Considering my bedroom to convert to studio..

I unfortunately dont have a computer yet that can draw, so I have no diagram. Anyway, I want to put a studio in my home. My bedroom dimensions are L-13'6''xW-11' 5"x H-7'8". The room is not a completely parallel because I do have a closet that throws it off. ( which I could use for a iso booth) I dont mind putting myself out, because all I pretty much do is music anyway (tear up th carpet, sleep on a cot..) Just curious to get an experienced opinion if it is feasable. Another option I have is to enclose my screened porch. The porch dimensions are L-14' 6"x W 8' 4" x 7" 9". The porch is a basic rectangle with a chimney stem on the one side I do want to record live audio(vox, git...) So I suppose it woulb be a control and recording room. Just like to know your opinions. The bedroom is the less expensive route, + it's 2nd floor. MAybe that keeps less sound out. I'm not too concerned with soundproofing, my neighbors are cool, more so with room acoustics n such. Thanks in advance! Matt

I hope I wasn't too confusing with my post, I guess I just want know if I could pull it off and get a good sound. One question I have is how would windows affect the sound. Is it a bad idea to mix with a window in front of you. Thanks

It can be done. Especially if you're not too worried about isolation. Try to set your speakers up to fire down the long axis of the room, and make the back wall as absorptive as you can. If you need to record really loud electric guitar, you can stuff it in the closet. No matter how bad, almost any room can be made useable. And no matter how good, any room will require you to spend some time learning how it sounds before you can really mix in it confidently. Until you get to that point, check your mixes on as many different stereo systems as you can. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the reply! How about my carpet? Better to tear it up or leave it partially, or replace with thin one. I guess there are alot of variables since I'd be recording and mixing in the same environment. Also, would having a dresser or a bed stategically placed benifit me, or would it be better to remove as much as possible? If I were to set my speakers to aim down the long axis of the room I would have a window directly in front of me and a door on the opposite side. Would either of these play factors as far as acoustics and sound? Like I said I'm not really worried about soundproofing, I wont be using Live drums. I am in some sense a newbie so I do have alot of questions, but I appreciate you helping me out dymaxian.

The window on the front wall won't hurt your sound too much- in my opinion it's best to have hard, reflective stuff like that in front of you (since high freq's won't be coming out of the back of your speakers to reflect off of it so much) as opposed to having it behind you or on one side... The door behind you won't be too bad- if it is, cover it with rigid fiberglass panels. Try to make your front wall absorptive to the low-freq stuff- panel traps or rigid fiberglass spaced away from the wall a few inches. The electronic drums will still be a source of noise for anyone below you- if this is a problem, you may need to build a platform or something under the pedals. It's basically just the thumping of your foot on the ground. If you stood in the room and stomped repeatedly, without the drums there at all, you'd have the same effect. If that wouldn't bother anyone, you're all good. As far as bed placement, try to put it behind your mixing position, and don't expect it to soak up too much sound. It might help you out a little, but I'd largely ignore it. If you find your room is too dead because of it's presence, you can liven up the front end of the room a little, but try to keep the back wall in particular (back as in you face away when you mix) as absorptive as you can, across as much of the sound spectrum as you can. Bookshelves can make good diffusors, but dressers really won't do much for you. Try to put them behind you.

Actually, I 'll be using drum software or midi from a workstation. I dont have Roland Electronic kit or anything similar. Would a bed off to one side interfere with the mix. I suppose it will all be trial and error. Any opinion on carpeting? Thanks