I honestly wasn’t expecting too much from this video as I’ve seen so many RUclips “experts” try to talk about setting up panels on the walls. I was pleasantly surprised. I actually learned a few details that I wanted to known and hadn’t heard elsewhere. 👍🏻
This video helped me loads. I'm building a bedroom studio for production, recording, mixing, and mastering and am completely uneducated in this area. This information was instantly helpful. Thank you! Subscribed and liked. :)
Blair James Ryan It’s not useless, know it all. It still absorbs high to mid frequency reflections to remove ‘echo’ from a room. Foam is less effective for low frequencies, but it’s not useless
Thank you for making this simple enough for my little brain to understand. Got my subscribtion! I'm trying to build my first professional home studio and haven't even shopped for sound software for the room yet.
Great video, thanks for the explanation. However, what would be the best in case one of the walls mostly exists from glass windows (not wanting to block the windows as it's the only source of natural light for the multipurpose room)?
I got one question if u don't mind I'm confused if I should buy studio monitors or acoustic treatment since I'm on a budget I do have headphones just don't know which ones to choose first
SparkofLight you could do it and that is perfect for vocal both's, it could even be roundish or like an romboid, but for mixing squared rooms are preferred because they provide the best stereo imaging which is very important in a mix.
Another thing the video doesn’t talk about is that all panels attached to walls are only effective at absorbing mid and high frequencies based on the thickness of the panel. A 2 inch thick panel when attached to a wall will only ever be able to absorb down to about 1.7KHz. Everything below that bounces right off and still reflects around the room regardless of what the panel is made of.
Thanks for the video, really helpful. I'm going to build a recording studio from scratch and I was wondering what size should be the room and where to place the door etc..... Could you help me out on this please???
Wondering if foam panels work for me. I do video work. I need a plane wall behind me and my desk faces a window. Most of the noise I want to eliminate comes from the street. The windows are directly in front of my desk and I live in an apartment. Would panels work and if so, where would I stick them?
Great video. I am planning to build a home studio. I have a mirror closet at the end of the room I was going to cover with velvet curtain. Have 2x absorption panels on both side walls and 2x bass traps in the corners of the room by the monitors. Do I also need to have absorption panels on the wall behind the studio monitors? As well do I need ceiling absorption panels? From my understanding of the video I wouldn't need the ceiling or behind the desk of studio monitors though in the video he does so I'm unsure.
My studio is a bedroom with a closet in one corner. The other situation is its my apartment. Which means stuff can not be placed on walls. What would you suggest for diffusing the sound? Bass traps could be used. Also, can monitors be placed without the help of a friend?
I can see why it would be helpful to hear a mix in a room as well as on headphones BUT I was more interested in this from a recording rather than mixing perspective. I know this depends on the type of mic you’re using, I have a cardioid mic which shouldn’t pick up reflections from the wall I’m facing, so I’m guessing I need foam on the back wall?
Nice info, however I'd like to correct you in describing Bass Traps. Real Bass traps are not made of foam. Those so called Bass Traps are just a marketing ploy (they only work on high and mid frequencies). Real Bass Traps are either membrane traps, helmholtz resonators or traps with rock wool or fiberglass with an air gap inside.
Exactly. I am getting tired of everybody posting foam as a solution to bass when technically it simply cannot work. What we have here is yet another video suggesting solutions with no research done. Poor effort.
Well technically any absorber, foam or fiberglass, can absorb bass if it is thick enough. To absorb 70Hz it needs to be 4 feet thick! OC703 that is 4 feet thick will absorb about 80% or 85% of the energy of a 70 Hz wave. A 4 foot thick auralex foam panel will only absorb about 20% of the energy of a 70Hz wave. So foam will still absorb, just really poorly! Lol
Bass traps are made out of foam and work in every frequency depending on the measurments. You just need alot of space for a foam absorber that should absorb low frequencies since it needs to be about 1-2 m in depth. This type does get used in the industry.
