Alright, i figured i'd ask the experts..

We're about to move into this new space, aprx. 2000 sq. feet it was a studio previously, but there are a few things i'm raising my eyebrows at, and going, what were they thinking. for example, all of the aurlex everywhere. about $12,000 worth, and very few bass traps. 2nd, a huge 4x8 plexiglass window, and 2 sliding glass patio doors sperating the iso booth and live room, from the control room. now, i'm no expert, but this seems a bit off. i'm not sure how much of it should go here, and how much should go in acoustics.... but i figure i can get the most help here. basically it comes down to, what do i do with this space? i'm asuming i need to put some bass traps in the corners, carpet, or at least heavily rug the control room, possibly build and put a cloud in the control room, replace the plexi glass with glass.. what would you do? included is a rough layout of the studio, please excuse my horrid paint skills, and then also a link to THEIR photographs of the studio. p.s. they're giving us all of the aurlex foam, and two couches in the control room. i'm not sure on exact measurements, but the whole place is about 2,000 sq. feet these are their photo's http://stoneharveststudios.com/tour.html.0.html

a few questions come to mind... how does the place sound? bad? good? ok? did they tend to record a different style of music than you do so the current construction does not meet your needs? for example, if they were only recording acoustic music and now you plan to record only metal bands, you probably have to give more thought to isolation and such. there's probably a bunch of treatments you can apply such as heavy drapes to cover the CR windows when you don't need them during a mixing session to reduce reflections. the back window - same deal. probably could use bass trapping around. - can you (or want to) remove the fireplace? that would seem like a good location to build a bass trap. maybe sound going up the flue already acts as one? maybe take some measurements of the place to see just how the acoustics are... maybe you have enough of a budget to alter the space to improve workflow, add more booths, etc...

Hello, How are the walls constructed? If all that wood paneling is actually mounted over cavities acting as diaphragmatic bass absorption, that live room might sound pretty spiffy. And with checkerboard flutter suppression it may sound diffuse. I would set up a set of drums and try to get phase cohearant overheads, that's a surefire test. You can use it for testing isolation too. You may find the sliding glass doors to be as good as regular if they did them right. Of course that is the big question. Since it appears wedding photography is their main business this studio might be someones hobby. No telling how much was done and why. Best way is to get in there, do some testing and listening before you start ripping things apart. I couldn't tell anything about the back wall treatments in the control room from the pics.