? about corners

[zradioman]

Most of the studio pics that I have seen have the mixing counsel in the center of a wall with the moniters pointed to the mix master. . .most moniters are placed with the back of the moniter facing a corner(with bass traps). . .so here's my question. . .would I be able to, say, put my mixing counsel "kiddy-corner", leaving a large triangle-shaped space behind it? I would be mixing for radio promos. I plan on sound treating the room. . . any ideas?

[dingo]

Best to stay symmetrical within the room, but by all means try your idea and see what you think.

[Kiwiburger]

A lot of people have their near field monitors waaay too far apart. That causes a hole-in-the-middle effect, and a faulty stereo field. You might even think that mono sounds are stereo if they are too far apart.

Experiment, but remember that nearfield is a term used in relation to the physical size of a sound emmitting object.

Symmetry is good wherever possible. Avoiding parallel surfaces is good. Avoiding equidistances is good - in other words, perfectly central between floor and ceiling is not ideal.

Bass is sort of omnidirectional - you need bass trapping, and corners are good places because they are effective on all 3 major nodes.

[tINY]

Corners have worked well for me. Make sure you have a big enough room and that there is something close to symetry....




-tINY

[phelbin]

Originally Posted by Kiwiburger

A lot of people have their near field monitors waaay too far apart.

This is absolutely true. The rule of thumb I've always followed is that the two tweeters and my head should form a triangle. At my console, my tweeters are approximately 4-5 feet apart, so that when I'm sitting in between them in front of the console, I'm about 4-5 feet away from each tweeter as well.