Looking for help with placement in small room with several limitations.

[Balron]

Hello,

I did study several articles and forums for tips about home studios, but it basically made my situation even worse, as I can see too many obstacles right now

I have moved into new flat and I got whole room for my "studio". The issue is that room is only 4x2.8 meters and has two doors that are being opened into the room (one main doors + doors to balcony .. both at shorter sides). I understood, I should ideally face the shorter wall (= the one with doors or balcony) and sit at least 1.5m away from wall (38%). When I do this on first wall, the main doors will hit my table (1.5x0.75m). I could move the table a bit further from the wall, but this way I will be sitting almost in the middle of a room, which is bad, right?

I have read it's possible to place the table to longer wall, when the room is too narrow, but I do not know if my room is "narrow enough" for that.

So...what placement would you recommend in such room?

What I got:
- 4 x 2.8m room
- Adam Audio F5 monitors
- Monitor stands
- 2 corner bass traps (will buy more when needed)
- 2 1x1m acoustic treatment panels to put on walls
- 1.5 x 0.75m table

Once I get this placed, I would also like to arrange table with cd players + mix and another table with midi keyboard (quite a big one), but that's next step. I need to figure out how to place my "production table" first

Room (dimensions in millimeters):

 

[mjbphotos]

Do you really need access to the balcony? If so, you're screwed in that room. If you can just hang a heavy drape over that whole wall, put your desk up against it, it's the best you're going to do. In a room that small, moving your desk out from the wall is not an option.
Read this thread about small room acoustics.

 

[mjbphotos]

If you can't block the balcony door, put your desk against the other short wall, next to the door.
Build/buy some bass traps, you'll need them.

 

[Balron]

If you can't block the balcony door, put your desk against the other short wall, next to the door.
Build/buy some bass traps, you'll need them.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I'll need to access the balcony at least sometimes (like 2-4x per year) - it basically acts as a storage place right now. So I guess the other wall will have to do. Once I move close to the wall, I'll be really close to being in the corner too :X

I'll read that thread, thanks for the link.

 

[BroKen_H]

Just remember that ALL corners are available to trap bass, not just the vertical ones. If you can get a bass trap hung above the balcony door, it will help you. You don't HAVE to trap the corner where the door is (it would certainly be the best option.