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Old 31st October 2012   #1
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Tips on treating my Mini-studio.
Hi guys,

I have a studio-room which i want to treat for basicly all frequencies, but the worst are the top freq's and the Bass which stacks up in the corners of the room.

In the corners of the room i want to apply basstraps, but after that i have no clue of where to begin!

Note: I'am not a professional mastering engineer who needs his room treated perfecty. I just want to get rid of most reflections. And if you can help me with that, please!

Check the attachment i put to the thread to see a basic layout of my room.
From left to right: 4.6 meters
From buttom up: 3 meters

I was thinking about a diffuser right behind me on the wall, and maybe put something on the naked wall on my right (also the right on the .jpeg)



Note: I have a carpet that covers the floor in front of the couch. Forgot to mention that on the picture.




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Orientate the the mix to face the short wall with speakers close to the wall. See the following video why.
Video: Positioning Listening Spot
From there bass trap as many corners as possible, panels in the early reflection points and THICK panels for the back wall. See the following
Tutorial Video Basics, Bass traps, Diffusion, Panels
Your room is pretty small for diffusion so for now stick with absorption.
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Thanks for your information Glenn Kuras,

Unfortunatly, i will not be able to move my stuff my setup to face the short wall.
It is only a 1.5 meter difference - hoping it wont be a huge issue.

Any tips on high frequencies or you think i should still just focus on a Basstraps for now?


(I have some echo problems once in a while too!)
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You still would want to focus on bass trapping. Make sure to use something THICK on the back wall and in corners.
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In my back, would it be OK to use a thick basstrap of like a meter wide, and around 2 meters in length, and having it vertically next to my couch right behind me ?
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sure just make it as thick as possible. 10" is not too thick.
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I see. I will start looking for Basstraps first. If i follow the video you linked, i will be needing alot! Hope i can find something that wont cost me a fortune. haha.

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I see. I will start looking for Basstraps first. If i follow the video you linked, i will be needing alot! Hope i can find something that wont cost me a fortune. haha.

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It will cost far less then a nice pre amp or mic and make a much larger improvement.
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Costs me around 600 bucks for all 4 corners.. Does that sound about right?
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Decided to build my own panels. Could someone tell me what material would be best to use?

Someone said Rockwool 221 would be the best. could someone confirm?
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Hey guys,

I went to all kind of stores and found it hard to found a fabric i liked for around the Rockwool.

Question.. I found some cheaper sound aborbtion foam and i wondered if it the rockwool would still be getting its effect if i put the foam on top of it.

Foam; http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j0...-Foam-008-.jpg

Its not really air sealed so air can come through, so i'd say the sound does the same which would mean the sound would still reach the rockwool.


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