i understand what the basic principles a standing wave , and i know that most live rooms are made so no walls is parallel but what i dont understand is how it can effect the recording. can anyone help me understand why is this a problem.
Standing waves
- Thread starter Hounddog666
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Well the most obvious way standing waves will fuck up your recordings is by making your mixes sound like there is more/less bass than there actually is. Its called by bass reflections bouncing into each other and cancelling out or reinforcing each other.
Lets say you create a mix and it sounds good in your room. If you have standing waves then chances are that if you burn it to CD and take it to another room or listen to it on headphones that the mix will actually be too bass heavy or bass light.
Its more of a problem in small, square shitty home studio type rooms with bare walls. You can get round it by placing foam/rockwool/fibreglass bass traps in corners (bass frequencies accumulate in corners) to absorb the sound and also by setting up in a room better. I have been told that, If possible, to set up your mix position (where you and your moniters sit) away from the centres line but not in corners.
Lets say you create a mix and it sounds good in your room. If you have standing waves then chances are that if you burn it to CD and take it to another room or listen to it on headphones that the mix will actually be too bass heavy or bass light.
Its more of a problem in small, square shitty home studio type rooms with bare walls. You can get round it by placing foam/rockwool/fibreglass bass traps in corners (bass frequencies accumulate in corners) to absorb the sound and also by setting up in a room better. I have been told that, If possible, to set up your mix position (where you and your moniters sit) away from the centres line but not in corners.
darthjujuu
Member
yep...my mix room (and live room, for that matter) is a tiny cube. been dealing with battling with bass frequencies (either WAY too little or WAY too much) since i moved in. finally some treatment is on the way soon.
gabriel g.
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John_C
formerly Skeksis268
you get dips at nodes and peaks at antinodes. Look at the wikipedia page on standing waves and also read the articles on realtraps
Jackal_Strain
Sigurd Løberg
The thing to bear in mind though, is that while acoustic treatments (diffusors, reflectors,absorbents, bass-traps) etc will make an improvement, nothing short of a miracle will fix a small, cube-like room. Everything starts and ends witht he dimensions of the room.
I'd go get some bass traps (make them if you have the time) and put them at the rear of the room in the corners. Also bear in mind that room treatment isnt just about controlling bass. Flutter can be just as much of a problem (I've readthat it disturbs the phase of the original signal in a derogatory way) so you will probably need some acoustic panels as well.
www.studiospares.com <--- Highly reccomended for acoustic panels + rockwool + stuff.
Also, a way round your room problems is to simply go and get a decent pair of headphones.
www.studiospares.com <--- Highly reccomended for acoustic panels + rockwool + stuff.
Also, a way round your room problems is to simply go and get a decent pair of headphones.
