How can I make this less bad?

-=steve=- · 4th July 2009

Ok so this is my mix position:

I know it isn't really a good position, but this is what I have to work with. I'm going to build myself a bunch of basstraps next week and I would like some advice on what I can do besides the regular corners and first reflection points.

I was thinking of building a "removable" trap to go behind the monitors in front of the window that I can remove when I'm not mixing.
Also would some sort of mini cloud above the monitors help?

thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give me. (I know the best advice probably is to find another spot, but I really have no other options)

spm_gl · 4th July 2009

Get those monitors out of the window frame (but leave the foam in there). Yeah, a removable mixing-trap would probably help.

Ethan Winer · 4th July 2009

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Originally Posted by -=steve=-

I would like some advice on what I can do besides the regular corners and first reflection points.

Besides the 12 regular corners (not just four), the front and rear walls are also important for bass trapping. If the rear wall behind you is less than 10 feet away, absorption that targets mid and high frequencies is also useful. Small things like recessed corners don't matter much. With acoustics, and especially low frequencies, it's the "big stuff" that matters most. Other than bass trapping, the front wall is not so important IMO:

Front Wall Absorption

--Ethan

-=steve=- · 6th July 2009

^^so you're saying it's not THAT bad after all? and I should concentrate more on the corners first?

Ethan Winer · 6th July 2009

Yes.

-=steve=- · 6th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan Winer

Yes.

ok thanks for the help man!

jwl · 7th July 2009

I'd slide the speakers/stands forward just a bit, so that the front of the drivers on the speakers are not inside the window sill. IOW, put the stands flush against the edge of the sill, with the front of the speakers just a bit in front of that.

That will probably help your imaging.

-=steve=- · 7th July 2009

^^I'll try that, thanks.

bpape · 7th July 2009

And put some absorbent material in the window well. That cavity is going to have it's own resonances in addition to the bigger room. While the window will allow some bass to pass out, it's still and issue.

I'd get them completely out of the window if you can.

Bryan

4th July 2009	#1
-=steve=- Gear nut Joined: May 2009 Posts: 80 Thread Starter	How can I make this less bad? Ok so this is my mix position: I know it isn't really a good position, but this is what I have to work with. I'm going to build myself a bunch of basstraps next week and I would like some advice on what I can do besides the regular corners and first reflection points. I was thinking of building a "removable" trap to go behind the monitors in front of the window that I can remove when I'm not mixing. Also would some sort of mini cloud above the monitors help? thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give me. (I know the best advice probably is to find another spot, but I really have no other options)

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spm_gl Gear addict Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Spreewald, near Berlin / Germany Posts: 316	Get those monitors out of the window frame (but leave the foam in there). Yeah, a removable mixing-trap would probably help. __________________ --- Spreemusik --- Jan Fuchsmann, Audio Engineer Our new Blog: http://blog.spreemusik.com

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jwl Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2006 Location: southern Maine Posts: 1,316	I'd slide the speakers/stands forward just a bit, so that the front of the drivers on the speakers are not inside the window sill. IOW, put the stands flush against the edge of the sill, with the front of the speakers just a bit in front of that. That will probably help your imaging. __________________ The acoustic treatment experts

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bpape Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2005 Location: St. Louis(Wildwood), MO Posts: 764	And put some absorbent material in the window well. That cavity is going to have it's own resonances in addition to the bigger room. While the window will allow some bass to pass out, it's still and issue. I'd get them completely out of the window if you can. Bryan __________________ I am serious, and don't call me Shirley Bryan Pape Lead Acoustical Designer GIK Acoustics

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-=steve=- Gear nut Joined: May 2009 Posts: 80 Thread Starter	^^so you're saying it's not THAT bad after all? and I should concentrate more on the corners first?

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Ethan Winer Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2002 Location: New Milford, CT, USA Posts: 12,334	Yes.

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