TheLemonAid
New member
Hello All,
I'm looking into acoustically treating my room. I've already done reasonable research on the topic, but I think it's always good to see if you guys have any recommendations from your own experience, as I've come across some questions and also because acoustic foam companies might be trying to convince me to buy bass traps that I don't need and what not. Sticking to the principles of us home-producers, I'm on a limited budget and luckily I know there are some good deals for acoustic foam on ebay...
The room I'm going to treat is small (9'3"x10'11" to be precise) and I have a pair of the M-Audio BX5 monitors (No subwoofer) that are officially capable of producing a freq. range of 56Hz to 22khz. I will be using the room both for recording (acoustic guitar and vocals only pretty much) and mixing, there is a cupboard build into the room that I'll use as a vocal booth. What's also important is that one walls actually consists out of windows only and that the walls seem to be made of a rather thin material (I'm pretty sure it's not dense brick).
Now, I know the general guideline is to cover around 70% of the reflective sufraces. But what are the best places to place the foam? Should I get wedges, pyramids or a mix of both? Do I really need bass traps, since I don't have a sub? Would I also require a diffuser on the ceiling?
Also, what are the problems and the solutions you've come across your self when you were treating your homestudio acoustically?
Thank you for any tips you guys have for me! They're all already very appreciated.
Have a great day everyone!
I'm looking into acoustically treating my room. I've already done reasonable research on the topic, but I think it's always good to see if you guys have any recommendations from your own experience, as I've come across some questions and also because acoustic foam companies might be trying to convince me to buy bass traps that I don't need and what not. Sticking to the principles of us home-producers, I'm on a limited budget and luckily I know there are some good deals for acoustic foam on ebay...
The room I'm going to treat is small (9'3"x10'11" to be precise) and I have a pair of the M-Audio BX5 monitors (No subwoofer) that are officially capable of producing a freq. range of 56Hz to 22khz. I will be using the room both for recording (acoustic guitar and vocals only pretty much) and mixing, there is a cupboard build into the room that I'll use as a vocal booth. What's also important is that one walls actually consists out of windows only and that the walls seem to be made of a rather thin material (I'm pretty sure it's not dense brick).
Now, I know the general guideline is to cover around 70% of the reflective sufraces. But what are the best places to place the foam? Should I get wedges, pyramids or a mix of both? Do I really need bass traps, since I don't have a sub? Would I also require a diffuser on the ceiling?
Also, what are the problems and the solutions you've come across your self when you were treating your homestudio acoustically?
Thank you for any tips you guys have for me! They're all already very appreciated.
Have a great day everyone!