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| EtherealSL |
Hey all,
So I had a fairly solid setup going in the basement of my house (about 8' by 15') and was fairly happy with the setup and the acoustics of the room after some cheap treatment. Unfortunately, since my move down there, I've had some terrible allergies. I'm suspecting mold because that room has a water pipe in one of the walls and does not get very much airflow at all.
I am considering moving into the "party room" area of my basement where the airflow is better and my allergies hopefully won't act up. I've tried doing a bit of searching but was not very successful. What does a bigger room do for sound? I would imagine that I would get less standing waves and better bass clarity. Hi echos can easily be dampened but I wanted to know if a big open room is a good idea. Also there is no door and there are 3 windows and a walk out into the back yard. This is making me have my doubts abou the acoustics of the rooms. Please give me your inputs.... below is a very simple schematic of the room (sorry for the poor quality).
Thanks in advance. |
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| echosystm |
| the smaller the room is, the more you will hear it (generally) |
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| EtherealSL |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
the smaller the room is, the more you will hear it (generally) |
good or bad thing? I'm assuming a room too big won't resonate any bass at all and will take all the bass out of the mix... how about a room with the dimension posted above?
I was told that a rectangular room is the best to monitor in but then I read that parallel walls will create a lot of standing waves, causing certain frequencies to peak. How would nonsymmetrical walls fare? I'm guessing my stereo imaging would be thrown off a bit but would have less standing waves? |
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| echosystm |
Rectangular rooms aren't "good", they're predictable. :)
What kind of speakers do you have? If they are front ported you will be best off placing yourself at the centre of the wall with the windows. This will reduce early reflections off the side walls. Also, any sound that goes down the halway at the back is unlikely to reflect back into the main room, which could benefit the sound of the room as well. |
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| jupiterone |
| Get a de-humidifier? |
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| EtherealSL |
| quote: | Originally posted by jupiterone
Get a de-humidifier? |
lol, maybe...
i'm running a pair of BM5As, rear ported |
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