studio foam

[mixaholic]

is it necessary to cover each inch of the walls in a room with studio foam? cause i see pictures of studios and i only see foam in different areas. why do they only have it in those areas and how do i find out where i should place my foam or is it jus bettter to cover each in of the room with it? thanks

 

[TimOBrien]

Good short article: http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_importance_studio_acoustics/

In short, acoustic engineers rarely cover the entire surface area of rooms. There is an art and science to blending the absorbing and reflecting of sound wave in a room. There are LOTS of books over on amazon.com and articles/webpages on Google; go do a search for building recording studios.