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GIK Acoustics not only offers quality, patented, Eco-friendly products but we also provide customers with custom acoustical advice as well as helpful educational posts and acoustic articles. We take a holistic approach in helping customers understand the acoustical issues in their space and then present a practical approach to addressing the issues. This is the best place to find helpful articles. Be sure to look at our educational videos, product videos, customer videos, and our products for even more detailed technical information.
Articles General GIK Designer Tips Uncategorized
Designer Tips: The Significance of “Clouds” with Mike Major
When people reach out to us at GIK for acoustic advice, we never have any problem convincing people to put panels and diffusors on their [...]
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Articles General GIK Designer Tips
Designer Tips: The Importance of Coverage Area with James Lindenschmidt
The most important factor in acoustic treatment performance is coverage area. Or more specifically, the total surface area of all treatments in a room, relative [...]
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Articles General GIK Designer Tips
Designer Tips: Home Theaters and Acoustic Balance with John Dykstra
Without fail, one of the first things our clients say to us when we begin talking about how we are going to treat their room [...]
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Educational Videos Room Setup
Speaker Placement: How far from the wall should I place my speakers?
There’s a lot of confusion surrounding speaker placement. In truth, the optimal speaker setup is based on things like room size and the specifications of [...]
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Diffusion Educational Videos
Debunking Sound Diffusion Myths
There are many misconceptions about diffusion that can lead people astray when they go to treat their rooms. This video outlines some of the common [...]
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Educational Videos General Installation Room Setup
Untreated Vs Treated Room
Check out these sound tests of our DEMO room. In this video we pull all the treatment out of the room to see how the [...]
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Articles Educational Videos Room Setup Videos
Tutorial: How to Treat a Mixing or Mastering Room
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Articles Educational Videos Room Setup Videos
Tutorial: Hifi Listening Room Acoustics Setup
How to Set Up and Acoustically Treat a Hifi or 2-channel Listening Room How do I set up my listening room: Audiophiles can spend [...]
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Articles Installation Product Videos
Acoustic Panel or Bass Trap Ceiling Mounting
It’s recommended to place acoustic panels on the ceiling to reduce floor-to-ceiling slap echo, height modes, SBIR and reflections. For more on taming early reflection points, [...]
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Articles Educational Videos Room Setup Videos
Tutorial: Treating a Home Theater Room
Sign up to receive access to our Home Theater tutorial. Get the basics on how to set up your own home theater system and acoustic [...]
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Articles General Product Videos Videos
How to Hang Acoustic Panels
GIK Acoustics shows how to best hang our GIK Acoustic 242 Acoustic Panels, 244 Bass Traps, and Monster Bass Traps on walls and in corners. [...]
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Applications Articles Educational Videos Room Setup
Drum Room Acoustics Levels of Absorption
Listen with Headphones! Dylan Wissing of Getting the Sound demonstrates the different “levels” of absorption and diffusion that can make a huge difference in recording [...]
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Articles Educational Videos Room Setup
(Video) Room Acoustics: First Reflection Points
Ok, I know room acoustics work, and I have already optimized my listening position…but what do I treat first? The next step after getting your [...]
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Articles News Press
AES NEW YORK 2019 Trade Show, Display Items for Sale, Free Badges
GIK Acoustics will be exhibiting at the 147th International Audio Engineering Society Convention at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, October 16 – [...]
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Acoustic Treatment vs Soundproofing
What’s the difference between soundproofing vs acoustic panels? What’s the difference between acoustic treatment and soundproofing? This is a common question as often the two [...]
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Articles General
Alpha Series vs Impression Series
Differences In the Two Series and what that means for your space There are important differences between the Alpha Series and the Impression Series acoustic [...]
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Articles General Room Setup
How to treat windows using acoustic treatments
Windows & Room Acoustics: Problems & Strategies What do I do about my windows? I know windows are horrible for room acoustics. This is one [...]
