Urgent! How to treat this room right? sketchup included.

Hello Everyone. I just moved to an appartment house. And I'm planning to make midi studio in one of the rooms. I would like to get some suggestions from you, how to treat my new room right! dimensions L: 380cm W: 280cm H: 270cm. The wall with window is made of concrete and so is the ceiling and floor. Walls on side and back are made of chipboard. The closet on backwall is not movable. The window and the closet are the main problem.. Because the window ain't in the centre of wall and I can't demolish the closet because we're on rent. I need your help! I have 16 acoustic panels, sized 1200mm x 600mm. I've also thought buying some plywood for construction if necessary. One idea was to make the closet work as a "vocal booth". When you open the closet door there would be a mic and and the interior treated right with panels. Sounds crappy but I think it would be better than just have the mic in the middle of the room? What can I do to make my room sound good? (passable) I'm in a hurry because I have about a month to finish the work. Any help is needed. If you could demonstrate on sketchup that'd be awesome. Thanks for help! -Jukka- Get the sketchup file from HERE! ps. I would like to stuff one little sofa there too..

Im quite new here and i dont really have the courage 2 sketch something, not even on Paint Shop Pro.... The idea of a closet boot is not new and is very funcionall.....follow that idea, i think its good. The acoustic treatment? Try and search it here in the forum....there s allot of examples like yours.. Good Luck Djo PS - you can check my post, maybe you can take ideas out of it....The title is Studio in Maputo-Mozambique-Africa

Yep. I went through many posts with usefull information.. But I would like to get the ideal treatment just for this space. I would like to know how should I arrange the place and should I do something for the shape of the room. I still would like to spare the window.

Aloha, Perhaps something like this? http://www.johnlsayers.com/HR/index1.htm - Corner traps in...the corners! :D - side slat absorbers (angle faces rear) - front/rear absorbers (no slats) - cloud absorber over mix position - speakers on stands behind console - speakers angled in 30 degrees - mix position at roughly 38% the length of the room Hope this helps, Aloha 8)

Did you read my post? I can't have a rear absorber because there's the closet, and there'll be vocal booth.. If that's ok. I also cant make a good basstrap to the left in front because the window is on way. But I know something like that would be the best setup, but how to do it.. I don't want to stuck the window or demolish the closet.

well your options in such a small room will be limited by your desire keep the offset window and the closet. you could at the very least put some trapping in the front corners (partially block the window), add some heavy drapes over the window, put some absorption on the side walls and hang on the closet and entry doors. you can also add some to the wall-ceiling "corners" as well. a ceiling cloud and carpet will also assist. Kendale's diagram was right on the money but obviously you have constraints so you should take the suggestions and apply them where you can. more research on this site will also answer most of your questions regarding materials and options. getting an acoustically correct environment by yourself requires study and thought. trying to do it in sub-optimal spaces is particularly difficult.

I'd go with gullfo's plan, except I'd do even more. I'd also put superchunks along the wall/ceiling corner above the window, along the floor/wall corner below the window, and along the side wall/ceiling corners to well behind the listening position, maybe all the way. I'd also probably put John's angled slot resonators along the side walls (below the top superchunks) aiming the sound toward the back of the room. The rear short wall next to the little door hallway would then need a higher degree of absorption since the side wall reflections will be aimed there.

Thanks for your advice. I decided to go with gullfos plan. The window is a pain in the ass, so I'm thinking about blocking the whole thing. We'll see what happens.. I'll be back with pictures, when I get something ready.

jwl is right about adding more. best bet - do the minimum suggested and see how it sounds. if you need to you can always add more. blocking the window may be an option but try seom heavy drapes first. its nice to be able to open it once in a while and see if its day or night, or even let some air in... :-)