For those who inquired...thank you for your thoughtful questions regarding mixing in a spare bedroom studio suite. This is indeed a tough one...however it can be done with great success as long as you follow certain protocols. We will get into that later..... In this e-mail I will explain how it can be done...in the real world ..in order for you to pull this off ..I will need room dimentions in order to send you the proper splays and degree of angle shaping your temp enviroment. mixing in a square room is impossible.
All engineers working in this realm would be using near field monitors. One thing that should be made clear right from the outset...is ...your near field monitors should always be placed on pedestals ..decoupled...solid concrete blocks would be fine...to limit transfer to the floor system. but other methods are avialable as well. Triad setting for the monitors are critical... here are the rules for triad configuration..equal measurment ..left to right to the center seat. Making sure the stereo image in front of you is at least 4' minimum 5to 6 would be my preference for imaging. Make sure the monitors are at least 1' behind the console...second reflections off the console surface when the monitors are to close causes cancellation .......................The materials needed will be....1" PCF-RFB panel..3M spray contact adheasive...( Guilford of Maine Fabric) a few sheets of 5/8 GWB...Laytex paint.
A diffuser system which can be fabricated using 2x4 stock ... 1/2" plywood and slight framing stock 3/4" pine to house the same.
Just one note... all materials must meet fire code standards as per ASNI.. the only items here the does not.. would be the 2x4,Pine and plywood stock. In this case ..we will treat the wood surfaces with a ceramic fire application...that you can add to any laytex paint for around $10.00 US.. per gallon I will post the web-site in the coming days. The protocol limitations have to do with the db level. Because this system will be a temp system...there are limitations on how much stress we can apply via db and SPL before the system starts to degrade. Because of the slight stature of the framing and lack of product to provide a rigid structure.
Meaning the more db applied the more the system acts as a membrane..(moving) at which point reflection properties start to degrade.
As well as your mix. You will have to keep the db profile within 80 db maximum. but you will be very happy with the results.
One last thing about near fields....As you are aware...most are front loaded.. meaning the bass port ....the louder you run them.. the more cancellation will occur.
Better off with rear loaded systems...one I would recommend that you may not be aware of..is a company down under called Krix...very inexpensive and very high quality..the crossovers are brilliant..frequency range..40 htz to 18000K..the curve is wonderful .. All of our rooms use them. And being rear loaded within the system layed out above.. the sonic quality improves because of the symetric shaping of the temp room,
By the way to get the fabric I spoke of as well as other acoustical material , please go to Silentsource.com ...speak to Win Ridabock...he is a great guy and will assist you. I can locate a supply house for you regarding the PCF-RFB panel once i know what state you reside....the rest is simple.
For those interested ...send room specs....W/D/H and we will forward you a system layout as well as how to construct the same....
Best regards,
Jack Piercy
Acoustech
All engineers working in this realm would be using near field monitors. One thing that should be made clear right from the outset...is ...your near field monitors should always be placed on pedestals ..decoupled...solid concrete blocks would be fine...to limit transfer to the floor system. but other methods are avialable as well. Triad setting for the monitors are critical... here are the rules for triad configuration..equal measurment ..left to right to the center seat. Making sure the stereo image in front of you is at least 4' minimum 5to 6 would be my preference for imaging. Make sure the monitors are at least 1' behind the console...second reflections off the console surface when the monitors are to close causes cancellation .......................The materials needed will be....1" PCF-RFB panel..3M spray contact adheasive...( Guilford of Maine Fabric) a few sheets of 5/8 GWB...Laytex paint.
A diffuser system which can be fabricated using 2x4 stock ... 1/2" plywood and slight framing stock 3/4" pine to house the same.
Just one note... all materials must meet fire code standards as per ASNI.. the only items here the does not.. would be the 2x4,Pine and plywood stock. In this case ..we will treat the wood surfaces with a ceramic fire application...that you can add to any laytex paint for around $10.00 US.. per gallon I will post the web-site in the coming days. The protocol limitations have to do with the db level. Because this system will be a temp system...there are limitations on how much stress we can apply via db and SPL before the system starts to degrade. Because of the slight stature of the framing and lack of product to provide a rigid structure.
Meaning the more db applied the more the system acts as a membrane..(moving) at which point reflection properties start to degrade.
As well as your mix. You will have to keep the db profile within 80 db maximum. but you will be very happy with the results.
One last thing about near fields....As you are aware...most are front loaded.. meaning the bass port ....the louder you run them.. the more cancellation will occur.
Better off with rear loaded systems...one I would recommend that you may not be aware of..is a company down under called Krix...very inexpensive and very high quality..the crossovers are brilliant..frequency range..40 htz to 18000K..the curve is wonderful .. All of our rooms use them. And being rear loaded within the system layed out above.. the sonic quality improves because of the symetric shaping of the temp room,
By the way to get the fabric I spoke of as well as other acoustical material , please go to Silentsource.com ...speak to Win Ridabock...he is a great guy and will assist you. I can locate a supply house for you regarding the PCF-RFB panel once i know what state you reside....the rest is simple.
For those interested ...send room specs....W/D/H and we will forward you a system layout as well as how to construct the same....
Best regards,
Jack Piercy
Acoustech
