Portable Panels / False Wall for mixing

Situation: Due to the small size of my space, I've decided to go with a single room for both tracking and mixing. In order to break up the space, I want to construct 3 6' x 3' panels. I'd like to be able to use them not only to isolate myself from noisy drums and guitar amps while recording, but also to build a false wall behind me while mixing to help with reflections and bass absorption. Any advice? I'm thinking I should make one side more of a slot resonator style and the other for bass absorption. Am I on the right track here? Here is a pic of my proposed room. I'd like to be able to place the panels in the center point of the room where the two "halves" meet.

I was thinking that these gobos may do the trick. They would need to be 6' high by 3' wide though.

KnuckleHead wrote:

also to build a false wall behind me while mixing to help with reflections and bass absorption.

If you make a "wall" it should be made from rigid fiberglass etc, not a rigid reflecting material. --Ethan

Heya, could you include your dimensions in your room sketch? Kinda hard to visualize what you're dealing with. Presuming you're looking for sufficient acoustic isolation to hear what's going to disk, without too much live, direct sound... probably not gonna work. But I am very curious as to how good and versatile such gobos can be. I do a lot of on-site recording, and what strikes me is the number of sh*ty concert and rehearsal rooms populating this planet. I'd love to see a concept for a 'mobile' acoustic setup take form. I'm sure it could make a significant decrease in post-production hours spent editing. Cheers, Sigert

I'm a big fan of moveable acoustic panels. Absorptive gobos can be very effective in creating a RFZ. The one thing to keep in mind is that gobos generally will not absorb bass frequencies. Ultimately, gobos are designed to block sound. They absorb down to a certain point, then once the wavelength is larger than the size of the gobo, the sound will tend to just go around the gobo. Absorbers, otoh, work since sound passes through them. So definitely get some sort of bass trapping strategy happening, then use the gobos to create a RFZ when mixing, or to put in strategic places while tracking. This is an ideal setup for one-room studios, it gives you a lot of flexibility to deal with different situations.

Sigert wrote:

Heya, could you include your dimensions in your room sketch? Kinda hard to visualize what you're dealing with. Cheers, Sigert

Here you go: