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mjgreeneaudio

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Tectum
« on: February 09, 2009, 12:48:24 AM »

Has anyone used Tectum in a studio installation?  The spec's seem very good and I noticed the Everest mention's it quite a bit in his books.  

Just curious what the pro's think of this product and its benefits?  Its ugly as can be and I have seen one instal where it seemed to do a good job changing a room but they never covered it and it just looks nasty and home brew.  Looks do matter but if it were covered to hide its industrial look, is it a good option over fiberglass panels?  

Thanks,
Michael Greene

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Dominick

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Re: Tectum
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2009, 07:05:57 AM »

Several rooms at Sony NYC 54th St used it.
Goes up easily & does the job well.
We had fabric covering it.
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Re: Tectum
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2009, 03:27:15 PM »

Dominick,
Thank you.  Did you guys have them spaced off the walls at all or were they mounted right on the wall?

Thanks again,
Michael Greene

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Re: Tectum
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2009, 06:41:14 PM »

Both,

In one mastering room, it was mounted directly on the walls.
In 2 mix rooms it was suspended at an angle as a cloud.
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Re: Tectum
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2009, 08:17:22 PM »

Just curious why you want to use Tectum panels vs Fiberglass. It is more expensive isn't it??
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Re: Tectum
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2009, 01:58:47 AM »

franman wrote on Mon, 09 February 2009 18:17

Just curious why you want to use Tectum panels vs Fiberglass. It is more expensive isn't it??


Fran,
Good question. I was going over some plans for a iso booth and re-reading a bunch of the acoustic books I have and passed by the Tectum reference again.   I was looking over the figures for it and realized I had never noticed how good they appear to be.  I then remembered the install that I saw them used in.  I haven't actually looked into pricing.  I didn''t realize that Tectum was more expensive.  

Honestly if the price is more than fiberglass, I would rather go with something like the look of 1" fiberglass in a panel track system covered with fabric.  The figures might not be exactly the same but I do like the look of the panel track instals.  

Thanks again guys.  This forum is a fantastic resource.

Michael Greene

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Re: Tectum
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2010, 11:45:09 PM »

Back in the 80's I heard about tectum... the second t was silent, or I didn't
quite get it.
Anyway, the thing I remember is that it reflected higher frequencies and
dampend the lower ones, (or maybe mids & lower mids).

At least that's what I was told, never saw any specs on it.

That could be one advantage tectum would have in balancing the
frequency responce of your room ambience.  
 
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Re: Tectum
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2010, 08:51:29 PM »

Well, I'm not sure about the Tecum you heard about but Tectum is not really supposed to be reflective at higher frequencies. The specs on the standard Ceiling Panels http://www.tectum.com/interior_ceilings.htm shows that the with a fairly standard E400 mounting, the absorption coefficient goes up with frequency as one would expect. The overall NRC is not as high as what I would get out of a Rigid Fiberglass installation, but it definitely absorbs more efficiently as frequency increases.

I always looked at this product as very 'commerical' or 'institutional' as opposed to most of the stuff we use in studios. That's not a bad thing, it's just how I perceive it FWIW.

The stuff works as shown on the specs, but it looks like an IRS office or school gymnasium to me.

FM
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Re: Tectum
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2010, 10:19:58 AM »

....but I decorated all the walls of my asylum with it!  It helps when I bounce off the walls!  
(sorry, couldn't resist)
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Re: Tectum
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2010, 10:03:15 AM »

I remember reading F. Alton Everest's book and he mentions the advantage to Tectum was that you could paint it with a mural or any custom design.

When I checked the price I soon realized Roxul and fabric was better suited to my application.

Mario
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Re: Tectum
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2010, 10:13:46 PM »

(yeah Mark, that sounds about right)... Mario, I think you are correct that you can paint (standard) Tectum without degrading the performance to an unacceptable level.. but.. who cares???

(Just being a wise ass... sorry)..  Cool
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