John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum Archive

My tracking room has a dropped ceiling, above which is concrete. The tiles are at about 10 feet and the concrete is at about 12 feet.

My floors are hardwood with carpet glued to it (no, I didn't do this).

I have started peeling up the carpet small sections at a time and scraping the glue. This has proven to be a major pain in the ass.

My question is, would I benefit from taking all the carpet and scraping all the glue, or can I get away with doing an area in the middle under where the instruments and mics will be placed.

The question goes for the soft ceiling. Would my room sound any better if the whole ceiling had 4" of rigid fiberglass, or would the area above the instruments and mics be adequate?

thanks in advance,

john

My question is, would I benefit from taking all the carpet and scraping all the glue, or can I get away with doing an area in the middle under where the instruments and mics will be placed.

This is easy to answer, but frustrating for you. If you leave some covered with the carpet, this will reduce the flexibility of your tracking room. If the florr is clear, then you always have the option of using some through rugs, etc. to reduce reflections from the floor when you want.

So yes, you can get away with it. Do you want to?

The question goes for the soft ceiling. Would my room sound any better if the whole ceiling had 4" of rigid fiberglass, or would the area above the instruments and mics be adequate?

A ceiling of 9 to 10' height is not of any significant value with early reflections. You would be better to treat the entire ceiling. Personally, I would use 8" of absorbent material, or 4" with a 4" air gap between the material and the hard ceiling surface.

Enjoy;
Andre