Need help deciding where to put my control gear at

[grmokbel]

Hey what's going on. I have a strange situation, both ends of the lengths of my room have an obstruction. On one side I have a closet, on the other I have a window.

I'm curious as to where I should set up my recording desk, monitors, and other mixing equipment. (I am probably making no sense, I think the gear usually belongs in a seperate room called the "Control" room? but I don't have a seperate room, I'm doing this in my bedroom ~_~)


Should I set up my gear so that my chair & i are facing the window, or should I set it up so that my chair and i are facing the closet?

Here's a blue print I've worked out for my room.

Any help would be appreciated.

If you don't understand what I'm asking, I'll say it as simple as I can.

Which direction should my desk face(my desk will have my gear on it such as monitors etc...) the window, or the closet?

 

[pandamonk]

Hey what's going on. I have a strange situation, both ends of the lengths of my room have an obstruction. On one side I have a closet, on the other I have a window.

I'm curious as to where I should set up my recording desk, monitors, and other mixing equipment. (I am probably making no sense, I think the gear usually belongs in a seperate room called the "Control" room? but I don't have a seperate room, I'm doing this in my bedroom ~_~)


Should I set up my gear so that my chair & i are facing the window, or should I set it up so that my chair and i are facing the closet?

Here's a blue print I've worked out for my room.

Any help would be appreciated.

If you don't understand what I'm asking, I'll say it as simple as I can.

Which direction should my desk face(my desk will have my gear on it such as monitors etc...) the window, or the closet?

I'd set up facing the window. Also, if you have clothes in the closet, you should leave the closet doors open to gain some rear room absorption.

I'd also add at least 4" bass traps in the corners and at the door, and 2" in the first reflection points. A 2" panel in the ceiling FRP would be good too.

 

[grmokbel]

I'd set up facing the window. Also, if you have clothes in the closet, you should leave the closet doors open to gain some rear room absorption.

Hey thanks for the quick response, I actually have no clothes in the closet, I moved my hard surface things in there such as my dresser and nightstand, was this a wise choice?

And to the window it is!

 

[pandamonk]

Hey thanks for the quick response, I actually have no clothes in the closet, I moved my hard surface things in there such as my dresser and nightstand, was this a wise choice?

And to the window it is!

A lot of clothes provide a decent amount of absorption.

 

[Washburn100]

You would be better suited if you can put your desk along one of the long walls, not at one end. Can you put it beside the door

 

[pandamonk]

You would be better suited if you can put your desk along one of the long walls, not at one end. Can you put it beside the door

That is not good acoustically. You are far better "firing" down the long dimension.

 

[Washburn100]

My bad, Pandamunk is correct in that you should fire down the length of the room. I was thinking of something else.

 

[grmokbel]

My bad, Pandamunk is correct in that you should fire down the length of the room. I was thinking of something else.

Yeah I did some reading and it said to use the length so i did

Thanks for the help guys, I am curious about those bass traps though, they're pretty expensive, is it possible to make any DIY ones?

 

[Fab4ever]

Also, the rule of thumb is that the mix position should be about 38 percent from the front wall, with the short walls in front and behind and the long walls on your sides.

 

[grmokbel]

Also, the rule of thumb is that the mix position should be about 38 percent from the front wall, with the short walls in front and behind and the long walls on your sides.

Yeah I already got all the stuff, did alot of reading yesterday before i moved stuff around.

Just wanted to check up on which way I should face my computer

 

[Jeff_D]

Sounds like you did your research. You may or may not have come across this... http://www.realtraps.com/art_room-setup.htm

As far as the bass traps, most people here DIY them. OC704 in 4" thickness is about $120+ for 6 pieces. Add couple $ for wood and fabric. Its pretty easy to do yourself if you're handy at all. There's lots of plans and how-to's around here.

 

[grmokbel]

Sounds like you did your research. You may or may not have come across this... http://www.realtraps.com/art_room-setup.htm

As far as the bass traps, most people here DIY them. OC704 in 4" thickness is about $120+ for 6 pieces. Add couple $ for wood and fabric. Its pretty easy to do yourself if you're handy at all. There's lots of plans and how-to's around here.

Hey thanks a ton for the link, I'll take a gander tomorrow because I'm going out with the guys tonight

I'm pretty handy so I'll just check out a guide on this forum, thanks for the tip.

 

[Weasel9992]

I'm with Pandamonk on everything except a closet full of clothes sufficing in terms of back wall treatment. It almost certainly will not. It's just not dense enough by a very wide margin. You'll be better off by closing the doors and treating them like the back wall, or leaving them open and treating the back wall of the closet...either way you'll use 6" bass traps back there. I'd also change the 2" panels at the reflection points out for 4" panels...same thing for the ceiling panels. Those are pretty short dimensions (10' and 8' respectively), and they'll create problems between 100Hz and 150Hz.

Frank