Comments on: Picking a Place to Live (and Record) http://thestereobus.com/2008/02/21/picking-a-place-to-live-and-record/ Music production, pro audio and engineering tips & secrets. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Colin http://thestereobus.com/2008/02/21/picking-a-place-to-live-and-record/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Colin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:35:52 +0000 http://thestereobus.com/2008/02/21/picking-a-place-to-live-and-record/#comment-121 "Non-parallel walls. If you can find a space that is somewhat irregular, it helps to cut down on reflections and standing waves." Reflections, yes. Standing waves, not so much. Rooms of any shape have vibrational modes at low frequencies. Square rooms, round rooms, irregularly shaped rooms all support standing waves. It is still good advice because of the effects at mid and high frequencies... “Non-parallel walls. If you can find a space that is somewhat irregular, it helps to cut down on reflections and standing waves.”

Reflections, yes. Standing waves, not so much. Rooms of any shape have vibrational modes at low frequencies. Square rooms, round rooms, irregularly shaped rooms all support standing waves.

It is still good advice because of the effects at mid and high frequencies…

]]> By: Joga Luce http://thestereobus.com/2008/02/21/picking-a-place-to-live-and-record/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Joga Luce Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:30:42 +0000 http://thestereobus.com/2008/02/21/picking-a-place-to-live-and-record/#comment-84 Along with the usefulness of good circuits and wiring in a place I also cannot recommend enough getting an ups for that eventual power outage in the middle of a session. There's a special heart-breaking-ness to corrupted data as a result of a hard shutdown. Along with the usefulness of good circuits and wiring in a place I also cannot recommend enough getting an ups for that eventual power outage in the middle of a session.

There’s a special heart-breaking-ness to corrupted data as a result of a hard shutdown.

]]> By: Kristie http://thestereobus.com/2008/02/21/picking-a-place-to-live-and-record/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Kristie Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:15:00 +0000 http://thestereobus.com/2008/02/21/picking-a-place-to-live-and-record/#comment-83 Unfortunately when I bought my house, it was Location Location Location :( Unfortunately when I bought my house, it was Location Location Location :(

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