I need some control room treatment suggestions

Sole · Post by **Sole** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 7:08 am

Hey everyone,
I've got a little studio in my basement. The tracking room is seperated from the control room by some drapes and sounds pretty good, but I'm having a problem with lots of flutter echo and reverb in the control room. The walls and celing are made of untextured sheetrock, and the floor is cork. Any suggestions? I'm thinking some acoustic foam on the rear wall would be a good start, but after that I'm clueless.
Thanks!

Post by **John Sayers** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 11:16 am

Hi Sole - welcome to the site.
May I suggest you read up on some acoustic treatments at

http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html
and see what people have done with them at
http://johnlsayers.com/Studio/index.htm

cheers
john

Sole · Post by **Sole** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 3:23 pm

hey John,

Thanks for the reply. I've done the reading you suggested and I'm still a little confused about how to treat my specific studio.

I'm sure I can kill the highs by just putting foam everywhere, but I'm really not sure what the best idea is for lows. It seems like bass traps in the corners might not work because of the sub-woofer and piano. My ceiling is not really high so acoustic hangers are out of the question. There isn't much I can do with the side walls because of the window and the drapes. Are panel absorbers my best bet for absorbing lows in that case? Maybe a variable panel absorber by the door?

Can I put foam on the ceiling? Is that even necessary since I have a cork floor? How much foam do I need to plan on getting?

Thanks again,

Sole

Post by **John Sayers** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 7:58 pm

Go out and get around 6 rigid fibreglass sheets and lean them up against the wall and move them around till it sounds good.

That's a start :0

cheers
john

Sole · Post by **Sole** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 4:13 pm

Seriously? All I need is some fiberglass sheets? Now I'm confused. If all it takes is fiberglass, then what's up with the pages of information on your site and SAE about how to build different types of absorbers for different frequencies? Why is anyone building absorbers when they can just lean some fiberglass against a wall? Please help me understand, because I just don't get it.

Post by **John Sayers** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:11 am

It appears that you have to redesign your room layout to allow for treatment if you wish to add anything but foam. Your sub need not be in the corner - the east wall is able to take some treatment.

cheers
JOhn