My Room... I Need Some Help (Layout Provided)

[St. Augustine]

So, I've been committing the all-too-common sin of gearslutting without properly treating my room. I've recorded in there and I believe my recordings have suffered from it. Now that I have slightly better equipment, I tend to notice the less than stellar acoustics more so than before.

I've been looking up sound absorber panels (the DIY kind) and am thinking those would help control the sound of my room. I'm really worthless when it comes to acoustics, but I am wanting to learn. I've already read the threads on building your own studio, but I'm not good at abstract thinking with such a new concept. I need to know how my room can be fixed!

If anyone could illuminate for me how to fix my recording room cheaply and DIY.

Below is a fairly accurate layout of my room.

Thanks in advance. Y'all are great!

P.S. The floor to ceiling is 95" and the floor is carpet.

[St. Augustine]

Specifically, I would like to know how many sound absorbing panels to get and where to place them in the room. THANKS!

[takman]

Originally Posted by St. Augustine

Specifically, I would like to know how many sound absorbing panels to get and where to place them in the room.

I am sorry....but in this day and age, with all the information you could want...all at the click of a mouse, theres just no excuse for this.

Probably one of the most asked questions on here, by people who just want easy answers.....who don't want to take the time to do a little research into this subject.

Knowing how many panels you need is result of testing the room. not the other way around as you suggest.

There are basic general guidelines such as creating an RFZ, reducing modes with bass traps etc. and these you should know about already because they are concepts that are easy to understand and implement, and they don't require room testing...although i always recommend that.

[Glenn Kuras]

I would put the mix area up, facing the 90" wall, treat all corners with bass trapping and early reflections. Here are a few articles to get you up to speed on room acoustics..
How Bass Traps Work. Acoustic Panels and Bass Traps.
What Are Early Reflection Points. Acoustic Panels and Bass Traps.
Monitor Positioning. Acoustic Panels and Bass Traps.
GIK Acoustics: Room Setup