Garage studio(x2)

[Texas]

Hello again to all!!

I'm happy to say that we have finally found a house with enough space for a quality studio. The house we just bought has a dual car garage that has been permenantly closed and bricked in. This room was previously a familly game room with a carpeted floor.

The room's demensions are 30x20x15 (LxWxH). There are windows in the upper part of the room that will be closed off. There is also a set of steps (4 to be exact) in the rear corner of the room that leads into the house.

The problem with the room being this size is that it is more than I had initially planned to deal with. My very untrained guess would be that the accoustical problems would be opposite than that of a small bedroom meaning that, instead of the bass being the biggest problem, echo and reverb time would be. I know that absorbsion AND diffusion is the best broadband solution but in what amount (of each)? Would something like John's side broadband diffusers help if they were placed the length of the room on each side wall along with a diffusive rear wall? what would be a better a better solution?

Also what about bass trapping? I have been studying up on hangers in a drop ceiling but I don't think this would be economical or sensible sense we want to treat this house as a rental property (plan to resell in a year or two). What would be another good solution? what kind of low end problems would there be in a room this size? would corner trapping be enough to tame the bass?

We are building a 4'x6'x8' (LxWxH) vocal booth along the back wall. This is a studio for recording Rap and R&B music so that would be all we would need.

The budget is about $6,000 and everything would be mostly DIY.
The nearest house is 75' away so total issolation is not a must.

Thank you all for your time!!

[bpape]

Actually, in a room that large, you'll still have bass issues - you now just have the space and luxury to deal with it in different ways.

IMO, in addition to broadband in the corners, you'll likely want some sealed panel traps with different depths and different face masses to provide good bass absorbtion while breaking up the surface at the same time.

Too bad it's temporary - you could make 2 dedicated spaces out of it and treat each for its specific function.