Basstraps provide the foundation for controlling your room acoustic. A basstrap is an essential component of high-end audio listening or music mixing, and is applicable to home theater rooms and concert halls. Sound engineers and audiophiles need to hear sound reproduced accurately, and rooms without basstraps tend to obscure the musical elements by emphasizing certain notes and masking others.
Many basstrap products operate on the “quarter wavelength” principle, whereby the lowest frequency able to be absorbed is that whose wavelength is equal to four times the thickness of the absorber panel. For example, a 100 Hz sound has a wavelength of about 11.3 feet, so a typical sound absorber would need to be 34 inches thick to provide much improvement in this range!
An ASC basstrap operates much differently, using the relationship between the natural capacitance of an air volume and the measured flow-resistivity of a spun glass fiber membrane to achieve an acoustic rolloff that operates far below the quarter wavelength frequency. For example, the 16″ diameter TubeTrap, a premier and popular ASC basstrap, operates effectively to below 50 hz.
ASC's Half Round TubeTrap Isothermal model is a versatile evolution of the TubeTrap, allowing the same sound-busting power of the TubeTrap to be wall or ceiling mounted.The unique and effective design of Half Round TubeTraps combine broadband absorption, diffusion, and directional control of sound reflections to reduce noise levels while maintaining room brightness and enhancing image resolution. This design approach results in compact and modular units that can be placed in patterns on walls, ceilings, and in corners of any room.
MonitorStands complete your AttackWall
In both audio and visual continuity, MonitorStands are a studio must-have and are compatible with nearly every monitor speaker made today! From a little Focal CMS65 to the large Genelec 8361 or Westlake BSSM12, ASC MonitorStands are the cherry on top of your AttackWall station.Applications:- Control Rooms
- Pro & Home Studios
- Mastering Suites
- Post Production Facilities
QuarterRound TubeTraps (QRTTs) give you very high performance in a form-fitting package, custom designed to fit in the corner when space is at a premium. All QRTTs are built with our patented Isothermal technology, providing double the bass absorption as our Standard TubeTrap line. Like all ASC products, these are hand-built to order at our headquarters in Eugene, Oregon and are 100% USA made.For pricing, select from the variant options below. Typical lead time is 3-4 weeks.
The TowerTrap is a corner-loaded bass trap that was designed to resemble an architectural element rather than a typical cylindrical TubeTrap. It was developed specifically to address those customers looking for high-performance audio with a designer look that is so subtle, it nearly disappears.
The PCAD (Poly Cylindrical Absorbing Diffusor) is a highly curved panel providing broadband absorption to reduce the "echo" in the room. These unique panels have the added benefit of treble reflectors distributed evenly throughout the panel. This is the perfect product for fine tuning your listening room, calming the room just enough without overly deadening the sound.- The TubeTrap is the foremost corner-loaded bass trap in the audio industry. It was only natural that ASC would adapt the same technology to fit flush into corners, walls and ceilings.Half Round TubeTraps are a custom order product.
The Quarter Round TubeTrap Standard gives you very high performance in a form-fitting package, custom design to fit in the corner when space is at a premium. All models feature Isothermal construction
Standard Quarter Round TubeTraps are a custom order product.Check out the current product line
Standard TubeTraps are IsoThermal TubeTraps. Original TubeTraps are still available as a custom ordered product.
ASC's TubeTraps are modular, self-contained, broadband acoustic absorber/diffusers that improve the quality of music playback.The TubeTrap's cylinder shape provides the structural rigidity and internal air cavity necessary to absorb sound in the low frequency range, and operates far more efficiently and to a lower frequency than its size would suggest. It’s their diameter, not length, that determines how deep into the bass range they can absorb. Because TubeTraps are “impedance-matched” to sound, they are fast-acting bass traps.TubeTraps handle musical transients just as easily as they handle sustains, unlike slow acting membrane and resonator bass traps. TubeTraps include an integral treble range polycylindrical diffuser with each unit, transforming your room acoustics into an unforgettably articulate and dynamic musical bass line.
