Recent content by jhbrandt

I'll just stop posting here and you guys can just carry on... I said: Every room is different and the optimal RT60 per use case is always different. The very best general RT60 recommendation for ANY room - Mix or Recording - is the criteria listed in the 3 documents that I linked. yes, I...

I know that many of you have read here and there that you need X amount of RT60 for a control room and X amount for a Tracking room. It is absurd in the extreme to think this way. Every room is different and the optimal RT60 per use case is always different. The very best general RT60...

Here you are, sir. IMPORTANT! - The EAR position relative to the desk or console is IN LINE WITH THE EDGE OF THE DESK OR ARMREST OF CONSOLE!!! Anyone and Everyone, Please let me know if you have any questions. :) Cheers, John

Yeah, I know you've probably seen a couple of posts by me today and if you haven't followed me in the past, you might think that I'm just trolling. I'm not. I am all for the education and sharing of information. But encouraging DIY design is not constructive. It is, in my very honest opinion...

Hey everyone! It's been a long time since I last posted here. Sorry! I have been extremely busy and.... As many of you know, I am working on a book titled "Recording Studios and Other Acoustic Spaces - a builders guide" with a follow up second volume "Quiet Spaces for a Noisy World". Volume...

Folks, You may want to re-consider if you have the room.... Get those speakers OFF the desk. This is usually how we do it: This is one custom desk Cheers, John

Mike, :) Well, I don't do a 4" solid 703 because that would really suck.. haha! - 2" is where it really works good. Here's some more of my 'research notes'. Enjoy! I recommend drawing a horizontal line between Absorption Coefficients 0.6 and 0.8, so that you are looking at a limit of...

Mark, Two things: 1. Plywood on the ceiling: A very, very bad idea. This will create destructive reflections at the mix position causing comb filtering, not to mention the resonance issue. I recommend that you do the same thing as you have shown BUT using ceiling tile with an NRC of 0.8 or...

Mark, Please send me your skp file. > john@jhbrandt.net Meanwhile, do NOT build the room smaller! Please don't add those side rooms. ;) Tell me; What is the construction material used in this room/building? Please list: exterior sheathing, shear wall, stud type - OR brick type (double wythe...

Small Room Acoustics and appropriate treatment. It has been said that 'You'll never get a home studio room to the point where you can do professional mixes like they do in the big studios'. This is false. Today a great many commercial productions are done in small studios & home studios. You...

Hello all, I just received an email from my friend, Damian Taylor. Tape Op issue #97 is out and he was interviewed at his studio, 'Golden Ratio' which I designed for him. Tape Op - the Creative Music Recording Magazine > Interviews > Damian Taylor (bonus) :cool: Cheers, John

Rick is correct. But for your 21 by 11ft. space, you can definitely use some polys. :) I recommend placing them in corners over corner traps so you get the trapping AND dispersion. This helps to retain some HF in the room. A good rule to follow in tracking rooms is; Never let untreated surfaces...

Hello everyone, I have uploaded some new versions of my room mode calculators that have some additional features: http://jhbrandt.net/RoomModeCalculatorMETRIC.xls http://jhbrandt.net/RoomModeCalculatorSAE.xls .. And here is a new one, with much more than the title indicates. I hope that it...