i need some ideas on my studio, the room i have is not that big

[mydevotion]

hi, i am new to these forums. i came for help on my new studio and to get some ideas for other things. my friends and i are going to be building our own recording studio in my basement. the room we have to work with is 13ft x 15ft. i know the room is small but it is all we have. we are open to ANY ideas that you can give us on the layout and design of the room. thank you.

]bryan[

 

[Turnip]

I've got a similar problem.

I ended up treating the walls with an Auralex Roominator kit, which - though not optimal - was the best treatment to save me some space. When I first started working in the room, I noticed a whole ton of reflection problems..that's gone now. In fact, occasionally, the room can sound a little TOO "dead."

The recording desk is centered on one wall, and the couch is centered on the opposite wall. The other two walls are occupied by the V-Drums, amps, keyboards and guitars.

I've also turned the walk-in closet into a "vocal booth" with additional Auralex stuff, and some heavy blankets at the doors.

I do all instrument recording in the main room, and lead vocals in the closet. When I need more natural reverb in the room, for acoustic guitars and the like, I'll open the door leading into the tiled bathroom; again, it's not optimal, but it's the best I can do.

What I've found is that my straight recordings don't have a lot of natural reverb, but the tone is true..and I'll doctor it up with plug-ins and the like afterward.

On the desk, I've gone vertical - rather than horizontal. Staples has some desks that work beautifully.

I hope this helps. Drop me a line if you're interested in some pictures and further help.

 

[Bulls Hit]

Hey that closet for a vocal booth is a good idea.

I might try to incorporate that into the studio i"m hoping to build

 

[Michael Jones]

13'x15' doesn't sound like its big enough for two room, i.e. a control room and a tracking room. If you have a closet in there, it is a great place to do vocals in isolation.

Given the size of your space, you're pretty limited, and sound attenuation is is going to make more of a difference in the way your recording sound than any high end piece of outboard gear.

I would suggest having a look at the SAE Site ,and have a look at the "Bedroom Studio".

 

[mydevotion]

i have started working on the studio

so after planning out different layouts with my friends who i am going into this endeavour with, we found one that is going to work. instead of seperating one room into two, i am incorporating the next room into the design. iam enclosign a very basic, not to scale drawing i did in paint real quick so you can see what i am doing. i wil update more as time progresses

 

[DDev]

I'm not quite sure I understand your layout for the control area. If you are planning on doing any mixing and hoping to get decent balance of what you hear on your monitors, you need your mixing position to be symmetrical within it's room space. As Michael Jones mentioned, check out the small studio samples at the SAE site.

Darryl.....