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Building Bass & Broadband Traps
What should I fill them with? All answers welcome. Budget-friendly answers preferred. These will be open-back, porous traps covered with discount fabric. Cheers!
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I recently added a bunch of DIY room treatment in my home studio. I built two bass traps using three 4" panels of OC703 in each one (12" thick total) and a 6" air gap behind them. I also made three 4" thick cloud panels and three 4" thick early reflection panels. I covered them all using muslin and some 3M spray adhesive. No framing necessary as the OC703 is rigid enough as is. I had a bunch of Auralex foam from years ago that I left in place as it's not hurting anything. I have about $750 invested in four boxes of OC703, 30 yards of muslin, and adhesive. I could easily build a big bass trap in the rear of the room (2 more boxes of OC703) if I got rid of some (currently useful) furniture plus another box for the walls. Here's a photo of the current state of play:
1 like • 16h
@Brian M Didn't change anything. The room doesn't care. Room modes and reflection points don't care what is generating the sound. It's just physics/acoustics. If anything, I need to apply more low end EQ correction because the new speakers don't have any onboard adjustments for placement (corner vs wall vs free field) or bass roll off. I have a big bass buildup at about 50 Hz from SBIR that I'm trying to dial out.
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Broke Plugins
Instead of going broke buying plugins, join VIP and save money!! I have learned more of how this all works and this has lead to a better experience joining VIP. Wish I would have known this before buying plugins.
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I made an early New Years resolution to not buy a bunch of plugins during the holiday sales and to dive deep on the stuff I already own. I should have joined VIP when it was $17/mo, but wifey and I were hemorrhaging money at that point. I didn't realize how limited the free membership would be. Oh well. Mixing Intensive in March!
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Voice inside my head
I listened to a lot of songs last night. I have a treated room. One song was different to others: School by Supertramp. When to vocals kick in, well, we are not talking about panning, it was literally inside my head; all other instruments where 2D but the vocal was inside my head. What was happening there?
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I got the same impression as @Nils Lorenzen . I didn't notice anything unusual.
6d •
Mastering a good mix
I'm interested to know what a mastering engineer would typically do if they are working with a client that is providing (effectively) mastered mixes. How does the mastering engineer typically add value in that relationship/engagement. - Are they offering suggestions on the mix? - Are they saying "Good Job" and sending an invoice? - Are they providing a set of alternatives, including the appropriately levelled mix for the Artist's reference? - Are they doing something else? Thanks :)
1 like • 3d
If the client has basically mastered it themselves, the mix needs no changes, and the song is at competitive loudness, just tell them it sounds great as-is and to send it off. I don't take people's money unless I'm adding value.
3d •
Mastering review
Hi everyone. I’ve just finished mastering this mix and I’d really appreciate some constructive feedback. The main issue I encountered was a lack of high-end, so I added some using the Clariphonic. However, I’m not sure if I pushed it too far. I’d also love to hear your thoughts on the overall balance. Please note that this is not my song—I don’t have access to the multitracks, so I’m unable to go back to the mix.Thanks.
0 likes • 3d
@Turcan Sorin You could try automating EQ. It seems bright and airy to me but not overly so. I forget what the original is like, but perhaps adding some bottom to balance the highs would make it feel more balanced to you?
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