Good old common moving blankets are perfect and are pretty cheap -- although not always very attractive. Dave Composed on a Dell Latitude 630 in the general vicinity of my Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Francisco Bay Area. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Smart" <chris_s@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 08:46 Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Room acoustics Hi folks. Since I'm doing the same thing, trying to control reflections and get rid of room nodes in my mixing/mastering space, here's my question. Have people here improvised/built their own diffusers, absorbers and bass traps? Or did you go with some of the commercial products like those from Auralex? I'd love to save some money going the DIY approach, but then again, companies like Auralex have lots of actual science behind their products. That would save me a lot of trial and error. One thing I'm considering is putting a large area rug on a wall to cut down on reflections. Is that a good idea, or should I go with the acoustic foam products and just spend the money? Chris PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq