Cloud
July 10, 2008 Filed in: Recording
In his masterpiece The Master Handbook of Acoustics, F. Alton Everest writes "glass fiber usually used in the acoustical treatment of audio rooms is in the form of semi-rigid boards...These semi-rigid boards of glass fiber do not excel cosmetically, hence they are usually covered with fabric. They do excel in sound absorption" (p. 190, Fourth Edition).
Wes Lachot designed a great control room for me. I'm thrilled to have spent the day with Wes working on the final acoustic treatment for the studio. The ceiling treatment, or "cloud" as it is called, involves the use of these itchy, smelly boards of fiber glass. We cut them to a custom design and then covered them with fabric.
It was a long day of measuring, clamping, & cutting. Tomorrow, we'll be laying in the panels into a custom grid. Gosh, this fiber glass stuff really does itch.