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andru · 9th April 2006

Hmmm, you are probably just removing the hi frequencies in the live room, with the acoustic treatment you mention.

If you put your DAW in the middle of the long wall or even the narrow wall your imaging will improve. You should be looking for acoustic and visual symmetry. And you should have the same distance between your monitors as you are to each of them.

If bass is really a problem try packing more absorbant into the corners 'cos that's where the bass is, or should I say where the absorbent will be most effective.

If your room is really dull try to liven it up with a rough copy of an RPG systems skyline diffuser. Take an 8' x 4' sheet of 1'' floorboard or plywood, get a bunch of 2''x2'' or 4''x4'' or anything square and cut various lengths, fix these at their ends with screws and glue so that the whole board resembles a NY skyline or Chicago or where ever... hang from the roof above the drums.... using chain links 'cos it will be heavy and you don't want it to fall on to of some poor drummer... it could also work if you placed it behind the drummer. It could be 4' x4' experiment!
get some open cell foam , about 6'' or 8'' thick and cut it into long square lengths,
place thes in all the corners of the room. Ceiling, walls , floor...

Sometimes it is better to destroy the room acoustic and then rebuild it.... how you want it to be.

I hope this helps a little

Andru

9th April 2006	#2
andru Gear interested Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3	Hello gnarls Hmmm, you are probably just removing the hi frequencies in the live room, with the acoustic treatment you mention. If you put your DAW in the middle of the long wall or even the narrow wall your imaging will improve. You should be looking for acoustic and visual symmetry. And you should have the same distance between your monitors as you are to each of them. If bass is really a problem try packing more absorbant into the corners 'cos that's where the bass is, or should I say where the absorbent will be most effective. If your room is really dull try to liven it up with a rough copy of an RPG systems skyline diffuser. Take an 8' x 4' sheet of 1'' floorboard or plywood, get a bunch of 2''x2'' or 4''x4'' or anything square and cut various lengths, fix these at their ends with screws and glue so that the whole board resembles a NY skyline or Chicago or where ever... hang from the roof above the drums.... using chain links 'cos it will be heavy and you don't want it to fall on to of some poor drummer... it could also work if you placed it behind the drummer. It could be 4' x4' experiment! get some open cell foam , about 6'' or 8'' thick and cut it into long square lengths, place thes in all the corners of the room. Ceiling, walls , floor... Sometimes it is better to destroy the room acoustic and then rebuild it.... how you want it to be. I hope this helps a little Andru