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Applications Articles General
How to Hang Acoustic Panels
We supply heavy-duty sawtooth bars for 2″ Spot Panels (all sizes), Alpha Series panels (all sizes), Impression Series panels (all sizes), Scopus Tuned Membrane Bass [...]
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Articles Diffusion
How Diffusion (audio) Works
Originally Published on: Jan 15, 2009 View the accompanying Video Diffusion is often a misunderstood concept in the audio field; so what is diffusion exactly [...]
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Articles General Room Setup
Gallery: Home Theater Ideas
Gallery: Home Theater Ideas It is sometimes helpful to see an image gallery of GIK Acoustics acoustic treatments and bass traps in actual rooms for [...]
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Articles Educational Videos News
Recording Magazine Looks at Room Treatment from GIK Acoustics
Recording Magazine‘s technical editor Paul A Vnuk sat down with our own John Dykstra to discuss some basics of room acoustics and how GIK Acoustics [...]
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Acoustics & Audiogeekery Articles
Learning To Listen: Acoustics & The Listening Experience
Whether you’re recording and producing music, setting up the perfect audiophile system, or putting together a state-of-the-art home theater, aren’t we all after the same [...]
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Acoustics & Audiogeekery Articles
Unpacking ETC: Time-domain measurements & early reflections
by James Lindenschmidt Using room testing software to analyze a listening room has become a common practice over the past decade, even for non-professionals. Testing [...]
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Articles
GIK Warehouse Available on SketchUp
SketchUp is a free 3D drawing software application that’s easy to learn and can be used for a wide range of drawing applications such as [...]
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Mic to Monitor Lecture: Placing Room Treatments
GIK Acoustics participated in both the Mic to Monitor USA and Mic to Monitor UK lecture series. One of the primary topics we reviewed in [...]
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Basics of Room Setup
Basics of Room Setup At GIK, we understand that jumping into the science of sound can be dark and scary. Or at the very least, [...]
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Class A Fire Rating
GIK Acoustics is pleased to announce a Class A Fire Rating on all our standard fabric panels. Whether placing acoustic treatments in your home or [...]
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Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
At GIK Acoustics, customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. Our team is here to ensure that you get the most out of our products. These [...]
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Ian Shepherd Builds Home Studio
Ian Shepherd is the founder of Production Advice and mastering engineer and owner of Mastering Media Ltd. He specialises in audio mastering and post-production, Blu-ray [...]
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The GIK Acoustics Difference
There’s a difference between a GIK Acoustics product and all others on the market. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued utility patent US 9,091,060 for [...]
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Articles News
Mounting Bass Traps in Corners
Placing Bass Traps in Upper and Lower Corners (There Are More Corners Than You Think) A rectangular room has 12 corners: where walls meet the [...]
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DIY Acoustic Panel and Bass Trap Frames
Do-It-Yourself Acoustic Panels and Bass Traps… To Frame or Not to Frame Often people decide to build their own acoustic panels and bass traps for [...]
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Audio Examples of Treated vs Untreated Room
We are often asked what are the real effects of a treating a room with acoustic products. For some customers, reading charts and test graphs [...]
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Articles
Understanding Decay Times and Waterfall Graphs
Decay time waterfall graphs and frequency response charts are tools to measure the acoustics of a room. This article looks to demystify and explain what [...]
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Articles Diffusion Educational Videos General Room Setup Videos
The Basics of Room Acoustics: Bass Traps, Diffusors, Acoustic Panels
This video explores the basics of room acoustics and also how to treat the acoustics of a room. Most of us are in smaller, residential [...]
Read more
Articles
Understanding Different Bass Trapping
Bass Trapping: The Low-Down on Low Frequency Absorbers by Alexander Reynolds There are many types of different bass trapping and low frequency treatments available for [...]
