11x9 with 8'6 ceiling control/mixing room advice.

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I have two adjacent rooms available to Reno for my home studio build. A med size live room/booth, and an 11x9ish control/mixing room. I can't remove the wall between, it's structural and I don't have the cash to reengineer. Besides, I like having the separation.

I know the room is on the small side for mixing and was wondering if anyone had some experience in a similar situation or some practical advice on treating or renoing the room. Angling walls/ ceiling, how crazy to go with absorption and diffusion.

I've had a few tiny rooms set up in the past and "made the best of it" but if there's something I can do I in the construction phase that will actually make a difference I'd love to hear about it.

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Brandon.
 
For mixing, you should have the speakers/desk on the 9' wall, facing down the longer dimension. Bass traps in corners, cloud above mixing area, first reflection point panels on 11' walls. Diffusor or more panels on the back wall.
 
Thanks for the reply Mike, do you have any experience with angled walls? I've seen a fair amount of plans that have the side walls getting slightly wider as they go back from the listening position. As I'm doubling the walls anyways (room within a room) for isolation it wouldn't be a big deal to do this. 11x9 is the approx measurement after the double wall by the way. Thoughts?
 
Manimpretty said:
As I'm doubling the walls anyways (room within a room) for isolation it wouldn't be a big deal to do this. 11x9 is the approx measurement after the double wall by the way. Thoughts?
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This might be what you had in mind from the start, but..... From what I've heard, for much better isolation, you should make sure the room within the room is floating. I'm not sure how people do this, but look it up.
 
I actually have a pretty good grasp on isolating (i do renos for a living) I'm wondering more about the affect of angling walls/ceiling, how reflective I should leave a room that size, solutions to inherent problems for a small mix room. In a perfect world I'd keep experimenting and rebuilding till I get it right but I don't have the time or money for that ;) that's why I'm hoping to gain from collective experience. Any suggestions are welcome!
 
With an 11x9 room, you really won't get much advantage of angled walls because you will be making the room even smaller (but they do help in reducing standing waves).
 
Many years ago, I built a control room for a buddy of mine. The wall behind the desk was recommended by someone who claimed they knew what they were doing (audio wise), to frame it in such a way the the top plate was gradually stepped out 8" from the center, with the bottom flat. It looks cool, but from more reading recently, it seems like it was a waste of time. The guy didn't even recommend bass traps. I have heard that angle of adjacent walls of less than 6" in 8' of length is worthless. Not to mention that for the small size of the room, you are likely best off treating it as is, and not making the room smaller by removing part of it.

If you wish to get more detailed info, try contacting Mr. Brandt. He will give free advice up to a point. He will consult you correctly and give you design plans for a fee. Just judge the level of how serious you are about the construction of the room, to how much you are willing to invest in it and the income or quality you wish to obtain from it.
 
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