Odd shaped mixing room setup : HELP!!

[Ethan Winer]

I'd be glad to look at your room, but I'm banned by Gearslutz from all forum sections other than this one so I can't see that other thread. If you post your photos here I'll be able to comment.

--Ethan

The Acoustic Treatment Experts

[Zambo004]

Awesome here are the pics!

[Ethan Winer]

You should set up so you face the large windows at the wide end, with the speakers pointing down the room toward the narrow end. Usually it's better for a room to get wider or taller at the rear, but that's not practical here because the narrow area is too narrow.

--Ethan

[Zambo004]

Thanks , thats where I was planning on starting. With adequate treatment do you reckon ill be able to get some decent mixes done? I also have the option of a smaller more square room but i think that might end up being a bass mode mess.

[OpusOfTrolls]

Yes you will need quite heavy treatment to get a more symmetrical reverberation. That would involve bass trapping on the side walls, ceiling, and on the walls parallel and opposite of the windows, except for the wall at the most far boundary. You could set up the desk to be symmetrical with the back portion of the room, and put diffusers into that space and also on the ceiling axial to it. That would be the best option as far as I can see.

[Zambo004]

Hey there, thanks for the replies. Now before I make my final decision I have uploaded the dimensions of the other room. Its more rectangular but smaller.
The door at the back, opposite the window is the entrance to the room. The brown door to the right of the window is a cupboard.
This leaves me with two questions:

1) Which of the two rooms would make a better mixing room and why (size , acoustics etc)

2) How would you go about setting up room 2 for mixing (listening position, treatment etc)

Thanks

[DanDan]

The wall materials would influence room choice. Concrete is very different to studded plasterboard, at LF.
That aside, the bigger room should be better. I have a different view of symmetry to many here. IMO, acoustic symmetry is important at HF and MF, but I would trade good even bass response for L R equality any day. Bass is kinda big wide and omni. We often see a single sub, not in any form of centre.
I would slowly and carefully locate each speaker and the Listen Zone using measurement rather than eye or assumptions.

BTW, decently treated, the bigger room would probably be a better recording space than the small one.

DD

[jinksdingo]

Go the bigger,
If you could, put a deep diffuser as a door opening out on the rear void.
And use it as a gear store and repair room. Even machine room.

Then treat the rest as you would standard, corner bass traps etc etc

[DanDan]

Even machine room.

+1 A silent CR is brilliant for recording vocals and any other source requiring great clarity.
DD

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by Zambo004

This leaves me with two questions:

I got your PM, but I don't have anything to offer beyond what the others posted.

--Ethan

[Glenn Kuras]

Zambo,
I also received your pm.. Pretty much follow they above advise you have gotten already. One other thing for testing.
Video: Testing Bass Trap Placement

[Zambo004]

Thanks a ton !!!!
will upload pics when im done!