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Articles
Comparing Acoustic Foam to GIK 244 Bass Traps – Test Analysis
Acoustic Foam Bass Trap VS. GIK Acoustic’s 244 Bass Trap Panel A question we’re often asked is the difference between FOAM and RIGID FIBERGLASS. Acoustic [...]
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Articles
Monitor Positioning
So you’ve got your room setup and treated, you’ve spent a ton on gear and a fantastic monitoring chain, but things still don’t sound right. [...]
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Room Setup General No-No’s
When it comes to room setup, there are a lot of dos and don’ts. Here is a list of things to avoid if at all [...]
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How Bass Traps Work
In this article we’ll examine what a Bass Trap (bass absorber) is, why we recommend putting bass traps in certain places in the room, and [...]
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Why Isolation (Soundproofing) is Important
Isolation (also known as soundproofing) is important for a variety of reasons. The most commonly recognized reason is to stop sound from bothering other people [...]
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Speaker Boundary Interference Response (SBIR)
SBIR (Speaker Boundary Interference Response) – This is a term to describe how the proximity of a speaker to a hard boundary (wall/ceiling/floor) will change [...]
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Diffusion is a Wonderful Tool – by Jeff Hedback
Diffusion is a wonderful tool in small room acoustics. OK, nice enough, but what is diffusion, why is it wonderful and where would it be [...]
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Articles
What Are Room Modes
Treating Room Modes Room modes are caused by sound reflecting off of various room surfaces. There are three types of modes in a room: axial, [...]
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Room Setup Case Study
The following room setup case study was designed to illustrate how a typical room can be tested, designed and acoustically treated to achieve the best [...]
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Early Reflection Points
Early reflection points, first reflection points, or “mirror point” are semi-technical terms used to describe a phenomenon common to all enclosed spaces no matter the [...]
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Room Acoustics Primer
For those of you who are new to room acoustics, here’s an acoustic primer to help you get started. If you prefer, you can also [...]
Read more
Articles General GIK Designer Tips Uncategorized
Designer Tips: The Significance of “Clouds” with Mike Major
When people reach out to us at GIK for acoustic advice, we never have any problem convincing people to put panels and diffusors on their [...]
Read more
Articles General GIK Designer Tips
Designer Tips: The Importance of Coverage Area with James Lindenschmidt
The most important factor in acoustic treatment performance is coverage area. Or more specifically, the total surface area of all treatments in a room, relative [...]
Read more
Articles General GIK Designer Tips
Designer Tips: Home Theaters and Acoustic Balance with John Dykstra
Without fail, one of the first things our clients say to us when we begin talking about how we are going to treat their room [...]
Read more
Educational Videos Room Setup
Speaker Placement: How far from the wall should I place my speakers?
There’s a lot of confusion surrounding speaker placement. In truth, the optimal speaker setup is based on things like room size and the specifications of [...]
Read more
Diffusion Educational Videos
Debunking Sound Diffusion Myths
There are many misconceptions about diffusion that can lead people astray when they go to treat their rooms. This video outlines some of the common [...]
Read more
Educational Videos General Installation Room Setup
Untreated Vs Treated Room
Check out these sound tests of our DEMO room. In this video we pull all the treatment out of the room to see how the [...]
Read more
Articles Educational Videos Room Setup Videos
Tutorial: How to Treat a Mixing or Mastering Room
Read more
Articles Educational Videos Room Setup Videos
Tutorial: Hifi Listening Room Acoustics Setup
How to Set Up and Acoustically Treat a Hifi or 2-channel Listening Room How do I set up my listening room: Audiophiles can spend [...]
Read more
Articles Installation Product Videos
Acoustic Panel or Bass Trap Ceiling Mounting
It’s recommended to place acoustic panels on the ceiling to reduce floor-to-ceiling slap echo, height modes, SBIR and reflections. For more on taming early reflection points, [...]
Read more
Articles Educational Videos Room Setup Videos
Tutorial: Treating a Home Theater Room
Sign up to receive access to our Home Theater tutorial. Get the basics on how to set up your own home theater system and acoustic [...]
