Control desk design, no console: avoiding early reflections

Hi all, I'm looking at ways to design/construct a good control desk for people working In The Box. I searched the site, but seems like all designs start around a console/mixer. The elements should be: _2 monitors (how bout 17' standard) _1 keyboard, 1 mouse _6-8 rack units space _let's say the computer is in a isolated machine room, so not in control room Aim of the design: _As compact as possible _avoid early reflections, absorb where necessary _keep clear line-of-hearing between engineer-speakers (softfit in rear wall) Any starting principles anyone? Anybody got something like this? Care to post a pic? Cheers, Sigert

As I think it through, it would be the easiest to make an absorbing desk. I suppose it's a matter of knowing which frequencies will be reflected by the desk, which will pass through and which will make the desk resonate. Is it maybe so that an object will let everything below it's fundamental resonance frequency pass through? In that case I could take the data from the panel absorbers given in previous posts to figure out how large my desk can be before modest absorption treatment (like felt-covered fiberglass) will cease to be sufficient. As I recall this is dependent on choice and thickness of materials. Cheers, Sigert

First design, As I'd like it to be. This desk is the minimum I need. Doing some calculations on reflections tonight, so might turn out to be a completely useless design next time I post... :lol: Am I seriously the only one asking questions about this? Must be the only one not using a console. Cheers, Sigert

As I worked further on it, I came up with an extension to fully shield reflections. My only worry now is sound coming from left speaker, reflecting on the right part of the desk, and vica versa. Working on it tomorrow. 8)

Cross-side early reflections turned out to be a bigger problem then I thought. So I turned back to my first design, had a deep thought about my exact "needs", and concluded the side wings weren't in it. Si I just took my first design, and added 3 reflection panels: 2 on the sides, and one near the floor. This should keeps the RFZ (Reflection Free Zone) at engineer position intact. I will be needing racks though. Think I'll just take my mini-rack design from the third post here. Should I need more, I can always ad a second unit. That was it for me. Case closed. Ps. For ppl who'd want to use this design: the height and shape of the reflection panels is dependent on your speaker placement. Keep that in mind as you design your own version.