"Head-on" Control room & vocal booth

Fantastic site guys! What a brilliant resource. I've read books that don't give such detailed information! Anyway, I'd like to know if there is a minimum size for a head on control room & vocal booth design? From what I've read on this site, if the control room is too small, the acoustic sound of the room will suffer. So how small can you go and still have a good sounding room? If anyone has sketchup examples they could post - that'd be great! BTW, is it true that a control room should always be longer than it's width? Cheers, Skip

I too would like to know the answer about an ideal minimal size Control Room as my basement layout is quite odd (see my other post..).

Bump :D

Yes, bump ! I'm really interested in knowing the answer to this too Thx, D.

Hi guys - it all depends on treatment. Take a look at this room http://johnlsayers.com/Pages/Hello_Testing.htm It's a small bedroom around 14' x 10'. I tell you what - that room sounds better than many large rooms I've heard. Everytime I visited I was always amazed at how good the room sounded. the owner produced global award winning commercials out of that room. The point to note is the amount and type of treatment. Soffit mount front (90 degrees, not 60) with heavily treated rear wall and ceiling. It even has a compression ceiling over the console. So Yes - a small room can sound OK if treated correctly. cheers john