AN EASY GUIDE TO ACOUSTIC TREATMENT

 
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AN EASY GUIDE TO ACOUSTIC TREATMENT

      Many people new to home recording realize the importance of acoustic treatment, but don’t know where to start. This is a quick and easy explanation of what you’ll basically need and why. Keep in mind that it is generic advice, but it’s hard to go wrong with this setup. 

 The idea here is NOT to be thorough. The more you know about acoustics, the more you get confused, and the more you revert back to these rules of thumb

Ok lets get back to three basic acoustic rules 

• Control Low End Reflections

Put bass traps in any and all wall boundaries. Wall boundaries are the places two or more walls meet. Corners are the most logical place to start because in this place 3 walls all come together at the same point. Next, the corner created by the walls touching the ceiling should be treated with bass traps.

Why? Low end reflections to build up in areas where walls meet.

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• Control Direct Reflections

Put broadband absorption to catch direct reflections from your monitors to a wall/ceiling/etc to your head. This is where the old mirror trick comes into place. Anywhere in which you can place a mirror in the room,sit in the mix position, and see the front of a monitor is a place that should be absorbed.

• Control General Ambiance

Most rooms are going to tighten up significantly after applying broadband absorption. If the room still has an obvious reverb-like quality to it, add a SLIGHT amount of broadband absorption to each wall. Do NOT overdo this, particularly if you mix and track in the same room. 

• Misc Things To Know

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• Studio foam is worthless for anything but the absorption of the upper mid range and top end.

• Couches ARE NOT bass traps

• Bookshelves ARE NOT diffusers   

• Bass traps don’t suck the bass out of the room. They suck the REFLECTIONS out of the room,