Fresnelcut

Absorber

Slat (Slotted) Absorber

A slat absorber is a row of wood slats with narrow slots between them, mounted over a damped air cavity. Unlike a diffuser, it removes energy — a tuned resonant trap for the low-mid boom and boxiness that scatter panels can't touch.

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How it works

The slots and the air behind them form a resonator tuned by the slot ratio, panel thickness, and cavity depth. A porous fill or fabric facing in the cavity broadens and damps the peak. Fresnelcut solves the cavity depth for your target frequency and emits the backing bill of materials so the result is reproducible. See diffuser vs absorber for when each one is the answer.

The math
f_res = (c / 2π) · √( ε / (t_eff · D) )

ε = slot open ratio, t_eff = effective slot depth (with end correction), D = cavity depth.

Best for

  • Low-mid boom and boxiness (roughly 100–500 Hz)
  • A treated wall that still looks like furniture

Not the tool for

  • High-frequency echo and liveliness (use a diffuser)
  • Deep bass below ~80 Hz (needs a much deeper cavity)

Related reading

Related panel types

See all diffuser & absorber types.