| To record music and enjoy good sound results in your | | | | phase interference between the reflected sound and |
| home studio, it is important to check out the acoustic | | | | the direct sound. If the quantity of reflected sounds |
| of your studio room. | | | | that travels in your room is stronger than the quantity |
| If you build your studio, the first step to think about is to | | | | of direct sound, you get too much reverberation. |
| choose a room that is far away from the street and | | | | Therefore, you should place the speakers so that the |
| noise sources, such as TV room, bathroom, kitchen, or | | | | reflected distant between the walls, ceilings, and your |
| basement. | | | | equipments are short. If the wall or ceiling is not enough |
| In this article, I like to share you some tips how to | | | | absorptive, avoid to place the speakers in the corner. |
| improve room acoustics to prevent sound from going | | | | Moderately Absorption |
| out for better music recording. | | | | Excessive absorption would create dead sound in the |
| Non-parallel Walls | | | | room. Choose only materials that absorb full range of |
| A room with parallel facing walls disadvantages your | | | | sound such as good hardwood floor, heavy weaving |
| recording. This happens because the sound quantity | | | | material curtains, or thick gypsum board. |
| creates standing waves and these standing waves | | | | The acoustic of your room is good, when you could |
| end in unwanted noises. | | | | not hear any echo. If you clap your hands, you should |
| To avoid this problem, you could change one of the | | | | listen to slight broadening sound with little reverberation. |
| parallel walls. Create an uneven, round or absorptive | | | | You could enjoy the clear and balanced sound of the |
| wall. You could make pyramid and lattice shapes, but I | | | | bass. The cymbals have no harsh sound and the lyrics |
| would never use concave curves. This type of | | | | you want to listen to, come out clearly then the |
| surface reflects and diffuses sound you want to hear. | | | | continuously mono signals appear properly between |
| Diffused sound prevents standing waves and | | | | the speakers. |
| eliminates "dead spots". You should also cover flat | | | | These tips hopefully would improve the effectiveness |
| surfaces with hang diffusers such as absorptive thick | | | | of your music production in your home studio and |
| weaving material curtains. | | | | make sure you end up with perfect recording in your |
| Placement of Speakers | | | | studio as well as outside the studio. |
| Wrong placements of the speakers would encounter | | | | |