My "live room" does not sound good for drums.
It is an old spare bedroom, I'm not kidding when I say the room is perfectly square. I have treated the walls with some foam panels and they make it sound a little better but I am afraid that it is the ceiling that is making my overheads pick up a boomy or boxy sound.
My best bet so far is to mic everything as close as possible and add artificial reverb later on.
I have two twin sized mattresses to push around as makeshift baffles and anything expensive like raising the ceiling is completely out of the question.
So what can I do to improve the sound of my live room? (especially drums)
Where in the room should I place them?
Is there anything creative I can do with the mattresses?
Are there any other cheap methods of improving the rooms sound?
I'm open for anything as long as it's cheap!
It is an old spare bedroom, I'm not kidding when I say the room is perfectly square. I have treated the walls with some foam panels and they make it sound a little better but I am afraid that it is the ceiling that is making my overheads pick up a boomy or boxy sound.
My best bet so far is to mic everything as close as possible and add artificial reverb later on.
I have two twin sized mattresses to push around as makeshift baffles and anything expensive like raising the ceiling is completely out of the question.
So what can I do to improve the sound of my live room? (especially drums)
Where in the room should I place them?
Is there anything creative I can do with the mattresses?
Are there any other cheap methods of improving the rooms sound?
I'm open for anything as long as it's cheap!