Which Room is a Better for Mixing/Recording?

[jordan s]

My vote is room 1. It's bigger, less square than room2, and is carpeted. I would fill it with thick absorption panels, you will need them. I mix in a similar room and I have a total of 14 panels.

[rocknpop]

Originally Posted by jordan s

My vote is room 1. It's bigger, less square than room2, and is carpeted. I would fill it with thick absorption panels, you will need them. I mix in a similar room and I have a total of 14 panels.

Thanks Jordan. My concern is it has two windows and it also has more corners. Should that matter?

Also, how does a larger room make a difference in monitoring?

[ciro]

Symetry in the front portion of room (for mixing/mastering) is very important.Facing the window (the one that is centered) of bigger room I think would be good.Just a question: if n°1 is 11.3 x 11.5 , your gif shouldn´t be square (instead retangular)?

[rocknpop]

Originally Posted by ciro

Symetry in the front portion of room (for mixing/mastering) is very important.Facing the window (the one that is centered) of bigger room I think would be good.Just a question: if n°1 is 11.3 x 11.5 , your gif shouldn´t be square (instead retangular)?

Yeah, the drawing is not to scale, sorry. I was trying to quickly illustrate the rooms.

Do you think that if I follow your advise the right window would affect the imaging?

[ciro]

Even if it´ll affects symetry (and I´m talking about a difference response in the low frequencies L/R speakers, maybe slight), the window will have a positive effect, because a lot of bass frequencies will "pass through" it (unless the windows are thick-soundproof kinda). Something that you can "force" (symetry on treatment) later with absorption in the opposite left wall. + all the treatment in the corners that will do the job. I think it´s your best option. I´m talking about treatment for critical mixing/mastering. Lots of very thick absorption (if rockwool) for excellent results (and you´ll need, for the square shape which excites same modal frequencies).Or tuned stuff, this is another conception, much more "tricky" to deal with/calculate, etc.

I´m not fan of carpet, I prefer hard floor/soft ceiling for both recording/mixing, but every room is different , you know, then it´s possible to achieve good results - but, if possible, take it out.

The other room (imo) is too small for (critical) mixing. Not "impossible", but worst.