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Need some advice in treating my mini-studio

KikoKentaurus

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Hello everyone, in a couple of days I'm moving to my new office where I (hopefully) will able to fully engage in my creative activities. However, as it often happens, the place isn't ideal, and I just want to hear some opinions on it.

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As you can see, room has these "double corners", probably made from gipsum and relatively hollow inside. How do they affect the bass response? They probably act as resonaters, tuned to whatever frequency?

I'm planning to fill this room with bass traps, the ones which leave an airgap, both vertical and horisontal, covering the corner as if it was a triangle foundation. I was thinking about 30/40cm thickness.

In terms of dealing with these double-corners, I have two options:
1) trying to get mini bass trap (30 cm thick, but sliced in half) in each of these fake corners
2) trying to cover the whole 'rectangle' that grows out of the corner

Both solutions seem problematic, and the only real hope that I have in mind - is that plasing HUGE amount of mineral wool arount these gypsum accretions will somehow help.

Any comments are welcome.

P.S. Walls themselves seem to be either brick or concrete
 

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What creative activities are leading to the need for the bass traps?

Are you going to make it a recording studio with microphones? or what?
For me, establishing an environment with relatively clean sounding is as important as food or sleep. F.e. I like to listen to classical music, and I quite understand why so many people doesen't like it: they just haven't heard it right! Try listening to classical music via mobile phones, with your default earbuds or in inappropriate audio environment - you couldn't stand it.
 
 
For me, establishing an environment with relatively clean sounding is as important as food or sleep. F.e. I like to listen to classical music, and I quite understand why so many people doesen't like it: they just haven't heard it right! Try listening to classical music via mobile phones, with your default earbuds or in inappropriate audio environment - you couldn't stand it.
The volume of space in that room you'd have to dedicate to absorbers to correct its bass response would be a big portion of the total. And then you'd have a horribly dead room which is usually undesirable for listening to acoustic recordings of concert music. You can then add back reflection and diffusion of higher frequencies at even more expense of space and money. The smaller the room the more you need bass fixes but the less practical it is doing it with passive acoustic absorbers, hence the popularity around here of using active EQ instead.

Listening to recordings isn't a creative activity. It's a consumer activity. Lucky for you. If you were recording with mics in there it would be a lot harder to fix than just using EQ.

Edited to add: to your original question, those details in the room you drew attention may be more to your advantage than not. Some irregularities are desirable.
 
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Some nice thick curtains and carpet should help the acoustics there no end I would think. I would add a heavy curtain over the door as well to absorb some echo and reduce some sound (not much but worthwhile) leaving through the door.
 
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