Hi all. One very cheap solution I've always liked is Homasote. It's available at any Home Depot. Maybe $25 per 4x8. They'll even make a cut or two to size down for you. It's made of recycled paper (eco friendly!) and can be used as a tack board. Wrap it with fabric (staple it on the back side) for some color or just paint it. Then just nail it to the wall. Small tip: these panels often warp so you'll want to put use more nails all around than fewer.
The bigger the panels the more effective to help reduce "echo". In fact, you can even use these in lieu of drywall, or maybe double up Homasote with drywall. Now the wall be a "performance" wall because it has another purpose. As for the sound balls, NextSpace Berkeley made their own out of yarn. Very labor intensive. Maybe 12-15" in diameter. You'll have to ask them how effective they have been. Jerome, architect www.BLANKSPACES.com > On Sep 24, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I hear you on that - your main room sounds a lot like our entire space ;) > > Hanging sound-absorbing stuff from the ceiling can help a little, but not if > your room is a sound-reflecting box. Covering up some of the flat, reflective > surfaces helps a LOT more. > > Soft furniture (couches & arm chairs), a nice area rug or two, even hanging > some framed canvas art (not behind glass or plexi) makes a huge difference. > > Sound absorbing panels get expensive quickly - but they can be worth it IF > some of the simple, practical solutions don't improve the echo. This place > has some of the best priced options I've seen that also look really nice! > > Good luck, let us know what you end up using and what works for you! > > > > > ------------------ > The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself. > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Gretchen Bilbro >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> We have a main room with a concrete floor and plaster walls with high >> ceilings. The echo is so bad when you get more than five people in the >> space. I know I have seen round 3D sound control ball type things that hang >> from the ceiling in some spaces but am having trouble finding it online. Any >> help? >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
