Post by somekindofperson on Jun 13, 2020 23:25:21 GMT
Hello everyone,
I have a very tiny shed which I built inside an outside covered area (a lean-to) in our rented backyard. Until now, I've mainly been using my shed for editing, where acoustics aren't so important, but I'm increasingly being hired to mix. Trouble is my shed has, erm, terrible acoustics.
The Shed made of very thin wood (5mm (0.2 inches). I've slightly insulated it with 30mm (1.2 inches) thick soft rockwool, then covered that in bubble-wrap, then stapled up lots of thin fabric over that. I built it so I could edit vocals for clients without having to sit in the family living-room on headphones.
THE SHED
Length: 2.8m (9ft)
Width: 1.7m (5ft 5in)
Height 1.5m (5ft) - rising to 1.7m (5ft 7in) in the vaulted centre
I told you it was small.
The shed has a tongue-in-groove wooden floor and is on a concrete floor in a lean-to, which is covered on three sides. The lean-to has an old stone wall at the back, and is open at the front. It has dimensions of roughly:
THE LEAN-TO
Length: 4m (1ft)
Width 2.7m (8ft 10in)
Height 3.3m (10ft 10) on the stone wall side that my speakers face, descending to 1.8m (6ft), which is opens out onto our back yard.
So here are my questions: How much of a role does the lean-to structure affect the sound in my poorly insulated shed? Surely much of the low frequencies pass through my thin shed walls instead of being reflected? Is it possible to improve the peaks and nulls in such a small "room?" Are those peaks and nulls coming from my shed, or from the lean-to that it's built inside? Needless to say, my budget for sound treatment is just as small as my shed!
I've measured the room Room Eq Wizard and a measurement mic positioned where my head would usually be, and there's a huge peak at 90hz, then a sharp null at 180hz, and another big peak in the low-mids. It looks pretty awful when you see the graph (attached).
So is there anything I can do to improve the acoustics of such tiny space? There isn't much space for much acoustic treatment. I'm experienced enough that I can still put a pretty good mix together, but the uneven low-end response of my room makes mixing a real headache.
So what can I do? Thanks in advance for any help.
I have a very tiny shed which I built inside an outside covered area (a lean-to) in our rented backyard. Until now, I've mainly been using my shed for editing, where acoustics aren't so important, but I'm increasingly being hired to mix. Trouble is my shed has, erm, terrible acoustics.
The Shed made of very thin wood (5mm (0.2 inches). I've slightly insulated it with 30mm (1.2 inches) thick soft rockwool, then covered that in bubble-wrap, then stapled up lots of thin fabric over that. I built it so I could edit vocals for clients without having to sit in the family living-room on headphones.
THE SHED
Length: 2.8m (9ft)
Width: 1.7m (5ft 5in)
Height 1.5m (5ft) - rising to 1.7m (5ft 7in) in the vaulted centre
I told you it was small.
The shed has a tongue-in-groove wooden floor and is on a concrete floor in a lean-to, which is covered on three sides. The lean-to has an old stone wall at the back, and is open at the front. It has dimensions of roughly:
THE LEAN-TO
Length: 4m (1ft)
Width 2.7m (8ft 10in)
Height 3.3m (10ft 10) on the stone wall side that my speakers face, descending to 1.8m (6ft), which is opens out onto our back yard.
So here are my questions: How much of a role does the lean-to structure affect the sound in my poorly insulated shed? Surely much of the low frequencies pass through my thin shed walls instead of being reflected? Is it possible to improve the peaks and nulls in such a small "room?" Are those peaks and nulls coming from my shed, or from the lean-to that it's built inside? Needless to say, my budget for sound treatment is just as small as my shed!
I've measured the room Room Eq Wizard and a measurement mic positioned where my head would usually be, and there's a huge peak at 90hz, then a sharp null at 180hz, and another big peak in the low-mids. It looks pretty awful when you see the graph (attached).
So is there anything I can do to improve the acoustics of such tiny space? There isn't much space for much acoustic treatment. I'm experienced enough that I can still put a pretty good mix together, but the uneven low-end response of my room makes mixing a real headache.
So what can I do? Thanks in advance for any help.
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