gmiller1122
Addled but happy
We are going to build a detached garage this summer. The downstairs will be a 2-car area and workbench area. On the end, my wife will have a pottery and gardening studio. Upstairs, a 'hang-out room' with TV, sitting area, sleeper sofa, and maybe a small kitchenette will take up about half the space. The other half is all mine.
At the moment, I record in our home office on a desk in a corner. My current process is this: record track by track onto a Fostex VF 80 8-track, save the wav files to CD, transfer these to our PC, then use nTrack for mixing. It suits my purpose mostly. However, it does get cramped at times, and my 3 year old is always messing around with knobs and faders.
What I'll have is a room about 14x14'. It won't be any less than 12 or larger than 16' square. What I want to do is just record songs on my own, one track at a time. (I have no interest in recording local bands, etc.)
I was thinking of hardwood floors with small rugs as I don't want a dead room. However, I read Ethan's articles and see that my room size is on the cusp of being too small for this to matter, so I'm not sure. I also want the layout of the room to be comfortable and easy to use, of course. According to Ethan and others here, I understand that the desk w/monitors should be against a wall, not in a corner. Also, as you can see from the image attached here, I'm considering a small vocal area or room.
Anything will be an improvement over how I work now, but I'd appreciate any input you all have on room layout, placement of sound deflectors, absorbers, etc., or even 'creativity-inducing' wall colors!
Please let me know if there's anything you're confused about with this request, and I'll try to clarify. Thanks so much for your time and input.
G
At the moment, I record in our home office on a desk in a corner. My current process is this: record track by track onto a Fostex VF 80 8-track, save the wav files to CD, transfer these to our PC, then use nTrack for mixing. It suits my purpose mostly. However, it does get cramped at times, and my 3 year old is always messing around with knobs and faders.
What I'll have is a room about 14x14'. It won't be any less than 12 or larger than 16' square. What I want to do is just record songs on my own, one track at a time. (I have no interest in recording local bands, etc.)
I was thinking of hardwood floors with small rugs as I don't want a dead room. However, I read Ethan's articles and see that my room size is on the cusp of being too small for this to matter, so I'm not sure. I also want the layout of the room to be comfortable and easy to use, of course. According to Ethan and others here, I understand that the desk w/monitors should be against a wall, not in a corner. Also, as you can see from the image attached here, I'm considering a small vocal area or room.
Anything will be an improvement over how I work now, but I'd appreciate any input you all have on room layout, placement of sound deflectors, absorbers, etc., or even 'creativity-inducing' wall colors!
Please let me know if there's anything you're confused about with this request, and I'll try to clarify. Thanks so much for your time and input.
G
