Help Please! Acouistic Treatment for Brighton Recording Studio

[stephentedsmith]

Help Please! Acouistic Treatment for Brighton Recording Studio

I'm after some acoustic room treatment advice for my Recording Studios in Brighton.
At ALT Recording Studios in Brighton our bank vault live room was very difficult to treat. It's square and tiled too so not ideal in its raw state. The problems were bass reflection and high frequency flutter.
I come from the prespective that the purpose of acoustic treatment is to produce the most even reverb decay time across all frequencies, minimising peaks and troughs in the low part of the frequency spectrum and also flutter echoes in the higher part of the frequency spectrum.

We've used Auralex tiles, traps and reflection and BASF ceiling tiles. My problem is we don't want a completely dead and dry room but also don't want any flutter echoes. Is this a trade off or is there anything I can do for a balance.

We've a few recording studio pictures on our website.

Any tips would be appreciated

Stephen Smith
ALT Recording Studios Brighton

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[String7th]

I would start with building wooden pannels, about 2 feet wide, floor to celing. Half the pannels can be covered in plywood and cloth, the other half will be rigid fiberglass, covered in the same fabric. Alternate wood pannel, space, fiberglass pannel, space, so on. Also do not angle the pannels parralel with the oposite wall. design an off-angle patern. Pro-made bass traps in corners will do well to tame the low end.

The result should be diffusion of tone, broadband absorbing, and softer reverb.

[stephentedsmith]

Thanks I hadn't really thought of that option. Great advice. I will definatly give this a try.

Stephen Smith
ALT Recording Studios Brighton
www.altrecordingstudios.com

[whomper]

Originally Posted by stephentedsmith

Help Please! Acouistic Treatment for Brighton Recording Studio

I'm after some acoustic room treatment advice for my Recording Studios in Brighton.
At ALT Recording Studios in Brighton our bank vault live room was very difficult to treat. It's square and tiled too so not ideal in its raw state. The problems were bass reflection and high frequency flutter.
I come from the prespective that the purpose of acoustic treatment is to produce the most even reverb decay time across all frequencies, minimising peaks and troughs in the low part of the frequency spectrum and also flutter echoes in the higher part of the frequency spectrum.

We've used Auralex tiles, traps and reflection and BASF ceiling tiles. My problem is we don't want a completely dead and dry room but also don't want any flutter echoes. Is this a trade off or is there anything I can do for a balance.

We've a few recording studio pictures on our website.

Any tips would be appreciated

Stephen Smith
ALT Recording Studios Brighton

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i thought it was to avoid standing waves
not change the reverb

for that room it seems to be a trade off
suggest reading at least 3 books on studio construction and sound control

[P.P.T.]

Brighton, you say?

That's going to take some extra research.

[brandondrury]

My problem is we don't want a completely dead and dry room but also don't want any flutter echoes.

Flutter echo is caused by parallel walls. By breaking up those parallel walls you should be able to take care of it.

Brandon

[stephentedsmith]

Went with String7th tips and panelled walls making sure everything was not parallel. Used lots of Auralex acoustic tiles and BASF tiles on the ceiling too.

I am very pleased with the results. Voiceovers that I have recorded sound great. Cant wait to record a drum kit to give it a big test.