Acoustic Treatment for my Bedroom

[Aled_King]

I am very new to home recording, and I would like to state now that this is a hobby of mine, and I am not expecting professional recordings (as I don't have any experience and am using fairly budget equiptment).

I have read up alot of posts on this (I know there are loads, and i'm sorry for adding another to the pile) but as everyones layout is different I thought I would see what advice people had for my situation.

I am recording Acoustic guitar, electric guitar and vocals in a completly untreated bedroom using a cardroid condenser Mics. I am a student, so have limited funds, and am also renting a room, so I can't do anything too drastic.

I have attached a basic drawing (hopefully it's worked); it's not exactly the Sistene Chapel, but hopefully it gives you an idea of the layout. Also, the floor is wood, so give me advice on that too.
All advice is appreciated.

Thanks for any help

 

[Ethan Winer]

Room treatment is a deep subject, and a complete answer requires far more than will fit into a single reply here. So here's the short version which will get you 99 percent of the way there. All rooms need:

* Broadband (not tuned) bass traps straddling as many corners as you can manage, including the wall-ceiling corners. More bass traps on the rear wall behind helps even further. You simply cannot have too much bass trapping. Real bass trapping, that is - thin foam and thin fiberglass don't work to a low enough frequency.

* Mid/high frequency absorption at the first reflection points on the side walls and ceiling.

* Some additional amount of mid/high absorption and/or diffusion on any large areas of bare parallel surfaces, such as opposing walls or the ceiling if the floor is reflective. Diffusion on the rear wall behind you is also useful in larger rooms.

For the complete story see my Acoustics FAQ.

There's a lot of additional non-sales technical information on my company's web site - articles, videos, test tones and other downloads, and much more.

--Ethan

 

[Dogbreath]

and no egg crates.

 

[MCI2424]

Acoustic Treatment for my Bedroom


Depending on who screams or moans loudest, there are many options...............

 

[Aled_King]

Ha, cheers for that one Very helpful.

 

[Aled_King]

Can anyone recommend where would be the best places for base traps and other sound proofing?

 

[Dogbreath]

* Broadband (not tuned) bass traps straddling as many corners as you can manage, including the wall-ceiling corners. More bass traps on the rear wall behind helps even further. You simply cannot have too much bass trapping. Real bass trapping, that is - thin foam and thin fiberglass don't work to a low enough frequency.

* Mid/high frequency absorption at the first reflection points on the side walls and ceiling.

* Some additional amount of mid/high absorption and/or diffusion on any large areas of bare parallel surfaces, such as opposing walls or the ceiling if the floor is reflective. Diffusion on the rear wall behind you is also useful in larger rooms.

For the complete story see my Acoustics FAQ.

--Ethan

Not to be a smart ass but this pretty well covers it.

 

[batman]

if i may

I would like to offer up a suggestion. Soundproofing material such as bass traps etc. are great to have and can drastically improve your recording however, I have found that on a super tight budget and something that is easy to do in a place that you are renting in, Those thick fake fur blankets you find for like 10 bucks at Walmart or the like, Pinned up in the corners of the room so it is stretched accross the corner of the back tree walls works realy well for doing acoustic recordings and in most cases vocals as well.

just my hummble oppinion

 

[Ethan Winer]

Not to be a smart ass but this pretty well covers it.

That's what I was thinking too.

 

[Aled_King]

Haha, sorry. Yeh, should really have read that more thoroughly. I will give that acoustics FAQ's a read as well.

Thanks for all your help guys, I feel like i'm learning alot from these forums