How about apartment phonic and acoustic isolation? I live in a 3rd floor and I don’t want my neighbors to hear me sing or play violin. They are old people and I don’t want in any kind to make the life noise for them every day. Do you recommend full coverage on the walls and sealing? Thank you
Great Video ! Learnt some basics of sound wave behaviour. I have a problem with a large room and was looking to understand it. You gave me the lead. Thank you very much
iv already started the 500x500x40mm tiles Studio Room Treatment in my room Behind my microphone and Pioneer CDJs filling the whole back wall, now.... the other wall where the monitors play to is unprotected at the moment ive ordered more tiles does it really matter i can just fill the other side of the wall, im guessing when your room starts to become sounding dead then ive done it yeh
Is the acoustic treatment of the Tracking room as important as that of the Control room? Does 50% of the wall surfaces of the Tracking room have to be covered as well? Does the Tracking room also need Bass traps?
You didn't talk about the design of the panels though. There's flat panels, pyramids, ramped, waved, ridged, cupped ect. For most people it's probably just an aesthetic choice but it probably does have a small impact on the effectiveness as foam doesn't absorb 100% of the sound.
Good resource right here! Just got my own room to make a studio and I'm doing my first room treatment ever. Would you guys be able to give me your opinion on the best possible setup if I send you a sketch of my room?
I like your video. My problem is I live in an apartment. So, I have to be careful of damage to the owners wall. My bedroom is small plus I have a dresser, a file cabinet, a large computer desk, and the floor is carpeted in my bedroom. So, what you suggest for treatment.
My son plays drums. His room is 10x12x10(H), brick walls. Could you please guide me how can his room be treated for sound absorption as well as some sound proofing, if possible, using acoustic foam panels?
Probably best to try and make some acoustic panels yourself , they would much better than acoustic foam and a lot better , I made 6 for my room for about 200euro and they made a massive difference , there are lots of great videos on RUclips on how to make them 👍
How thick or thin something is does not have any relationship to its density. Also, mirror trick should work best if your head is same height as speaker. Otherwise, I picked up some new information with the 30-40% suggestion. Thanks.
Wait, aren’t you suppose to put base traps from the roof corner to floor corner? And i did the mirror trick with my friend and my window is where the absorption pads are suppose to be, i heard windows have good absorption but idk.
Isaias Chin A Loi Windows are the best for absorption. In fact, it’s best to cover your entire walls in glass, such as those mirror tiles from Ikea. You’ve just unlocked the secret of perfect studio acoustics bro
I've got a blue yeti mic and my vocals always sound too reverby and wet and don't stand out in a mix. should I get the kaotica eyeball? are there cheaper options?
Is there anyway of absorb audio right around your desk and pc where ur mic is? Like not putting foam on yor walls. And what if all my walls are covered with you know, bookshelves 😂😂🙈 (YES I LOVE READING)
Does someone need acoustic treament in his/her youtube studio though he/she uses lavalier microphone or case is almost similar be it lavalier, shotgun, dynamic or any other microphone? Or simply...does lavalier microphone grab less echo compare to any other microphone? Thanks
Any directional mic is good for picking up just what you want . But they are not perfect. If you want better auduio, the best way is to treat your room
Nice work on this video! I made 10 acoustic panels out of Roxul Safe N Sound insulation. I put the panels in the spots you recommended. I'm generally happy with the results but I would like a simple way of measuring the results. Specifically low end response because it takes me a few mixes, switching to my car stereo and back, before I get it right. Any suggestions?
this may be silly but, I'm trying to set up a studio in my bedroom bout 3.05 x 3.05 meters (10ft x 10ft) with very limited space (bed storage ect) I've also noticed I've given my girlfriend a lot of teddy bears we also have some thick spare pillows can they be used to trap sound or control the acoustics in any way?
Stevie Buoy Curtains only filter out the highest frequency, doesn't really affect anything below 2 kHz. Iowa state has practice rooms with large carpet and/or curtains on every wall of the room and those rooms have more reverb than any room I've ever heard. If you want a little bit of treatment on a budget, look into foam bass traps, they soak up bass frequencies as well as mids and highs.
Hey, man... Thanks for the video. I've struggling with my shitty acoustics... My vocals and acoustic guitar recordings are awful. Have to work on that!
