best place to put mixing desk?

[Slowjett]

Hey guys. I've got a rehersal space I will be doing some small recordings in. Its a basic residential 2nd story bedroom measuring 12X14X9.5h. Walled with 3/4" sheet rock.

Was wondering where the best place for the mixing desk and drumset would be?

I drew up some NON scale drawings. The mixing desk is 6ft long. For rehersal

Im gogin to be keeping the set in the corner, but for recording should I move it to the middle of the room? Or would it be fine in the corner? (or would that be in too much of a bass feq area?)

I'm mostly concerned about putting the desk in a place where I could get decent mixes with as nuetral a bass response as possible? Should I treat the room? If so where would it be ideal and with what?

Sorry im a bit of a noob at knowing how everything reflects, and dont know much about standing waves and such.

Not that I think it matter much but In the middle of the ceiling is a ceiling fan.


Here is the room: not too scale



Here is what I was thinking for the arrangement


I was planning on keeping the computer in the closet. So I will have to be farily close to it.
I currently do my monitoring with Event 20/20 biamped monitors, and a consumer stereo system with some bose home audio speakers and sub I have eq'd to sound fairly flat. I switch between them once in a while if I want to with the mix, but mostly the bose are for the computer speakers.

Any suggestions you have would be GREATLY appreciated. Im going to start arranging things tomorrow.

[Ripthorn]

The arrangement you have should work relatively well, you just need to make sure that the window behind the desk is treated. You will also want more room treatments. Some portable panels will help, as will some bass traps in your corners. I would also suggest pulling the mixing desk out from the wall at least a foot or two and treat the wall behind your monitors. This will help reduce some of the negative effects the room can have on your listening position. These are just some general starting tips, I am sure others will put in their two cents and you will probably get a pretty good set of advice out of here.

[keane]

I definitely agree with this suggestion.

[Rod Gervais]

a lot depends on what you use for speakers - and where they want to be in relation to the walls - BUT more critical than where the desk actually is has to do with where your ears are.

Typically - the sweet spot in a room is somewhere near 38% away from the wall behind the desk...... and slide slightly forward or back to find the sweetest spot.

You have a pretty small room - and if you really want to get it to sound 1/2 way decent in there you are going to have to put some room reatments in to deal with it.

Once that is done - your drums should be fine where they set now - until it's done who knows?

Good luck...

Rod