(Ghetto) Room treatment advice

[xTomx]

I'm recording drums tomorrow in a fairly large room at my parents place -- about 4 x 5 metres, rectangular shape with a wooden floor and regular painted walls.

To avoid standing waves, horrible reflections etc what would you recommend in the way of ghetto temporary treatment -- bearing in mind I'm only using the room for a few days and can't do any nailing etc.

At the moment all I can think of is to move furniture at non-parallel angles and hang some duvets over walls and stacked furniture to try and kill some of the reflections. I'll place the drumkit tomorrow when I can actually hear where's best, but do you guys have any advice?

 

[AudioGeekZine]

craigslist free section, used mattresses

 

[xTomx]

craigslist free section, used mattresses

Depressingly enough, I'm probably gonna put across a mattress or two across some of the corners, it won't do anything for the room modes but might kill flutter echo a little.

 

[AudioGeekZine]

solid foam mattresses may do some good, it won't be as dense as studio foam but will do some good. A typical mattress is mostly springs inside so it won't absorb sound all that well.

before I knew anything about recording my band used mattresses around the drums. Seemed like a good idea. Couldn't tell you the result because that weekend caused the band to break up.

 

[AHChris]

step 1: get some IKEA Kilby shelves (dirt cheap)
step 2: fill in some rockwool and cover with fabric
step 3: profit

You can move them easily and use them for future recordings... They look nice too

 

[xTomx]

Duvets over stacked chairs actually worked pretty well. That IKEA idea is pretty interesting too, might give it a try, thanks guys!

 

[AudioGeekZine]

I want to get a couple of the huge Expedit shelves with wheels and fill them with insulation for a movable vocal booth and bass trapping.