Need help with room acoustics, room plan included

[bnz]

Hey guys,

I have been reading this forum on and off for a while but until now I have seen no reason to post. Firstly I have done my best to research room acoustics but I have some questions that directly relate to the weird shape of my room and the fact that I have quite high ceilings at 3m or nearly 10 feet

Now on my desk there I have a pair of KRK Rokit 8s - In hindsight I think an 8" speaker is probably a bit large for the size of my room and if it matters I produce electronic music

Here is the design of my room



So my questions:

What sort of acoustic treatment do you think would be best for this room shape?

Does my bed act as a bass trap of some sort? I understand that bass traps are normally placed in corners so if this doesn't act as one, what are the alternatives for a room such as this?

In a room such as this, is it viable to put my krk rokit 8s on speaker stands?

Does the high ceiling of 3m/10ft affect everything in a bad or good way?

Do the 3 windows affect things in bad or good way?

If you guys need any further information please ask and thankyou to anyone who takes the time to answer my questions.

[Glenn Kuras]

"What sort of acoustic treatment do you think would be best for this room shape?"

I would start with broad band absorption in as many corners as possible.

"Does my bed act as a bass trap of some sort? I understand that bass traps are normally placed in corners so if this doesn't act as one, what are the alternatives for a room such as this?"

Who knows. I am sure it is not hurting anything, but it is not going to be enough, by a long shoot.

Glenn

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by bnz

What sort of acoustic treatment do you think would be best for this room shape?

That's small but typical. Here's my standard answer:

Room treatment is a deep subject, and a complete answer requires far more than will fit into a single reply here. So here's the short version. All rooms need:

* Broadband (not tuned) bass traps straddling as many corners as you can manage, including the wall-ceiling corners. More bass traps on the rear wall behind helps even further. You simply cannot have too much bass trapping. Real bass trapping, that is - thin foam and thin fiberglass don't work to a low enough frequency.

* Mid/high frequency absorption at the first reflection points on the side walls and ceiling.

* Some additional amount of mid/high absorption and/or diffusion on any large areas of bare parallel surfaces, such as opposing walls or the ceiling if the floor is reflective. Diffusion on the rear wall behind you is also useful in larger rooms.

For the complete story see my Acoustics FAQ.

There's a lot of additional non-sales technical information on my company's site - articles, videos, test tones and other downloads - linked under my name below.

--Ethan