Glass house, - help!!!

[hywyn]

I've just moved house and the only location for my workbench / home studio is the glass house! - FWIW I have access to a proper studio 24/7 but am housebound for much of the time.

I have glass windows in front & behind me and have a glass table. The roof is slopig Polycarbonsate. Of course, real critical listening is impossible, but can anyone suggest how I might get close?....
I have thought about clamping some acoustic panels (two creating a gentle V shape, with perhaps one above) onto a Cathedral mic stand, and swinging it into place when needed. However, I'm not sure what material to use or what frequencies would be effectively tamed.

Any help would be muchg appreciated.
Steve

[Dange]

This might not be as bad as you first thought. The glass may actually allow a lot of the low frequency energy to escape and mode issues could be less when compared to a standard room. Having said that it depends on the actual glass installed. Also that energy has to go somewhere, so noise emission from the room maybe more than you'd expect from a standard room.

The glass will obviously reflect high frequencies but these are a lot easier to tame than low frequency. You will still need to bass trap though, just maybe less.

Have you ever measured the response of your room using something like REW? (RoomEQ wizard)

[avare]

What do we have to comment on? Instead of the vague "I have a room and want to treat it," we have "I have a glass room and want to treat it."

Dimensions, pictures for starters would help. Beyond those objective features, what is your budget and aesthetic goals?

Andre

[fitZ]

Hmmm, sounds like a perfect job for GLASS QRD's!!

Hey, if they're good nuf for Peter Gabriel...well, nuf said.

[hywyn]

Please excuse the lack of detail in my previous post. Here is some further info:
Imagine a 2 meter glass table facing the window on the left hand side (approx 90 cm deep), - this will hold a pair of PMC nearfield monitors.
The cubical at the far end of the "lean-to" is a toilet and there is a cupboard to it's right that contains the electric and gas meters (the sideboard is to go).

Dimensions are 235cm from glass window to glass window. The "lean-to" is 5 meters long (not including toilet cubicle) and I'll occupy approximately half of it, i.e. the area that is shown in the photos.

The cubical at the far end of the "lean-to" is a toilet and there is a cupboard to it's right that contains the electric and gas meters (the sideboard is to go).

Space is not huge so,... where to put these bass traps?!... curtains could also help...

Cheers,
Steve

[hywyn]

Thanks for your replies,

Originally Posted by Dange

This might not be as bad as you first thought. The glass may actually allow a lot of the low frequency energy to escape and mode issues could be less when compared to a standard room. Having said that it depends on the actual glass installed. Also that energy has to go somewhere, so noise emission from the room maybe more than you'd expect from a standard room.

The glass will obviously reflect high frequencies but these are a lot easier to tame than low frequency. You will still need to bass trap though, just maybe less.

Have you ever measured the response of your room using something like REW? (RoomEQ wizard)

I have Metric Halo's Spectrafoo and a measurement mic I can use, once I have some solutions in place. Yes, sound does have t go somewhere, - the good thing about PMC monitors is they still sound accurate at low volumes, - not that I won't be tempted to crank it up, but I also have to live with my neighbours.

Originally Posted by avare

What do we have to comment on? Instead of the vague "I have a room and want to treat it," we have "I have a glass room and want to treat it."

Dimensions, pictures for starters would help. Beyond those objective features, what is your budget and aesthetic goals?

Andre

Budget isn't huge. and it'll likely be DIY. I'll be referencing everything in a studio, but I need to get close as I won't have the time to strip down a mix and start over.

Steve

[hywyn]

Originally Posted by fitZ

Hmmm, sounds like a perfect job for GLASS QRD's!!

Hey, if they're good nuf for Peter Gabriel...well, nuf said.

Hi,

I've googled these but no cigar,..any idea's of price?...astronomical???

Cheers,
Steve

[hywyn]

Originally Posted by hywyn

Please excuse the lack of detail in my previous post. Here is some further info:
Imagine a 2 meter glass table facing the window on the left hand side (approx 90 cm deep), - this will hold a pair of PMC nearfield monitors.
The cubical at the far end of the "lean-to" is a toilet and there is a cupboard to it's right that contains the electric and gas meters (the sideboard is to go).

Dimensions are 235cm from glass window to glass window. The "lean-to" is 5 meters long (not including toilet cubicle) and I'll occupy approximately half of it, i.e. the area that is shown in the photos.

Space is not huge so,... where to put these bass traps?!... curtains could also help...

Cheers,
Steve

hi,
I'm reposting this as although not bereft of ideas, I don't have experience with controlling acoustics in small spaces. Any advice for a startiing point is appreciated.
Steve