From Kenny Balys Sent Thu, Feb 14th 2019, 20:18
The problem I am trying to fix is one that I didn't know I had. My mixes are always inaccurate on the low end. As such, its my habit to drop a test mix onto a SD card and run out to the car to listen. The car tells me where the problems are. Then I run back inside and adjust. This repeats about 7 (or more) times per mix. A guest producer here from Belgium was saddened by my process and suggested that I need bass traps to clean up the bass sound in my muddy cement box of a studio. He put 4 of the Hofa's in his room; 1 in each corner. I will watch the video and do some more research. I have the basic "home studio kit" from Hofa coming to me now. https://www.thomann.de/intl/is/hofa_home_studio_bundle_orange.htm I don't want or need a totally dead, anechoic chamber type room. The bass trap idea has been suggested to try and improve the speed of production, from idea to finished premaster L+R mix. Will use what comes from Hofa first and then add things if I need them. The suggestion of self making absorption panels is a good one. Thats how I will proceed after this initial "fancy gear" purchase. Thank you all, for the excellent advice and tips. On 14.02.19 17:58 , skkatter wrote: > Most regular rooms in your average house, apartment, basement, garage etc will > have acoustic problems of varying degrees. The general rule of thumb is "You can > never have too many bass traps". Bobby Owsinski gave a great talk about > improving the sound of the room you're in "for 150 dollars or less" here: > https://youtu.be/1d9WmjTJniI > > He goes over basic things like speaker placement, where to sit, cheap bass traps > etc. I've got a pair of those big Hofa bass traps you linked to. I started off > with just two and then bought some more room treatment from Primacoustic > (http://www.primacoustic.com/) and GIK Acoustics (https://www.gikacoustics.com) > but I tend to go overboard with this stuff! > > You can always pull off a great mix in a regular untreated room, but you'll hear > things better in a treated room if it's done right. And the easiest thing to do > is stick a few bass traps in the corners as bass is usually the main problem in > normal non dedicated studio rooms. > > -Stephen > > On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 at 16:13, Florian Anwander <xxxxxxxxx@xxxx-xxxxxx.xx > <mailto:xxxxxxxxx@xxxx-xxxxxx.xx>> wrote: > > Hello Kenny > > > Am 14.02.2019 um 01:14 schrieb Kenny Balys: > > > > It was advised that I bass trap the place with 1 in > > each corner. > > > > Who is the "it", which advised? > > Do you experience an acoustical problem in your room. Are your mixes too > bassy or too bassless. If not then the old rule applies: don't fix it if > it ain't broken. > > Florian > > -- > http://www.florian-anwander.de >