Studio in a box trailer.

Hi, I am looking at getting custom built box trailer to be used as a mobile studio. Mainly for Electronic Music Production. I am wondering, Are there Ideal dimensions for a room that will have near field 7 inch stereo monitors? Is there a absolute minimum size/dimensions for a studio of this simple type? I.e can a room be too small in width or height? Or too long and skinny ? Is there anything i may have over looked? Thanks for your time Shammie Pspiralife.

Hi Shammie, and welcome to the forum! You might find this thread interesting: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4025&p=30206 Here's their web site: http://www.clicktrackaudio.ca/ And also this one: http://johnlsayers.com/Pages/Spark_1.htm viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4168 viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11752 So obviously the answer is "yes, it can be done". :) What you propose doing is very similar to what they did.

Are there Ideal dimensions for a room that will have near field 7 inch stereo monitors?

Not really. Room dimensions define the modal behavior of the room, and it will behave the same for pretty much all speakers. If you want to predict roughly how the modal spread will work out, then use Bog Gold's room mode calculator: http://www.bobgolds.com/Mode/RoomModes.htm

Is there a absolute minimum size/dimensions for a studio of this simple type? I.e can a room be too small in width or height? Or too long and skinny ?

Yes, any room can be too long, too low, too fat, etc. That's the whole idea behind room mode calculators: There has to be a harmonious relationship between the dimensions of the room, and that is called the "room ratio". You could also try out Andy Mel's calculator, which presents the same information in a different way that some people fine more intuitive. http://amroc.andymel.eu/ Also look up "room ratio" with the search feature here on the forum: it should come up with several hundred hits and links to threads that can help you understand the concept and implications. Regarding size: The smaller a room is, the harder it is to treat and get sounding good. Obviously, a closet-sized room is out of the question, but so is an Olympic-stadium sized room. Optimum is a floor area of about 20 to 30m2 (roughly 200 to 300 square feet) but good rooms can also be built in rooms substantial larger and smaller than that. For more information on that, take a look at the AESTD1001 document, and also ITU-R BS1116-1, and EBU Tech3276. Those are probably available online some place, but I'm not sure where! You might have to hunt them down. They all lay out the acoustic specs that you should aim for, for a good quality control room. - Stuart -