my apartment, mixing room

chrislongwood · 26th June 2011

Here are some photos of my current setup, and some pictures along the way.

I'm really interested in what y'all think, and your ideas on how I can improve.

It started a few months ago, when I realized I wanted to ditch my living room. Half of the space in my apartment was for a room that was mainly used for watching TV (I didn't have cable, and it got to the point where I thought it was a waste of space). So I moved my computer out of my bedroom, and take a look.

This is the only picture I have of the living room / kitchen area, its when I first moved in.

Here is the first incarnation of the home studio

Once I decided that I was never going to record drums at home (I have a really sweet room at the studio where I work) - I figured, why not get the kit out of here, and make this a better mixing room.

view of the back wall, from behind monitors

Things I'm going to add—— and please feel free to chime in with your ideas

Just ordered curtains from target, those will go up next week.
Some -to be determined- kind of treatment for the refrigerator door, im pretty sure thats a direct reflection.
What is best for first order reflections? I might change out the q'fusors on the side wall with foam. I'm not sure what is going to be best for my room. Anybody have any thoughts on that?
Maybe the other part of that sofa, in place of the keyboard/table
Another Himalayan rock salt lamp, (killer vibe)
Something to make the front wall, the one with foam, look cooler.
I'd like to take measurements of my room, but need to search around the forums a little more before I do

AnthonyRochester · 27th June 2011

It looks like your main problem will be how you have a close wall on the left and a big space on the right - to me the fridge looks too far back to cause an early reflection. You'll need some very good absorption on that wall e.g. thick rockwool trap. I think the absorption on the front wall isn't serving any significant purpose..

chrislongwood · 28th June 2011

Hi Anthony,
I definitely think that rockwool traps are a great idea. I just sat here for about 15 minutes staring at the wall envisioning them - I think I'll make two 2'x6' panels and hang them in place of the picture frames / q'fusor. Thank you for your suggestion!

26th June 2011	#1
chrislongwood Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 38 Thread Starter	my apartment, mixing room Here are some photos of my current setup, and some pictures along the way. I'm really interested in what y'all think, and your ideas on how I can improve. It started a few months ago, when I realized I wanted to ditch my living room. Half of the space in my apartment was for a room that was mainly used for watching TV (I didn't have cable, and it got to the point where I thought it was a waste of space). So I moved my computer out of my bedroom, and take a look. This is the only picture I have of the living room / kitchen area, its when I first moved in. Here is the first incarnation of the home studio Once I decided that I was never going to record drums at home (I have a really sweet room at the studio where I work) - I figured, why not get the kit out of here, and make this a better mixing room. view of the back wall, from behind monitors Things I'm going to add—— and please feel free to chime in with your ideas Just ordered curtains from target, those will go up next week. Some -to be determined- kind of treatment for the refrigerator door, im pretty sure thats a direct reflection. What is best for first order reflections? I might change out the q'fusors on the side wall with foam. I'm not sure what is going to be best for my room. Anybody have any thoughts on that? Maybe the other part of that sofa, in place of the keyboard/table Another Himalayan rock salt lamp, (killer vibe) Something to make the front wall, the one with foam, look cooler. I'd like to take measurements of my room, but need to search around the forums a little more before I do __________________ Chris my website Last edited by chrislongwood; 26th June 2011 at 04:45 PM.. Reason: my grammar sucks

27th June 2011	#2
AnthonyRochester Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2007 Location: somewhere in Tasmania Posts: 1,263	It looks like your main problem will be how you have a close wall on the left and a big space on the right - to me the fridge looks too far back to cause an early reflection. You'll need some very good absorption on that wall e.g. thick rockwool trap. I think the absorption on the front wall isn't serving any significant purpose.. __________________ http://www.pricklepad.com

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28th June 2011	#3
chrislongwood Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 38 Thread Starter	Hi Anthony, I definitely think that rockwool traps are a great idea. I just sat here for about 15 minutes staring at the wall envisioning them - I think I'll make two 2'x6' panels and hang them in place of the picture frames / q'fusor. Thank you for your suggestion!