Can someone help with studio (acoustics,etc)?

[Brian Huether]

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if there is anyone in the Boston area (I live in Billerica)
willing to help me treat my basement studio acoustically. I have no skills
in home DIY projects, and was hoping to solicit help from someone in this
forum to serve as my guide. Basically I need someone to stand in the rooms
with me, and say, "Ok, here is what we need to do". I am of course willing
to pay you for your time and effort (as long as it is less than what a pro
consultant would charge!). I will gladly provide you some fine German beer
that I got through customs (just got back to the states after 2 yrs in
Bavaria). And my wife will cook you fine lunches and/or dinner!

I will mostly be recording myself. I play electric and acoustic guitar.
There is one room
that I have designated the control room, and another for placement of my
loud guitar amps.

Ceiling is a low 7.5" and other dimensions are

control: 11' X 19'
isolation: see diagram

11'
- ---------------------
| |
| |
\ | 8.5'
\ |
bath \-------------------
3' 8' closet

Both have hard, ceramic tiles. I figure I can treat the walls in the control
room with auralex products. And I want to pad the floors. Since the ceilings
are low as it is, not sure what to do there. I also want to isolate the
other room somewhat. I know that can be expensive, so I can accept a
suboptimal solution! I live in Billerica, MA. If you want to help out,
email me at


(remove the caps of course for a valid email!)

I made a similar post a couple months ago before I moved. But now I am moved
in and ready to do this ASAP!

Hope to hear from someone.

regards,

brian

[Ethan Winer]

Brian,

> Basically I need someone to stand in the rooms with me, and say, "Ok, here
is what we need to do". I am of course willing to pay you for your time and
effort <

I offer free advice to customers of my company's acoustic treatment
products. You're going to need treatment anyway, regardless of the details
of your room.

If you're on a really tight budget and can't afford to buy commercial
treatment products, have a look at the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on
my Articles page:

www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html

Also see my company's site www.realtraps.com. There's a lot of useful
information there about acoustics and treatment, what's needed and why, and
so forth.

--Ethan

[Ethan Winer]

Brian,

> Basically I need someone to stand in the rooms with me, and say, "Ok, here
is what we need to do". I am of course willing to pay you for your time and
effort <

I offer free advice to customers of my company's acoustic treatment
products. You're going to need treatment anyway, regardless of the details
of your room.

If you're on a really tight budget and can't afford to buy commercial
treatment products, have a look at the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on
my Articles page:

www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html

Also see my company's site www.realtraps.com. There's a lot of useful
information there about acoustics and treatment, what's needed and why, and
so forth.

--Ethan

[Norm!!]

I've been to Ethan's site and found it incredibly informative. Some of
the math made my head hurt, but even without delving into the math I
found a ton of useful info.

Norm!!
In article >, Ethan Winer wrote:

> Brian,
>
> > Basically I need someone to stand in the rooms with me, and say, "Ok, here
> is what we need to do". I am of course willing to pay you for your time and
> effort <
>
> I offer free advice to customers of my company's acoustic treatment
> products. You're going to need treatment anyway, regardless of the details
> of your room.
>
> If you're on a really tight budget and can't afford to buy commercial
> treatment products, have a look at the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on
> my Articles page:
>
> www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html
>
> Also see my company's site www.realtraps.com. There's a lot of useful
> information there about acoustics and treatment, what's needed and why, and
> so forth.
>
> --Ethan
>
>

[Norm!!]

I've been to Ethan's site and found it incredibly informative. Some of
the math made my head hurt, but even without delving into the math I
found a ton of useful info.

Norm!!
In article >, Ethan Winer wrote:

> Brian,
>
> > Basically I need someone to stand in the rooms with me, and say, "Ok, here
> is what we need to do". I am of course willing to pay you for your time and
> effort <
>
> I offer free advice to customers of my company's acoustic treatment
> products. You're going to need treatment anyway, regardless of the details
> of your room.
>
> If you're on a really tight budget and can't afford to buy commercial
> treatment products, have a look at the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on
> my Articles page:
>
> www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html
>
> Also see my company's site www.realtraps.com. There's a lot of useful
> information there about acoustics and treatment, what's needed and why, and
> so forth.
>
> --Ethan
>
>

[Ethan Winer]

Norm,

> Some of the math made my head hurt <

You gotta be thinking of someone else's site! There's no math anywhere on my
site, other than the occasional multiplication or division. Here's the only
formula in my entire Acoustics FAQ:

Wave Length in Feet = 1130 / Frequency

Now, that wasn't too bad, was it?

:->)

--Ethan

[Ethan Winer]

Norm,

> Some of the math made my head hurt <

You gotta be thinking of someone else's site! There's no math anywhere on my
site, other than the occasional multiplication or division. Here's the only
formula in my entire Acoustics FAQ:

Wave Length in Feet = 1130 / Frequency

Now, that wasn't too bad, was it?

:->)

--Ethan