Low Ceiling

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I may be forced to begin setting up my "studio" in a finished basement that has a low ceiling. The ceiling is painted drywall, not hanging acoustic tile.

The room it open otherwise, rectangular, and reasonably large.

How tough is this ceiling issue to work around? I am looking to record mostly acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica, etc.

Or am I just hosed?
 
"How tough is this ceiling issue to work around?"

Do you mean tracking or mixing or both?
 
Unless you can afford the Acme Home Lift kit from Home Depot, you're hosed. ;^>
Seriously now,
The trick is to close mic everything, use nearfield monitors and, over time, you will get to KNOW your space. There are thousands and thousands of basement studios, so don't feel alone. There are other things you can do to, to TREAT your space.
With a 6-7 foot ceiling, your big trouble will be in the 80 to 95 Hz range. So if you know this, you can compensate for it.

Keep doing research
 
Thanks for the input. I definately am willing to invest the time to figure out the room. I just wanted some confirmation that I was not undertaking a battle that I was destined to lose.

But it sounds like others deal with this situation and are able to make it work.

Thanks again!
 
To find a room mode, Divide 565 by one of the rooms dimensions (in feet).
565 divided by 8' = 70.625. typical floor to ceiling height as an example.
good luck!
 
Take a look at the Auralex site (auralex.com). They provide a free room consultation service if you can fax them a detailed floorplan of your space. They will help identify problems and provide information on how to treat the room. You can also use the Studio Building section of this BBS. The guys that hang out there have a lot of input into this process.
 
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