaks loud and long,
But the words of the wise are quiet and few.
---

Mike Rivers wrote:

Just when you think you've heard everything . . . .

I know...

No, it won't be an effective bass trap, particularly given that it's
full of water. And a 55 gallons of water is going to be pretty hard to
move. That's close to 500 pounds with the container. Hope it doesn't
fall through the floor.

No, it's a garage studio, so it's concrete, no worry...


It might make a nice diffuser, however.


Thanks!