studio design /converted bedroom to audio/video bay help

DR wrote on 4/23/2002, 10:13 AM
I have a bdroom that I am going to use as another editing bay. It is 10x 9.
The workstation is on a L shaped desk which means only in the corner I will have to be.
When demoing music in this room it sounds boomy at certain mid/bass frequencies so a treatment will have to happen.
Floor is wood and walls are gypsum.
Any help on this to control the wild beasties would be opened eared.I am having a hard time of getting this room to sound good.
I thought i would try here as well as other forums.
Thanx guys.

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shawnm wrote on 4/23/2002, 11:53 AM
Auralex has some good info on this subject.

http://www.acoustics101.com/
DR wrote on 4/23/2002, 12:07 PM
Thanx for tip
;)
Chienworks wrote on 4/23/2002, 12:11 PM
Do anything you can to soften the walls and floor. Even hanging some nice blankets or towels up will help enormously. You don't need to cover the entire room, but a few well placed absorbent items will keep the sound from bouncing continuously. Even if you cover 10 to 15% of the wall surfaces you'll notice a huge improvement. You can always add ambiance back into the recording after the fact, but you can't remove it if it was recorded to begin with.
kkolbo wrote on 4/23/2002, 1:28 PM
Simple step for the room:

Get some round concrete form tubes, made of paper. Cut them in quarters lengthwise and then put thin carpet on the tube. Place these in each corner. Place anything you can on the walls to 'break' up the surface so that it is not flat gypsum all over. A couple of pillows made with 3" fiberglass insulation and nylon or even cotten or burlap covers placed at ear heigth on the wall will also further help the room. All of these are simple and inexpensive.

K
Stiffler wrote on 4/23/2002, 1:42 PM
Recent article in VideoMaker magazine about voice overs. Might help...

http://www.videomaker.com/scripts/article.cfm?id=8860