It depends on whether you are just an hobbyist or professional. Different rooms need to be treated differently. If you are recording music as a hobbyist then you can treat any room by placing some acoustic panels around. If you further help just contact me @ sanaacoustics@gmail.com
Nice video, thank you. You wanted a comment, so here it is :P I have 6 weird panels (kinda shaped like Tetris pieces. Tetrominos?) And I'm curious on how to best place them. I can't sit at a perfect position in my room, and I'm not mixing, just want to make the room less echoey as I also want to do streaming, which means using a microphone. I think I'll place one pair behind my speakers and two pairs on the wall behind me as my left wall is a window, and the wall on my right is quite far away (thinking about first reflection points). I'll have to do a test to see what's the most effective, with small nails, they are easy to move around before making a decision (though my landlord might disagree..).
I'm sorry I have a question, why did you place the Absorption panels behind the monitors, are they for low frequencies? so can it be used instead of a diffusion panel?
Bl our when it comes down to mixing your sound etcetera you should be using studio monitors. hifi or headphones are not the best way to go, it will still do the job but your levels will possibly be very low in volume
The reason you don't use a mattress pad is not because they're thin - you could double or triple them - but because they're made of 'closed-cell' foam. Acoustic foam is 'open-cell' - though everyone knows that foam isn't my first choice.
Late comment. But I think the more devices you're able to listen your mix with, the better. Even Bluetooth speakers, earbuds, cellphones and laptops with their weak ass speakers will give you a acurrate representation of what the average listener will hear.
Since I don't have the money to pay an acoustic engineer to evaluate my control room, I used my own approach to design and build my control room. It may sound fair, it may sound horrible, I have no idea. But the mixes seem to translate well, except having too much bass. After seveal mixes bass heavy, I stopped using equalizers to "flatten" my JBL 4312's and tried to make the JBL's sound as close to my car stereo as I could. Also I pushed the JBL, against the front wall rather than bring in away from the wall. Those two steps seemed to work. Using my NS10's I simply turn off the room equalizers. But if an engineer came to examine my control room he may aghast of what it actuall sounds like. Maybe someday I may pay someone to come take a listen. RUclips Joe Logsdon & Company
There are pros and cons to using headphones for mixing. On one hand, there are some finer details that are easier to pick out with headphones; however, on the other hand, stereo imaging is greatly exaggerated with headphones. Since your left ear is only hearing the left channel, and the right ear only hearing the right, it doesn't mimic real life, where your ears would hear both channels. Of course if your room is not conducive for accurate monitoring, headphones may be your best bet--but make sure you have a highly quality pair, or it's pointless. The ideal situation is to mix and monitor with both a pair of studio monitors and headphones, as well as checking your mix in your car and on laptop speakers (not all at the same time of course haha!). Depending on the type of music, this generally will cover most of the ways people will be listening to your music. You won't be able to make it perfect on every system, but you can get a general idea of how it will sound on each, and make adjustments from there.
When you wear headphones your right ear is only receiving information from the RIGHT transducer and your left ear is only receiving information from the LEFT transducer. You will get a much more accurate stereo image by using studio monitors because each ear will hear both left and right transducers.
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I honestly wasn’t expecting too much from this video as I’ve seen so many RUclips “experts” try to talk about setting up panels on the walls.
I was pleasantly surprised. I actually learned a few details that I wanted to known and hadn’t heard elsewhere. 👍🏻
How can anyone dislike this video? It's very informative. Thanks!
This video helped me loads. I'm building a bedroom studio for production, recording, mixing, and mastering and am completely uneducated in this area. This information was instantly helpful. Thank you! Subscribed and liked. :)
Contact me in case you need further advice.
Alec, you viewed this video over a year ago. Do you now know that foam is useless? Have you learned a lot more about studio treatment since?
Blair James Ryan it’s not useless stop being stupid, pretty much every professional studio uses them in the booth and outside
Blair James Ryan It’s not useless, know it all. It still absorbs high to mid frequency reflections to remove ‘echo’ from a room. Foam is less effective for low frequencies, but it’s not useless
Thank you for making this simple enough for my little brain to understand. Got my subscribtion!
I'm trying to build my first professional home studio and haven't even shopped for sound software for the room yet.
Great video, thanks for the explanation. However, what would be the best in case one of the walls mostly exists from glass windows (not wanting to block the windows as it's the only source of natural light for the multipurpose room)?
I got one question if u don't mind I'm confused if I should buy studio monitors or acoustic treatment since I'm on a budget I do have headphones just don't know which ones to choose first
Whag kind of acoustic treatment do I use? Diffusion, but I don't use panels. I just have stuff everywhere, lol.
