Where to put my drumset to get best acoustics

Mixbuster · 7th July 2008, 01:38 PM

Hey guys, my "small" liveroom is done, and I've collected my gear, but one thing remains, where to put the drum set? to get the best result?

The ceiling is 2,40m, and the other dimentions are in my attachment!

Thanks!

Weasel9992 · 7th July 2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mixbuster

Hey guys, my "small" liveroom is done, and I've collected my gear, but one thing remains, where to put the drum set? to get the best result?

The ceiling is 2,40m, and the other dimentions are in my attachment!

Thanks!

Can't view the attachment for some reason, but the answer depends on what else you've got hapenning in the room. Is it treated? If so, how? You'll need absorbtion above the kit with a 2.4m ceiling for sure. If you've got good absorbtion or diffusion on the back wall you could back it to the wall within a meter or so and be fine. If not, better to stand off that wall some.

Frank

Mixbuster · 7th July 2008, 01:46 PM

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1303/liveroomwu6.jpg

:) there you go.

Weasel9992 · 7th July 2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mixbuster

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1303/liveroomwu6.jpg

:) there you go.

Thanks man! That's a tough room. Problem is that it's narrow no matter how you look at it. I guess you'd be best from close to the middle of the room with absorbtion on the ceiling, behind the kit and in front of it. At least that would minimize reflections from the right and left.

Frank

rimskidog · 7th July 2008, 07:47 PM

Use your ears! Pick up the snare drum and walk around the room hitting it. Wherever it sounds fullest is where you should set it up.

Weasel9992 · 7th July 2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rimskidog

Use your ears! Pick up the snare drum and walk around the room hitting it. Wherever it sounds fullest is where you should set it up.

That's a darned fine idea Trev.

Frank

rimskidog · 7th July 2008, 09:25 PM

Thanks Frank. Picked it up from some old german guy ;-)

So I've been pondering, is the avatar you? Never figured you for such a young fellow!

Weasel9992 · 7th July 2008, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rimskidog

So I've been pondering, is the avatar you? Never figured you for such a young fellow!

Yes sir, it is. I'm not so young either...I'm 38, and getting more and more aware of it every day.

Frank

rimskidog · 7th July 2008, 10:13 PM

whippersnapper

jwl · 8th July 2008, 05:54 AM

I also like to move the floor tom around the room, to see what's happening in the low end. Hopefully you can find a spot where they both sound good. Absorbers and other acoustic panels on stands might make sense.

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Mixbuster Gear nut Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 100	Where to put my drumset to get best acoustics Hey guys, my "small" liveroom is done, and I've collected my gear, but one thing remains, where to put the drum set? to get the best result? The ceiling is 2,40m, and the other dimentions are in my attachment! Thanks! Attached Thumbnails

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Mixbuster Gear nut Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 100	http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1303/liveroomwu6.jpg :) there you go.

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jwl Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: southern Maine Posts: 544	I also like to move the floor tom around the room, to see what's happening in the low end. Hopefully you can find a spot where they both sound good. Absorbers and other acoustic panels on stands might make sense. __________________ www.craftedrecordings.com Quality on-location audio recording in Northern New England www.realtraps.com The acoustic treatment experts

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