so bass traps in corners do nothing, it seems we have been fooled. or are being fooled.


Well I've watched a few of their videos and mostly they seem to be no nonsense. what do you think? 

 

Corner Bass Trap Nonsense - www.AcousticFields.com (youtube.com)

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About 20 years ago I bought the Behringer measurement mic and the thing that let you compare the signal to what the mic heard.  I made 27 Risch style bass traps and had it all in the basement of my first house.  Traps definitely do make a measurable difference but you need a ton of them.  I'd say it's practically impossible to fix the bad resonances any basement will have.  You can EQ them out, which I did to +-1db.  It sounded weird, though.  I eventually gave up on heavy EQ.  The best thing for bass is to live in a house that is light construction.  Plain wood frame, drywall.  You still have resonances but a lot of the energy escapes through the walls.  Then add some traps and light EQ if you want to.  Placement is very important.