Tile Floor Studio??

[the pete]

hello all, right now, in my "live room" (where i mostly record vocals, drums sometimes, and guitar cabs covered in blankets) i have a concrete floor with wall to wall capeting. i was wondering weather ceramic tile would be a good switch, or if i should just keep the carpet. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[Garik]

Carpeting would probably be your best bet out of the options,at least it wont have sound reflections

[Bulls Hit]

Unless you were going for that bathroom sound, I think a tiled room would be horrible for recording in

[emergencyexit]

Originally Posted by Garik

Carpeting would probably be your best bet out of the options,at least it wont have sound reflections

It won't have high frequency reflections. It all depends on how thick the carpet is, the dimensions of your room and the type of material the walls are made out of. Either way carpet isn't going to do anything for large sound waves that have a longer period (low frequency).

I'd only say the tile would sound decent in a room with high ceelings large dimensions and walls that aren't parallel, but I'm assuming that that isn't a luxury you have. It would help if you gave us a little more detail on your room.

Ben

[donkeystyle]

they could probably help you in the studio building/display section a little more than this techniques section.

tile floors aren't that uncommon in studios, but considering you don't have any real acoustic treatment it isn't where you should be putting your money.

if you really want your room to sound good, you NEED to read this: http://www.ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html

and probably john sayers site

and you should probably join one of their forums.

[Simman]

Originally Posted by Bulls Hit

Unless you were going for that bathroom sound, I think a tiled room would be horrible for recording in

This is not necessarily true. It will depend on the acoustic treatment in the rest of the room. Bass traps (wall and corner mounted), some 703 covered walls, slot resonators etc.

If your room is treated properly there is nothing wrong with a reflective floor (i.e. tile, wood or painted concrete) but you should have a non-reflective ceiling, either acoustic ceiling tiles or 703.

Visit John Sayers site at http://www.johnlsayers.com/ and learn all you’ll ever want to know about designing and building a studio,

[donkeystyle]

good advice in my opinion!!

Originally Posted by Simman

This is not necessarily true. It will depend on the acoustic treatment in the rest of the room. Bass traps (wall and corner mounted), some 703 covered walls, slot resonators etc.

If your room is treated properly there is nothing wrong with a reflective floor (i.e. tile, wood or painted concrete) but you should have a non-reflective ceiling, either acoustic ceiling tiles or 703.

Visit John Sayers site at http://www.johnlsayers.com/ and learn all you’ll ever want to know about designing and building a studio,