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im currently only 17 and dont know much about having a home studio but would like to get some equipment in my room to start messing around with but do not know how to go about this so heres a few questions i have, thank you in advance if you can point me in the right direction

does flooring effect recordings alot? i currently have a wooden floor inside my bedroom that is maybe 15 by 15 with cathedral ceilings, i was wondering if i should get carpet or is it not that big of a deal?

Also i was thinking i could use my closet as a vocal booth, my plan was to lay carpet inside the closet and pad the walls with berber carpet as well with a few auralex foam pads placed sporadically around the walls would that be to much deadening? and how can i go about the ceiling inside the closet?

thanks so much for your help, if pictures will give you a better idea to help answer my questions let me know and ill post some pictures up, thanks again
 
every little thing makes a difference. But in your shoes I wouldn't worry about acoustics yet. Just put a mic up and letter rip. Everything else will fall into place with time and need.
 
TheChikenMaster said:
every little thing makes a difference. But in your shoes I wouldn't worry about acoustics yet. Just put a mic up and letter rip. Everything else will fall into place with time and need.
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If you're in a position to get some acoustics under control with treatment from the offset, I would go for it. Simply the fact that you noted that your room will have an effect on your recordings is worth something - most people setting out wouldn't even consider this a factor - and so seeing as you've already started thinking about it, its definitely worth following through. That's not to say that you should get too hooked up on it... to begin with there are going to be far more limiting factors in your recordings than your room (i.e. your equipment and, not being nasty, but most probably you!), however if you make a start now then its one less "weak-link" to worry about as you improve. I wouldn't say to put too much time or money into it to begin with, but make a start that puts you on the right course for later on.

I wish I was in a situation where I could properly treat my bedroom, but neither funds nor time permit it at the moment unfortunately. Also I live in quite an old house with a wall construction that limits what I can hang on them, so all broadband absorption panels would have to be freestanding.


So, onto your questions.

First of all, is the room actually square, or were those just approx dimensions? Square rooms aren't too great, so if you could make it "less square" with some nifty positioning of your furniture (bookcases also double up nicely as diffusion panels :p) then that would be a good start before you'd even spent any money.

As for the wooden floor thing, it really depends on what you plan to record... if you plan on tracking drums in there, then I might suggest keeping the floor uncovered and see how the room sounds left as it is. With the high ceiling, it might actually sound reasonably good for quite a lively drum room. On the other hand, it could be rubbish!

In any case, I wouldn't recommend trying to construct a vocal booth in a small closet. Its not necessary, it would be a hassle to attempt, it would be difficult (if not impossible) to properly treat, and it would probably end up being detrimental to your recordings. Concentrate on your main room, and that will probably end up becoming a much more suitable place to track vocals. Oh, and forget the Auralex as well :p Lightweight foam isn't very useful...
 
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mattr said:
If you're in a position to get some acoustics under control with treatment from the offset, I would go for it.
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not only does he not know anything about recording, he doesn't have any recording gear yet, and you think he should worry about acoustics first? dude is 17 still living with his parents. you guys are retarded sometimes i swear.
 
acoustics are not at the top of my list. And if anything overated. I've seen many studios with wooden floors and minimal treatment. And even say the room does sound good from treatment, someone without skill won't come out with a good recording. Therefore I say put up a mic first and learn, and throw acoustics down the drain. Besides you may discover that you don't need them at all.
 
ez_willis said:
not only does he not know anything about recording, he doesn't have any recording gear yet, and you think he should worry about acoustics first? dude is 17 still living with his parents. you guys are retarded sometimes i swear.
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shlupp daddy, cheers.
 
ez_willis said:
not only does he not know anything about recording, he doesn't have any recording gear yet, and you think he should worry about acoustics first? dude is 17 still living with his parents. you guys are retarded sometimes i swear.
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Wow, do you only read the first sentence of a post before you dig into it? Judging from the fact that you quoted exactly that, and responded accordingly, I would say so :) Sheesh.

If you could cope with to concentrating and reading on even a few more sentences, you would have noticed that I acknowledged there would be far greater limiting factors to begin with. This doesn't mean you can't start to think about other things... thinking costs absolute nothing. And doing a little bit now means less to think about later, and it doesn't have to cost a lot either; as I said, even rearranging the layout of your room can help, and doesn't cost a penny.

