I am planning on building some room treatments and was wondering if I could use painted canvass on the face of the room treatments. I understand that it should be perforated but the canvass would still breath. It would be painted with acrylic paint so it wouldn't be on very heavy.

Thanks
Mike

I seem to recall that you want material that passes the "breath test" as facing material.

It depends on what those particular panels are for. If they're already an FSK faced type material that's not supposed to do a lot up high but be more for bottom end, it'd be OK. If they're for first reflections and the front wall - then no, it's not a good idea.

Bryan

If they're for first reflections and the front wall - then no, it's not a good idea.

Bryan

Damn.

Now to find a plan B.:D

I think you could use a material similar to SmX and air brush paint them and not compromise the fabrics audio transparency quality's. That was the plan was it not to have some art show cased on the walls and hide the panels ?

Dying fabric is acceptable. If you have an artistic flair, you can 'paint' your own using dyes provided the unerlying fabric will not reflect higher frequencies.

Bryan