tiny mix room

we've got a two bedroom apt on the way the empty 10x14x10 room is my new mix room (for stuff i'm taking home. here's what i've got cookin so far yess i know i need rear treatment and side treatment i can't knock down walls so bandaids are all i got to work with. no tracking will be done and all suggestions will be considered

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I've been recording and mixing in my other studio (located in mom's basement) :oops: for what is cumulatively 8yrs and 3yrs on a paid scale i can't address the other studio right now (as far as treatment) as it as well as the house is undergoing power upgrades. i'll be tracking at a friends facility and mixing at home in the new apartment. this will be my first treated room and i'm going to do as much as possible considering an apartment has limits on space and volume (i'm used to mixing at low vol anyway).

Aloha and welcome to the forum! :D Congrats on your studio build! Any chance you could please:

Edit your profile to include your location. This is very important, because this is a worldwide resource, and as such, material costs and availability vary widely. For example, masonry is cheaper than gypsum in some parts of the globe, whereas it's the exact opposite in other regions.

You'll probably get more of a response by doing so and this will really come in handy two or three posts down the road. It's also part of the forum guidelines. Thanks! :wink: http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7572 http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3231 Eliminating reflections at the mix position will help clear up a lot of haze and will help to make your sessions less fatiguing. You've got cloud coverage to handle some of the floor/ceiling reflections. And as you've pointed out - side wall and rear treatments, either a pair of side absorbers with angled slats or at the very least, absorption on either side of the mix position, corner traps in both rear corners and an absorber on the rear wall to finish off your treatments. Here's a link to some DIY wall unit plans - http://www.johnlsayers.com/HR/index1.htm Hope this helps, Aloha 8)

i like the side wall treatment in the diagrams but i'm wondering how i would go about securing it to the wall as i don't want to violate my lease. or will haveing the unit free standing do the job? as i said any and all bandaid will have to be removable

Aloha, The side and rear wall units can be done as free standing units. Keep in mind that a 6' x 8' x 8" unit filled with mineral wool and faced with slats will be moderately heavy. It may not be a bad idea to use a 'L' bracket to keep them from tipping over, which shouldn't leave any more than a couple of screw holes that are easily patched if your lease allows. If you'd care to see how these look, try here: http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... &start=165 You may also want to angle your speakers in about 30 degreees each. Hope this helps, Aloha 8)