chris
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Post by chris on May 25, 2017 16:31:41 GMT
@hexpa No worries, you having limited experience is not necessary a bad thing because then you're strictly giving opinions based on theoretical science. You've got me thinking a lot about my approach.
My "cover all the walls" approach does have me worried that I'm going to wind up with an environment that totally uninspiring to play and sing in without monitoring with headphones pumping artificial ambience in your ears. Also from my own personal experience, if a room is totally dead and gives you nothing exciting back it makes it hard/weird to sing in without the use of artificial reverb. So that being said I'm actually going to FIRST go for more of the checkerboard approach.
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Post by Hexspa on May 25, 2017 23:39:48 GMT
@hexpa No worries, you having limited experience is not necessary a bad thing because then you're strictly giving opinions based on theoretical science. You've got me thinking a lot about my approach. My "cover all the walls" approach does have me worried that I'm going to wind up with an environment that totally uninspiring to play and sing in without monitoring with headphones pumping artificial ambience in your ears. Also from my own personal experience, if a room is totally dead and gives you nothing exciting back it makes it hard/weird to sing in without the use of artificial reverb. So that being said I'm actually going to FIRST go for more of the checkerboard approach. Venerable Chris, On the contrary: I've been involved in a few drum recording sessions. Usually the ceiling was high but the walls were not too distant and certainly not well-treated. There's a variety of ways to get good sound and not all of them involve rigid insulation. That my experience is limited doesn't mean I'm quoting scripture. It means that I don't record drums very often and haven't for awhile. I have more experience with recording my own voice. I use Ethan's suggested method of singing into a well-treated corner. I don't find it at all difficult; maybe I'm just used to the treatment by now. Regarding the checkerboard approach: it's been discussed here on the forum. Ethan used it to control flutter echo in his facility. I'm currently using a small-scale (one panel wide) version of it. In that way I'm telling you what I'm experiencing. In fact, if you watch Ethan's video, The Ultimate Home Studio (or whatever it's called), you can see how Doug treated his drum corner. The basic "Treated Corner" strategy, if you haven't seen it or aren't familiar, is to put the source in a well-treated corner with 4' of absorption in any direction. Based on the size of the room, the directionality of the instrument and how much room sound you want, you can either face into the corner or away from it. Early reflections aren't inherently bad; they cue you to the space in which you are. From what I understand, it's just more about when you want them and how much and also to recognize when they're working against you and then how to control them. Thank you! -m
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Post by chris on Jun 5, 2017 18:02:03 GMT
Sorry for the late response, been busy working on the studio treatment and installs. I hear ya, more than one way to do it for sure. I haven't watched Ethan and Doug's ultimate home studio video in years but I do remember the drum corner having QRD diffusion. Due to budget I'm going to try out some Poly Cylindrical diffusion along side some rigid absorption in the drum tracking area.
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Post by Hexspa on Jun 5, 2017 20:45:54 GMT
Sorry for the late response, been busy working on the studio treatment and installs. I hear ya, more than one way to do it for sure. I haven't watched Ethan and Doug's ultimate home studio video in years but I do remember the drum corner having QRD diffusion. Due to budget I'm going to try out some Poly Cylindrical diffusion along side some rigid absorption in the drum tracking area. Semi-educated response: if you're using cylindrical diffusion (not really diffusion) you should be careful to absorb any corners that are created. A quick google search of images will return photos showing the various approaches. Pretty much you can off-stand the cylinders from a recessed wall or place absorption where the edges of the "diffusion" are. Couldn't find the exact pic I was looking for but these kind of cover it. -m
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