The revival of my thread! WooHoo!
After I put the new floor in I had promised some pics of my desk setup in the new space so here they are:
Another angle:
So, lately I had been making some bass traps (you can see my pictures of the process here:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=247263).
Here are the 2 placed behind the mixing desk:
Currently the traps are just standing straight up, kind of leaning against the wall with no support or anything holding them in place. Maybe this will work or maybe there is a better way. I am trying to figure out exactly how I want to secure them in place (I have a few ideas). A couple problems I am having is that first off, the trim around the floor sticks out an inch or 2 and prevents it from being flush up against the wall. Even worse on the left trap (when looking at the picture), there are the 2 window frames in the way. The window frames actually come out from the wall making even more space that prevents the bass traps from being flush against the wall.
Here is a better shot of the window frame to show you what I mean:
I am actually thinking of removing the frame itself from the window so that the traps can go flush against the wall if its not that big of a deal to remove them. Then I will either somehow lift them a bit and somehow secure them directly to the wall leaving no air gap on the sides as they are now. Maybe its not that big of a deal with the space, maybe it is /shrug
I also made one of the back traps in the corner which I plan to secure to the wall also, but for now it is just leaning:
Another angle:
My next job/challenge is to figure out exactly how I want to make this back wall thingy. Since the room isnt squared off, I am going to square it off using OC703 panels. Not only will it square the room off, but will also help deaden the back of the room when mixing. At first I was going to do the sliding 703 panels on a track similar to a closet, but its not going to work and will be more effort than I should need to make this happen. Currently I am thinking of making bass traps that look similar to the ones I just made and throw some feet and/or casters on the bottom and just line them across the back so that I can move them when needed. Thing is, since I will be going back and forth from live room to mix room, I would hate to move them every time I want to change rooms so I am hoping for a better solution. My wife suggested securing one side to the wall and then having the last panel act like a door where i could open and close it on a hinge when changing rooms, maybe this will work!
Anyways, here is a shot of the back of the room to show you where the new 703 wall will be put in (basically a straight line from the left power outlet to the right power outlet to block off the room):
There you go, thats where I am now and will post more as I get things done...
any and all comments (as always) are very appreciated ~