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==== Bass traps ====

Bass traps are just bigger acoustic panels. The more insulating material, the lower the frequencies they absorb. It is most obvious when midrange and high frequencies are reduced in volume as this is within the range we are most sensitive to hearing differences in, since these are the frequencies of the human voice.

You may wonder what the point of a bass trap is. Most people want '''''more''''' bass, not less! Reflections are the enemy of bass.

If low frequency reflections are only a few milliseconds away from the original sound, they can cause phase issues where they cancel each other out, resulting in giant peaks and nulls in certain areas of the room, at certain frequencies. By '''absorbing''' the reflections, you wind up with '''more, and higher quality ''net''''' bass.

Bass traps usually start at 4” of thickness.

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