Acoustic treatment

Shear waves in solids are what change the air molecules that come in contact with various solid materials. The acoustic wave that is generated from this interaction returns to the solid surface creating more shear and then more acoustic energy is generated off the solid surface.  This process happens all over again..not a giga buddy UFO magnetic field. . Just many many touches between shear waves and acoustic waves. Never dissipated just converted into acoustic waves..and then shear until the wave diminishes into or between 2 or more surfaces.

The material tension changes the reactivity of the surface ..This tension also changes the shape of the surface and adjusts the resonance point of the surface changing where the shear is most reactive. A strike away from  the Resonant Point will give a drum a different sound than a strike right on top of the Resonant Point. Maximum energy transmission is when a wall surface resonant point is found and when a acoustic resonator is placed on that surface point. Tension will adjust the shear wave transmission between those 2 surfaces now touching at that point. The resulting shear wave transmission will follow a shape say a tiny bowl and the air molecules that are around that shape take on those patterns and are excited ..and so you have a shape and a material and together they generate a new sound. Change anyone of those.. add a new boundary such as a piece of tonewood and then add a jewel or 3 you will have another new sound..because they are all attached they will generate multiple shear wave patterns and then new multiple acoustic waves and patterns....Tom

PS.. Eighth Nerve was Room Tune when they split to Nashville..

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@karl77, I use those pads to damp the high-frequency ring of my drum heads. ;-) Makes 'em sound like Levon Helm's, low and "thumpy".

Thanks to Geoff remarks about Helmhotz resonator... I completed the installation of 8 carafes and varied bottles with different aperture with different tubes of my own making inside, and different level of water to discover the right one and I must say the effects are astounding on all counts...And at no cost...All of you read about that and think,it is not necessary to pay anything, very simple to inplement if you try and trust your ears...

Let one or more contact a wall surface and hear what happens. Tom

Ok Geoffkait here we go again. Show me solid objective evidence that tube traps work. Before you start spending other peoples money you have to be full of more than BS beside not knowing how to manipulate the math behind the Helmholtz Resonator. And, don't give me manufacturers BS either. How are you going to locate standing waves in a room and exactly at what frequency? What about comb filtering? In the context of what type of loudspeaker?