Mastering studio construction

[Duffster]

Client chairs and my new nap spot:

[inlinenl]

great to see the progress ... teams up very nice with you're studio .... are you enjoying the way it sounds ... nice place to focus on mastering ...

[jayfrigo]

Originally Posted by Ethan Winer

I'm not convinced diffusing low frequencies is even desirable. To my way of thinking, you want as low a "reverb time" as possible below around 300 Hz, to avoid the muddiness of some bass notes overlapping into others that are played later.

In most control rooms, your observation is the typical approach, though in a large control room, you may be able to use lower frequency diffusion in conjunction with the room's trapping to even out the response over a wider area. You would not use diffusion in place of absorption, such as you might with some high and mid frequency applications. The intent and result is different, and it's not the kind of thing you would do in a small DIY control room, espcially considering the space necessary to make it work, not to mention the considerable construction that most DIYers would avoid. There are also applications for it in large tracking rooms. And yes, there are certain differences as to how it behaves at very low frequencies as compared to mids and highs.

[tonymite]

[flute player]

Hi there,

I was wondering what have you made decide to use a full XLR patchbay rather than a Audio Accessories Shorti Quick-Switch Patchbay to DB25 for example.
Allthough I am not an owner of a mastering studio I have good quality with this one.
I use their woven cords and besides good quallity they are pretty cool to see also.
Good luck with your new studio and we would like to hear the first samples of course.
There is comming up a new thread in my mind while writing the last words.
This will have the following question : Will a new room affect your way of mastering.

Greetz,

Paul

[Duffster]

Originally Posted by flute player

Hi there,

I was wondering what have you made decide to use a full XLR patchbay rather than a Audio Accessories Shorti Quick-Switch Patchbay to DB25 for example.
Allthough I am not an owner of a mastering studio I have good quality with this one.
I use their woven cords and besides good quallity they are pretty cool to see also.
Good luck with your new studio and we would like to hear the first samples of course.
There is comming up a new thread in my mind while writing the last words.
This will have the following question : Will a new room affect your way of mastering.

Greetz,

Paul

I built the patch with XLRs because it was easier, cheaper and the quality is just as good as anything else. It was built for this specific studio and is easy to modify or expand. I love to get on of the z-systems digital routers but it is just not worth the expense.