Drum Room Treatment

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I have a 13' X 30' ,9' high room that I want to use as a drum tracking room only. It has concrete floor and walls. Ceiling is exposed floor joists. I am currently tracking drums in my treated control room of same size. Any recommendations as to how much treatment should be necessary for drum recording purposes would be sweet. My control room seems a bit dead for drums though works great for everything else.

Jimmy
 
Put some insulation in those joists and cover with a fabric or something. Treat your walls...probably a lot...and then leave your floor as-is.
 
Thanks man. That is actually what I have planned for starters. I am kind of curious though how important it is to do superchunks in the corners of this room. I know how important treating the modes are in the mixing area, but I am curious just how necessary this is for the tracking area. I suppose I'm just being cheap and should just treat it the same way. Back to the rock wool store! :)
 
How do you treat a live room?

I would say locate the kit and throw some mics up and see what you get. Treat for the problems. Wasn't Bonham's kit recorded in a stone stairwell or some such?


lou
 
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