How to treat this room

gst · 20th June 2008, 10:55 PM

Hello,
Great site here. I was reading this forum around for a while and i decided to become a member. As far as i understant there are a lot of pros in here so i want your opinion

The situation is like this:

The floor is wooden, brick walls and the ceiling is concrete. Both doors are wooden frame with glass. The door on the left leads to a balcon and the door to the right leads to the rest of the house.
The room will be use for mixing/producing. I want to know how to treat it acoustically and what is the best sitting position.

Thanks for the help

Weasel9992 · 20th June 2008, 11:09 PM

Welcome to the forums! Here's a few suggestions:

- Set up facing one of the windows so that your monitors are pointed down the long axis of the room.
- Your head should be 38% of the way inside the room at the apex of an equilateral triangle with your monitors.
- Treat all four corners (floor to ceiling if possible) and the back wall with 4" or 6" bass traps. The wall/ceiling corners are a good candidate for bass traps as well.
- Treat the reflection points to your left, right and above your head with 2" panels.
- You can put 2" panels or bass traps behind your monitors.
- The smaller the room, the more bass trapping you'll need. There's pretty much no such thing as too many.

If you do those basic things you'll take care of most of the room issues right off the bat. You can spot treat from there.

Check out this link: http://www.gikacoustics.com/room_setup.php Also look at the "education" tab...lots of good info there too.

Frank

gst · 20th June 2008, 11:22 PM

Thanks for the quick reply Frank
I m gonna read a lot
Do i really need a diffusor as well, or not?

Weasel9992 · 20th June 2008, 11:25 PM

Based on the size, shape and composition of that room I'd say no. It's not that you would derive no benefit whatsoever from diffusion, but it becomes less and less helpful the smaller the room gets. I'd stick with absorbtion in your case.

Frank

jwl · 21st June 2008, 05:53 PM

Certainly diffusion shouldn't be the main component of your treatment plan; if anything, it should be icing on the cake, and not the cake itself.

Listen to Frank, absorption will be more important for you.

gst · 21st June 2008, 07:36 PM

Thanks for the help Frank and jwl

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20th June 2008, 10:55 PM	#1
gst Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	How to treat this room Hello, Great site here. I was reading this forum around for a while and i decided to become a member. As far as i understant there are a lot of pros in here so i want your opinion The situation is like this: The floor is wooden, brick walls and the ceiling is concrete. Both doors are wooden frame with glass. The door on the left leads to a balcon and the door to the right leads to the rest of the house. The room will be use for mixing/producing. I want to know how to treat it acoustically and what is the best sitting position. Thanks for the help

20th June 2008, 11:09 PM	#2
Weasel9992 Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 840	Welcome to the forums! Here's a few suggestions: - Set up facing one of the windows so that your monitors are pointed down the long axis of the room. - Your head should be 38% of the way inside the room at the apex of an equilateral triangle with your monitors. - Treat all four corners (floor to ceiling if possible) and the back wall with 4" or 6" bass traps. The wall/ceiling corners are a good candidate for bass traps as well. - Treat the reflection points to your left, right and above your head with 2" panels. - You can put 2" panels or bass traps behind your monitors. - The smaller the room, the more bass trapping you'll need. There's pretty much no such thing as too many. If you do those basic things you'll take care of most of the room issues right off the bat. You can spot treat from there. Check out this link: http://www.gikacoustics.com/room_setup.php Also look at the "education" tab...lots of good info there too. Frank __________________ Frank Oesterheld - GIK Acoustics www.GIKAcoustics.com

20th June 2008, 11:25 PM	#4
Weasel9992 Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 840	Based on the size, shape and composition of that room I'd say no. It's not that you would derive no benefit whatsoever from diffusion, but it becomes less and less helpful the smaller the room gets. I'd stick with absorbtion in your case. Frank __________________ Frank Oesterheld - GIK Acoustics www.GIKAcoustics.com

21st June 2008, 05:53 PM	#5
jwl Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: southern Maine Posts: 543	Certainly diffusion shouldn't be the main component of your treatment plan; if anything, it should be icing on the cake, and not the cake itself. Listen to Frank, absorption will be more important for you. __________________ www.craftedrecordings.com Quality on-location audio recording in Northern New England www.realtraps.com The acoustic treatment experts

20th June 2008, 11:22 PM	#3
gst Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	Thanks for the quick reply Frank I m gonna read a lot Do i really need a diffusor as well, or not?

21st June 2008, 07:36 PM	#6
gst Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	Thanks for the help Frank and jwl

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