Can someone help with studio (acoustics,etc)?

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Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if there is anyone in the Boston area (I live in Billerica)
willing to help me treat my basement studio acoustically. I have no skills
in home DIY projects, and was hoping to solicit help from someone in this
forum to serve as my guide. Basically I need someone to stand in the rooms
with me, and say, "Ok, here is what we need to do". I am of course willing
to pay you for your time and effort (as long as it is less than what a pro
consultant would charge!). I will gladly provide you some fine German beer
that I got through customs (just got back to the states after 2 yrs in
Bavaria). And my wife will cook you fine lunches and/or dinner!

I will mostly be recording myself. I play electric and acoustic guitar.
There is one room
that I have designated the control room, and another for placement of my
loud guitar amps.

Ceiling is a low 7.5" and other dimensions are

control: 11' X 19'
isolation: see diagram

11'
- ---------------------
| |
| |
\ | 8.5'
\ |
bath \-------------------
3' 8' closet

Both have hard, ceramic tiles. I figure I can treat the walls in the control
room with auralex products. And I want to pad the floors. Since the ceilings
are low as it is, not sure what to do there. I also want to isolate the
other room somewhat. I know that can be expensive, so I can accept a
suboptimal solution! I live in Billerica, MA. If you want to help out,
email me at

brianNOhuether@hotSPmailAM.com
(remove the caps of course for a valid email!)

I made a similar post a couple months ago before I moved. But now I am moved
in and ready to do this ASAP!

Hope to hear from someone.

regards,

brian

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I've been to Ethan's site and found it incredibly informative. Some of
the math made my head hurt, but even without delving into the math I
found a ton of useful info.

Norm!!
In article <O8GdnS0UpcNyZs_cRVn-rQ@giganews.com>, Ethan Winer wrote:

> Brian,
>
> > Basically I need someone to stand in the rooms with me, and say, "Ok, here
> is what we need to do". I am of course willing to pay you for your time and
> effort <
>
> I offer free advice to customers of my company's acoustic treatment
> products. You're going to need treatment anyway, regardless of the details
> of your room.
>
> If you're on a really tight budget and can't afford to buy commercial
> treatment products, have a look at the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on
> my Articles page:
>
> www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html
>
> Also see my company's site www.realtraps.com. There's a lot of useful
> information there about acoustics and treatment, what's needed and why, and
> so forth.
>
> --Ethan
>
>