Symph
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Ok every time I hear about acoustic treatment I just tune it out because I think "My room is not enclosed, it's shaped really oddly, and I have literally no money to spend on acoustic treatment" and I just move on. And when I say no money I mean it, my wife and I have been surviving on homemade bread and eggs for a while, (not upset about it, it's a complicated situation, not trying to get anyone's sympathy) but I'm just wondering if there is a way to at least IMPROVE the acoustics of my room with things I'd find around the house. We've got pillows, blankets, a sofa, a recliner, (both plush and soft) And I could afford to spend like.... 20 bucks if there was something else helpful to use. I have faith my situation will change, but making music is one of the ways I'm trying to make up my income, so it would be nice to be able to do SOMETHING I guess.
My apartment has 3 rooms, living room/kitchen in one, bathroom, and bedroom, that's it. The bedroom is a no go cause that's where ALL our stuff is, so the big open living room/kitchen area is where I record. Floors are carpet, ceiling is plaster. I'm not too worried about the sound when I record, I only mic my guitars anyway, but I keep hearing that without good acoustics it's hard to tell what's going on in your mix, and that may very well be harming my final product. I also feel like my vocals are always sharp and thin, which I'm gonna guess could also be helped through acoustics.
We DO have a little pantry area I have considered singing in, it would be cramped and weird cause I'd be singing next to vegetable cans, I'm also not sure where I'm the loudest to my neighbors. I really don't expect to be able to do much of anything, but let's say I tried to ghetto rig something with pillows, or hang blankets, would that have any affect at all? The pantry doesn't even have a door so it'd still be wide open.... I'm just wondering if there is a really cheap ass way to even get some slightly better acoustics, or if it's even necessary. I mean I've come this far without it, and I do hear mix improvements, I just wonder if I'm fighting an uphill battle without the acoustic treatment, and if moving furniture around or trying to velcro pillows to a wall would be worth tackling lol I've actually been trying to think of how I'd even GET pillows to stick to a wall and velcro is all I could come up with... doesn't sound very plausible in and of itself....
I could post pics if that would help, "it's a lost cause" is an acceptable answer too, since it's what I've always figured anyway lol
My apartment has 3 rooms, living room/kitchen in one, bathroom, and bedroom, that's it. The bedroom is a no go cause that's where ALL our stuff is, so the big open living room/kitchen area is where I record. Floors are carpet, ceiling is plaster. I'm not too worried about the sound when I record, I only mic my guitars anyway, but I keep hearing that without good acoustics it's hard to tell what's going on in your mix, and that may very well be harming my final product. I also feel like my vocals are always sharp and thin, which I'm gonna guess could also be helped through acoustics.
We DO have a little pantry area I have considered singing in, it would be cramped and weird cause I'd be singing next to vegetable cans, I'm also not sure where I'm the loudest to my neighbors. I really don't expect to be able to do much of anything, but let's say I tried to ghetto rig something with pillows, or hang blankets, would that have any affect at all? The pantry doesn't even have a door so it'd still be wide open.... I'm just wondering if there is a really cheap ass way to even get some slightly better acoustics, or if it's even necessary. I mean I've come this far without it, and I do hear mix improvements, I just wonder if I'm fighting an uphill battle without the acoustic treatment, and if moving furniture around or trying to velcro pillows to a wall would be worth tackling lol I've actually been trying to think of how I'd even GET pillows to stick to a wall and velcro is all I could come up with... doesn't sound very plausible in and of itself....
I could post pics if that would help, "it's a lost cause" is an acceptable answer too, since it's what I've always figured anyway lol