Uncle Silver Gaming diffusion only works if it is mathematically calculated. Clutter does nothing for diffusion.
What if I clutter my room in a mathematically calculated manner to simulate actual diffusion panels?
SparkofLight you could do it and that is perfect for vocal both's, it could even be roundish or like an romboid, but for mixing squared rooms are preferred because they provide the best stereo imaging which is very important in a mix.
@@agmsmith4079 "Clutter does nothing for diffusion." - Clutter is precisely what causes diffusion.
Another thing the video doesn’t talk about is that all panels attached to walls are only effective at absorbing mid and high frequencies based on the thickness of the panel. A 2 inch thick panel when attached to a wall will only ever be able to absorb down to about 1.7KHz. Everything below that bounces right off and still reflects around the room regardless of what the panel is made of.
Thanks for the video, really helpful.
I'm going to build a recording studio from scratch and I was wondering what size should be the room and where to place the door etc..... Could you help me out on this please???
That was very useful! Thanks!
And the Oscar goes to................ The blonde dude!!! :)
Nuno Pinheiro hahahaha
Lmao
Wondering if foam panels work for me. I do video work. I need a plane wall behind me and my desk faces a window. Most of the noise I want to eliminate comes from the street. The windows are directly in front of my desk and I live in an apartment. Would panels work and if so, where would I stick them?
Great video. I am planning to build a home studio. I have a mirror closet at the end of the room I was going to cover with velvet curtain. Have 2x absorption panels on both side walls and 2x bass traps in the corners of the room by the monitors. Do I also need to have absorption panels on the wall behind the studio monitors? As well do I need ceiling absorption panels? From my understanding of the video I wouldn't need the ceiling or behind the desk of studio monitors though in the video he does so I'm unsure.
Great video, I resolved many questions about how to improve the sound at home. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Rober, you viewed this video over 2 years ago. Do you now know that foam is useless? Have you learned a lot more about studio treatment since?
I’m glad my ocd is merely mild, for that crooked panel above his right shoulder is freakin crooked!
I'm surprised almost no one is saying anything about it lmao
My studio is a bedroom with a closet in one corner. The other situation is its my apartment. Which means stuff can not be placed on walls. What would you suggest for diffusing the sound? Bass traps could be used. Also, can monitors be placed without the help of a friend?
for recording vocals and removing echo, 100% room coverage would be best, right? cuz you can always add reverb in mixing.
Get a vocal booth instead
It’ll just sound boxy with reverb added to it lol
I can see why it would be helpful to hear a mix in a room as well as on headphones BUT I was more interested in this from a recording rather than mixing perspective. I know this depends on the type of mic you’re using, I have a cardioid mic which shouldn’t pick up reflections from the wall I’m facing, so I’m guessing I need foam on the back wall?
Nice info, however I'd like to correct you in describing Bass Traps. Real Bass traps are not made of foam. Those so called Bass Traps are just a marketing ploy (they only work on high and mid frequencies). Real Bass Traps are either membrane traps, helmholtz resonators or traps with rock wool or fiberglass with an air gap inside.
Exactly. I am getting tired of everybody posting foam as a solution to bass when technically it simply cannot work. What we have here is yet another video suggesting solutions with no research done. Poor effort.
Well technically any absorber, foam or fiberglass, can absorb bass if it is thick enough. To absorb 70Hz it needs to be 4 feet thick! OC703 that is 4 feet thick will absorb about 80% or 85% of the energy of a 70 Hz wave. A 4 foot thick auralex foam panel will only absorb about 20% of the energy of a 70Hz wave. So foam will still absorb, just really poorly! Lol
Bass traps are made out of foam and work in every frequency depending on the measurments. You just need alot of space for a foam absorber that should absorb low frequencies since it needs to be about 1-2 m in depth. This type does get used in the industry.
hot mustafar you’re telling me that you’ll find bass traps made out of foam in professional studios?
