Low vaulting ceilings in open loft space. OYE.

[drizden]

Hello, new to HomeRecording.com but have been reading the threads over the last 4 months or so. I'm also new to having a home studio... and I think i know a lot of BASICS now thanks to this site. Cheers.

That said, the only space in my home (that i'll only be in for another 1/5 years) has only one area for a studio and it's far from BASIC.

It's the loft portion of a small house and I'm using it for mixing only. Picture is attached.

I just purchased 2 Krk Vxt8s and KRK 10s sub (perhaps too much for this space?) and am not sure the optimal way to set up the room. Basically... the best speaker placement that will give the most controllable sonic listen space (based on the room i know it wont ever be perfect) with some basic treatment (base traps... foam panels... etc).

It's a loft that is open on one end and the walls only go up a few feet from the floor before the slanted ceiling starts on both sides... thus the speakers sit just above where the ceiling slop starts (I think the picture will give you a good idea)

a few things about the attachment:
- The red structure under the KEY is the side view (if you are standing up).
- The areas labled a, b, and c are the only potential areas that can fit a desk and speakers (each setup would face in towards middle of room.


Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[mjbphotos]

As you will be moving, you want to make framed bass traps that can be hung in place now, and easily moved when you get another place. Forget foam. Make traps (search for details here, youtube, etc) with at least 4" thick OC703, 705 or Roxul rockwool.
The knee-walls make it diffcult for you because you don't have any symmetry - also the fact that your 'usable' headspace is pretty small. I'd set up the mix desk down towards the B on your floor plan, but four feet out from the 4' wall. Then bass traps wherever you can fit them in corners. A 'cloud' trap above the mixing prosition, straddling the peak. Point of first reflection traps to each side, or on the sloped ceiling to each side, as needed.