Gorilla Mixing Space. I NEED IDEAS!

[madcap99]

Posted this in wrong spot originally:

Alright so I had a decent studio in my last apartment got to be loud as hell etc. I treated the room correctly the space was PERFECT and music never sounded so good! I started writing and recording a 12 song project. Skip ahead a few months and 60 miles and now I live in a huge 1 bedroom and 1 loft (Bedroom) apartment.

Sonics are BAD. I am at the mixing stage and things couldn't sound worse. I currently have my comp/monitors up in the loft. The wall angels are insane and it is really not ideal. I thought well maybe I could mix in headphones even though everyone says you can't.... WRONG! Nothing I can do to treat the space that I can think of heck I can't reach 50% of the space.

I need a temporary fix. Hell I would mix in the bathroom if it sounded halfway decent HAHA. Should I build a blanket fort behind my head and try to eliminate as much reflection as possible? I have 4 large modular acoustic panels from my last apartment. Tons of blankets and duct tape and good ears. That's about it at the moment.

The three rooms I have available or should I say there are only three rooms.
Loft open on almost two sides weird chapeled ceilings, big open stairwell, skylights, etc... I just don't think I can do it in this room.

Living room 20 ft.ceilings chapeled. also loft above to contend with. 15x10 but opens to dining room and kitchen. (both dinging, kitchen and living room are open floor plan)

Daughters room 21 feet by 13 ft 16ft chapeled cielings but has a door and is a seperate space.

PLZ I AM SO LOST ANY THOUGHTS???? AGAIN THINK TEMPORARY, QUICK AND INEXPENSIVE.

Almost thought about mixing using the aux in line to my car stereo but I run a mac pro so thats not going to happen.

[ritelec]

Originally Posted by madcap99

Tons of duct tape .

Maybe more cowbell would help too?




Sorry for you dilemma.

Maybe a combo of your daughters room, and headphones.
Do you have a friend with a room could borrow?
Heck. Maybe a phone call or two to a local studio, and rent time for mixing???

[gullfo]

if you can suspend enough of the blankets on ropes or rods across the upper space of the ceilings, you could get the room decay rates down a bit. maybe put some hooks up for the ropes. and say each blanket is 4' w x 7' long, you could hang those down on the ropes from the ceiling 2' or so and folded over giving you 3 1/2' x 4' panels. maybe 20 or so of these. separate them about 3-4' hang on multiple levels if possible and staggered. basically creating a bunch of soft baffles. strongly recommend fire re-tardant treatment if the blankets aren't already treated. on the lower portion of the room, you'll still want to use the absorbers you have to treat first reflection points etc.

[DanDan]

What was the problem with the headphones. They work just fine for me.
The only issue seems to be panning. I would use headphones for fine eq, reverb choices, type of plug in choices, blend of kick and bass. Most of the detailed work. Refer to the speakers now and again to encourage wider panning and to be assured it will translate.
You need neutral unhyped headphones. I have used the obsolete Senn HD480 for years with great success. I have now included HD600's which work just fine too.
DACS Headlite Mk2 amp.

DD