@@TheMusicrunner obviously not since they have the money to get real ones
How about apartment phonic and acoustic isolation? I live in a 3rd floor and I don’t want my neighbors to hear me sing or play violin. They are old people and I don’t want in any kind to make the life noise for them every day. Do you recommend full coverage on the walls and sealing? Thank you
Great Video ! Learnt some basics of sound wave behaviour. I have a problem with a large room and was looking to understand it. You gave me the lead. Thank you very much
Q: is it better to use a checkerboard pattern w/ spaces, or solid lines with spaces same size (50% coverage for each) ?
cool tips!!
wish I had a friend to help me with the mirror stuff...
Johnny Green I wish I had a mirror!
iv already started the 500x500x40mm tiles Studio Room Treatment in my room Behind my microphone and Pioneer CDJs filling the whole back wall, now.... the other wall where the monitors play to is unprotected at the moment ive ordered more tiles does it really matter i can just fill the other side of the wall, im guessing when your room starts to become sounding dead then ive done it yeh
Is the acoustic treatment of the Tracking room as important as that of the Control room? Does 50% of the wall surfaces of the Tracking room have to be covered as well? Does the Tracking room also need Bass traps?
Hello, Does this help in sound proofing a room? Meaning restrict outside noise coming into the room? What solutions would you recommend?
the guy who talks about sound reflection stands in a room w/ terrible early reflection, which is probably «sound threated». wauw
So you're saying to treat the control room but what about the tracking room?
So what would be a better shaped room than a rectangle ? And what about a vocal booth is it not good to cover the entire booth with isolation pads?
I'll just tear down my entire wall, how's that sound?
How about placing panels around mic itself? Is it more effective and less budget??
You didn't talk about the design of the panels though. There's flat panels, pyramids, ramped, waved, ridged, cupped ect. For most people it's probably just an aesthetic choice but it probably does have a small impact on the effectiveness as foam doesn't absorb 100% of the sound.
Another very important key is the monitor isolation pads underneath the speakers. There is definitely a noticeable difference when you add them.
You said all kinds of polyurethane foam do not work. What is the density of the foam you recommend? Thanks in advance.
Good resource right here! Just got my own room to make a studio and I'm doing my first room treatment ever. Would you guys be able to give me your opinion on the best possible setup if I send you a sketch of my room?
I like your video. My problem is I live in an apartment. So, I have to be careful of damage to the owners wall. My bedroom is small plus I have a dresser, a file cabinet, a large computer desk, and the floor is carpeted in my bedroom. So, what you suggest for treatment.
Get acoustic panels you just hang them up like a picture.
My son plays drums. His room is 10x12x10(H), brick walls. Could you please guide me how can his room be treated for sound absorption as well as some sound proofing, if possible, using acoustic foam panels?
Probably best to try and make some acoustic panels yourself , they would much better than acoustic foam and a lot better , I made 6 for my room for about 200euro and they made a massive difference , there are lots of great videos on RUclips on how to make them 👍
@@wormeister how thick are they?
The soft sponge absorbs high frequencies, but low bounces and makes a band imbalance and not a true frequency band for the listener, right ?
Sound deflectors and acoustic treatment together? Would that work?
Great video, thank you so much.
Great video!!!
I wanted to build a home studio from scratch, but I do not know what material do the walls need? Suggestions?
THX!
Aarón Angulo the walls? Just normal walls. In terms of foam, you can buy the panels online
How thick or thin something is does not have any relationship to its density. Also, mirror trick should work best if your head is same height as speaker. Otherwise, I picked up some new information with the 30-40% suggestion. Thanks.
Wait, aren’t you suppose to put base traps from the roof corner to floor corner? And i did the mirror trick with my friend and my window is where the absorption pads are suppose to be, i heard windows have good absorption but idk.
Isaias Chin A Loi Windows are the best for absorption. In fact, it’s best to cover your entire walls in glass, such as those mirror tiles from Ikea. You’ve just unlocked the secret of perfect studio acoustics bro
I've got a blue yeti mic and my vocals always sound too reverby and wet and don't stand out in a mix. should I get the kaotica eyeball? are there cheaper options?
Is there anyway of absorb audio right around your desk and pc where ur mic is? Like not putting foam on yor walls. And what if all my walls are covered with you know, bookshelves 😂😂🙈 (YES I LOVE READING)
Does someone need acoustic treament in his/her youtube studio though he/she uses lavalier microphone or case is almost similar be it lavalier, shotgun, dynamic or any other microphone? Or simply...does lavalier microphone grab less echo compare to any other microphone? Thanks
Any directional mic is good for picking up just what you want . But they are not perfect. If you want better auduio, the best way is to treat your room
Sir would dis help us in soundproofing a room. If not how to do it?
