Transforming my room into a studio

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Hey guys, I'm new here. I've been recording with Tracktion for about two years now. I'm trying to get better acoustics in my bedroom but I'm not sure how I should arrange things so that I get the deadest sound possible. I plan to build some bass traps and invest in some diffusers but I need to get stuff arranged as best as I can first so that I'll know how many of those I need. Below are three pictures of my room. Any ideas on where I should move furniture to and such? Like have the shelves and stuff on one side or whatever feedback you guys can give me would be appreciated.

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Did you post here under another user name a month or so ago? We've seen this room - or one very like it.


lou
 
Nah, this is my first account on here. Hopefully no one was in my room!
 
Myriad_Rocker said:
Clean your room
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Yeah, nobody can work in a messy environment.

I'm clueless on room treatment. I'm about to start my own. After searching around on here, I'm starting with some corner trasp 24"x48"x4" hung in all 4 corners, then probably 4 of the same size for the four walls, so a total of 8 panels.
 
Move your desk so its firing down the length of the room (if possible), the put bass traps in every corner (either 4"thick or super chunks), put additional panels at the first reflection points, and make a cloud if possible. That should be a good start. RealTraps - How To Set Up a Room use this website too!

Drew
 
What Re-tox said. Mix desk under the window and back so you sit about 6 feet off that wall. You can put amps behind it so the space isn't wasted or guitar cases, whatever. The idea is to have the mix position somewhere near 38% of the total room length off the front wall. Close is good enough for now but you do not want to be right up on that front wall.

As far as furniture, bed and stuff - don't worry about it. You still have to live in the there so put stuff where it fits (behind the mix position) and don't worry about acoustic issues - won't make that much difference. The beveled ceiling edges is a helpful geometry. You should get decent results in that space with a minimum of expense and effort. Just remember it's about the sound when mixing through your monitors more than recording.

Good luck.


lou
 
Thanks for the input guys! I'll move my desk over by the window sometime this week.
 
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