Danny suggested that the piano would eventually find its way back into the house (where it would be tuned), but for the time being it could go as far as the entrance corridor to the studio - which is just as well because took the three of us to shift it that far! That left us without speaker stands, but there was an old bedside cabinet of about the right height, so all we needed was something of a similar height to use at the other side.
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In this picture you can see how to position acoustic treatment at the 'mirror points' on the walls and ceiling around the listening position - which will tame unwanted reflections, improving both frequency response and stereo imaging.ĭanny's mum has a business making cakes, so we sampled some of her wares over a cup of coffee while deciding how best to tackle the project. This actually worked better than expected in controlling the room acoustics, but he still needed help sorting out his monitoring, and arranging everything so that the space was more functional and less like a store room! After a brief discussion with Danny, we decided that it would be better if the upright piano was moved out: it was too high to make a good speaker shelf, it was out of tune anyway, and we were rather worried about the effect of the resonating strings on the monitoring.
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His Yamaha DGX620 keyboard was set up directly in front of the piano, leaving little space for the M-Audio Project Mix I/O and Macbook Pro that formed the heart of his system.ĭanny had already lined the whole space with pegboard, placed over around three inches of Rockwool. Meanwhile, he has been lucky enough to talk his father into allowing him to convert the family home's garage into a recording studio, which also doubles as his rehearsal space.ĭanny plays both piano and drums, and when we arrived the small studio had a drum kit at one end (on a low riser to provide additional sound absorption) and an old upright acoustic piano at the other, which doubled as a speaker stand for a pair of Samson Resolve 65a monitors.
When we arrived, the 'control room' end of the garage had no acoustic treatment, and some critical listening showed that it was far from ideal for monitoring.ĭanny Williams has just finished an HND Music Production course at a local college and is about to embark on a science degree at university. We turn a family home's garage into a usable recording studio, and take reader Danny Williams through a number of gear maintenance, recording and mixing tips.
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