Gretchen,
I knew a ballet group that was meeting in a large warehouse room -
they covered the walls with large grey cardboard egg flats - you may
have seen them, they carry more eggs than the traditional cartons,
though those can also be used. I think one of their members/friends
had a chicken ranch....Not sure where you can get them, or how much
they cost, but they do absorb sound and keep it from reflecting all
over.
Martha
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:57:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gretchen Caldwell <[email protected]>
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Our dance group in Charlotte NC is considering a long-term lease on
an unused gym. Terms are great, we have a strong lead on a
temporary portable floor while we raise money for a better floor.
Acoustics, however, are horrendous. It's a big concrete box. What
are some relatively quick and cheap ways we can get the acoustics
to an OK level while we do the fundraising to do the job right? We
need to move in fast as we presently have no better alternatives
for our weekly dance. We're thinking about hanging quilts and
heavy curtains from ropes along the walls and maybe up in the high
ceiling.
Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks.
Gretchen Caldwell
[email protected]
Charlotte NC
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Gretchen--
Heavy curtains will definitely help. You may want to see if you
can put some hooks into the walls that you could then hang the
curtains from. If you've danced at the Carrboro Century Center
before and after they put in the curtains and sound panels, that's
a great example of the difference. Also, the Grange (Greensboro)
was much improved when they added the acoustic panels on the
walls. Quilts will help some, but they tend not to be as absorbent
as good heavy curtains.
Jack
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From: Gretchen Caldwell <[email protected]>
Sent: Jul 23, 2007 3:57 PM
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Subject: [Callers] How can we improve acoustics in a gym?
Our dance group in Charlotte NC is considering a long-term lease
on an unused gym. Terms are great, we have a strong lead on a
temporary portable floor while we raise money for a better floor.
Acoustics, however, are horrendous. It's a big concrete box.
What are some relatively quick and cheap ways we can get the
acoustics to an OK level while we do the fundraising to do the job
right? We need to move in fast as we presently have no better
alternatives for our weekly dance. We're thinking about hanging
quilts and heavy curtains from ropes along the walls and maybe up
in the high ceiling.
Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks.
Gretchen Caldwell
[email protected]
Charlotte NC
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If you use curtains make sure they are quite heavy, and make sure
the wall opposite the band is well covered. One thing we did at a
very live hall once was put batting up across the ceiling. That
absorbed lots of bounce. Tilting your speakers down a bit (and as
high as you can get them) also helps. I would suggest that you
also put this question out on the [email protected] (contra
sound forum) yahoo group. They would have tons of suggestions.
Rich
Our dance group in Charlotte NC is considering a long-term lease
on an unused
gym. Terms are great, we have a strong lead on a temporary
portable floor while
we raise money for a better floor. Acoustics, however, are
horrendous. It's a
big concrete box. What are some relatively quick and cheap ways we
can get the
acoustics to an OK level while we do the fundraising to do the job
right? We
need to move in fast as we presently have no better alternatives
for our weekly
dance. We're thinking about hanging quilts and heavy curtains from
ropes along
the walls and maybe up in the high ceiling.
Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks.
Gretchen Caldwell
[email protected]
Charlotte NC
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