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Old 2nd February 2006   #15
iode131
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My room is medium size (40 sq meter) but it's a whole: I record, compose, rehearse AND mix in there (don't know, I don't like CR's...)

What I did is treat it as if it was a large CR (very dead front front, heavy bass trapping, good first reflexions management, lively back wall,...)
Then I found a nice sounding spot in one of the back corners to set up the kit. (wooden floor with a small carpet). To add shimmer and life, I hung curved unalite plates on the ceilling above the kit (covering something like 4sq meter).

The kit is very pleasant to play and listen to. Lively yet tight. Of course it's no arena but hey...

Unalite does add some nice HF and very short ambiance. Room mics sound great.

My 2 cents,

Max
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