Bedroom overhaul (wide pic warning)

[mattr]

Sorry about the wide pics - didn't realise how big they were until they'd uploaded.

Anyway, Christmas has been and gone and Santa has left me begging for a bit of an overhaul!

Basically I want to improve my mix position. I'm currently stuck up in the corner of my bedroom with my monitors placed behind me (found it to be the best place after days of experimenting ), and when I'm doing the final touches to a mix I prop pillows up on the walls where the monitors are firing towards.

You can't even see the monitors in this pic, and its fairly obvious I'm cramped up over there...

This is the shape and rough dimensions of my bedroom. It could be bigger and its quite an awkward shape but it'll do ...

A few bits I missed off that model - the 5m wall isn't actually straight. It steps into the room by a foot around 1/3rd of the length along from the left (chimney breast). The other side of the chimney has been filled in with a stupidly small (1 foot deep) cupboard, but this has to stay. The fireplace itself has been bricked up. There's also a window along the wall with the sloped ceiling.

So at the moment the layout kinda looks like this...

My current plan is to move the bed from the corner so its coming out into room from the middle of the 5m wall. I've also got a wardrobe at the end of my bed which I plan to move next to my desk. That then frees up an area which I can (hopefully) turn into a semi-decent mix position.

Problems I face...

• Its my bedroom - I have to find room for my existing bed, wardrobe, bookcases, etc
• As you can see in the first pic, I have a small aquarium which would be fairly difficult to move, so that desk has to stay there
• Its an old house and so I have some limitations; I can't hang anything on the ceiling. I also have the sloping wall (which I don't think I would be able to hang anything from either). The only wall which I could hang stuff on would be the 3.3m wall - other than that, everything has to be free standing.
• My budget only stretches to around £600 and I would like that to include 1 'good' pair or 2 'okayish' pairs of monitors (what would you suggest?). The parents will buy furniture (which will probably just be a big ikea desk anyway), but speaker stands, racks (only really need one 8U one as I stay mainly ITB) and acoustic treatment have to come out of my pocket.

Anyone have any suggestions for... Layout? Monitors? Treatment?

I hope to make some DIY panels with rockwool / dense fibreglass. Any suggestions for these?


Thanks!

 

[Freudian Slip]

I'd loose the corner desk and center a different desk in the middle of the 4.6M wall. Treat the 4.6m wall and the wall at the back and the corners of the 4.6 m wall or side wall & door and you should be doing OK.

That's the most symmetrical setup and it allows your mixing position to be the furthest from the side walls.

Good luck.

F.S.

 

[mattr]

Bump!

I've got a bit more cash in the pocket now so I'm looking to get this sorted.

@Freudian Slip... The problem with the 4.6m wall is the door opens onto it and I also have some furniture there which can't really be moved at the moment.

I think the listening position has to go against the 3.3m wall, so its really down to how can I make the best use out of what I have? I don't pretend to know anything about room acoustics but I'm guessing the close proximity of the side walls and the irregular shape to the rear/right of the desk will cause the most problems.

How much of a problem would the sloped ceiling to the left of the desk be? I wouldn't be able to hang any broadband panels on that wall but some egg-crate / foam stuff would be possible (providing it came in a nice colour !). I know this isn't wholly effective, but it would help with the high frequencies right?

I'm also yet to pick some monitors but I think it will either be a pair of Tannoys, or a cheaper pair of M-audios then add some NS10s as an alternate reference later on.

Can anyone shed some ideas on this?

 

[ReDpHiVe]

hey mattr where did you get that desk and how much and is it still being made. I could use it for my office.