Music City Acoustics Bass Trap Panels - 2 bass trap panels on white background - 6.5" inch deep acoustic panels for bass frequency absorption
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 8' x 4'
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Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 8' x 4'
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Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 4' x 4'
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Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 4' x 1'
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Music City Acoustics Bass Trap Panels - 2 bass trap panels on white background - 6.5" inch deep acoustic panels for bass frequency absorption
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels woodrose / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels willow / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels stucco / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels sterling / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels shale / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels shale / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels shale / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels shale / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels shale / 4' x 4'
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Bass Trap Acoustic Panels shale / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels shale / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels pine-needle / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels parchment / 2' x 2'
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Bass Trap Acoustic Panels lunar / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels lunar / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels lunar / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels low-tide / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels jet-black / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels goldenrod / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels elephant / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels coffee-bean / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 4' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 4' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 4' x 1'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels cinder / 2' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels admiral / 8' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels admiral / 8' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels admiral / 6' x 4'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels admiral / 6' x 2'
Bass Trap Acoustic Panels admiral / 4' x 4'
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Bass Trap Acoustic Panels

$105.00

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At 6.5 inches deep, Bass Trap Panels are built for studios, listening rooms, and home theaters where accurate low-end translation, balanced decay time, and mix confidence are non-negotiable. This is where controlling room modes and low-frequency resonances transforms everything else.

Bass Trap Panels are built to order in our Nashville shop. Production typically takes 1–2 weeks, with most orders completed in 8–10 business days. Once finished, orders usually arrive within 3–5 business days.

Smaller orders ship via UPS Ground, while larger orders ship via LTL freight to keep costs reasonable. Shipping is available within the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii.

Local pickup is available in Nashville.

  • Depth: 6.5 inches
  • Mounting: Wall, ceiling, or corner
  • Sizes: Multiple standard options available
  • Weight: Varies by panel size

Detailed specifications are available in our product guides.


Bass Trap Panels are designed for straightforward installation and include 2" Z-Clips for standard wall mounting.

Panels can be installed on walls, ceilings, or straddling corners. Wall installations use the included 2" Z-Clips. For ceiling, corner, or suspended installations, we offer the following hardware options:

  • Corner Trap Installation Kit
  • Ceiling Panel Hardware Kit
  • Cloud Hardware Kit
  • Suspended Wall Panel Kit (for mounting panels in front of windows, built-ins, etc.)

Each hardware option includes step-by-step installation guides, available as downloadable PDFs.

Installing panels with an air gap can further enhance low-frequency absorption, depending on placement and room layout. For an easy and consistent way to add an air gap, see our Air Gap Spacer.

Our Bass Trap Panels are built using durable, high-performance materials selected for acoustic performance, longevity, and safe indoor use.

Core and Frame Materials

  • Core Material: Rockwool Rockboard 40 mineral wool
  • Sustainability: Manufactured with recycled content and designed for long service life
  • Fire Safety: Tested to ASTM E84 and meets Class A fire rating requirements
  • Frame Construction: Solid 3/4" plywood frame for strength, durability, and flexible mounting options

Our construction approach prioritizes long-term performance and structural integrity over lightweight or disposable materials.

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Fabric Options

Bass Trap Panels are available in 15 standard fabric colors sourced from:

  • Guilford of Maine – Anchorage line
  • Burch Fabrics – Prime Time line

Both fabric lines are acoustically transparent, durable, and suitable for architectural interiors. There is no functional or acoustic difference between the two fabric options. They are used together to achieve our unique color palette.

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Indoor Safety and Air Quality

All materials used in Bass Trap Panels are appropriate for indoor environments, including studios, homes, offices, schools, and houses of worship.

  • Fabrics are designed for interior architectural use
  • Materials meet the fire safety standards required for commercial installations

Mineral wool cores are fully encapsulated during construction to help contain fibers and maintain a clean, stable panel assembly.

Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery if unused and in original packaging. A 10% restocking fee applies, and return shipping is the customer’s responsibility. Custom and special-order products are not eligible for return.

All Bass Trap Panels include a 3-year limited warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship under normal indoor use.

Handcrafted in Nashville, TN

Built with sustainable and high-quality materials

Fire Rated

Tested and Certified - Class A fire-Rating ASTM E84–23d

Shipping

Ships in 1 to 2 Weeks all over the continental United States

In-Store Pickup Available

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Bass Trap Panels: Accurate. Balanced. Essential.

Bass Trap Acoustic Panels are the foundation of accurate listening. They're built for mixing engineers who need their low end to translate, producers who need to hear the relationship between kick and bass, and audiophiles who demand their system reveal every detail without room distortion. These are environments where controlling frequencies below 100 Hz transforms everything above it.

At 6.5 inches deep with 6 inches of insulation, Bass Trap Panels absorb from 80 Hz up when wall-mounted, and down to 63 Hz when straddling corners. This range is where room modes live, where decay time becomes unbalanced, and where untreated rooms create the most distortion. By controlling this range, Bass Trap Panels eliminate the masking, peaks, and nulls that make mixing nearly impossible and critical listening unreliable

What makes Bass Trap Panels foundational is their ability to reshape the low-frequency response of your room. They don't just reduce reflections or control early reflections like thinner panels. They tame resonances, control standing waves, and balance decay time across the frequency spectrum. When the low end is accurate, everything else falls into place. You can trust your decisions, your mixes translate, and your room becomes a tool instead of an obstacle.

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Hear Your Speakers, Not The Room.

Bass Trap Panels are the number one choice for treating the acoustics in Mixing Rooms, Mastering Rooms, Listening Rooms, and Home Theaters. Their broadband absorption across the entire frequency spectrum makes them the best acoustic treatment product for treating any critical listening environment. 

Mastering Rooms

Mix/Mastering Rooms

Whether you're mixing at home or running a professional studio, Bass Trap Panels give you the low-end accuracy you need to create mixes that translate. They control room modes, balance decay time, and eliminate the peaks and nulls that make it impossible to hear the relationship between kick, bass, and low-mid instruments. The result: you can trust what you're hearing, make confident EQ and compression decisions, and deliver mixes that sound great everywhere.

Listening Rooms

Listening Rooms

Your speakers and amplifiers deserve a room that reveals their full potential. Bass Trap Panels eliminate room modes, control low-frequency decay, and remove the distortion that masks detail and clarity. What you hear is what the artist and engineer intended: accurate, balanced, and immersive. Every layer, every transient, every note sits exactly where it should.

Home Theaters

Home Theaters

Cinematic bass requires more than subwoofers. Bass Trap Panels control the low-frequency buildup and decay that cause explosions to sound muddy and bass-heavy soundtracks to overwhelm dialogue. The result is tight, controlled low end with impact and clarity. Your theater becomes a space where every sound effect, every score, and every moment of dialogue delivers exactly as intended.

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What Changes When You Control the Low End

Bass Trap Panels don't just improve frequency response. They transform how you work, listen, and create.

What sounds balanced in your room sounds balanced everywhere else. Car, headphones, earbuds, grocery store PA systems—it all works.

Kick and bass sit together without guesswork. Low-mid instruments like piano, guitar, and synths occupy their own space instead of masking each other.

You can hear attack and release. You can hear when something needs more or less low end. You're not fighting the room anymore.

The massive peaks and nulls that create 30+ dB swings in frequency response get tamed. Your room becomes balanced instead of chaotic.

Low frequencies stop hanging around longer than everything else. The room sounds tight, controlled, and focused instead of muddy and boomy.

In hi-fi rooms and home theaters, bass is tight and controlled. Dialogue stays clear. Explosions have impact without overwhelming everything else. You can listen for hours without fatigue.


