John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum

hi im moving into a new flat and need help on where to place my monitors ect.
i want to install bass traps and other acoustic treatment , should the bass traps be from floor to ceiling height or half of that?
and what other acoustic treatments will benifit thanks .
find attached my floorplan my room is bedroom 2 thx

Hi "cars111".

Best place for monitors: At the far end of the room, facing towards the door.
Floor to ceiling, placed diagonally across the corners, at least 24" wide.

Depends on what you are trying to accomplish! But assuming this is a CR, at the very least you will need treatment on the first reflection points, a cloud on the ceiling, and absorption on the rear wall (where the door is).

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hi thx for the reply , the first reflection points where would that be in the room will it need absorbers diffusers? and also where would be the best place to setup the cloud and what would be the measurements for the reflection points and the cloud, and alo you said absorbtion on the rear wall near the door what size would that be a lot of questions i know thx a million

At the points on the walls and ceiling where the waves from your speakers FIRST REFLECT and bounce back towards your listening position. Search the forum to find out how to locate those points.

Absorption only. That room is way too small for typical diffusers to be of any use, and your modal issues will be at frequencies that are way to low to be treatable with diffusion.

Above your desk and listening position.

As big as you need! That depends on numerous factors, mainly based on the dimensions and intended use of the room, and the speaker/listening position geometry, and the design basis for the room.

As big as possible! But that also depends on the room dimensions, purpose of the room, etc.

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- Stuart -

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thx got a lot of reading to do!!!