acoustic treatment locations

i was wondering if some of you guys could gimme a good starting point for acoustic treatment locations(I.E. bass traps, diffusors etc. ) Planning on carpet in drum room and hard surface floors everywhere else. stop me if im wrong. Also ceiling height is a flat 8'. Walls will be insulated with Ultratouch insulation. this is a home hobbyist project studio. just a place to do my thing and bring in friends for fun. More concerned about sounding good than disturbing the peace. Thanks in advance as i know you guys always give great advice whether i am smart enough to use it or not.

You may need carpet of some kind under the drums themselves (more for avoiding movement and rattles) but I'd be really careful doing the entire floor; absorption of carpet only affects high mids/highs, so will unbalance the sound in the booth. Better to use MW batts across corners and hang a cloud, so mics don't see reflections from the ceiling. Also, the higher you mount your cymbals the more likelihood of getting comb filtering from overhead mics, although the cloud will make a big diff. for this... Steve

yes , after a little further searching i found that an area rug might be a better answer. I was really more curious about placement of absorption tiles etc. i do have a spectrum analyzer and a pink noise generator but i am not real sure how well it would work for treating the room. surely you dont run the pink noise constantly and placing tiles in various locations until you find a difference. listening to that for 2 hours would surely drive a person mad. :twisted: I will more likely take the MIRROR method and see how it works. But i am always open to suggestion.

Well its about time for me to make some decisions on placement of acoustic treatment as well i am rethinking my desk placement. If i moved my desk to the window looking into the drum room would this make my mix position better or worse? Just curious as it would save me alot of wiring as well.

It would be a much better position. Then concentrate your acoustic treatment on the two long walls behind you. cheers john

thanks for the quick reply. I know my little project doesnt even come close to you guys standards, but it is the best i can afford. Thankfully this forum is making every penny well spent. thanks again.