I need some advice on building a live tracking room

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Hi all

I'm finally getting my studio refurbished to include a live tracking room.
As I am having the job done by ordinary builders instead of acoustic
experts, I'd appreciate any tips you could give me as to what I should look
out for when overseeing their work.

The room will be very small, approx 9feet by 12feet. Just big enough for a
drum kit and a couple of guitarists. So I would appreciate any tips on
making this space as acoustically versatile as possible.

Regards.
--
Lynn
Wobbly Music
"Supporting the Mature Artist"
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Thanks Ethan. Your site is most informative!

--
Lynn
Wobbly Music
"Supporting the Mature Artist"
=============================
http://www.wobblymusic.net
Latest Release... "Friends" by John McKeon
Order your copy now and get 2 FREE bonus tracks!
http://www.johnmckeon.wobblymusic.net



"Ethan Winer" <ethanw at ethanwiner dot com> wrote in message
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> Lynn,
>
>> The room will be very small, approx 9feet by 12feet ... I would
>> appreciate
> any tips on making this space as acoustically versatile as possible. <
>
> That's pretty small to be considered a "live" room. The biggest problem
> recording in a room that size is that the microphones and instruments are
> both close to room boundaries. When a sound source or microphone is near a
> reflecting surface, the inevitable result is comb filtering. This yields a
> skewed response that creates a hollow, boxy, "small room" sound. My best
> suggestion it to have a reflective floor (wood, linoleum) and use plenty
> of
> broadband absorption everywhere else.
>
> You can read a lot more about treating small rooms in my Acoustics FAQ:
>
> www.ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html
>
> --Ethan
>
>