Quick question

Hey all, am new to this forum but have lurking round for a while getting some invaluable advice on studio builds so first of all thanks for the mine of information!!! I'm currently building a studio in an old mill and in the room which we have designated the control room there is a pillar in the middle of the room - part of the building supports so we cant get rid of it, its right in the centre and directly behind our mixing position, just wondering what the best solution for this would be and whether it would make a significant problem with the acoustics. its a solid concrete pillar, was thinking of wrapping it in carpet or something but would look a bit strange! any thoughts much appreciated cheers

is it possible to layout the control room some other way? or add a support beam to allow removal of the center post? could you post a detail drawing of the space and/or some photos?

hey cheers for the reply :) unfortunately i cant upload pics as i'm on the net at work, theres no way we can remove it or change the layout of the room, the ways its planned at the moment the control room is completely symmetrical and if we swopped it round the room would be unbalanced basically the unit is split into 3 rooms side by side each room being roughly 20ft wide and about 17ft long although the room we have designated the live room is bigger than the other 2. control room will be the middle room and we have a smaller live room which will be carpeted and designed as a dead room with storage and stuff. the pillars are in each room in a straight line running the length of all 3 units - we are fortunate that in the control room its right in the middle about 2/3 back from where our speakers will be. theres 2 pillars in each of the other rooms whereas the second pillar in the control room has been integrated into the stud wall. was just curious what the effect of having this pillar right behind our mixing position would be - its about 8 inches thick and solid concrete. cheers

the primary concern would be having it reflect back to your seat. so if its not in your way, I'd think that wrapping it up with an absorber would eliminate that concern as its sounds like its a small post.

cheers fella, was thinking along similar lines, guess normal acoustic foam will do the trick? Will be getting pics of the place up this weekend - been quoted a lot of money for someone to come assist with the acoustics of the control room, calculate all the modes and reflections times and stuff then come up with a full design for the room. not too keen on forking out when we can do all that ourselves- all we need is some reassurance that we are doing the right things. more to come soon :D