But how do you block siren sounds from a fire truck or ambulance?
Love the echo on the video about getting rid of echo/reflections. 🤣
Wow ... I loved this Video. Great insights here. God bless
Nice work on this video! I made 10 acoustic panels out of Roxul Safe N Sound insulation. I put the panels in the spots you recommended. I'm generally happy with the results but I would like a simple way of measuring the results. Specifically low end response because it takes me a few mixes, switching to my car stereo and back, before I get it right. Any suggestions?
I'm having the same issue. Are your corners treated with bass traps? Have you experimented with the distance of your monitors from the wall?
Great video. No idea why it got any thumbs down. Will deff check out your other vids now as well.
What kind of glue did you use to stick the panels to the wall?
One of the foam panels is crooked in the background.
im Ghana, i have tried to buy from adorama but i cant get the option
the voice of david ...
Thank you!!!!! Easy tips for newcomers as myself.
Does closed cell polypropylene foam work, say 3 inched deep foam?
great info . I got nothing yet, but tomorrow i will buy some foam panels and follow your advice
How does one move bass from corners to a certain part of the room like the center?
this may be silly but,
I'm trying to set up a studio in my bedroom bout
3.05 x 3.05 meters (10ft x 10ft) with very limited space (bed storage ect)
I've also noticed I've given my girlfriend a lot of teddy bears
we also have some thick spare pillows
can they be used to trap sound or control the acoustics in any way?
Julian Taylor of course! pillows and stuff like that ( bed mattresses too ) can eat the sound!
Hi Dave I have decided to use serge wool heavy curtains on the windows behind my monitors. Whats your thoughts on this idea ? Thanks
Stevie Buoy Curtains only filter out the highest frequency, doesn't really affect anything below 2 kHz. Iowa state has practice rooms with large carpet and/or curtains on every wall of the room and those rooms have more reverb than any room I've ever heard.
If you want a little bit of treatment on a budget, look into foam bass traps, they soak up bass frequencies as well as mids and highs.
@@LS-oh8kv but not much tho, real bass traps will tho
Very informative and helpful thank you
Great video!
What about thin walls in apartments... How block sounds of room to outside ?
Nope. For that you need 'sound isolation," a different type of treatment. Search away.
I think that was awesome! Wish you would teach that at koocam. I would definitely pay to learn that from u to get suitable answers for my questions.
Yes. You're welcome.
how about using headphones?
Hey, man... Thanks for the video. I've struggling with my shitty acoustics... My vocals and acoustic guitar recordings are awful. Have to work on that!
i have an addiction to putting foam on my walls. please help. 100 percent of my walls are covered. On top of that i bout a kaotica mic guard
nice camera. What is your camera set up?
Is this for mixing? Or for recording? I'm confused again, hahaha. Can you record vocals in that room, or would you need to treat it differently?
It depends on whether you are just an hobbyist or professional. Different rooms need to be treated differently. If you are recording music as a hobbyist then you can treat any room by placing some acoustic panels around. If you further help just contact me @ sanaacoustics@gmail.com
awesome video ! easy to follow love the visuals !
Nice video, thank you.
You wanted a comment, so here it is :P
I have 6 weird panels (kinda shaped like Tetris pieces. Tetrominos?) And I'm curious on how to best place them. I can't sit at a perfect position in my room, and I'm not mixing, just want to make the room less echoey as I also want to do streaming, which means using a microphone. I think I'll place one pair behind my speakers and two pairs on the wall behind me as my left wall is a window, and the wall on my right is quite far away (thinking about first reflection points). I'll have to do a test to see what's the most effective, with small nails, they are easy to move around before making a decision (though my landlord might disagree..).
Hi, cool video, what song is it in the background ? Thanks ;-)
Liam Aidan - Gold Skies
What does he say in 2:09, just after ".. the thought may crush your mind ..." ?
"...the thought may cross your mind, much to your spouse's dismay."
