Studio Built question

[EOC]

Hi everyone, im gonna build a new mixing room in a spare roof top i have in my house.

The shape of the room cant be changed (notice there is one corner that has been "left out")

Since i have to decide where the windows are gonna be (i have to have natural light!) where would you place your speakers first, and second your windows (to avoid spots of early reflections that should be treated.

Here is the sketch (IN METERS)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d3xo9gnlxnsedfu/Captura de pantalla 2014-07-14 16.09.29.png


If you know any other forum or web page best suited for this kind of questions feel free to point them out.
Thanks!

 

[KillFrenzy]

Can that corner be left unused? If so, you could do the same thing with the other corner on the same wall and put the monitors near them. Then, I'd put the window on that same wall (upper one on the drawing) or the opposite one. Leave the other large walls kind of symmetric so you can use absorbers or diffusers on both walls to kill the first reflections of the monitors.

Keep in mind that although you can't alter the geometry of the walls, you can always build inner walls of "light" materials - plywood and/or rockwool for example.

I'm no acoustic engineer but that's what I'd probably do. Hope that helps.

 

[EOC]

Can that corner be left unused? If so, you could do the same thing with the other corner on the same wall and put the monitors near them. Then, I'd put the window on that same wall (upper one on the drawing) or the opposite one. Leave the other large walls kind of symmetric so you can use absorbers or diffusers on both walls to kill the first reflections of the monitors.

Keep in mind that although you can't alter the geometry of the walls, you can always build inner walls of "light" materials - plywood and/or rockwool for example.

I'm no acoustic engineer but that's what I'd probably do. Hope that helps.

Yeah i could do "fill up" the other corner also. Do you think that if i keep the original plans and put the back of the monitors on the upper wall (far from it though) it would be an issue?

 

[KillFrenzy]

Probably not. Also, try positioning the monitors in different places (a few inches can make a big difference) and keep the correct angle to your ears.

 

[jipchen]

These are great sources for anything studio related (especially the John L Sayers forum):
http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/index.php
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/studio-building-acoustics/
The subforum is good for acoustic elements in the studio: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/bass-traps-acoustic-panels-foam-etc/