angled ceilings

terrible_buddhist · Post by **terrible_buddhist** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:08 pm

I understand the importance of an angled ceiling as it cuts down on what in essence is a parallel wall...but where should it angle towards? Eventually I want to do some hanging plywood sheets with 703 glued onto them from the ceiling...but which way should it be angled...or even my current ceiling for that matter?

Shallow end towards the back of the room? Should they all be like that?

spickatto · Post by **spickatto** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 4:51 pm

Hi budish, I think angles on ceiling are critical just avobe monitors position, most likely you will want to take refllections out of your listening area ( known as RFZ ), the angle depends on the relative position of monitors but think of your angled ceiling as a mirror, if you could see your monitors or your mixing desk from your mixing position reflected in this mirror, then its a NO NO , if you could see the rear wall then its a YES YES

hope this helps you, please let me know
salud!
hco

terrible_buddhist · Post by **terrible_buddhist** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:04 pm

actually, it is for the tracking room.

spickatto · Post by **spickatto** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:54 pm

UUpss! Well... I would angle them to reflect outside the sound source, ie not to let bounces return to the source inmediately, this is to get greater diffusion.

knightfly · Post by **knightfly** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:14 am

Kieth, for your tracking room either a continuous angle of at least 6 degrees (or, if headroom is critical, as I believe it is in your room) you could drop the ceiling at the center and leave the two ends full height, again by at least 6 degrees. John has used 12 degrees total which always works, but I've talked to other studio designers who claim they've eliminated flutter with as little as 5 degrees.

If you have the height, I'd increase the angle more toward 12 degrees, if not, stay with 6 degrees, you can always put a "cloud" overhead and lose less headroom... Steve