Parallel or not, this is the question!

A question regarding requested (or not) parallelism of walls/walls/ or floor/ceiling. I though that parallelism was pretty much compulsory because all the commercial studios I work in have slanted walls and ceilings - but that could be simply fabric stretched over various treatments covering parallel walls. I was then told that provided that you treat the walls with absorption and the ceiling too, then it as OK to have walls parallel to each other, and ceiling parallel to floor. Like many people and hobbyists I can have an opinion, but as I know nothing compared to expert professionals who build commercial studios for a living, having an opinion is just like tossing a coin especially since acoustics are so counter-intuitive... So: parallel with absorption treatment, or not parallel (well, with treatment as well anyway)???

TheFrenchVoice wrote:

A question regarding requested (or not) parallelism of walls/walls/ or floor/ceiling. I though that parallelism was pretty much compulsory because all the commercial studios I work in have slanted walls and ceilings - but that could be simply fabric stretched over various treatments covering parallel walls. I was then told that provided that you treat the walls with absorption and the ceiling too, then it as OK to have walls parallel to each other, and ceiling parallel to floor. Like many people and hobbyists I can have an opinion, but as I know nothing compared to expert professionals who build commercial studios for a living, having an opinion is just like tossing a coin especially since acoustics are so counter-intuitive... So: parallel with absorption treatment, or not parallel (well, with treatment as well anyway)???

There is a search function at the top of the section. Amongst answers to your question, the most comprehensive is in this thread: http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9925 The short answer is: it depends. Andre

AVare wrote:

There is a search function at the top of the section. Amongst answers to your question, the most comprehensive is in this thread: http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9925 The short answer is: it depends. Andre

Thanks for reminding me the existence of the search function Andre, I was a naughty boy and won't do it again - are you a primary school teacher by trade, by any chance? Seriously, thank you very much for pointing me to this thread, fascinating. If you're building a studio that is. Or if you're a geek. Personally, I'm building a commercial studio and can be a bit geeky, so I find it fascinating.