What Is a Bass Trap?

In another great entry in our Glossary Terms series, Sweetwater‘s Mitch Gallagher goes in-depth on bass traps and their ability to tame bass frequencies for a cleaner, better-sounding final product. Check it out!

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[sweetwater]

Tame those low end frequencies with bass traps!

[natashanyxx]

I stayed until the end, and it was worth it!

[jjrusy]

I cut a long 50' basement room in half using book shelves and a massive stack of 33LP shelf-cubes but left some cracks for bass to get through. there are several "sound mazes" in back from storage shelves and stuff. this room also came finished with these huge 4'X14' thick fiberglass padded ceiling panels. total BONUS.(these would be the "reflective skin, bass absorb style Mitch described) The front of the room has no bass boom. (a behringer RTA and test mic also helped me to "see" the freq response of the room).

[iutchube]

😆😆😆👏👏👏 The extra part at the end was just perfect!

[michaelclover]

Great video! Good to know about those pesky basses being trapped humanely

[marc]

Excellent I had a very power full subwoofer that was way too much power in my small room....however whenever i left my room i would notice how much more bass was outside of my room.

[ionianblue]

All I ever wanted to know about bass traps all in one video! Informative. I first heard of bass traps when I read they were being added to a studio Green Day was tracking in years ago. The details escape me so I’m quoting from memory. Anyway, I enjoyed this video. Also, the ending is pure gold. LOL

[EndlessMeece]

I want to hire Mitch to follow me around and narrate my entire life to me all day.

#VocalChordsOfTheGods

[aseomg]

Apparently with all the wild basses out there...I should look into getting my bass trapper licence.

[brianwarner]

wow..I under estimated how good this video was going to be, I assumed it would be tailored more towards selling me a bass trap but instead it was very informative!

[iainmackenzieUK]

typically brief and essential - Thank you

[dougp]

Very good information.
Thank You.
SWEETWATER ROCKS!!!!

[mrghost]

amazing video, I wish you would use more pictures to deliver your ideas more easily

[jesusbulfranovazquezlerma]

You should really recommend Acoustic Fields for this matter. The carbon diaphragmatic absorbers are a very efficient technology.

[aidanelligott]

Now this man knows what he is talking about

[akagerhard]

Great explaination, however.. when I search the sweetwater-shop for "resonant absorber" or "resonance absorber" I don't find any room-treatment. Do you only sell the broad-band-kind? Because I know the problematic frequencies of my room and I'd like to adress them specifically. (Big issue at ~40-45 Hz, common issue at 150Hz, smaller issues at 90 Hz, 300 & 400 Hz)

[bassnsax]

I'm a wild bass that has become a nuisance. Just ask my bandmates. 🐻🎸

[NathanRohr]

My bass trap doesn't work. My bassist still hasn't caught a new bass in it.

[MichaelSeanHarrell]

dont get your foot caught in one on the up beat

[SparksD]

The high frequency of the nerdy bass trap techno jargon is hurting my delicate inputs...

**Unplugs my monitors and puts on the $300 studio headphones I got from Sweetwater**

Ahhh, much better! 😄