Best material for a bass trap

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Can you advise me on what of those materials will be the best for a large panel bass trap - MDF or drywall? The mass surface will be the same in both ~8kg/square meter (~ 1.6 lb/ sq feet if my maths are correct ). The panel will be disguised as a wall, so both solutions are possible.

If you have a preference for any of them please educate me on why.

 

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Are you referring to enclosures for a velocity trap or as membranes for pressure traps?

 

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JackD201 said:

Are you referring to enclosures for a velocity trap or as membranes for pressure traps?

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Membrane as pressure traps - they will be used close to the walls. I had great success in my own room using some limp membranes, but unhappily they are flammable, have a characteristic smell and can not be used unprotected.

 

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My gut feel would be that MDF may be too stiff. I'd do ply or gypsum.

 

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JackD201 said:

My gut feel would be that MDF may be too stiff. I'd do ply or gypsum.

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Thanks Jack. However he can not easily get ply with the same mass per area as the MDF or drywall - so it must be drywall.

 

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