recording locations

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how important is the room in which you record? i mean i know that it's gonna have some importance, but how important is it really ?? when i'm doing my homerecordings, is it really gonna change that much in the sound (without listening to it on a 50million buck sound system)?

i have the choice between two room, the first being a concrete floor and wall room, the second being a room with carpet floor and walls with wooden panelling that doesnt touch the wall (stands out about 7-10 cms from the wall) ?? my first guess would be to go with the second room, because there's going to be less echo and sound bouncing off the walls right? or have i screwed things up?

cheers,

MD
 
You could use both depending on the effect your looking for. Your right about the concrete room. It will have a reverb effect as where the carpeted room will dampen the sound. The carpet room would be the best choice. Also a room isolated from outside noise and noise from other rooms in the house. The quiter the better;)
 
The room is an important factor, especially when tracking drums. More often than not though, rooms at home are not going to have naturally appealing acoustics. The best way to cope with this situation is to strive to make the room as dead as possible, with blankets and carpet. That way you can apply reverb to the signal after it's recorded and simulate a room sound that you feel is necessary for the song you are recording.

Cy
 
ok thanks guys, that's pretty much what i'd figured out myself, but i just needed the confirmation. but then if this is the case, why would people want to record vocals in the bathroom?? it just seems that there would be a lot of reverb off the tiled walls and floors wouldn't there??

cheers,
MD
 
IMO, the room is one of the most important things. I've found that foam works good for taming the highs and fiberboard for the mids, and bass traps for the low. Many concrete rooms are great for isolation from outside noise but they tend to have standing waves, echo, and etc that need to be treated.
 
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