NOTE: please excuse the crappy paint render of the room. I am not an architect..
Hey guys, first of all, thanks in advanced for taking the time to read this. I am moving my studio to a different location in December. I have had a studio in this location before but I am revamping the room and doing things differently. I have learned a lot of new information since I have been gone from that room.
I am drawing everything out and I basically have two different scenarios. Please take a look at them and give me your opinions and pros/cons between the two different set ups. Basically, I am trying to decide the position of where the mixing station will be and where the drum set will be. I am going for an "all in one" room (control and tracking room in same space) because I like how the vibe and interaction is. The other room is too small for a control room (I've tried) but it makes for a good size overdub booth. The room will have regular sheet rock walls and the floors will be 1/2 thick carpet 1/2 wood flooring. I will be treating the room with a mix of 703 ceiling clouds and panels, thick 3-4" wedge foam, 703 bass traps, and auralex foam bass traps. I will play around more with where the treatment will be going once I am in the room with gear.
I will list some of the pros/cons I see, but I would like to know your opinions too... A second pair of eyes always helps and may shed some
light on things I didn't catch.
The drawings to the right are the side view of the room. It is a bonus room over a garage so it has that pentagon shape to it. The ceiling in the "red section" of the room has a less steep slope and is longer because of the bay window area that sticks out (the window will have thick treatment)
I made a mistake with a measurement .. in the "red section" it says that the left wall is 4.5 feet that is WRONG it is 6 feet! (sorry) :)
PLAN B: This was the original plan.
Pros:
-No wall behind monitors (not sure if thats good or bad)
- Wont have a drum set blocking the door, more room when entering studio.
-Better vision of the artists, wont have my back to em and there is visibility through the glass into the other room from this spot.
-The drums have a different angle ceiling over them
Cons:
- Drum set might be a little cramped with mics around it and it "kinda" blocks the door to the overdub room.
-The monitors will have more influence of the side ceiling because they slant inward.
-The back wall is closer to the monitors which could cause reflections (I plan on pretty much killing that back wall and the ceilings tho.
-The drums and the mixing desk would be pretty close to each other.
PLAN A: This is the alternative set up.
Pros:
-In the mix position the back wall is farther away.
-Drums have a little more room on the side
-There are walls behind the monitors( dont know if thats good or bad)
-Monitors could be spread more apart.
Cons:
-Back is turned to artist for the most part
-instead of entering the studio and having a badass mixing station, you walk in and run into a drum set.
-ceiling design is lower on the sides around the drums
Well, That's just what I see off the bat. Questions come down to..
Has anyone dealt with ceilings like these? What were there findings?
Should I have walls behind my monitors or no?
Please any things you would like to point out would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you thank you thank you!
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