floorplan

hey guys...going to finish out a basement area for a studio. The floors have to have carpet, and my brother and i are looking for some wood panelling to use for the walls...to my understanding that would be better acoustically than sheetrock, correct? We dont have a lot of money to spend, so are is there any cost effective wood panelling you can suggest. What about the white lines ive indicated for bass traps and sound absorbtion...do these places seem accurate? ive also got a twin sized mattress i may put in front of the drooms on the floor going up the elevated part, or actually on top of the elevated part. Is the bass absorbtion just as important in a live room as the control room? "garbage in garbage out" is what my main concern is. I want a healthy environment for my sound to exist. all reccomendations and criticism welcome here. Im more concerned with making the live environment sound nice, as i dont plan on being a mixing engineer to the "t".

im dealing with extremely low ceilings...they are only 6'10", but i keep my cymbols low enough to where the o/h's will be 2-3 feet above the kit, and im also hoping the "drum cloud" will help with the reflections...i know its not ideal, but its all ive got to work with...im not sure if the elevated part would help in diffusing the sound of the drums, or would be a negative with reflections going back into the drum mics.

Mate - could you please comply with the posting rules here and add your location to your profile? I'd try something like this. cheers john

..sorry, didnt catch the location. Insulation up to the ceilings eh? do you have an opinion on this material? http://www.bondedlogic.com/ultratouch.h ... OENOIRq9OT do the bass traps need to go to the ceiling as well?

also, would it help avoid reflections at to have the drums angled towards the corner opposed to straight at the wall?

also, would it help avoid reflections at to have the drums angled towards the corner opposed to straight at the wall?

Yes - I'd - use the ultratouch product - it has good figures and I'm tending away from fiberglass products myself. I've attached the acoustic specs. The studio I'm building now here in Australia is being built without fiberglass products - the carpenters love me :D I put the insulation up to the 2' 10" mark because they are the closest walls to your drum kit. The door wall I've covered is to pevent rear reflections to your mix position. cheers john

Have you ever been to New Zealand? Ive heard its quite nice. I used to work with a couple of Aussies, and ive heard some lovely things about your land too. That other stuff seems a bit flimsy, thats certainly not a big deal with the cost and effectiveness of the of product. While id like to keep the room visually appealing, do you think some chicken wire and burlap would do the trick in making some panels?