home studio help!!

Started by alanSounSurgeon on 26 January 2011. 2 replies.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 15545.

Hi, i am living in a house and have been trying to figure out how to set my self up so that it doesnt look cheep and is functional, i have a fairly low budget and i am working in south africa where everything is very expensive. i have drawn up a basic plan of the spaces i have, i will be sorting out measurements soon, but just need an idea of what to do. here are my limitations, in my control room i am facing windows!, they have american shutters installed and that has helped the reflection a bit, behind me i have a treated curtain that covers the entire wall and stops the reflections from the living room. it is fairly dead, but i feel that maybe 1 or 2 large panels would possibly help deaden it up more?, or morving my desk further back from the windows? my nest issue is my tracking space, i was using a carpeted room that was not very big, but it worked well, i am now moving into a large wooden room with a fairly high ceiling so that i can move from bright to not so bright with the use of a rug. would 4 movable panels cut it? so far i have been getting a good sound, but i want it to be better and look better. any help would be greatly appriciated!
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welcome! could you update your profile with your location? also, do you have some photos of the space? it might be helpful to understanding more. in a large room, chances are 4 panels won't do much but you could start with some absorber panels and perhaps some polycylindrical (poly) panels to preserve the room liveness but also make it more diffuse and add some bass trapping. possibly the same in the CR or with proper absorbers, reduce the deadness by opening up the drapes (increases the folds in it increases LF absorption of it)
thanks for the reply, will try to take some photos in the morning. also im going to work on a 3d model of the space for help. hopefully i can do it for tomorrow, the days keep getting busier!