On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 11:44:52 -0900 Dani' Raap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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> I am a new faculty member this year and am in charge of building a
> psychology lab from basically ground zero.
Been there. Done that. :-)
> (2) Are there any brands for which you have positive or negative
> reviews?
I think that a very important issue to consider when you are
shopping is the control apparatus. How are you going to control
and record events in the box?
Much of the commercial chamber apparatus is more or less wedded
to a company's controller system (especially the connectors!) and
all companies will try to convince you that their system is
"plug and play" (or maybe "plug and press"). Be wary of these
claims and inquire into the programming backgrounds of people
who are using various systems.
I can't give you detailed advice about the pluses and minuses of
the various control systems as I do my own programming.
> (3) Any suggestions of things we can "build" ourselves to save money?
> (e.g. I've seen outer casings as dorm fridges with appropriate
> drillings)
>
You can save a pile of money by not buying the commercial sound
enclosures. Another technique is to build cabinets and
sound-dampen them with acoustic tile and carpet. I got lots of
tile (because it was old sizing) and carpet (administration
buildings are always getting recarpeted) free from our physical
plant.
Good hunting,
Ken
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Kenneth M. Steele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Associate Professor
Dept. of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
