Room Advice

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Hello Everyone,

Looking for a starting point on treating my new studio/practice room. Size just shy of 20 x20 x 8 one side is mostly windows. My desk I am attempting to mix at is about 5' from the wall on my left and the monitors are about 7' from the back wall. Drums to my Right. I was planning to put two bass traps in each corner. Some treatment above the drum set and were I mix at and behind me. Suggestions from the more experience? I got a deal on bunch of Auralex so thats what I am using.

Maybe this link will work to give you a better idea. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ly6937y3itvi0fm/AAAI64Yk0XiCjDq3943A_6hsa

Thanks,
Ray
 
Sorry to tell you that foam is not any good for bass traps. Buy or build some (there are multiple threads, youtubes about how to do so) using rockwool for your corners. Lot of glass there mens a lot of reflections, too, heavy drapes will help if you can't go covering everything up permanently. The wall behind your desk looks very close (closer than the 7' you say) - that wall must be giving horrible reflections when mixing, so needs to be treated well. As a 20'x20' room it's square not good for sound (standing wave issues), but is large enough to work with.
I'd move the desk to face one of the two side walls (that have windows at one end), out a couple of feet and centered. Read the thread here about small room acoustics
 
Thanks for your reply. I have about 1000 sq ft of this Auralex and 8 of what they call Bass Traps. I got all this for very very cheap. Is it even worth putting up? I may get around to building some bass traps of better quality like in the links but just getting started and saving again after the build. What I meant to say the monitors are about 7' from the back wall. Actually just under. Thanks for the advice on moving the desk I guess having a wall behind the monitors is helpful?

Thanks again,
 
Read this thread about small room acousitcs, which also covers monitor distance from wall questions.

Foam absorbs high frequencies but leaves the low-mid and low frequencies to bounce around and cause problems. A little foam is fine to tame some flutter echo, but traps are needed.
 
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