Home studio for recording mixing - room treatment and layout

Started by PThorne on 27 January 2016. 1 reply.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 20365.

Hi there, I am look to improve the layout of my music room which I use for home recording and mixing. Here is a rough sketch of the room with dimensions:
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It is a carpeted room that also has a sofa in it, both of which seems to dampen/absorb sounds in the room. I have 2 KRK speakers on the desk. You will see the room is slightly irregular as the left wall has a step in it and the upper left corner has a boiler cupboard. I would also note that I do not want to sit facing the wall at the top of the image as there is a radiator and window on this wall which I do not want to obscure. At this stage I would like some advice on where best to place my desk, and what basic treatment would be beneficial to install and where. Having done some research I am thinking that facing the bottom wall of the image may be best, with speakers offset from the wall by about a foot and my chair roughly 38% into the room and putting up some rock wool panels on the left and right walls. I'm just a bit unsure if there are any major pitfalls I will need to avoid. Any thoughts would be much appreciated - please let me know if any further info is required. Many thanks, Paul