Acoustical Gear for Pro Studio

[Tom Higgins]

Are you thinking of having acoustic panels mounted on the walls or incorporating absorption (bass traps) into the walls?

[Glenn Kuras]

For building a studio I recommend getting the book "Build it like the pros". It will save you a lot of time and money in the end.

[coreycallis]

Originally Posted by Tom Higgins

Are you thinking of having acoustic panels mounted on the walls or incorporating absorption (bass traps) into the walls?

I am thinking about just acoustic panels on the walls in the iso booths and control room but I need some other more reflective surfaces in the live room. And I am just not sure if there are supplies that I could make this myself with. I am doing double studded walls with 2 layers of drywall on each side as well.

[coreycallis]

Originally Posted by Glenn Kuras

For building a studio I recommend getting the book "Build it like the pros". It will save you a lot of time and money in the end.

I have read this book and there is a lot of great info that I am going by for sure but I want to hear what some other people have done on here to get the best sounding rooms and what surfaces they are using and how they built it themselves.

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by coreycallis

I am thinking about just acoustic panels on the walls in the iso booths and control room but I need some other more reflective surfaces in the live room.

How much absorption versus reflection or diffusion is best depends a lot on the size of the room, and also on your budget. Without seeing photos or even knowing the dimensions, it's impossible to comment knowledgeably.

--Ethan

The Acoustic Treatment Experts

[asolutions]

I wrote a blog post about this not too long ago, maybe this is helpful: ASI BLOGS
Check out some diffusers here, I'm not sure what you'd make them out of yourself, but a few of these should suffice for your average size recording room.

[Rod Gervais]

Originally Posted by asolutions

I wrote a blog post about this not too long ago, maybe this is helpful: ASI BLOGS
Check out some diffusers here, I'm not sure what you'd make them out of yourself, but a few of these should suffice for your average size recording room.

What would you define as "average size"?