Spare bedroom set up. Some advice would be great!

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Hey guys,
I've been lurking around, trying to read and soak up everything I can. A little info on what I am trying to do. I have a spare bedroom ( a smallish one at that) that I am wanting to use as a recording space. I mostly record guitars and vocals. I have a Macbook Pro, and Apogee Duet recording into Logic 8. My monitors are Yorkville YSM1p's. I have attached a mock up of my room with placement of my desk and monitors. I am needing advice on what kind of sound treatment you guys would recommend. There is so much info here, I am bit overwhelmed so if anyone could get me pointed in the right direction, that would be great. And since I only have 2 posts, I will post a couple more times here, so I can post the link to the pic.
 
Okay, here is the link

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check the GIK acoustics, RealTraps, and ReadyBag sites for examples of commonly used layout options for porous absorbers and diffusers. In general you want bass trapping in all the corners and absorbers at first reflection points on walls, ceiling, and back wall.
 
Thanks for the info. I got some good tips from the GIK site.
 
Try a few test recordings, listen carefully to the playback. If it's boomy you need bass traps. If it's tinny or has weird little echos you need diffusers. I know that sounds overly simplified but your ears are the best tool you have when determining what type of room treatment you need. Some rooms simply sound better than others, even with treatment. Once you determine what your room needs it will be much easier to decide what to use and where to put it for the best results. Don't overlook the possibility that you may need to treat your room for both tracking and mixing, in other words, in front and behind your desk. There are plenty of explanations of the physics of acoustics to help you understand how and why sound reacts the way it does and it is good to know all that, but in the end the thing that really matters is how does it sound.
 
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