Newbie, please help.

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Hey thanks for taking the time to read this. I've recently purchased some decent mics/software/hardware thanks to advice from people on this board and now im wondering what do i need to do to get the best out of my recording space. Its basically a garage thats about 15 feet by 12. I dont have the means to build a control room so my intention is to record all the tracks in the garage, get them sounding workable, then take it back to my room for mixing/production. I'll be recording drums,vocals,guitars and bass and am fond of the modern heavy rock sound eg Rage Against the Machine, Incubus etc. On a tight budget, what is the best way to acoustically treat the room in order to make drums predominantly, and preferably other instruments too, sound good? I know very little about this area. please help. thanks.
 
"On a tight budget" - can you please define this closer? Means 20 different $$ to 20 different people.

Also, are you up for DIY approach or do you want something out of the box to magically fix your sound? This is also tied to your answer on budget... Steve
 
hey sorry for being a bit vague there. I'm in the UK and i was hoping to spend no more than £50 which i think equates to roughly $100. Ideally I'd like to spend nothing and go DIY but i know this kind of thing rarely works. SO for less than 100 dollars what are the most essential items i need?
 
$100 probably wouldn't cover the shipping of acoustical materials LMAO
 
frederic said:
$100 probably wouldn't cover the shipping of acoustical materials LMAO
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Oh be nice. You might be able to score a box or two or rigid fiberglass for that much.

Or if you don't mind an unfinished look, just buy some roll insulation and put the rolls in the corners. Then build Ethan's "floating cloud" with acoustic tile and roll insulation:

http://www.realtraps.com/art_studio.htm

If you need wall absorption, your basic acoustic ceiling tile has an NRC of .55 or so. That's all in the mid-high range, but hey you've got roll insulation for bass traps, and you can't beat the price.
 
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