My builders have just completed my man cave in my loft.
It is in a triangular space that effectively measures 2 meters high - 5 meters wide, and 3 meters long.
the shape is such that the speakers must be placed on the longest wall.
I have had the walls and ceilings suspended on acoustic handers and the gaps are filled with rock wool. The Floor is suspended on 2 layers of Mass Loaded Vinyl. It has a laminated wood floor surface.
In the sides where the diagonal ceilings meet the floor I have space to put bass traps there.
I know I ain't gonna get super deep bass due to the small room size. I guess it is gonna be a 'small but perfectly formed' monitor set-up.
Now I am toying with the idea of putting Rockwool into the the corners, but I have read about diaphragmatic traps that can essentially be tuned to cover frequencies.
I want to apply some logic and method to my approach, which in terms of the main wall/floor/ceiling construction I have done thus far. So my questions are as follows:
1. Should I:
a. first set up my equipment with seating, stands and furniture then do. some frequency sweeps via a CD player and chart the characteristics, or
b. set up as above but use some clever software to play via my computer and system to do frequency sweeps and to measure echo and bass decay/reverberation?
2. With the above info:
a. custom build various bass traps/ treatment - if so would various materials help cover the relevant frequency range
b. buy ready made traps/treatment
3. Are subs gonna just cause more problems by overloading a small room with bass
It is in a triangular space that effectively measures 2 meters high - 5 meters wide, and 3 meters long.
the shape is such that the speakers must be placed on the longest wall.
I have had the walls and ceilings suspended on acoustic handers and the gaps are filled with rock wool. The Floor is suspended on 2 layers of Mass Loaded Vinyl. It has a laminated wood floor surface.
In the sides where the diagonal ceilings meet the floor I have space to put bass traps there.
I know I ain't gonna get super deep bass due to the small room size. I guess it is gonna be a 'small but perfectly formed' monitor set-up.
Now I am toying with the idea of putting Rockwool into the the corners, but I have read about diaphragmatic traps that can essentially be tuned to cover frequencies.
I want to apply some logic and method to my approach, which in terms of the main wall/floor/ceiling construction I have done thus far. So my questions are as follows:
1. Should I:
a. first set up my equipment with seating, stands and furniture then do. some frequency sweeps via a CD player and chart the characteristics, or
b. set up as above but use some clever software to play via my computer and system to do frequency sweeps and to measure echo and bass decay/reverberation?
2. With the above info:
a. custom build various bass traps/ treatment - if so would various materials help cover the relevant frequency range
b. buy ready made traps/treatment
3. Are subs gonna just cause more problems by overloading a small room with bass