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Originally posted by thethrillfactor
[B]If you are looking to record drums in your new space, your problem will be your ceiling height. Sound naturally wants to go up more than sideways.(where you have plenty of room). The best drum rooms in the world(for eg Avatar/Power Station) have tall ceilings and its not gigantic(L x W). Your best bet is to use your control room space for drums(taller ceilings) and use the live room space for the control room(you can get away with a lower ceiling).
Wiggy, I have a little knowledge about acoustics but you know what hey say about that...
Thrill,I guess I forgot to give the ceiling height in my control room
it also has a 9.5 ft ceiling that has been lowered to an 8ft suspended ceiling, I guess the idea was to use the dead space above the ceiling as a bass trap? I could expand the drum room a little where I am from 22*13*9.5 to say 26*17*9.5 I guess the ceiling could be brougt up to 14.5 if I tear out the ceiling and go rightup to the roof but... It seems to me the better studios have larger demensions for the kit room and the control room like
34*22*16 or so. I guess part of this was finding out from people like you that are recording big bands in real world, how small a drum room can be and still get a "commercial" sound. I have a chance to buy a barn that has been converted into a house that has been in my family for about 100 years, my Great Grandfather helped bootleggers during prohibition by storing and transporting booze there, so its got a neat history, even though he got
busted
This barn still has a room that is 20*45 and goes right up to the room beams about 50 ft at the peak! Anyway this would cost some major$$ to get the way that I want so I wonder if I should just stay where I am,sorry about the ramble
Danielgrggt grggt