Read more
Articles General Product Videos Videos
How to Hang Acoustic Panels
GIK Acoustics shows how to best hang our GIK Acoustic 242 Acoustic Panels, 244 Bass Traps, and Monster Bass Traps on walls and in corners. [...]
Read more
Applications Articles Educational Videos Room Setup
Drum Room Acoustics Levels of Absorption
Listen with Headphones! Dylan Wissing of Getting the Sound demonstrates the different “levels” of absorption and diffusion that can make a huge difference in recording [...]
Read more
Articles Educational Videos Room Setup
(Video) Room Acoustics: First Reflection Points
Ok, I know room acoustics work, and I have already optimized my listening position…but what do I treat first? The next step after getting your [...]
Read more
Articles News Press
AES NEW YORK 2019 Trade Show, Display Items for Sale, Free Badges
GIK Acoustics will be exhibiting at the 147th International Audio Engineering Society Convention at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, October 16 – [...]
Read more
Articles
Acoustic Treatment vs Soundproofing
What’s the difference between soundproofing vs acoustic panels? What’s the difference between acoustic treatment and soundproofing? This is a common question as often the two [...]
Read more
Articles General
Alpha Series vs Impression Series
Differences In the Two Series and what that means for your space There are important differences between the Alpha Series and the Impression Series acoustic [...]
Read more
Articles General Room Setup
How to treat windows using acoustic treatments
Windows & Room Acoustics: Problems & Strategies What do I do about my windows? I know windows are horrible for room acoustics. This is one [...]
Read more
Applications Articles General
How to Hang Acoustic Panels
We supply heavy-duty sawtooth bars for 2″ Spot Panels (all sizes), Alpha Series panels (all sizes), Impression Series panels (all sizes), Scopus Tuned Membrane Bass [...]
Read more
Articles Diffusion
How Diffusion (audio) Works
Originally Published on: Jan 15, 2009 View the accompanying Video Diffusion is often a misunderstood concept in the audio field; so what is diffusion exactly [...]
Read more
Articles General Room Setup
Gallery: Home Theater Ideas
Gallery: Home Theater Ideas It is sometimes helpful to see an image gallery of GIK Acoustics acoustic treatments and bass traps in actual rooms for [...]
Read more
Articles Educational Videos News
Recording Magazine Looks at Room Treatment from GIK Acoustics
Recording Magazine‘s technical editor Paul A Vnuk sat down with our own John Dykstra to discuss some basics of room acoustics and how GIK Acoustics [...]
Read more
Acoustics & Audiogeekery Articles
Learning To Listen: Acoustics & The Listening Experience
Whether you’re recording and producing music, setting up the perfect audiophile system, or putting together a state-of-the-art home theater, aren’t we all after the same [...]
Read more
Acoustics & Audiogeekery Articles
Unpacking ETC: Time-domain measurements & early reflections
by James Lindenschmidt Using room testing software to analyze a listening room has become a common practice over the past decade, even for non-professionals. Testing [...]
Read more
Articles
GIK Warehouse Available on SketchUp
SketchUp is a free 3D drawing software application that’s easy to learn and can be used for a wide range of drawing applications such as [...]
Read more
Articles
Mic to Monitor Lecture: Placing Room Treatments
GIK Acoustics participated in both the Mic to Monitor USA and Mic to Monitor UK lecture series. One of the primary topics we reviewed in [...]
Read more
Articles
Basics of Room Setup
Basics of Room Setup At GIK, we understand that jumping into the science of sound can be dark and scary. Or at the very least, [...]
Read moreArticles News Press
Class A Fire Rating
GIK Acoustics is pleased to announce a Class A Fire Rating on all our standard fabric panels. Whether placing acoustic treatments in your home or [...]
Read more
Articles
Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
At GIK Acoustics, customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. Our team is here to ensure that you get the most out of our products. These [...]
