John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum Archive

I have cathedral ceiling room 12 feet high. It meets the walls at 8ft. Room dimensions 14'x17' with a french sliding door in the middle of one side.

Auralex suggested placing 10 - B22 Elite ProPanels (2'x2'1" thick) on the ceilings and other various products on the walls.

Through the readings on this forum, clouds seem to be another, cheaper option for the ceiling. Do I only need a cloud over the mix position? Should it be parallel with the floor or angled up away from my mix desk?

I also plan to place corner bass traps (either DIY or Realtraps)

Here a few pics of the room.

Hey.
I would suggest to treat the hole ceiling with acoustic tiles. Then u have a great space for various bass trapping up there. Sloping or not. (im NOT a pro, just reading and reading and reading and...in this fantastic forum) There really is a ton in here about ceiling treatment if u search

Seven,

> I have cathedral ceiling room 12 feet high. <

A ceiling like that has a severe focusing effect right under the peak, and that is best avoided. The photo below shows my favorite way of treating such a ceiling, and it's what I've done in my living room home theater and also my studio. The photo shows my studio ceiling, and this orientation also gives quite a bit of bass trapping.

If the rest of your room is very live you may need more than just a few panels directly under the peak. So consider this as a minimum.

--Ethan

Thanks for the input Ethan.

If I use the Realtraps or my own clouds, do they have to be that close to the ceiling, or can I hang them down lower?

I'm also thinking of removing the fan.

> do they have to be that close to the ceiling, or can I hang them down lower? <

They don't have to be that close, but I assume the farther down you put them, the wider they'll have to be to avoid the focusing effect.

--Ethan