How to start "Acoustifying?"

[korge]

I recently began interesting myself in tuning my room but I dont know where to start.

I clap my hands in my room(around 12'x15') and I hear the ring for about a split second and it is pretty loud.

I made two 2'x2'x1" panels covered in felt and put the on the walls, helped a tiny bit, still needs more though.

I plan on purchasing a few Aurelex foamies but feel like I am wandering and following advertisements misguided.

Where can I start researching about tuning my room aswell as figuring out where the worst spots in my room are that are reflecting noise the most?

Thanks.

[kendale]

Aloha and welcome to the forum!

Congrats on your studio build! Any chance you could please:

Edit your profile to include your location. This is very important, because this is a worldwide resource, and as such, material costs and availability vary widely. For example, masonry is cheaper than gypsum in some parts of the globe, whereas it's the exact opposite in other regions.

You'll probably get more of a response by doing so and this will really come in handy two or three posts down the road. It's also part of the forum guidelines: http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3231 Thanks!

Here's a couple of good places to start for ideas:
SAE Website: http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html
(be sure to click on the acoustics, absorbers, construction tabs at left, and tabs that appear at the top of the pages)
Wall Units - http://www.johnlsayers.com/HR/index1.htm
Recording Studio Design Forum Reference Area: http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2125
More Useful Links: http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1168

Looking forward to your build!

Aloha

[korge]

I fixed my profile...

Also, thanks for the greetz. I like the first link, second link, I dont understand any of it, and the last 2 Ive already looked through.

Ill start looking through the SAE site now.