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Subject: RE: [motm] Testing your studio

From: Chris Walcott <cwalcott@...>
Date: 2003-10-27

Another thing to check out is therecording.org forum on acoustics.  One thing I learned is that no amount offoam is going to work as a bass trap (and I wish I had figured that out beforeI bought 2 boxes of 12" foam.)

 

- chris

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Rossen[mailto:mididood@...]
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 20035:00 PM
To: motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [motm] Testing yourstudio

 

Man Eric - it sounds like you have a lot of time on your hands! Your
very lucky. 

I really would just go beg, borrow or steal a RTAand do it in one
shot - also note: that room (or concert hall)analysis is most often
done with pink noise - not sine waves -so I don'tnecessarily know
where your going with that ?!?!

Also - you are already in possession of the finestpiece of audio
test-gear that is know to mankind - and they areresting on both
sides of your head!

Acoustics appears to be a relatively misunderstoodtopic and many
folks go to great lengths for it only to find thatthey'not pleased
with the results.

I'd go hang out at a pro-studio and/or try andtalk to guys who've
done this before - it will seriously cut down onthe BS and get you
moving ahead quicker - unless, of course you'relooking into
designing studios and soundrooms, etc...

Acoustics is (are) a tricky thing to fathom,especially when you're
dealing with a per-existing space - not oneespecially designed
for 'acoustics'.

People who can do this fairly well get the bigbucks for it.  Which
says once again - its a pretty eloborate topic formost folks to
apply effectively - unless you dig in a read yerhinny off - which is
a rather inexpensive - and in the long runvaluable - way to go!

Best of luck - "Buck them standingwaves!"  (these are bad things)

Rog


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