Acoustic Treatment for Clubs, Bars & Restaurants

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Acoustic Treatment for Clubs, Bars & Restaurants

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Күн бұрын

I designed and built some absorber panels (baffles) starting in 2001, for a club I was mixing in. Since then, I came up with a treatment plan for another club as well as Toronto School of Rock rehearsal studios, and set up the sound system for various different venues and consulted on noise control for bars and restaurants. The initial treatment plan was featured in MIX magazine in June, 2001, as I felt that nobody heard much about smaller music venues.
These panels are easy to build and don'r cost a lot of money, with supplies that can be bought at Home Depot, Rona or New Canadians Lumber, or any other lumberyard/big box renovation supply store.

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@mindsubsidy 28 күн бұрын

Really nice "hands on" stuff here. A lot of venues could up their game by following these advices. As a foh engineer I would prefer an acoustically well treated room with a medium/low end PA over a boomy room with high end PA anytime. Thanks for sharing 👍

@ColorWhiz Жыл бұрын

AFFORDABLE GENIUS!!! thank you

@poindextertunes 2 жыл бұрын

Me and my homie are about to set up a weekly live show at an arcade in a mall. I cannot wait to start this journey

@robertharker 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Good advice. Lots of bang for the bucks. Hiring an artist is a great idea. One major problem. Never use non-fireproof acoustic material. Your using the shipping foam on the ceiling is a no-no. Common foam catches on fire quickly and emits toxic smoke. Remember The Station fire where 100 people died because of the flammable foam acoustic treatment.

@bacontrees 4 жыл бұрын

Yes...actually, there was a percentage allowed for non-fireproof treatment allowed in Toronto at the time. The theatre drapes were fine, but you are correct....The Station has become a great case study (unfortunately 100 people died) and we should always use fireproof treatment. That being said, The Station also did not have sprinklers because of the 'grandfather clause' , but since they renovated, that clause was null and void. And, the camera person was blocking a doorway to an already over-crowded room. In any case...going forward, your words will be highlighted any time I talk about acoustic treatment...cheers!

@laurabrown6002 3 жыл бұрын

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@DwaynesGuitarLessons 6 жыл бұрын

This is very cool. Great idea for music.

@TheAnkhorus 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome Buck! I just bought the wood for some diffusers as well.

@laurabrown6002 3 жыл бұрын

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@oxbloodmx 5 жыл бұрын

Man, that was such a beautiful work in that place; thanks for sharing your knowledge, I really appreciate it, congrats.

@bacontrees 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@laurabrown6002 3 жыл бұрын

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@matejmeza3930 6 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! I work as the FOH for one band here in Slovenia. But in the summer we are always outside. The problem is winter restaurants. Glass all over and tiles on wals=nightmare(even with proper speaker placement)

@bacontrees 6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, glass, mirrors, hard surfaces...yeesh! Yes, harsh sounding for sure! They really need some acoustic panels hanging.

@laurabrown6002 3 жыл бұрын

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@obergssin 6 жыл бұрын

Great advice !... Thanks ...

@Astroboytoy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@bennydrumming...2339 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks fr this brother we had done same to our church Our stage sound is minimal as we are also using head phones monitor

@giuliastelladimichele3120 4 жыл бұрын

Meu pai e minha mãe tem a taberna leuven, eu gostei muito do vídeo acho que meu namorado vai fazer o tratamento acústico. mt legal mesmo, muito bom o vídeo

@giuliastelladimichele3120 4 жыл бұрын

my mother and father have the leuven's taberna, i liked the video very much i think my boyfriend gonna do the acoustic treatment. very nice indeed. the video is very good

@bacontrees 4 жыл бұрын

@@giuliastelladimichele3120 Thank you!!

@FuckedUpBerlin 2 жыл бұрын

Which Model and how many speakers would you recommend for a 250 smq Nightclub? It's supposed to be eledctronic music. Thanks for the answer.

@bacontrees 2 жыл бұрын

I would need to know more about the club - square footage, room dimensions, shape of room and capacity to further help you....cheers for now!

@FuckedUpBerlin 2 жыл бұрын

@@bacontrees Capacity is max 300 ppl and sqm are 250, the shape of it i cannot describe it since i am in planning phase. I just need a rough idea as far as how many speakers and which type/wattage. Thanks in advance

@TheTsunamijuan 6 жыл бұрын

I like the idea of having a dead stage. in terms of reflections. I can see how that would make mixing every loud bands, an easier process. Though it makes me wonder how well it would handle bands with a half stack/fullstack that are diming it. Have any experience with such a situation on a stage setup like this?

@bacontrees 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it still works...it makes it better, although bands who crank it up will still have a loud stage sound to mix around, but the FOH is still pretty clean.

@laurabrown6002 3 жыл бұрын

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@BenHohenstein 6 жыл бұрын

Can you share any links to resources for how to calculate what's needed based on room dimensions etc?

@bacontrees 6 жыл бұрын

Well, what is needed is dependent on how dry sounding the room will be. The reverb equation to estimate reverb time (the time it takes for a loud sound to drop from 120dB to 60dB) would be one of 2 I know, the Sabine equation: RT60 = .049xV/Sxa, where V=Volume, S=total surface area and a= average absorption coefficient (% of absorption of each material, added up and averaged). Norris-Eyring is another equation, but in any case, you would choose a desired reverb time first, then adjust absorption coefficients until you estimate that reverb time. So, get total surface area (Sq feet), Volume (Cubic feet) and all the absorption %'s from each material in the room and plug into the RT60 equation. For a studio, maybe a 1/2 second reverb time is needed, and for a club, maybe one second. I did a gig in a church one time with an estimated 4.5 seconds of reverb time, mixing a Latin percussion band....and whooo!! Holy reverb! It didn't sound good. Anything more than 1.5 to 2 seconds will sound unclear. However, if the first third of the room is treated, then there will be a time gap between the direct sound and the reverb, which I didn't cover in the this video. Maybe I'll do another video on this. Cheers!

@rajukumar-dz3ih 6 жыл бұрын

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@bacontrees 6 жыл бұрын

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@laurabrown6002 3 жыл бұрын

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