Pat's collection of studio design hints

Studio design resources

The biggest thing wrong with your home studio is not that you have the wrong gear. It is your acoustics.

Fix the room and you will have more talent.

Ethan Winer's bass trap article
Ethan Winer's Acoustic FAQ
More from Ethan www.recording.org/users/acoustics
Ethan Winer's Kill Studio Hum and Buzz at the Source about the evils of dimmers in a studio
Ethan's forum on acoustics at recording.org
Owens Corning's sound products site.
Sound absorbing material is critical. Owens-Corning 703 is not readily available except at insulation contractors, etc. A new resource that you could check out is www.atsacoustics.com,
http://www.owenscorning.com/around/sound/products/pdfs/resnoise.pdf
RSIC clips from http://www.pac-intl.com/
http://www.studiotips.com/
SAE College's reference material.
an UCSC article on acoustic treatment

Here's the math: http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~jos/waveguide/Diffuse_Reflections_Waveguide_Mesh.html This device appears to be based on the sample sequence described in the previous reference: http://www.customaudiodesigns.co.uk/diffusers/qrd734.htm

If it were me, and it were a 25 square box, I'd have 6 depths (ranging from completly deep to no depth at all). and I'd roll a 6-sided playing die for each square to determine which depth it would get. but that's just my limited mind working. the math dude probably filled a chalkboard with equations coming up with it. Here's a software product that provides *answers*. It does all the heavy lifting in math land: http://www.etfacoustic.com/ "ETF Device Designer, computer aided design of Helmholtz resonators and QRD diffusers" "ETF provides the DIY user to construct low cost, high quality acoustical devices with a minimum of design effort. Parts are available from most home building suppliers around the world."