And some studios do have wooden floors and minimal treatment, and do sound great. This is probably because they were carefully designed this way. You'll usually find they're much larger live rooms than your standard home studios. Unfortunately the smaller rooms that we find ourselves in aren't always so forgiving, and there's a big difference between the 'nice, big and lively' rooms found in pro studios, and the 'boxy, uncontrolled, muddy, etc etc' rooms that plague us home recordists.

But really we need to know more about the room, what he intends to record, his current level of experience, his gear (currently owned and planned purchases), etc, before we can start giving proper advice.


Also, final word... I'm also 17 and living with my parents, so if there's anyone in this thread that can relate with that situation, its me.
 
ez_willis said:
not only does he not know anything about recording, he doesn't have any recording gear yet, and you think he should worry about acoustics first? dude is 17 still living with his parents. you guys are retarded sometimes i swear.
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maybe you could be a little more mature than this big guy. Don't forget your 39 years old.......

He is 17 therefore a perfect time to start a new hobby such as this. All he needs is a push in the right direction, but instead he will read a post such as yours and be like..................really???????? I hate posts like this.......yea maybe your pretty good, but there is no reason to belittle people. Im in the Air Force and posts like this remind me of staff and tech sgt's who have been in the military for 20 years, there not smart enough to make rank so they make all of the younger guys, suffer becuase they hate there lives.


To the 17 year old who is getting ready to jump into an excellent hobby!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck man, don't listen to posts like this. Only take information from people who don't belittle you and you will go a loooonnnng way my friend.


WELCOME TO THE SITE!!!!!!!!

CHEERS!!!!!
 
mattr said:
Wow, do you only read the first sentence of a post before you dig into it? Judging from the fact that you quoted exactly that, and responded accordingly, I would say so :) Sheesh.

If you could cope with to concentrating and reading on even a few more sentences, you would have noticed that I acknowledged there would be far greater limiting factors to begin with. This doesn't mean you can't start to think about other things... thinking costs absolute nothing. And doing a little bit now means less to think about later, and it doesn't have to cost a lot either; as I said, even rearranging the layout of your room can help, and doesn't cost a penny.

And some studios do have wooden floors and minimal treatment, and do sound great. This is probably because they were carefully designed this way. You'll usually find they're much larger live rooms than your standard home studios. Unfortunately the smaller rooms that we find ourselves in aren't always so forgiving, and there's a big difference between the 'nice, big and lively' rooms found in pro studios, and the 'boxy, uncontrolled, muddy, etc etc' rooms that plague us home recordists.
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WELL SAID DUDE!!!!!!


If your going to be a duesche don't post. Why are you in the newbie section anyway.
 
Acoustics are a waste of time if you dont know how to press the red button. its so secondary or not even. Again a waste of time and money. For now at least. give him a break.
 
ez_willis said:
dude, seriously, stfu. i wasn't telling the dude to not get into recording, i was telling him to not worry about carpeting vs. hardwood floors in his bedroom.
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Then why didn't you just say, hey man don't worry about carpeting vs. hardwood floors in your bedroom. Its not really that important just yet.

Quote: dude, seriously, stfu...................are you serious............ I had to look that one up. LOL. I'm not really into abbreviations and the like. Next time just spell it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
keithersgsx2003 said:
Then why didn't you just say, hey man don't worry about carpeting vs. hardwood floors in your bedroom. Its not really that important just yet.
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i'm gonna give you a pass because you're a noob, but i was quoting mattr for dwelling on the acoustics issue. by doing that, i assumed the OP would deduce that acoustics weren't that big of an issue at this point.
 
ez_willis said:
i'm gonna give you a pass because you're a noob, but i was quoting mattr for dwelling on the acoustics issue. by doing that, i assumed the OP would deduce that acoustics weren't that big of an issue at this point.
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Thanks for the pass:rolleyes:
 
Yo HazyDude...:D

Do you have any gear now? If so, whatcha got? What have ya checked into so far?

As to the wood floors and closet vocal booth...I'd say don't sweat that stuff yet. Get your feet wet first. Yeah, the wood floor will make for more reflection but if it were me, I'd keep the wood floor and acoustically treat the room which will also take care of the vocal situation.
It's not the time for that yet.

To start with, just get your feet wet with gettin some gear and twiddlin knobs. ;)
 
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