Advice on Monitor Placement/Acoustic Baffling

[Urbanvictim]

You don't want one monitor so close to the wall as you will get enhanced bass on that side. Bass traps will still be of use for any type of music you are doing as you want to hear what's going to tape. Some wall tiles at reflection points on the walls and ceilings would be useful in there (get someone to hold up at mirror and move around, the reflection points are where you can see the tweeters from your listening position)

[lyell]

Thanks - I'll give that a go. Also think it makes sense to move the monitor/keyboard setup back against (well a foot or two away from) the wall facing the garage door in order to get out of that corner and have the sound project lengthwise down the room rather than from the center.

[Glenn Kuras]

Take a look through the following videos to see if it might start to point you in the right direction.
Educational Videos - Acoustic Panels | Bass Traps | Diffusors | GIK Acoustics

On a side note, she must really love you to sleep in a garage with you.

[Syncamorea]

Originally Posted by lyell

As an aside, I mostly work on soundtrack and rock type production, so bass treatment is not as critical as it might be in an electronic/hip-hop production space; that said, I'd like to get it as good as reasonably possible.

For a space of this size, treating the bass will be the crux and it's essential to give it emphasis in your plan. If you don't, the mixed product will suffer and probably not translate well. I'd recommend reading up on superchunks, soffits, LMV traps and VPRs. You can find a ton of info here through the search function. Good luck!