Ceiling cloud question

[mjbphotos]

Follow-up, got the Baumgartens Hooks that Studio Hermit suggested - these will actually fit on susp ceiling tracks wider than 1", but are secure enough on 1" to be ok.

I bought extra, so if anyone needs some, I've got 3 packs of 2 (6 total) that I'll sell for cost plus shipping ($1.47 plus actual shipping), unlike the office place that charges a minimum $10.52 for any shipping! They're much stronger than the plastic clips I got from Home Depot.

In the picture below you can see the 2 traps hung as a cloud and 3 traps on the wall behind/beside my mixing desk. The wall ones may look low due to the angle, but the tops of them are actually even with the top of my head when sitting down. The 6th traps is directly behind me when I'm sitting at the desk. The two wedges I made from the extra cut-offs of insulation need some kind of frame to hold them in place, working on that, but they will go in the wall/ceiling corner above the doorway you can see in the picture, and over the doorway where I am standing to take the picture.

 

[jiff 41]

Looking good there Mike!
Is this the room where you do tracking as well?

 

[mjbphotos]

Looking good there Mike!
Is this the room where you do tracking as well?

Not yet, but I will be trying it out now that I have the traps in place. Before there was some definite mud happening from all the wall reflections (it's oak paneling). I've been running my mic cables into the next room (living room, it's about 14' x 18' with some odd wall angles, so better for miking.)

 

[jhbrandt]

Good deal, Mike! Keep up the good work.

Cheers,
John

 

[mjbphotos]

Did my first vocal tracking in the room yesterday. Facing at a slight angle towards the wall behind the computer and the corner with the keyboard. Haven't started mixing yet, but I was pretty pleased with the sound overall. I remember tracking in this room before (with a dynamic) and being bombarded by the reflections from the oak paneling (I used the 'comforter draped over my head' method many times). To my ears it sounded clearer and less muddy than tracking in the much-bigger untreated living room (seen through the open doorway).

 

[jhbrandt]

+1

You really can't have too much trapping.

A tracking area is much different than a mixing area since you may WANT some reflections and comb filtering at times... because you are 'creating' a sound. Other times you need to eliminate all reflections so that you get what you want. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. So, if it's working; It's Working. And - If it's not Baroque, don't fix it.

Cheers,
John