Tracking Room Dimensions

[balanceman]

Hello all:

I have the opportunity to move into a single story, freestanding office building ruffly 2000 SF total. There are already a bunch of dividing walls creating 3 offices, 2 bathrooms, a lunch room and a conference room.

There is a main open area that, if I drop in some new walls etc, would give me a live room of about 20'x18'. I am checking into the ceilings to seee what king of space is above the now about 8' ceilings.

I have worked in a variety of different studios w/ either small/cramped tracking rooms, or big-enough-for-an-orchestra rooms.

I havent had much opportunity to track in rooms in the 20' square range.


What size tracking rooms do some of you folks have access to?
Does anyone work with a room close to these dimensions?


The conference room is about 14'x12' - OK for a control room: at least everything will be close at hand.


Anyone work in a control room close to these dimensions?


I might take some pics pretty soon here.

Anyone interested in looking at pictures of an unconverted office space?

thanks
JG

[Sounds Great]

Cubed (and then squared) are your worst dimensions. Stay away from equal sides (and multiples) for your best sounding room. Not sure why, I just know its true. Something about how standing waves interact.

In other words, 20 X 20 X 10 would be bad. 23 X 17 X 11 would be worlds better.

[balanceman]

I'm hip to room dimensions/design. The dimensions I posted are rough. Actual construction would skew to fit a better ratio LxWxH.
thanks

[SiliconAudioLab]

http://www.bobgolds.com/Mode/RoomModes.htm

[Sounds Great]

Originally Posted by balanceman

I'm hip to room dimensions/design. The dimensions I posted are rough. Actual construction would skew to fit a better ratio LxWxH.
thanks

Ok.


I very nearly made the mistake of building a square music room. I was warned just in time. thumbsup

[dirk]

ACCEPTABLE ROOM RATIOS

Don't use 1:1.075:1.868 ratio's

But use eg. 1:1.14:1.39 or 1:1.28:1.54 ect.