Another studio layout/placement question

[Glenn Kuras]

You would need to measure the room to really see if the pillars are effecting things all that much with the following program. You can use the following video.
Room EQ Wizard Tutorial Video

You do want to face the short wall though which the following test shows.
Video: Positioning Listening Spot

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by jaytechmusic

I've been trying to keep with the "lengthways" approach of having the speakers face the furthest opposite wall, but feel like that might not be the best approach because of the pillars and windows.

The pillar as shown on your top drawing is out of the way, so that's okay if not ideal. Though I'd reverse the layout so you face the windows. This has several advantages: It puts the windows in front of you where you don't have to worry about reflections, and it keeps the door out of the way behind you.

--Ethan

The Acoustic Treatment Experts

[Glenn Kuras]

If you are getting low end nulls and peaks from the back wall (all rooms do) then windows in the back can help as some of that low end energy leaves the room through the window. Having the door behind you though is nice as it lets you get the speakers closer to the wall and leaves the front corners open for bass trapping.

[jaytechmusic]

Thanks for the advice guys, will be sure to try a few different configs out. Will do the Room EQ Wizard thing also

[Syncamorea]

Originally Posted by Glenn Kuras

If you are getting low end nulls and peaks from the back wall (all rooms do) then windows in the back can help as some of that low end energy leaves the room through the window.

That's my experience also, although dipole speakers can work very well with glass behind them if you get the treatment right. (absorption right behind the speaker - which you want with any kind of monitor in this sort of setup)

I understand the physics/acoustics considerations for facing the short wall, but I've seen quite a few studios have their control room set up facing the long wall. I've also had a couple of mix rooms set up on the long wall that worked great - mixes translated, reference tracks sounded great, the room measured well, etc. But those rooms were moderately large, with the short wall in not really that short - ~16' for one, 18' in the other. And they needed quite a bit of treatment tweaking.

[jaytechmusic]

In the end it turned out I could fit my desk between the door and the left pillar, so went with the following layout:



Thanks to the lightweight material I could affix a bass trap to the back of the door. Left the very top left corner untrapped as I figured it shouldn't cause too much of an issue with the way everything's set up.

Now to do some testing!

[Glenn Kuras]

You layout looks like a great start. Just plan on adding a lot more trapping down the road.