Homebrewed Music

When I talk about room treatment I only discuss the simple broadband absorber. I’ve read discussions of tuned membrane bass traps, tube traps, and diffusors, but my approach so far has been guided by the slogan, “You can never have too many broadband absorbers in a small room.”
As I mentioned in a previous post, my [...]

I built a batch of broadband absorber panels before I recorded my Kaleponi CD. I have 13 panels constructed of 4 inches of OC703 wrapped in burlap. It’s been a while since I built these and I’ve lost track of the cost, but I’ll do better with the next batch, I promise. Here’s a look [...]

Room EQ Wizard is a wonderful free tool for evaluating the acoustic conditions in a room. And Sketchup is a wonderful free tool for modeling a room. I used both of these to evaluate my recording space, and to develop a baseline for comparison as I add treatment.

During the learning process that was my first CD I found Ethan Winer and learned a bit about his ideas for improving the acoustics of small rooms. Since then I’ve learned about the Acoustics forum at StudioTips.com, another great source of information on small room acoustics.
Even though it’s not strictly necessary, it’s interesting to use [...]