How Professional Acoustic Panels are Made | ADAM Audio & Music City Acoustics

Today we're back with Music City Acoustics to talk about how they build their acoustic panels 👊 What is your next DIY studio project? Be sure to check out the last video we did with Music City Acoustics all about common questions when it comes to studio acoustics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uq7CJE_gW0

wow, so this PRO is much more simple than most of the DIY home videos :D

There is just something about a woodwork studio. Great job!

Wouldn't it be simpler to make the frame slightly larger so the insulation would not have to be cut at all?

LOVING the template !!!!

Nice video. Concise and to the point. Great work.

For anyone wondering about the nail-gun, you don't need one. If you want to make an uber good looking one that offers slightly better performance in the low end, here's what I've done: Get a $20 pocket-hole jig and some Tight Bond II wood glue. Pocket hole screws aren't strong but they'll hold it together for the glue to dry. That particular glue is stronger than wood itself, also join the short pieces to the face of the long ones. The benefit of this method is it lets you keep the joinery on the inside with no visible screws or nails on the outside, and you can apply wood finish to the outside frame which looks really nice. The other caveat is if you use plywood you have exposed edges which require iron-on laminate strips ("edge banding") before finishing, and the whole process can take days instead of hours. The edge banding doesn't take very long and makes the cheap plywood look solid wood, you just gotta be patient cutting it off with a utlity knife. I also use a 3" hole-saw that attaches to a drill and spaced out 8 holes in the long sides and 4 in the short. When you factor in the hole-cutting + sanding, + laminate + wood conditioner + wood stain and clear, coats .... it's a. lot of work. The next issue is you need to fasten the fabric to the inside of the frame in order to keep the outside stained wood visible. This requires cutting some thin wood slightly shorter than the outer frame and using it to pinch the fabric up against the inside edges, flush with the outer face of the panel. This was by far the most confusing part for me at first, but when you see a white fabric pop through the holes of a dark wood stained wood on the outside -- it seems worth it. Especially that moment you hang 10 ten of them. They'll be night and day prettier than the bare minimum with slightly better bass absorption because of the holes.

You guys come up with amazing videos. I see that the fabric they use is very elastic, which gives great overall look. For not so elastic materials I would not start from the corners when stapling but rather go from mid to sides and go around the panel frame just as you would tighten screws on your wheels. This is what I was given as an advice from a carpenter and with the panels I made it turned out amazing. Keep up the amazing work, love your videos!!

This is just too cool! I love DIY videos like this! What would be cool is an in-between. I'd love to just purchase the template used in the video to make the frame! Not fully DIY, but not fully constructed, just a time saver ;)

The template is the game changer.

Sweet!

Great video!

I’m practically first time building, anything really but, some in my basement right now and realize how much a friggin table comes in handy. My back after finishing one iyiyiyeeeeeee

neat job! thanks for this video

Thats why i love @adamaudio

Very cool

Informative!

I was thinking the same thing. Also figure out an optimum size to cut the fabric so it doesn't require additional trimming as well

wow!!

u guys are great