Read more
Articles Customer Videos Educational Videos News
Ian Shepherd Builds Home Studio
Ian Shepherd is the founder of Production Advice and mastering engineer and owner of Mastering Media Ltd. He specialises in audio mastering and post-production, Blu-ray [...]
Read more
Articles
The GIK Acoustics Difference
There’s a difference between a GIK Acoustics product and all others on the market. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued utility patent US 9,091,060 for [...]
Read more
Articles News
Mounting Bass Traps in Corners
Placing Bass Traps in Upper and Lower Corners (There Are More Corners Than You Think) A rectangular room has 12 corners: where walls meet the [...]
Read more
Articles
DIY Acoustic Panel and Bass Trap Frames
Do-It-Yourself Acoustic Panels and Bass Traps… To Frame or Not to Frame Often people decide to build their own acoustic panels and bass traps for [...]
Read more
Articles
Audio Examples of Treated vs Untreated Room
We are often asked what are the real effects of a treating a room with acoustic products. For some customers, reading charts and test graphs [...]
Read more
Articles
Understanding Decay Times and Waterfall Graphs
Decay time waterfall graphs and frequency response charts are tools to measure the acoustics of a room. This article looks to demystify and explain what [...]
Read more
Articles Diffusion Educational Videos General Room Setup Videos
The Basics of Room Acoustics: Bass Traps, Diffusors, Acoustic Panels
This video explores the basics of room acoustics and also how to treat the acoustics of a room. Most of us are in smaller, residential [...]
Read more
Articles
Understanding Different Bass Trapping
Bass Trapping: The Low-Down on Low Frequency Absorbers by Alexander Reynolds There are many types of different bass trapping and low frequency treatments available for [...]
Read more
Articles
Comparing Acoustic Foam to GIK 244 Bass Traps – Test Analysis
Acoustic Foam Bass Trap VS. GIK Acoustic’s 244 Bass Trap Panel A question we’re often asked is the difference between FOAM and RIGID FIBERGLASS. Acoustic [...]
Read more
Articles
Monitor Positioning
So you’ve got your room setup and treated, you’ve spent a ton on gear and a fantastic monitoring chain, but things still don’t sound right. [...]
Read more
Articles
Room Setup General No-No’s
When it comes to room setup, there are a lot of dos and don’ts. Here is a list of things to avoid if at all [...]
Read more
Articles
How Bass Traps Work
In this article we’ll examine what a Bass Trap (bass absorber) is, why we recommend putting bass traps in certain places in the room, and [...]
Read moreArticles
Why Isolation (Soundproofing) is Important
Isolation (also known as soundproofing) is important for a variety of reasons. The most commonly recognized reason is to stop sound from bothering other people [...]
Read moreArticles
Speaker Boundary Interference Response (SBIR)
SBIR (Speaker Boundary Interference Response) – This is a term to describe how the proximity of a speaker to a hard boundary (wall/ceiling/floor) will change [...]
Read moreArticles Diffusion
Diffusion is a Wonderful Tool – by Jeff Hedback
Diffusion is a wonderful tool in small room acoustics. OK, nice enough, but what is diffusion, why is it wonderful and where would it be [...]
Read more
Articles
What Are Room Modes
Treating Room Modes Room modes are caused by sound reflecting off of various room surfaces. There are three types of modes in a room: axial, [...]
Read moreArticles Room Setup
Room Setup Case Study
The following room setup case study was designed to illustrate how a typical room can be tested, designed and acoustically treated to achieve the best [...]
Read moreArticles
Early Reflection Points
Early reflection points, first reflection points, or “mirror point” are semi-technical terms used to describe a phenomenon common to all enclosed spaces no matter the [...]
Read moreArticles
Room Acoustics Primer
For those of you who are new to room acoustics, here’s an acoustic primer to help you get started. If you prefer, you can also [...]
Read more