Low freq leaps to the tracking room

[sedohr]

I have a "home alone" studio in my garage. It's semi-treated ; with acoustic tiles in the lowered ceiling and some fiberglass above it. The sound at my listening position is OK but the further I move from the monitors, the more bass builds up. When it gets to the tracking room (which is in the other end of the rather long garage) the bass is too audible if I'm monitoring loudly. Even though I did install double glass and a fire-proof doors between the two spaces, the bass works it way through.

So my question: By installing bass traps in the corners at the monitors, would that reduce the bass build up in the other side of the room ?

Thanks,
Kalli

[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by sedohr

I have a "home alone" studio in my garage. It's semi-treated ; with acoustic tiles in the lowered ceiling and some fiberglass above it. The sound at my listening position is OK but the further I move from the monitors, the more bass builds up. When it gets to the tracking room (which is in the other end of the rather long garage) the bass is too audible if I'm monitoring loudly. Even though I did install double glass and a fire-proof doors between the two spaces, the bass works it way through.

So my question: By installing bass traps in the corners at the monitors, would that reduce the bass build up in the other side of the room ?

Thanks,
Kalli

That would be more of a iso issue.

Glenn

[avare]

Generally speaking yes. Is this a combined control room/tracking room? What is the construction of wall in between if it is not? Gypsum walls have poor low frequency isolation unless built with multiple layers, and special steps to improve isoaltion between the leafs.

Andre

[sedohr]

Originally Posted by Glenn Kuras

That would be more of a iso issue.

Glenn

Thanks for the responses. Yeah, it's true that I have an isolation issue although it's not serious and I am able to work around it with lower monitor level or by using headphone when tracking.

Still, there are some low frequencies building up in the control room and I was wondering if I install bass traps in the control room, a less bass would also escape to the next room. Is this far fetched?

Kalli

[bpape]

Unfortunately, that's not going to help bass getting to the tracking area. You said you had tiles in a drop ceiling. Is the area above the ceiling a shared space or did you wall all the way to the roof? If you didn't, that's your biggest leak right there.

Bryan

[Glenn Kuras]

Originally Posted by bpape

Unfortunately, that's not going to help bass getting to the tracking area. You said you had tiles in a drop ceiling. Is the area above the ceiling a shared space or did you wall all the way to the roof? If you didn't, that's your biggest leak right there.

Bryan

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Glenn

[sedohr]

Ok, thanks. It's so amazing to have an access to you, guys. thumbsup

[sedohr]

Behind my speakers right now is....glass!!! Yep, they are up against the windows now. What can I say, I like the view. But doesn't that mean that a good chunk of the sub-freqs are going through the glass without bouncing back to the room?

Kalli

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by sedohr

doesn't that mean that a good chunk of the sub-freqs are going through the glass without bouncing back to the room?

Yes, though only the very lowest frequencies.

--Ethan