Acoustic Treatment and Design for Recording Studios and Listenin Acoustic Treatment and Design for Recording Studios and Listening Rooms by Ethan Winer Ethan Winer is co-owner of RealTraps, a leading manufacturer of acoustic treatment products. Ethan has at various times earned a living as a professional musician, computer programmer, circuit designer, recording engineer, composer/arranger, technical writer, acoustician, and college instructor. Ethan has more than 150 feature articles published in various computer and audio magazines. He’s produced dozens of educational and music videos, and composed three pieces for full orchestra, all of which have been performed. If you have questions about anything in this article, or anything else related to audio, you're welcome to ask in my Audio Expert Forum. This page was last updated on May 9, 2016. French readers, see THIS version that is being translated by Christian Parent.Hungarian readers, see THIS version that was kindly translated by Tamás Bánfi. This text will surely expand as I learn more. Top
A Step By Step Guide to Start With Google Ads How To Set Up a Room More RealTraps Articles Straight talk about finding the ideal loudspeaker placement and listening position. "You'll get the flattest low frequency response by sitting 38 percent of the way back in the room." "This is equivalent to a bank shot in pool." With special thanks to Bill Eppler for providing the first reflection calculations, and to acoustics guru Wes Lachot. The following is from a newsgroup post where Wes explained his logic behind the 38 percent rule. As my article on bass waves illustrates, every bass frequency has a corresponding place or places in the room where there is a null due to destructive interference. For instance, a 14 foot long room would have a large boost generally at 40 Hz due to modes, but at 7 feet from the front wall there would be a serious null at that frequency due to destructive interference. Similarly, the second harmonic of 40 Hz (80 Hz) will exhibit a null at the point one quarter of the distance from the back wall. By Ethan Winer
Studio Tips: Acoustics Forum Logic Pro Help Audio Production Without Limits Facebook Pixel Everything you need to know RealTraps - Home Wix.com amia music now created by based on The Artist Lair Free-Loops.com | Free Drum Loops Wav MP3 Aif and Midi Sound Loops Acoustic Basics By Ethan Winer Most budget electronic gear these days is very high quality, and can create first-rate music that sounds as good as anything on the radio. Yet many recording enthusiasts, unhappy with the quality of their productions, wrongly blame their gear. Bass frequencies are the most difficult to tame in the small rooms many people use to record and mix their music. Since you hear less bass than is really in the track, you add too much bass with EQ to compensate. ROOM ORIENTATION AND SPEAKER PLACEMENT In a standard rectangular room, it's best to orient the mix position so the speakers are firing the longer way down the room. AVOID EARLY REFLECTIONS Another common mixing problem is poor clarity and imaging caused by "early" reflections. DIFFUSION ROCKS Diffusion avoids the damaging echoes and comb filter effect caused by reflections off nearby walls, but without reducing desirable ambience as absorption does.
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