I dont even know what to call the subject.

[demensia]

Well.. Im back here again.

Im tired of wasting my money on gear I dont need.
I've gone through and read all the acoustic information I can find, and I'd like to say I have it licked, but I dont have a god damn clue what any of it says.. I just dont have the mental capacity to take that in.. some stuff I "absorb" and other stuff (like this) I "diffuse".

The room I am in is very oddly shaped there is no consistancy to it. One of the rooms 90 degree angles is made of a giant stone fireplace, the rest are laden with windows and doors and oddities galore. In one corner I have a giant iron safe (which is not moving), in the other, a giant iron pellet heater (which also... is not moving.. this thing is very loud and needs to be unplugged durring recording).. Since this is my bedroom, the room also houses a couch (which I am contimplating throwing away and replacing with a few wooden stools) a bed, an entertainment system with a tv and things that I never use (which I am also contimplating throwing away). My ceiling is haninging fiberglass thingies and is slanted like \

As far as my ears tell me the room is fine. My ears arent the best and I dont know any different. The only issues that I have with my room are.. The wiring (None of my equipment is grounded which I was just informed of) .. this explains why my gear is shocking the shit out of me. And the noise from my computer.

This weekend I took the computer apart and cleaned off all the fans and such and I have blankets stuffed all around the computer with a little vent facing away from my microphones.
Theres still noise but its almost un-noticable under the music.

I dont know what Im asking for in this thread.. I'm confused and I'm looking for help to make my recordings better, but I dont know who to ask, what to do, or why.

My co-worker notified me of a store not to far away that deals in all sorts of weird foam.. Obviously Ive never HEARD the difference between a treated room and a non treated room so I dont know if I need to treat the room or not..

Blah Blah.
Answer me if you have some pearls of wisdom.. otherwise.. just forget about this thread, Im babbling.

- Demensia.

[RichHead]

Damn, the only wisdom I have for you is...relax. Do the best you can with what you got. But if I were you, I would check into that grounding thing first...that could be important, if not totally annoying.

Then after you get that worked out (assuming you are staying in this room), come back here and hang out for awhile. There is a LOT TO THIS. I am like barely touching the tip of the iceberg here, and I've been reading/watching/learning everything I can for two months now.

Slow down, take it a peice at a time. Slowly, you will put the peices together and apply them to your own situation. Anyhow, I understand your frustration. Good luck