Soundman2020 - Studio Design Forum

At 30cm wide, the OSB light mounts will specularly reflect sound around 1kHz. Probably not ideal, particularly if they are near a reflection point with respect to mix position. With that on mind, drilling some holes sounds like a good idea. I'd cover the topside of the cloud with fabric for the reas...

I've made several changes to the live room that have improved the acoustics and freed up a lot of space. In the past I relied on movable baffles with varying absorbing and reflecting properties to tailor the room to different recording situations. These worked well but took up a lot of space whether...

Thank you Glenn, much appreciated. Cheers! Jennifer

Thank you RJHollins, much appreciated. Yes it certainly has been a learning experience and a very positive one! Up until this point, the live room has been a bit of a cinderella room, inheriting the cast off treatment from the main room once it's been rendered obsolete by ongoing improvements. Usefu...

Likewise, and let the music flow!

Cheers!
Jennifer

Thank you both :D Yes, since these changes there is absolutely no doubt that you're in a recording studio now as opposed to a studio in a home. The visual change is quite dramatic! 7407 having a seal is also important to avoid helmholtz action. That's an excellent point that hadn't occurred to me, t...

I painted the speaker flush mount baffle faces with an oil based eggshell paint to provide a slightly glossier and harder wearing surface than the walls. This might be useful as these faces might have to be removed every now and then for speaker repair or what have you. I also made some improvements...

Cheers Glenn, it's great when theory and practice align. Given the effectiveness of space couplers and their relatively cheap and simple material and build cost, I'm surprised they are not used more often.

Cheers!
Jennifer

Thanks Glenn. Yes, that improvement in the mud into boxy range is a real benefit, and presumably one of the reasons I don't feel the immediate urge to reach for EQ to scoop out a bit of the midrange in drums in that recent recording. Something I'm intrigued about with the space couplers + absorber v...

I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts on the effect of the space couplers. I've attached the REW file for anyone who wishes to look into other aspects of the measurements.

Cheers!
Jennifer

It looks awesome! Really curious to see if there is any difference in measurements with and without the space couplers, and, of course, you to tell us if there is any audible improvements. Of course! Subjectively, the my ears tell me the frequency response in area below the absorbers and space coup...

Space couplers in place! 2025-07-10 10.13.28.jpg I ran out of danish oil so one of those remains unfinished for the moment. They had to be in place for a big recording session so there wasn't enough time to get and apply and another can before installing. A bit annoying, but there it is! 2025-07-10 ...

uh oh... off by a millimeter... you're slipping :cop: Excellent! Speaking of millimetre tolerances, ripping the plywood sheets lengthways into the 76mm wide strips was quite challenging with the circular saw. And the mini circular saw at that, my normal sized circular saw gave up the ghost halfway ...

Once of four space couplers built. The ends are angled to fit closely into the sloped ceiling. 2025-06-30 16.27.23.jpg I made this jig from offcuts to allow routing of about 20 of the strips at the same time. 2025-07-01 10.38.29.jpg 2025-07-01 11.35.52.jpg A few of the lengthways pieces. 2025-06-30 ...

7278 coolio. be interested in what happens if you turn down the 55hz That would indeed be interesting! But I think there is still plenty scope to address this with room treatments as there is virtually no treatment on the side walls of the room at the moment and 50Hz is the primary width mode. Ther...