Help me treat this room!

[HRdrummer]

OK, so I have a two car garage that I've practiced in for many years, and recently have started tracking drums here just out of convenience. I want to treat it to at least make it sound a bit less like a garage.

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Since these were taken, I've laid plywood to cover up the concrete.

I was thinking about just buying bags of Roxul and just stuffing it anywhere there's room to at least get rid of the harsher frequencies.

Also, is plywood standing up against some of the bare walls advisable to combat standing waves, or is deadening the room the best way to go?

 

[heshian46]

I think you're better off going to "dead room" route. Since im guessing you cant clear all the clutter out of there, I'd suggest hanging moving blankets where possible to try to dampen reflections and any rattling you might get from the stuff on the shelves.

 

[HRdrummer]

I think you're better off going to "dead room" route. Since im guessing you cant clear all the clutter out of there, I'd suggest hanging moving blankets where possible to try to dampen reflections and any rattling you might get from the stuff on the shelves.

Yeah I thought so. Using Roxul, could I just keep it in the packaging and just throw as many bags of it as I can, or is it better for me to make gobos out of them?

 

[Nebulous]

Clear the top shelf and stuff the insulation into it as a kind of "bass trap" in the ceiling corners. Use some to make gobo's so you can control the reflections where required.
Without cleaning it out and using it as a dedicated recording space you're not going to get fantastic results, but they may improve slightly.

 

[heshian46]

You could leave it in the bag, but you may get some slight hi-freq reflections (though they may be almost inaudible).

I guess it all depends on how much time/money you want to put into it. Of course you're going to be better off building some dedicated gobos, but if you want to go on the cheap, pile up the 703/roxul in the critical areas (corners and large flat surfaces) and cover it with some kind of fabric to keep the fibers under control.

 

[HRdrummer]

You could leave it in the bag, but you may get some slight hi-freq reflections (though they may be almost inaudible).

I guess it all depends on how much time/money you want to put into it. Of course you're going to be better off building some dedicated gobos, but if you want to go on the cheap, pile up the 703/roxul in the critical areas (corners and large flat surfaces) and cover it with some kind of fabric to keep the fibers under control.

Thanks for the advice! I'll try it out and see what kind of results I get.

Clear the top shelf and stuff the insulation into it as a kind of "bass trap" in the ceiling corners. Use some to make gobo's so you can control the reflections where required.
Without cleaning it out and using it as a dedicated recording space you're not going to get fantastic results, but they may improve slightly.