Advice on Acoustic Treatment after Studio Remodel

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Hey everyone, been busy lately with a studio remodel. Since we're just about to finish up, I wanted to go ahead and get some advice on treating the rooms. As you can see from the pictures, there is one control room and it leads into the drum room, and the vocal room.
The drum room will also be used to track acoustic instruments, brass, etc. The dimensions are listed on the picture.
Please note I already have 48 absorption tiles of the 2" Auralex Studiofoam, and some kind of column bass traps. These bass traps have 3 column type foam, and cube that is placed in the corner. (IMO not all that impressive).. Not really sure what other specs you guys would need.
I don't have a ton to spend, but I'm all for the DYI Bass Traps, 703, or anything else to save some cost! Lord knows we all do now days! lol!
I've never been all that knowledgeable when it comes to acoustics, so please feel free to give your advice. Thanks in advance! 1300205998872.webp1300205918477.webp
 
If you are going to be mixing in the control room put the desk about three feet off one of the short walls so the mix position is just shy of six feet off that wall. Put a cloud overhead and yer bass thingies in the corner and see what it sounds like. I don't know how effective the Auralex stuff is in the mixing envirnment but you will need to treat the walls to either side of the mix position with something. Try it and see.

As far as the tracking rooms go they are so small that I'm not sure what will work to tame things down - especially drums and brass. I imagine horns will be very tough. Good luck.


lou
 
By cloud, you mean like the hanging absorption panels? Well I obviously want the tracking rooms as dead as possible, so you guys say just throw some of those auralex tiles on the walls? Bass traps necessary in tracking rooms?
 
The mixing environment is more important than the tracking rooms - usually. "Live" tracking rooms are actually preferred but the kind of "live" you'll get in those small spaces will not be good so yeah - make 'em as dead as you can.

Yes, a cloud is an overhead absorption panel to reduce harsh reflections from the ceiling.


lou
 
Great! Thanks. Your thread looks great btw. Did you use 703 in your cloud panels? pretty affordable stuff?
 
Yeah OC703. I paid $75 for 96 square feet. 12 - 2x4x 2 inch panels. I bought six of those bundles. Each of the corners ate up six sheets. The cloud is six sheets as well; 2 the long way up against one the other way and then reversed in a second layer for a total absorber of 6'x4'x4". My second cloud is two 2'x4'x4" bass traps I had left over spaced out on a frame sort of.

The best way to buy 703 is from a commercial supplier. I bought from Kamco. They're east coast but I don't know if they get down your way. Fetching it yourself will save a lot of money in shipping.


lou
 
Why do you have a wall separating the vocal room and drum room? Is it load bearing? Is this already built like you're showing it?
 
Yes the wall has been there for a while. I will be tracking multiple things at once, so this will prevent some bleed.
I called a local Owens Coring dealer. She said minimum cost of 15 bucks per 1" 2x8. Shew!
What is your thoughts on this stuff from ATS Acoustics? The Mineral Wool
(http://www.atsacoustics.com/cat--Fiberglass-and-Mineral-Wool-Batts-and-Boards--106.html) A lot cheaper, with 2" thickness. For bass traps I'm guessing I should go for the 4" right?
 
All of the fiber and rockwool sheets are usable. It's the density you want to look at. Whatever 703 is - 3 pounds per cubic foot I think? Stay near that and you'll be fine. Some people say the rockwool is a little more difficult to work with - I don't know. As far as thickness buying all 2" is fine just double up for bass traps and clouds.


lou
 
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