John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum Archive

I am about to begin to treat this room that I use to record piano, organ and acoustic guitar in mostly.As you can see I also mix in it.I previously had about 20 home made tube traps but halled them all out.The low end was not effected by the tube traps.I will probably begin to install some diaphramic bass traps and polycyndricals on the walls as well as make the ceiling dead with some 703 clouds along the peak and also on the slopes of the ceiling.The floors are hardwood,walls and ceilings are two layers of sheetrock.I already have some poly's installed in the north and south walls above the 10' mark.
Please let me know if you think I am on the right path and any suggestions anyone may have.Thank You

No tips or comments John.The more I examine the pro piano rooms the less sure I am.It looks as though they have more bass trapping an diffusion.So the 703 on ceiling may not be a good idea.
thanks

Hi - It's a big room mate. Making it the right liveness for a piano room is very different from that required foir a mixing room unfortunately.

The clouds - yes - you've got to bring the reverb time down and that will help the top end and diffusive cylinders or angled slots or panels on the walls will also help.

I'd bring the mixing console a third of the way down the room instead of jammed up against the wall. Put plenty of absorption on the wall behind you.

cheers
john