Room size and Diffusion

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Well ive got my room pretty tight sounding. It could use some better bass traps but im not noticing too many problems with bass like i used to. The recordings i have done lately have been the best ive ever done.

But the thing is, the room is completely DEAD. Ive managed to pretty much deaden everything (except the back wall) to a point where i feel its pretty well balanced. But like i said its dead. Im not having any problems with muddiness, and ive had really clean highs like this.

But would it sound better if i put diffusion in there? The thing im thinking is that maybe the room isnt really big enough for diffusion anyway. Its 14x16 feet. I can get everything to sound pretty much in your face which is what i like sometimes, but theres sometimes where it calls for a good natural reverb, like for drums.

Just let me know your thoughts on it all if youve got some good experience with this because im always looking for better.

Thanks,

Danny
 
If it works great. If you want to experiment then do it. There really isn't any obvious answer to your question. If you want a more live sound than diffusers would be a good way to achieve it.
 
Danny,

> Its 14x16 feet <

I'm not a diffusion expert, but my understanding is that any diffusor should be ten or more feet away from your ears. Closer than that and the diffusion harms more than it helps. So putting a diffusor on the ceiling in a typical room is a mistake, as is putting diffusion on the rear wall if that wall is closer than about ten feet from your head.

--Ethan
 
Ok cool thats what i was thinking.

I just got a new room that i have to do accoustics too. I need to do them really nice. Its a 14x26 foot room.

Now what im wondering, do i only put diffusion on one of the 14 foot walls (so it would diffuse the 26 foot length) or should i put it on both?

And in that case, will it hurt if i put things less than 10 feet from the diffusion or will it not matter if behind it is another 16 feet?.

The nice thing about this room also is the roof is actually slanted, which helps break up some waves there. But what should i expect with this slanted cieling? Anything i should watch out for?

Sorry if these are basic questions. Its a new room and its alot different then my other one. Its also completely floating which is very nice, but im wondering if need to worry about too more room pressure from that?

Thanks a ton for the help.

Danny
 
Danny,

> do i only put diffusion on one of the 14 foot walls <

If you're going to mix in this room you need to make the left and right sides perfectly symmetrical.

You can put absorption closer than ten feet to a diffusor, but you don't want a diffusor much closer than that to your ears.

--Ethan
 
Actually, this room is the recording room. The control room is already treated pretty well. I just want the recording room to sound nice since its hardly treated at all, besides a couple of panels.

Danny
 
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