Entry #6 How to "Home Studio" - Room acoustics and room Isolation
How to "Home Studio" - Room acoustics and room Isolation You are ready to record now that you have your equipment and DAW. BUT WAIT!!! What about sound Isolation in my room. When picking your room to have your studio, you have some things to consider; The shape of the room, the reflection of sound bouncing off the walls, and what you need to combat this. There are many ways to isolate your room to make it as non-reflectent as possible, but first, you will have to know the structure of the room your studio will be present in. You see, when sound comes from your monitors, it reflects off all surfaces in the room. It is best to have a studio room will no parallel walls, but it should be symmetrical. This is necessary to get an accurate stereo image. This is so there are no great sound waves in the room when you play your music. But if this is not the case and you have a standard room, there are ways to combat this. Using acoustic foam (square foam panels designed to defuse...