Carpet for studio walls & Ceiling ??

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Hi all :)
I'm new and need some advice!

I have just finished all the building work on my small home studio, which was actually a garage. At present the walls are bare plasterboard and the ceiling is bare MDF (false ceiling) Total size is 4.9 metres long by 2.2 metres wide. Ceiling height rise's from 7 foot to 9 foot (sloping roof)

Do I now cover the walls and ceiling in carpet ?? ... or will this make the sound too dead ??

Thanks in advance.
 
At the place where my old band used to practice... we covered the walls with carpet. We liked how it sounded.
 
jndietz said:
At the place where my old band used to practice... we covered the walls with carpet. We liked how it sounded.
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It's one thing to practice in a room like that, another totally to record in it.

In my experience, carpeting does next to nothing to treat a room.
 
Thanks for the replies Guys. I thought of carpet as a way to deaden the reflections, which I assumed would be a problem, bearing in mind at present the ceiling consist's of bare MDF 8 x 4 panels. I don't have the money for pro treaments, but I do have access to a lot of foam, is that any good ?
Basically I need to get this bit finished so I can proceed with getting the electric sockets and conduit in!
The main purpose of this small studio is to record on a one man basis. Drums are Roland V drums, guitars & bass are normally DI'ed so it's only really vocals that will be recorded via mics. I do want to be able to trust the monitoring though, acoustics wise!
 
If the carpet is heavy and bulky, and you leave a foot or so of space between the carpet and the walls ... then it might not be a bad idea at all. I wouldn't expect miracles, but it would be a hell of a lot better than that shitty foam that Guitar Center tries to pass off as accoustic treatment.
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Putting aside the question of how (or why) you plan on roughing in the electrical after you've plastered up and carpeted the walls :confused: ...

Carpet and foam can serve to deaden some high frequency reflection, but that is not only not necessarily always a good thing, that will probably not be what your room will need the most. Not to mention it's a huge fire trap.

The good news is the sloping roof. That can actually help you. The not so good news is the fact that the room is only 7' wide; not a lot of room for the sound waves to stretch and breathe.

You might want to hit the Studio Building Forum on this board for a whole bunch of available info on setup and acoustic treatment.

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