mixing area in one room studio

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drembo

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I am abut to begin building my studio space. I have room for a 12'x19' space with a 9.5' ceiling. There will be a door in one of the 12' walls. I only record myself here, no full bands, or acoustic drums. Should I build one end of the room as a mixing area, with a different ceiling or something else like that at that side of the room, or should I just keep it one uniform rectangular room? I will have base traps in the corners.(vertical corners)
Should I attempt to deaden the end of the room where I will mix? I don't have space or money for two rooms. I am an amateur hobbyist. I also am an amateur collector of money(i.e., I don't seem to collect it very well) so money is somewhat of an issue.
Also, if I leave the joists exposed in the ceiling, I could have another 10" of height in the room. Any advantage to this? I don't want to go with insulation in that space covered with fabric like I have read about on this board, as that sounds like a dust trap. Perhaps I am wrong about that.
I appreciate suggestions














Suggestions about building my space?
 
I would just treat it as one room...your mixing/control room...and then the other useage (tracking) will take of itself in that same space.
 
miroslav said:
I would just treat it as one room...your mixing/control room...and then the other useage (tracking) will take of itself in that same space.
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One big room...much better to do that than create two totally unusable spaces by splitting it in half.
 
(My prerequisite preface: I'm not a pro, so take my ideas with a grain of salt)

You might try doing like was said above: treat it as a control/mixing space and then when it's time for tracking lay some plywood out on the floors to get a little bit of reflection and a little more livliness. Maybe this would suck, but it seem viable to me.

Anyone have any thoughts on that?
 
Yup, I agree, one room optimized for mixing. You can add room ambience later during mixdown.

I'm no pro either....
 
nate_dennis said:
You might try doing like was said above: treat it as a control/mixing space and then when it's time for tracking lay some plywood out on the floors to get a little bit of reflection and a little more livliness. Maybe this would suck, but it seem viable to me.

Anyone have any thoughts on that?
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That's a great idea. People do it all the time.
 
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