Need help acoustically treating a mixing room.

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Hi. I am a producer and I just moved into a new flat and i need to acoustically treat the new room I will live and produce\mix my music in. The room is 2.8x5m long and 2.8m tall and the walls are made out of cement. Currently My table is placed in front of the window facing the door with a pair of Yamaha hm80s reference monitors (bass reflex on back side). The sound is very sloppy with very lowered hearable bass response starting from at aprox. 180 hz after which there is a significant jump at about 130 hz and then coming down again. :(

I have attached a scheme of my room and of the objects in it. The sizes on the drawing should all be proportional to give you a better idea of what it looks like.

So what I need is are some tips about where would it be most suitable to place my table and bed (considering the closet is a corner-closet and rather be not moved) and what kind of isolation would I need to use and where to get the most accurate sound out of my monitors.

My budget is up to a 1000$

Thanks to everyone who helps. :)
 

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The window side is where I would place your desk, centered between the walls. With rear ported monitors, you want to get them as far away from the wall behind them tho. You definitely want to place bass traps in all 4 vertical corners and absorption at first reflection points (including ceiling). Probably a good idea to get some panels in front of the window as well. Put the bed wherever it will fit with your desk out from the wall a couple feet if you can. Or sleep on the floor. :D
 
Thank you very much for the tips. But what should I do with the corner with the closet?
 
Consul Records said:
Thank you very much for the tips. But what should I do with the corner with the closet?
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What is it's construction? Hard to tell what is going on there from your drawing. You may have to treat around it. Remember that the corner between wall and ceiling can also be treated when vertical corner is odd shaped.
 
it's a simple wooden closet. rather light i would say, not too heavy.
I was thinking maybe but basstraps inside it because the sound waves definitely will get past the doors of the closet.
 
That may work. After you take care of the basics, use REW to test your room and determine how much further to go from there. Happy building or buying of treatments!
 
I'd still trap the outside -- If the other corner's top end is attenuated, leaving hard surfaces (on the corner is question) is going to sound pretty weird and very possibly "twisted" at the mix position.
 
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