Thanks for your reply Glen. Unfortunately i don't think that's possible, for two reasons. Firstly there's a neon tube thing above me, and secondly is that it's not really my place. It's what was the office for the label, but as i failed to find a commercial space for my studio, i've had to move stuff in here to mix and do vocal tracking and basic stuff, and the instruments etc are in storage.
The plaster/plaster board on the roof would also suffer in trying to hang something that'd be quite heavy (a 4x4' trap with frame), also, and already what i've done is quite intrusive (i.e. i've completely taken it over), so i don't want to cause any permanent/serious damage.
I've just taken some pictures right now, as is, so no dark lighting or tricks to make it tider or look better... and i'm a bit wary of putting pictures on the internet, but anyway:
Index of /beatsmithstudio
Behind the monitors are two GIK 244's. You can see the panels either side of mix position, just propped against the window/on top of my makeshift rack.
The back wall (not pictured) has a ton of vinyl against it (stacked in one of those huge ikea shelves, completely covering the back wall), and in the back right corner there is half a factory's worth of fiberglass. All the other slabs that i didn't use for making any panels (about 6-8inches worth in thickness, slabs are 2x4'), and an actual 4inch 2 x 4' basstrap which i am not using. The back left corner has the big vinyl shelf pushed into it so i cannot basstrap that corner. The door is there also. When recording vox i use a reflexion filter and also cover the vinyl wall with a thick duvet. The ceiling is at the back is the weak spot in terms of reflections for vocals, but i digress.
I can go to ikea and buy these for just a couple of points each:
IKEA | Frames & pictures | Mounting accessories | TYGLÖSA | Frame
They are roughly 20 inches square, and pop in my spare fiberglass. I was planning to do this above the vocal area - 2 x 20inch panels side by side against each other, covered in fabric.
If i could find a way to fix these to the roof without fear of them falling on my head (and more importantly, on my gear) I could probably put two of these side by side above my mix position. Would that be worth it, or would it have to cover more space for it to be of much worth?
Also, does anyone know of a cool way i could affix these to the ceiling without causing a lot of damage?
Finally, is the glass window in front of mix position an issue?
Thanks for any advice you guys could give, having seen the room.
Eddie