What is the best way to acoustically treat....

[Scott Mix]

What is the best way to acoustically treat a square room when you can not build from scratch and u cant build new walls with a budget of only $300 11' 9'' x 9' 3'' my room. It shaped like a diamond because of the way my workstation is set up. just picture the infield of a baseball field.... I have my desk and speakers at the front corner (2nd base). a window in between 2nd and 3rd and a window in between 1st and 2nd. in between 3rd and home plate i have a trophy case attached to the wall 1' 4'' in width x 5' 6'' in height. to the right of home plate i have my door to go out to the hall way.

[soyezra]

Originally Posted by Scott Mix

What is the best way to acoustically treat a square room when you can not build from scratch and u cant build new walls with a budge of only $300

When you say you can not build from scratch, do you mean you want to purchase a solution rather than looking for and buying raw materials to make bass traps, etc?

If so, I wouldn't know much, but since you're in new york, just a heads up; it's a lot easier to make your own things and cheaper.

Look at the threads on how to make your own bass traps, you can end up with around 6 nice 2x4 bass traps for your room and stay below your budget. And almost all of the materials can be bought from warehouses.

On the other hand, you can always purchase bass traps or auralex pads (kind of expensive :(, but around 48 pieces for 100 bucks), other than that I wouldn't know much more. Hopefully some of the other guys might help out a bit more.

[Ethan Winer]

I already answered that here:

How do I acoustically treat this wall? It meets the middle of a window in the corner.

[Weasel9992]

Originally Posted by Scott Mix

What is the best way to acoustically treat a square room when you can not build from scratch and u cant build new walls with a budget of only $300 11' 9'' x 9' 3'' my room. It shaped like a diamond because of the way my workstation is set up. just picture the infield of a baseball field.... I have my desk and speakers at the front corner (2nd base). a window in between 2nd and 3rd and a window in between 1st and 2nd. in between 3rd and home plate i have a trophy case attached to the wall 1' 4'' in width x 5' 6'' in height. to the right of home plate i have my door to go out to the hall way.

Skip the Auralex. You'll need to get every corner possible with 4" panels or corner-filling treatments, plus your reflection points, the ceiling and the front wall...all with *at least* 4" panels. 6" panels would be better if you have a "back wall" to work with.

$300 might be tough though.

Frank