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Old 4th May 2008   #6
Ethan Winer
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Russ,

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Originally Posted by GuitarRuss View Post
I'm not trying to Feng Shui my studio
Okay, and I agree appearance and vibe matter too.

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Now you mention depth being important in diffusion, so then it's not just having a reflective surface that has many different angles then.
Yes, exactly.

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While I know some types of diffusers like skylines are all about varied depth, some other ones I've seen around didn't look very deep
Right, and those are the ones to avoid. Also, assuming a proper diffusor design, it's not the depth of each portion but the depth at the deepest point. That determines the lowest frequency the diffusor is effective to. Diffusors only one inch deep are not useful at all.

One of the problems with this thread is that so far you haven't told us the room dimensions or shown photos etc. So any advice we can give is based mostly on guessing.

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