On a technical level, you'll measure flatter frequency response, reduced RT60 in the low end, and better modal control. But the human impact is what matters: you can finally trust your room, stay inspired instead of distracted, and make decisions with confidence.

Performance You Can Trust

We test every product at Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories, one of the most respected acoustic testing facilities in North America, following ASTM C423 standards. This ensures the performance data you see is independently verified and accurate, so when we list absorption at a specific frequency, you can trust the results.

Bass Trap Panels achieve an NRC of 1.04 when wall-mounted (A-mount), with effective absorption from 80 Hz up. When corner-mounted, absorption extends down to 63 Hz, delivering the deep low-end control that mixing and critical listening demand.

  • X Axis = Frequency in Hz | Y Axis = NRC Rating from 0-1

    NRC stands for “noise reduction coefficient.” An NRC rating is a percentage grade that represents a specific panel’s ability to reduce noise. 

    Ratings are typically expressed in decimals from 0 to 1, where 0 represents 0% (meaning the product reflects sound) and 1 represents 100% (meaning the product absorbs sound)

    So, for example, if a panel has an NRC rating of .85, that means that roughly 85% of the sound that hits that panel’s surface will stop there

    Ratings can go above 1 because they’re calculated by scoring all of the surfaces of the product, leading to ratings like 1.05.

Installation Made Simple

Great acoustics start with proper installation. Our step-by-step guides walk you through every aspect of the process, from choosing the right hardware to placing panels for maximum impact. Whether you're mounting to walls, ceilings, or straddling corners, we've designed the installation to be straightforward and confidence-building.

Not sure where to start? We're here to help. Contact us for a free room design and we'll show you exactly where to place your panels for the best results.
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Why Room Modes Are the Enemy of Accurate Listening

Every room has resonant frequencies determined by its dimensions. These are called room modes, and they're the single biggest source of distortion in untreated spaces.

Think of your room like a pipe organ. Each dimension of your room (length, width, height) acts like a pipe with its own resonant frequency. When a sound wave matches that dimension perfectly, it resonates, creating massive peaks in some areas and deep nulls in others. The result: a 30+ dB swing in frequency response that makes accurate mixing and critical listening nearly impossible.

Room modes don't just create uneven frequency response. They also cause decay time problems. Low frequencies hang around longer than everything else, creating a muddy, boomy sound where instruments mask each other and clarity disappears. You can't hear the relationship between kick and bass. You can't make accurate EQ decisions. You're fighting the room instead of working with it.

Bass Trap Panels solve this by absorbing low-frequency energy and controlling decay time. At 6½ inches deep, they have the mass and depth needed to tame resonances below 100 Hz, balance your room's frequency response, and create a monitoring environment you can trust. When room modes are under control, everything else becomes easier. Your mixes translate, your decisions become confident, and your room finally works for you instead of against you.

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“I’ve worked with the MCA team for a while now, and they have become an essential part of the evolution of my studio, Santa's Workshop. From designing custom gobos to overseeing complete room design, their data driven attention to detail is unmatched.”

“I’ve worked with the MCA team for a while now, and they have become an essential part of the evolution of my studio, Santa's Workshop. From designing custom gobos to overseeing complete room design, their data driven attention to detail is unmatched.”

—Dave Clauss
6-time Grammy-winning Recording Engineer/Producer/Mixer

“I’ve known and worked with the team at Music City Acoustics for years and have watched the company grow into what it is today. The quality of their service and products is top tier, and they are genuinely great people to work with. I trust Music City Acoustics with all of my studio treatment needs.”

“I’ve known and worked with the team at Music City Acoustics for years and have watched the company grow into what it is today. The quality of their service and products is top tier, and they are genuinely great people to work with. I trust Music City Acoustics with all of my studio treatment needs.”

—Chris Stevens
Grammy-winning Songwriter/Producer

“There are not many places in the music business where you can get the highest quality, the most attention to detail, the best sounding results, AND stay within your budget. Music City Acoustics is that PLACE! They helped me build the most beautiful and best sounding studio of my career!”

