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c/spare-room-studio•grace419grace419•1mo ago

I think acoustic panels are overrated for most home studios

After setting up my spare bedroom for podcasting last year, everybody told me I needed expensive foam panels to fix the echo. I borrowed some from a friend first and honestly, they barely made a difference in my 10x12 room with carpet. What actually worked was shoving a thick moving blanket behind my mic and hanging a heavy quilt on the wall opposite my desk, cost me about 25 bucks total at a thrift store. Has anyone else found that simple furniture and rugs do more than those wedge panels?
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ellis.victor
Wait isn't the whole point of acoustic treatment supposed to be making your room sound dead, not look like a futuristic torture chamber? I mean I see people drop like 200 bucks on those wedge panels and their recordings still sound like they're broadcasting from a bathroom. Maybe it's just me but I think the whole acoustic panel industry is just selling us expensive wall art that barely works. A $10 goodwill blanket probably does more than those overpriced foam triangles anyway.
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anna_hill
anna_hill1mo ago
Honestly, haven't foam triangles always been a scam though?
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