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7/8/2005 -  Many project studios going into the basement are one room affairs where one musician is recorded at a time. Sound reflective surfaces near the speakers can interfere with monitoring. Here's how to treat the "Equipment End" acoustically to hear your recordings accurately. - editor

One Room Golden Section Project Studio
Part 2
 
By Bob Dennis

Last Tip we introduced the idea of a one-room production studio where you use one end as the "booth" and one end as your "equipment area."  In that tip I described how to bass trap the dead end of the studio.  With this tip I will explain the acoustic treatment needed for the equipment end. If the acoustic treatment isn't properly planned, you can get poor monitoring sound quality or a "blurring" of the sound that impedes you from judging the sound of the recording and mix.   

The Monitoring Enemy - Sound Reflections
Most monitoring today is done with "near field" monitors - speakers placed close to the engineer.  Often a subwoofer is added and this is placed on the floor.  Sound reflections from the near-field monitors can cause you to improperly hear the sound being put out by the speakers.  The sound reflections that interfere fall into two categories.

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