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First, I need to invest in some monitors finally, as I have been doing all my work previously on headphones or computer speakers. My budget for monitors is somewhere around $400-500 for the pair. So far in browsing online the Yamaha HS50M, Mackie MR8mk2, KRK Rokit Powered 8 Generation 2, and the JBL LSR 2325P speakers have caught my attention. I plan on going to Guitar Center tomorrow to see if I can listen to some of them, but I am not sure what I should be listening for really. Also, I am wondering if for a small bedroom studio whether or not it is a good idea to get 8in monitors or if they would be too over powering for the small space.
Along with the new monitors comes the issue of placement. While I know that I should get them centered in my room and set up properly in a triangle shape with my listening position my issue is that my dorm room is a very funny shape. It is essentially a long rectangle, however, the front is made up of two angled walls that come to a point with one that is a steeper angle than the other. Essentially it is kinda like one of the corners was chopped off. For better or for worse, the only place I can conveniently position my desk and everything is on that chopped off angle wall. This may have a small advantage in that behind me is closets and corners at kinda a 45 degree angle that I assume should do a great job of diffusion, but my left monitor will be close to a corner (something like a 100 degree angle) and my right monitor will be near the point of the room (something like a 150 degree angle) How will the monitors react to those kind of funny angles and room placement? Will this be manageable, or do I really need to find a better place for the desk? Would being centered in the point be a huge advantage?
In addition to monitors I am also thinking about investing in some acoustic treatment of some sort. If possible, I would like to set them up in a somewhat modular way so I could take them off walls and use them around a mic to help with vocals. Currently I am leaning towards 2ftx2ft 4in thick Auralex foam tiles that I could move around pretty easily. I have also been looking at the 2in thick panels, but I am hoping that the thicker will reduce the need for bass traps a bit and will be more useful for the vocal recording application. When it comes to the 2in variety, I am also confused about the different shapes of the foam and how the tiles with a four ramp design compare to the tiles that have like 12 spikes. The alternative I am curious about is whether I should put together some panels myself with some ridged fiberglass Corning 703-type material. I have read that this can do more across a wider range of frequencies, but I am slightly concerned about how to mount heavier panels in a dorm room that I can't alter much and they would also be more difficult to move around. But if the benefit to the sound for mixing and for vocals would be greatly improved then I might be willing to mess around with that more. I also wonder am I crazy for trying to improve such a funny shaped dorm room? And would any of those options help vocal tracking? And how would that compare to something like a SE Reflection filter?
Thanks so much,
Along with the new monitors comes the issue of placement. While I know that I should get them centered in my room and set up properly in a triangle shape with my listening position my issue is that my dorm room is a very funny shape. It is essentially a long rectangle, however, the front is made up of two angled walls that come to a point with one that is a steeper angle than the other. Essentially it is kinda like one of the corners was chopped off. For better or for worse, the only place I can conveniently position my desk and everything is on that chopped off angle wall. This may have a small advantage in that behind me is closets and corners at kinda a 45 degree angle that I assume should do a great job of diffusion, but my left monitor will be close to a corner (something like a 100 degree angle) and my right monitor will be near the point of the room (something like a 150 degree angle) How will the monitors react to those kind of funny angles and room placement? Will this be manageable, or do I really need to find a better place for the desk? Would being centered in the point be a huge advantage?
In addition to monitors I am also thinking about investing in some acoustic treatment of some sort. If possible, I would like to set them up in a somewhat modular way so I could take them off walls and use them around a mic to help with vocals. Currently I am leaning towards 2ftx2ft 4in thick Auralex foam tiles that I could move around pretty easily. I have also been looking at the 2in thick panels, but I am hoping that the thicker will reduce the need for bass traps a bit and will be more useful for the vocal recording application. When it comes to the 2in variety, I am also confused about the different shapes of the foam and how the tiles with a four ramp design compare to the tiles that have like 12 spikes. The alternative I am curious about is whether I should put together some panels myself with some ridged fiberglass Corning 703-type material. I have read that this can do more across a wider range of frequencies, but I am slightly concerned about how to mount heavier panels in a dorm room that I can't alter much and they would also be more difficult to move around. But if the benefit to the sound for mixing and for vocals would be greatly improved then I might be willing to mess around with that more. I also wonder am I crazy for trying to improve such a funny shaped dorm room? And would any of those options help vocal tracking? And how would that compare to something like a SE Reflection filter?
Thanks so much,
). Your just after something that can accurately reproduce the sound. I'm a big fan of Yamaha's myself saving some money to get the HS80's.
, if you could throw up a quick sketch or draw it in paint or something that would be great!. But keep this in mind and see if you can make it work somehow. You want your monitoring area to be equidistant from the side walls, and ideally with some distance between the monitors and the side walls. You also, again ideally, want your monitors to be away 2+ feet or so from the wall that your facing. Obviously with a dorm sized room this may not be possible.