“There are not many places in the music business where you can get the highest quality, the most attention to detail, the best sounding results, AND stay within your budget. Music City Acoustics is that PLACE! They helped me build the most beautiful and best sounding studio of my career!”

—David Spencer
Producer/Singer/Songwriter/Instructor

Your Questions: Answered

  • Corner-mounting delivers deeper low-frequency absorption (down to 63 Hz vs. 80 Hz wall-mounted) because the air gap behind the panel increases its effective depth. When you straddle a corner, you're not just placing the panel in a special location—you're creating space behind it that allows the panel to absorb lower frequencies more effectively. If your room layout allows it and you need maximum low-end control, corner-mounting is the way to go. Wall-mounting still delivers excellent performance from 80 Hz up and works well on back walls, front walls, and sidewalls where corners aren't available.

  • Installing panels with an air gap behind them increases their effective depth, which improves low-frequency absorption. A 6.5 inch panel with a few inches of air gap behind it can perform like a much deeper panel, extending absorption to lower frequencies. Our Air Gap Spacer makes this simple: it mounts to the wall and holds the panel away from the surface, creating consistent spacing without custom framing. This is especially useful when wall-mounting Bass Trap Panels in locations where you can't straddle corners but still want better low-end control. The air gap doesn't change the panel itself—it changes how the panel interacts with sound waves, making it more effective in the frequencies that matter most.

  • Absolutely. Most studio designs use both. Bass Traps typically go in corners and on the back wall where deep low-end control matters most. Broadband Panels work well on sidewalls and the front wall where you still need absorption but don't need to go as deep. This approach balances performance, cost, and space.

  • Room modes are the resonant frequencies of your room, determined by its dimensions. Think of your room like a pipe organ: each dimension (length, width, height) creates a resonant frequency, just like each pipe creates a specific note. When a frequency matches your room's dimensions, it resonates, creating massive peaks in some spots and deep nulls in others. This can cause 30+ dB swings in frequency response, making accurate mixing nearly impossible. Bass Trap Panels control these resonances by absorbing low-frequency energy and reducing decay time.

  • Yes. Small rooms actually benefit more from bass treatment than large rooms because room modes are more pronounced and harder to avoid. Bass Trap Panels give you the low-end control you need to make accurate mixing decisions, even in spare bedrooms and small project studios.

  • It depends on your room size, dimensions, and mixing goals. Studios typically need substantial coverage: corners, back wall, sidewalls, and often ceiling. The more coverage you have, the more consistent and balanced your low-frequency response becomes. We offer free room layout designs to show you exactly what your space needs and where panels should be placed for maximum impact.

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Music City Acoustics High-Mid Acoustic Panels - 2.5" deep versatile acoustic panels for home, studio, office, church and more

High Mid Panels

2.5" deep, absorbs mid and frequencies. Versatile for a wide array of applications. Perfect for offices, churches, venues and more.

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Music City Acoustics Broadband acoustic panels - 4.5" deep sound absorption panels for studios and listening rooms

Broadband Panels

4.5" deep, broadband absorption for a wide range of frequencies. Great for recording studios: live rooms, iso booths, and control rooms.

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Music City Acoustics Bass Trap Panels - 2 bass trap panels on white background - 6.5" inch deep acoustic panels for bass frequency absorption

Bass Trap Panels

6.5" deep, designed for mixing, mastering, and listening environments where accuracy matters: Ideal for studios, listening rooms, and home theaters.

Music City Acoustics SubFreQ Bass Trap Acoustic Panels - 12.5" deep bass traps - unmatched low frequency bass absorption for studios

SubFreQ Panels

12.5" deep, SubFreQ panels extend absorption down to 40 Hz, tackling sub-bass frequencies that even Bass Traps can't reach. Essential for mastering rooms and serious audiophile systems.

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