Hey guys, I've been following these forums for years and I just converted my detached garage into a single live room. The dimensions are 16.5 feet long by 11.5 feet wide. The ceiling is arched and the floor is a wood laminate that sounds and feels like wood. I've done a lot of research but I am totally confused to where and which type of traps/diffusers/absorbers I should make. I've attached a sketchup file so you guys can get a better idea of what the room is like. The amps and drums are setup like that in the room. Right now it sounds a little bouncy but pretty nice overall. When I mic the bass, you can hear it reflecting though. On the door and window, I basically built a plug for each so they protrude 4 1/2' and 6 1/2' into the room. Those are supposed to be built in shelves next to it.
Right now I have about 8ft by 8ft of the auralex foam and 20 acoustic blankets. I know that the blankets can make the room pretty dead which is what I do not want but I thought I would let you know what I have right now to start with.
I guess I am just asking how you guys would do it if it were your live room for recording. I don't have a budget because I want to do it right and if it takes me making one panel at a time, then I'll do it that way.
Treating New Studio, Totally Lost
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 16078.
you could use the auralex foam as scatter absorption on the ceiling to break up the flatness and add some absorption. on the corners - super-chunk style traps, polys, or commercial products like GIK, Real Traps, etc. on the walls, same tactic as the ceiling - scatter absorption to add balance and diffusion. make some gobos to semi-isolate instruments and amps when needed.