Integer Audio · GroundControl Nodal Series

Your room is
lying to you.

The bass that sounds right in your studio isn't the bass in the recording — it's your room's resonances added on top. The Nodal Series removes them.

42–109 Hz
Continuous Coverage
the full home studio problem range
Up to −51%
Decay Reduction
at 55 Hz · reference room
7 inches
Total Depth
fits standard stud wall bays

Why mixes made at home don't travel

Every rectangular room resonates at specific bass frequencies. Sound bounces between parallel walls and builds up into standing waves — room modes — that make certain notes ring for a second or more after the music stops. Other notes are artificially quiet. The result is that every mixing decision you make in the bass is filtered through your room's own frequency response.

Standard acoustic treatment — foam panels, hanging baffles, rockwool corner traps — works above 200 Hz. Below 100 Hz, these materials need to be impractically thick to have any effect. A 4-inch foam panel does almost nothing at 55 Hz. Most home studios are completely untreated in the one frequency range that matters most for mixing.

In a typical untreated home studio, the room is still ringing audibly at 55 Hz for over a second after the music stops. Your monitors go silent. The room keeps playing.

The Nodal Series uses a different mechanism — tuned resonant absorption — to address bass modes efficiently at 179 mm total depth, without filling your corners with thick absorbers.


The Products

Two products. Three frequencies.
42 to 109 Hz — continuous.

Each unit contains thin membrane panels mounted in front of a sealed cavity. When bass at the target frequency strikes the membrane, it converts that acoustic energy into heat through internal damping. Tuned absorption. Minimal depth. Corner placement where modal energy is highest.

Nodal 55/70

Dual-Chamber Absorber

Two independently tuned chambers · one enclosure · natural birch ply frame · satin black membranes

Chamber A tuning54.6 Hz
Chamber A coverage42–67 Hz
RT60 reduction at 55 Hz−51%
Chamber B tuning70.7 Hz
Chamber B coverage55–86 Hz
RT60 reduction at 70 Hz−43%
Dimensions (W×H×D)630×762×179 mm
Nodal 85

Single-Chamber Absorber

Completes the system · two units side by side match the Nodal 55/70 width · same depth · same frame profile

Tuning frequency88.9 Hz
Coverage69–109 Hz
RT60 reduction at 85 Hz−49%
Dimensions (W×H×D)315×762×179 mm
System coverage42–109 Hz
Full stack height2286 mm
Fits standard 8ft ceiling

Corner Stack

See how it goes together

Two Nodal 55/70 units stacked, two Nodal 85 units on top — a single 630 mm wide column from floor to ceiling. Step through the assembly and drag to inspect from any angle.

GROUNDCONTROL — Nodal Series assembly step 1 of 3
■ birch ply ■ 6mm rebate lip ■ mem A 55Hz ■ mem B 70Hz ■ Nodal 85 scroll=zoom · drag=rotate

Model your room before you buy anything

Enter your room dimensions and see the predicted RT60 reduction at each tuning frequency with different Nodal configurations. The simulation uses the Eyring acoustic model with the Nodal Series absorption parameters.

Interactive Room Simulator

Enter your room dimensions, wall materials, and number of units. The simulator shows predicted RT60 curves before and after treatment — so you know what to expect before spending anything.

Free to use. No registration required.

Open Simulator

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Finish & Construction

Built to look as considered
as it performs

CNC-cut 12 mm Baltic birch plywood frame with a clear hardwax oil finish. Satin black painted MDF membrane panels. A consistent 6 mm birch ply reveal borders every membrane on all four sides — the same width on the outer edges as on the 18 mm centre crossmember between chambers.

Frame & Lip
12 mm Baltic birch ply · clear hardwax oil · natural grain visible · CNC precision cut
Membrane Panels
MDF · satin black water-based paint · two coats over shellac primer
6mm Reveal
Consistent birch ply lip all four sides of every membrane · same on crossmember
Depth
179 mm total · 7 inches · fits standard stud wall bay width
Internal Seal
3M 4200 flexible polyurethane adhesive · airtight cavity seal
Corner Stack
2 × Nodal 55/70 + 2 × Nodal 85 per corner · 2286 mm total · fits 8 ft ceiling

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