New member, first post....help

[mothersworry]

Hello to everyone here. I've been into home recording for a couple of years and have pretty much had my gear in a cupboard in my house!! Now I have the opportunity to move my stuff into a bigger space which is 7ft wide x 9ft long by around 7ft high. I've done a bit of reading on acoustics and standing waves and stuff and its all a bit confusing. What i'd like pointers on is where would i put bass traps and treatment to get the room to sound ok? I know its a small space and I can't really start taking walls out and doing major surgery on it as its part of my house. So can anyone give me some advice on where to start?? I have a little bit of money to spend on DIY traps and foam.

Thank you in advance for any help.

 

[moresound]

The corners will be your biggest problems with the bass being trapped but your worst problem is that your starting out with pretty much a square box.
We have a room that's about the same dimensions that we made into a vocal booth what we used are office dividers. They come in 2foot or 4foot wide by 6foot high and worked great the 2foot can be set in the corners to eliminate the 45 degree angle then line the walls with the 4foot ones or what ever makes it around the room. I've found the cubical dividers for around $10. each used at second hand office suppliers. For the money invested you can get a lot done to help the room.

 

[Chili]

Your room is a tiny cube, the worst dimensions to have. Mine is the same, slightly larger. You'll need traps in the corners like Moresound said. You'll need panels at the first reflection point, a cloud over the listening location, and the back wall should be largely covered with panels. Maybe panels behind each speaker, as well.

The idea is to tune the room for mixing by making it as dead as possible. That also means it will be dead for any mic recordings you'll do, so you'll have to add room ambience electronically during mixing. That's an okay trade-off.

The good news is you can do this project fairly cheaply. Owens Corning 703 or Johns Manville Rigid Fibreboard are relatively cheap and quite effective. Check out the Studio Build forums for ideas and a list of suppliers.