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This kind of down to earth advice with a medium amount of technical explanation is fantastic. One thing I would mention is that rigid fiberglass corner traps s

This kind of down to earth advice with a medium amount of technical explanation is fantastic. One thing I would mention is that rigid fiberglass corner traps seemed to do a lot in my studio. Also if you are going to talk about room modes, you are also going to want to think about the permeability of your walls and whether they are going to even reflect the frequency in question and set up a mode. And also we may want to make a distinction between making a listening environment that sounds amazing, and one that has utility. It can be easy for an intermediate or beginner at mixing to get really tricked by a great listening environment in to doing things that won’t translate. On the other hand, life is short, and listening to a beautiful set up is just a better quality of life if nothing else.

stinos 6y ago
you are also going to want to think about the permeability of your walls If I understand things correctly, this was missing a bit from the whole (otherwise very good) explanation in the article: it constantly mentions 'walls' and each time I can't help but think that the difference between a solid concrete 30cm thick wall and a 10cm plasterboard plus some thermal insulation makes a difference in how it reflects lower frequencies. To the point that in the latter case there might be not much reflection at all and you actually have to start to measure from the wall (or whatever) in the next room?
- cratermoon 6y ago
  What if you're practicing with your high school rock band in an old wooden barn with boards that have become rock-hard after losing most of its moisture?
  - multjoy 6y ago
    Doesn’t matter as you can’t hear anything over the snare anyway.
- greedo 6y ago
  Wood studs, drywall and fiberglass insulation don't do much to attenuate low frequencies. Fiberglass does almost nothing. Mass is the one thing that absorbs sound the best.

stinos 6y ago

you are also going to want to think about the permeability of your walls If I understand things correctly, this was missing a bit from the whole (otherwise very good) explanation in the article: it constantly mentions 'walls' and each time I can't help but think that the difference between a solid concrete 30cm thick wall and a 10cm plasterboard plus some thermal insulation makes a difference in how it reflects lower frequencies. To the point that in the latter case there might be not much reflection at all and you actually have to start to measure from the wall (or whatever) in the next room?

cratermoon 6y ago
What if you're practicing with your high school rock band in an old wooden barn with boards that have become rock-hard after losing most of its moisture?
- multjoy 6y ago
  Doesn’t matter as you can’t hear anything over the snare anyway.
greedo 6y ago
Wood studs, drywall and fiberglass insulation don't do much to attenuate low frequencies. Fiberglass does almost nothing. Mass is the one thing that absorbs sound the best.