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Post by Zoro on Dec 11, 2016 16:15:26 GMT
Just a quick question on a snowy day! How do you feel about having objects in your studio. Such as an instrument tree rack, keyboards, and amps etc. Would you consider these things a nuisance to the acoustics of the room?
P.S. I'm in a 10x10x8 room -_-
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Post by Hexspa on Dec 11, 2016 16:35:54 GMT
Yes, I feel those things matter.
They're less important than speaker-listener positioning and acoustic treatment though.
FWIW I empty my room of unnecessary stuff before doing critical listening or professional audio.
-m
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Post by Ethan Winer on Dec 11, 2016 17:43:32 GMT
Yeah, the main thing to avoid is stuff that resonates or rings sympathetically. So maybe No to acoustic guitars and a snare drum with a loose snare, but Yes for an electric guitar, or a kick drum with a blanket leaning against the front head.
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Post by Hexspa on Dec 12, 2016 3:50:35 GMT
I have a nylon string guitar at the back of my room with a wash cloth over the sound hole beneath the strings.
I even move my fan away so I don't get reflections.
Hell, I even measure my desk and monitor to the quarter inch for symmetry.
Otherwise I go crazy.
-m
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Post by rock on Dec 12, 2016 3:53:44 GMT
I agree, I have found that very innocent seeming stuff can resonate, especially at loud levels. Playing organ with sustaining tones at loud levels can easily cause items to resonate. I have wedged keys down on the organ and walked or crawled around the room to find the offending item. Once located, it's a simple matter to damp the item with tape, foam, soft rag etc. Once I found the latch of a hump back trunk rattling; I wrapped it with painter's masking tape. You can also sweep an audio oscillator through the audible range to find culprits.
In general, if you can, keep extra stuff out of the studio. If you share the room with other family members like I do, just do a sweep and locate and damp what ever rattles.
Cheers,
Rock
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Post by Hexspa on Dec 14, 2016 20:45:27 GMT
I agree, I have found that very innocent seeming stuff can resonate, especially at loud levels. Playing organ with sustaining tones at loud levels can easily cause items to resonate. I have wedged keys down on the organ and walked or crawled around the room to find the offending item. Once located, it's a simple matter to damp the item with tape, foam, soft rag etc. Once I found the latch of a hump back trunk rattling; I wrapped it with painter's masking tape. You can also sweep an audio oscillator through the audible range to find culprits. In general, if you can, keep extra stuff out of the studio. If you share the room with other family members like I do, just do a sweep and locate and damp what ever rattles. Cheers, Rock Yes, the loudness is the thing. But, if you use something like the K System calibrated to your room's volume, resonances can be limited. |
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Post by rock on Dec 15, 2016 1:49:12 GMT
Not when the amps are turned up to 11  When we rock, we rock! |
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Post by Hexspa on Dec 15, 2016 6:31:39 GMT
Not when the amps are turned up to 11 When we rock, we rock! til rock rocks  |
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When we rock, we rock!