I'm sorry I have a question, why did you place the Absorption panels behind the monitors, are they for low frequencies? so can it be used instead of a diffusion panel?
the table in front of you dude :O early reflections
Thanks! A lot of trial and error is going on in my little studio..
very informative, thanks. disappointing that this video did not have a cat. otherwise, solid info.
I also would have liked to see a cat.
dakbix I'd have liked to see a cat too.
Yeah, a Cat would have been nice!
I don't like cats. A dog maybe?
A goat is better.
Came here for the info. Stayed for the acting!
You could just use headphones while mixing right?
Alphabøy3401 AB01 if you get a good pair with flat frequency response, yes.
Excellent video thankyou
Cool video, this is the right one.. thanks for this video... really helpfull... greatly indebted to u.....loves from India.....
Looks like my studio. Maroon and gray absortion panels on an orange wall.. great minds.. .
Dont you want a dull sound before you start editing audio?
Hmm I don't know very much about studio stuff, I am the HiFi guy, but for the perfect sound I would use studio headphones. Am I thinking wrong?
Bl our when it comes down to mixing your sound etcetera you should be using studio monitors. hifi or headphones are not the best way to go, it will still do the job but your levels will possibly be very low in volume
The reason you don't use a mattress pad is not because they're thin - you could double or triple them - but because they're made of 'closed-cell' foam. Acoustic foam is 'open-cell' - though everyone knows that foam isn't my first choice.
Where's is the link for the studio monitor placement?
ruclips.net/video/_UNqQ--4a00/видео.html
I have windows directly behind my monitors , how do i deal with this problem ?
Thanks
You have to block it up
move your desk
Get a mac
Yes get a Mac, well said
You use thick drapes to dampen the sound.
Muy interesante, me gustaria ver mas contenido como este. Es muy bueno. Realmente esta bien explicado
Simple and clear. Thank you so much! Greetings from Paris ;)!!!
one of the walls in my room has a big window, what can i do with that?
Try making a cheap frame of 2X4 and hang a heavy fabric over it. Or moving blankets. Or use a room divider to hang something on.
What If I am mixing on my headphones? Do I still need accoustic treatment?
abdulsamadniz 🤦🏼♂️
he know what he is talking about. Great video man
Eternal debate of "is mixing with studio headphones that you know well actually better than mixing on speakers?" could easily be brought up here.
Depends on where it's going to go. Who is going to listen and on what format? Worry more about the creative content and concepts.
Late comment. But I think the more devices you're able to listen your mix with, the better. Even Bluetooth speakers, earbuds, cellphones and laptops with their weak ass speakers will give you a acurrate representation of what the average listener will hear.
Since I don't have the money to pay an acoustic engineer to evaluate my control room, I used my own approach to design and build my control room. It may sound fair, it may sound horrible, I have no idea. But the mixes seem to translate well, except having too much bass. After seveal mixes bass heavy, I stopped using equalizers to "flatten" my JBL 4312's and tried to make the JBL's sound as close to my car stereo as I could. Also I pushed the JBL, against the front wall rather than bring in away from the wall. Those two steps seemed to work. Using my NS10's I simply turn off the room equalizers. But if an engineer came to examine my control room he may aghast of what it actuall sounds like. Maybe someday I may pay someone to come take a listen. RUclips Joe Logsdon & Company
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What about using headphones for mixing?
There are pros and cons to using headphones for mixing. On one hand, there are some finer details that are easier to pick out with headphones; however, on the other hand, stereo imaging is greatly exaggerated with headphones. Since your left ear is only hearing the left channel, and the right ear only hearing the right, it doesn't mimic real life, where your ears would hear both channels.
Of course if your room is not conducive for accurate monitoring, headphones may be your best bet--but make sure you have a highly quality pair, or it's pointless.
The ideal situation is to mix and monitor with both a pair of studio monitors and headphones, as well as checking your mix in your car and on laptop speakers (not all at the same time of course haha!). Depending on the type of music, this generally will cover most of the ways people will be listening to your music. You won't be able to make it perfect on every system, but you can get a general idea of how it will sound on each, and make adjustments from there.
When you wear headphones your right ear is only receiving information from the RIGHT transducer and your left ear is only receiving information from the LEFT transducer. You will get a much more accurate stereo image by using studio monitors because each ear will hear both left and right transducers.