#1003536 - 08/16/00 12:19 AM
Small Control Room.
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DBENNVA@hotmail.com
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David F.,
I'm putting together a new home studio.
It will have a Mackie Digital 8 Bus console,
and some Event 20/20bas monitors with the
20/20/15 sub-woofer. Do you have any
advice about where I should put the
monitors. Up against the wall, or 2-3 feet
away from the wall. I don't have much room
in the control room so up against the wall
really would be better for me. Please
respond swiftly.
Motion Direct C/O
DBENNVA@hotmail.com
[This message has been edited by DBENNVA@hotmail.com (edited 08-18-2000).]
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#1003537 - 08/16/00 01:38 AM
Re: Small Control Room.
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David Frangioni
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That’s a good question and certainly one that I am faced with often since so many people have fairly small rooms (say about 9x13 on average in project studios). There are a lot of variables that go into making the best decision on speaker placement. These variables include the trapping on the front, side, and back walls, as well as the pitch of the ceiling. Ceiling treatment is also a factor on where the speakers should be placed.
With that said, you should be aware that in most rooms, the closer that the speakers go to the front wall, the more bass will build. Usually, as the speakers get closer to the wall, you get more bass response, which is not always a bad thing (although it can be).
Fortunately, you have chosen an excellent-sounding and flexible speaker package along with a great sounding console; this is also where the Event subwoofer comes into play. The sub delivers the bottom octave(s) of your main monitors that gives you the flexibility of moving the sub around the front of the room to optimize bass response. This should offer the best balance between the size of the room and the placement of the speakers. Move the sub around the room until it sonically balances with the near-fields to create as seamless a canvas (say from 45 Hz to 18Khz) as possible.
One last thought. I was faced with this situation in my last studio and I ended up living with a little more bass than I would have preferred as a trade-off for more space in the room. When I mixed, I got used to where to set the bass and my mixes sounded as intended……There is a point at which you will find the right combination of ergonomics and accurate sound reproduction so that you can enjoy the space you are working in as much as you enjoy listening to it.
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