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Old 1st September 2006, 03:46 AM   #1
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Unhappy Basement studio question, help please

I need some advice

I'm starting my plans to build a personal set-up, and I can build at either end of the basement here are my options...

1) length 13' 1"
width 8 '4"
ceiling 7'

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2) length 20' 6"
width 6' 8"
ceiling 7'


Basic production/control room deal.
Which dimension's would work the best?
I have a very weird basement, advise will be greatly appreciated
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Old 1st September 2006, 04:17 AM   #2
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both those rooms are very narrow, you're lookin at less that 3 metres
are you looking at just doing a control room?

also check out www.johnlsayers.com
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Aaron,

> length 20' 6" <

That's my choice. When all else is equal, having the rear wall behind you as far back as possible is always better. And plan for as much bass trapping as you can possibly manage.

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both those rooms are very narrow, you're lookin at less that 3 metres
are you looking at just doing a control room?

also check out www.johnlsayers.com
control room and tracking....
I produce Hip hop, down tempo, cinamatic type stuff, so I'm tracking from samplers and syths through rackgear, etc.

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hey, with 7' ceilings you're in danger of head end ringing (google that if you need more info). in short, make sure your monitors and ears are not exactly halfway between floor and ceiling.


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hey, with 7' ceilings you're in danger of head end ringing (google that if you need more info). in short, make sure your monitors and ears are not exactly halfway between floor and ceiling.


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gregoire,
I cant barely find any info on this...
would this called anything else?

thanks for your help
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http://www.asc-studio-acoustics.com/db1191.htm

Scroll down. I know nothing about it...just good at Google.
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Fuzz the heck out of the ceiling, it's just too low to do you any good.
Oh, and the walls too... but ceiling first.
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So what we are looking at is 2.07m (W) x 6.27m (L) x 2.10m (H)

Firstly that ceiling, is very low, you are gonna run into trouble there,
especially if these figures are before you build in.

I'll let Ethan chime in here.
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Scroll down. I know nothing about it...just good at Google.
...much better than myself!!

thanks popmann,

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