What have you done for speaker vents?
Well, maybe “vent” isn’t the right word… But I was looking for some ideas for some sort of pattern of holes to put in the pommle of my hilt so I can actually hear my sound!
I only have one, so I want to do it right the first time.
Here are some pics of what I have right now…
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Soundholes could be made by drilling 1/8" holes in the cap or if the speaker was deeper around the hilt. If you have skills with a dremel you could make slots, I am in the process of doing a sink tube with holes at the grip end for sound and diagonal slits at the emitter end for "crystal" lighting. My thinking is if I drill the holes in between where I am putting the grips it won't even be noticeable.
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must." - Obi-Wan Kenobi
My question was more about design than location.
How many holes?
What size?
Placement?
What have you tried that produced the best acoustic and/or visual results
The slots kind of get me thinking though.
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Which ever you choose you can dress it up by hot glueing some thin black felt material to give it that blacked out look and them take some flat black paint and paint the inside edges of your slots or holes to make them blend into the felt material.
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I usualy go for about 12-16 holes, some 1/8", some 1/16", in a mostly circular pattern. I try to allow for 2" of echo chamber for the speaker, assuming the speaker is "sealed" from the back side.
I have not added sound to a MHS saber before, so you're kind of on your own there.
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For best sound you will want mutiple sound holes equally spaced and ideally at least one hole behind the speaker for air movement. You don't need it tuned or anything because of the limited freq. but as I'm sure you know the more "transparent" you make the object between the speaker and the air the better sound you will have.
A quick rec on the end cap would be:
holes- 8-12
size- 1/8"
placement- through bottem of hilt in a star or "pepper shaker"pattern
whIt- I have alot of years experience of placing speakers and microphones in some strange and tight places. []
If you have the right tools the slots would be most appealing.
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While I was taking my sweet time typing I think you received an awsome response.-Good call Jonitus
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must." - Obi-Wan Kenobi
Has anyone tried to drill diagonally into the pommel? So the vents come out the side on the pommel and into the center of the inside.
I guess what I'm getting at is, is the sound dispersed better when it comes out the side, bottom, or both? Or does it make no difference at all?
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It really won't make a difference unless you hold your saber real low. Pretty much just aesthetics however the diagonal vents from the side do sound sweet.
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must." - Obi-Wan Kenobi
I suspect it doesn't matter because the metal would reflect it either direction. I don't think drilling at angle would work. The bit would bend, at least at any steeper angle.
I'd go for the "pepper shaker" bottom and cover it with a mesh.
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