I'm producing rock and roll music and need help with my room acoustics. I have not done any treatments and need to learn what DIY I can do to make this room a great sounding room for mixing and mastering. The "aurotones" are now KRK RP5's and I have been told to put them on stands.
Any help appreciated. I have an Omni mic (Studio Projects C3) if there is some software I can run to analyze the room with them. I really need to find as cheap a way as possible to finish this room. HELP and thanks. :shock:
It's 30w x 35l with about a 18 ft ceiling.
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Where to begin?
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 10057.
Start by reading the second announcement at the top of this forum.
Besides Andre's good advice, I'll add my standard blurb: Room treatment is a deep subject, and a complete answer requires far more than will fit into a single reply here. So here's the short version. All rooms need: * Broadband (not tuned) bass traps straddling as many corners as you can manage, including the wall-ceiling corners. More bass traps on the rear wall behind helps even further. You simply cannot have too much bass trapping. Real bass trapping, that is - thin foam and thin fiberglass don't work to a low enough frequency. * Mid/high frequency absorption at the first reflection points on the side walls and ceiling. * Some additional amount of mid/high absorption and/or diffusion on any large areas of bare parallel surfaces, such as opposing walls or the ceiling if the floor is reflective. Diffusion on the rear wall behind you is also useful in larger rooms. For the complete story see my Acoustics FAQ. There's a lot of additional non-sales technical information on my company's site - articles, videos, test tones and other downloads - linked under my name below. --Ethanneed to learn what DIY I can do to make this room a great sounding room for mixing and mastering.