BeniRose
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I was hoping to get some advice on how to arrange my basement for my studio. I've been using it the way I set it up when I moved in for a while now and it's ok, but I think it's not very acoustically sound. You can see a Virtual Tour of it at www.benrosenbach.com/studio.mov. I've since moved a few things and sold the drums.
So I'd be totally open to completely moving everything around, but there's some things that are in the way and some things that have to stay down here. For one, I have a giant heating unit, a water heater, a utility sink, and a washer and dryer that can't really move. Also, my DJ gear and the blue storage boxes have to stay down here. Here's the floor plan with estimated (using a 6' measuring tape!!) sizes of the walls. It's not really drawn to proportion, but you can get the idea. The black objects are things that won't move.
And here's some pictures from various locations in the basement to get a better perspective of the place. Sorry it's a bit messy, I've been holding off cleaning until I know how I want to arrange the place.
This is from the 14' wall, which is the outside wall (front of the house). It points to the stairs and my current desk set up.
This is from the 10' wall where my desk is, there's a giant Smooth Jazz banner covering the window, that came free with the house.
You can also see how the ceiling goes from "finished" to "not so much" at the stairs.
This is a shot of all the junk in the corner by the front wall that I can't move.
And lastly, this is the wall of the stairs themselves, there's some shelves I can use for stuff, or my original idea was to use it as a makeshift iso section.
So that's pretty much it. A few very important pieces of information. It's a row home, and it's a rental, so that needs to be kept in mind. Nothing permanent. All the walls are concrete, but I can probably hang stuff from the ceiling if I can find the beams. I'd like to start with suggestions for room arrangements that will help me hear my monitors better (I have a pair of M-Audio BX5as and an Altec Lansing computer speaker subwoofer that I don't always have on). Then the other thing would be any acoustic treatments. I don't have a lot of money but I'm willing to put in the labour to build it myself, but I have no idea what any of it is, so the more detailed explanation the better.
Hey, thanks in advance guys. I always have these complex questions about "what should I do next" and you guys are never hesitant on giving very wise and well thought out answers!! I really appreciate all the feedback I've gotten from everyone on this forum so far, and I'm really looking forward to reading what you have to say for this as well. Thanks!
So I'd be totally open to completely moving everything around, but there's some things that are in the way and some things that have to stay down here. For one, I have a giant heating unit, a water heater, a utility sink, and a washer and dryer that can't really move. Also, my DJ gear and the blue storage boxes have to stay down here. Here's the floor plan with estimated (using a 6' measuring tape!!) sizes of the walls. It's not really drawn to proportion, but you can get the idea. The black objects are things that won't move.
And here's some pictures from various locations in the basement to get a better perspective of the place. Sorry it's a bit messy, I've been holding off cleaning until I know how I want to arrange the place.
This is from the 14' wall, which is the outside wall (front of the house). It points to the stairs and my current desk set up.
This is from the 10' wall where my desk is, there's a giant Smooth Jazz banner covering the window, that came free with the house.
You can also see how the ceiling goes from "finished" to "not so much" at the stairs.
This is a shot of all the junk in the corner by the front wall that I can't move.
And lastly, this is the wall of the stairs themselves, there's some shelves I can use for stuff, or my original idea was to use it as a makeshift iso section.
So that's pretty much it. A few very important pieces of information. It's a row home, and it's a rental, so that needs to be kept in mind. Nothing permanent. All the walls are concrete, but I can probably hang stuff from the ceiling if I can find the beams. I'd like to start with suggestions for room arrangements that will help me hear my monitors better (I have a pair of M-Audio BX5as and an Altec Lansing computer speaker subwoofer that I don't always have on). Then the other thing would be any acoustic treatments. I don't have a lot of money but I'm willing to put in the labour to build it myself, but I have no idea what any of it is, so the more detailed explanation the better.
Hey, thanks in advance guys. I always have these complex questions about "what should I do next" and you guys are never hesitant on giving very wise and well thought out answers!! I really appreciate all the feedback I've gotten from everyone on this forum so far, and I'm really looking forward to reading what you have to say for this as well. Thanks!
Unless you have permission to do some modifications, and or have the inclination to do more than reposition your gear, I won't go any further with this. Anyway...
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