Control Room Help

[themaddog]

Hello everyone,
This is my first post on this part of the forum, I usually hang out in the analog section.

My band has recently moved to a new practice space where we have a separate control room. However, the control room is an odd shape and size. I have attached a graphic file that is pretty close to scale in terms of the room's dimensions. It is a long, "trapazoidular" room.

Ideally I'd like to place my mixer and near-field monitors (KRK V-8's) in front of the wall by the glass, which looks into the recording room/practice space. However, I'm worried that this may be too close to the back wall.

The floor is a rubbery sort of VTC, over a large part of which I placed a rug. I haven't really set up any of my equipment yet, but would love to hear anyone's suggestions for placing the monitors. I have some Auralex (the Roominator kit) that I plan on putting on the back and side walls.

Thank you for any and all help,
-MD

 

[pandamonk]

Hello everyone,
This is my first post on this part of the forum, I usually hang out in the analog section.

My band has recently moved to a new practice space where we have a separate control room. However, the control room is an odd shape and size. I have attached a graphic file that is pretty close to scale in terms of the room's dimensions. It is a long, "trapazoidular" room.

Ideally I'd like to place my mixer and near-field monitors (KRK V-8's) in front of the wall by the glass, which looks into the recording room/practice space. However, I'm worried that this may be too close to the back wall.

The floor is a rubbery sort of VTC, over a large part of which I placed a rug. I haven't really set up any of my equipment yet, but would love to hear anyone's suggestions for placing the monitors. I have some Auralex (the Roominator kit) that I plan on putting on the back and side walls.

Thank you for any and all help,
-MD

Ouch! There isn't much room behind the mixing position.

 

[themaddog]

I forgot to write the dimension from the glass to the back wall; it's about 7 or 8 feet.

-MD

 

[pandamonk]

I forgot to write the dimension from the glass to the back wall; it's about 7 or 8 feet.

-MD

That's really not a lot. I mean, it's the same as my room, but mine is 6' wide. You really want to be firing down the longest dimension, but i don't think you could do that with the angled walls. I'd make the 22' the back wall and make it as absorptive as possible.

Here's what I'd do, sorry for the lines going everywhere. You should have 2" minimum rigid fiberglass panels all along the back wall, is the side first reflection points, the ceiling above the mixing position, and behind the monitors. You should have 4" panels in as many 90 degree corners as possible, including ceiling-wall corners. It might be a good idea to have 4" panels behind the monitors and on the back wall if you can afford it.

 

[pandamonk]

It also helps to space the absorption panels a few inches from the wall. So if you can only afford 2", then spacing 2" increase the absorption. If you can afford the 4" i'd still space it another 2-4". It's the cheapest(free) way to increase the effectiveness of the absorption.

 

[themaddog]

Thanks for the advice!

-MD