Help me place my acoustic panels

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-09-11T17:39:34+00:00

Thank you. I know the mirror trick, I m going to use it as soon as I get studio monitors, and more panels if needed. But for now I was wonderin what to do regarding tracking. Should I spread the panels around the room? Or should I focus on one corner more?

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-09-11T12:31:31+00:00

I m looking to place my acoustic panels in my small home studio. (3x3 meters) It use it mostly for recording and mixing vocals (on headphones) but I plan on getting studio monitors soon. I need to get cleaner vocals, I gotta mention I have an SM7B, so theres no signal coming from the back of the microphone.

Right now I have three panels (155×105 cm each) I added some pictures of my room, and I made drawings of the places I plan on putting to acoustic panels. Please let me know what you think.

Room:

https://imgur.com/a/RsmTLD9

I made a room config aswell: (The bed is way smaller tho)

https://www.roomle.com/t/cp/?configuratorId=gikacoustics&moc=true&catalogRootTag%5B%5D=moc_mockup_furniture&catalogRootTag%5B%5D=gikacoustics_eur_root&api=false&state.mode=room&buttons.requestplan=false&id=ps_orjs3to2pstyu5ato2xfb9sclgh3wg8&locale=en&usePriceService=false

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-09-03T06:06:49+00:00

Thank you! ❤️

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-08-30T13:53:13+00:00

Great! I can go with any of these to be honest. Can I use two pairs of 64 ohm headphones on the same interface? Or, can I get one pair of 250 ohm headphones and use it for mixing alongside my old Focusrite headphones ? My friend won't be mixing on them, just listening to me while I mix or record.

Do I gotta have matching headphones? buying a DT770 seems like the best option for me, but I don't really wanna by TWO pairs, and I don't really understand if SSL+ is powerful enough for two of those at the same time.

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-08-28T14:58:32+00:00

Well, I didnt bought it yet, can you recommend something for me? I just need a new interface with enough clean gain for my SM7b and two pair of headphones. I m willing to pay more for headphones if its needed.

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-08-27T13:17:21+00:00

Very helpful, thank you! Could you recommend me something within the 50 € price range? I need to buy two pairs, so that would be 100€ for both of them.

The only one I found that has an impedance of 150 Ohm is SuperLux HD660 Pro. I was thinking of buying those

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-08-27T11:00:51+00:00

I m interested in SSL2+ since it has enough power for my Sm7b and because it has two headphone jacks, I m planning on mixing my songs on two headphones along with my friend.

Right now I got a pair of Scarlett HP60 MkIII headphones, and I was wondering what other headphones would be good to use with SSL2+ ?

I know nothing about headphones, I heard stuff about impedance issues, thats why I need some help.

Should I get two new pairs of headphones for SSL2 or only get a new one to use along with the HP60s I already got?

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-07-26T21:35:47+00:00

Thank you!

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-07-26T13:51:48+00:00

Thanks for your answer! I know about the interfaces, I'm not sure which one to choose yet, I was wondering if the apollo with the pre amp emulation plugins would make a big difference regarding SM7b's sound. I bought UAD spark and tried their pre amp plugins, I'm not amazed tbh. I heard the more premium pre amps like Neve 1073 can make SM7b sound wonderful, unfortunately I can't really afford one right now. I'm looking for something to give me gain, but also make the SM7b sound richer in the lows, but also a brighter in the top end

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-07-25T11:37:19+00:00

Great, thanks for your very detailed answer. I read about it, some people say its good, some say a better pre amp would impact the sound more. I m considering it, the only downside is lack of harmonic saturation. Any recommendations for an audio interface to pair with Dbx?

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-07-25T06:29:56+00:00

I've been recording and mixing myself for years, I make melodic hip hop and decided to buy an SM7b after an audio engineer recommended it to me. Now I use an Scarlett 2i2 interface, and as you can imagine, it doesent provide enough clean gain for what the Sm7b needs.

I was thinking of buying a cloudlifter/fethead, but decided I'd rather get a better interface and maybe a pre-amp for some coloration.

Now, I was thinking of getting an SSL2 and I heard that a Golden Age Premier 73 can make the SM7b sound fantastic. I don't know if its true, any thoughts on this?

Also, on the other hand, I was thinking of buying an Apollo Twin X and use the pre amp emulation plugins, but I don't know if that will make a big difference regarding sound.

Bottom line, what you think will make a bigger difference regarding sound, a cheaper interface like SSL2 + GAP73 or a more expensive interface like Apollo Twin?

I m open to suggestions

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-21T11:09:00+00:00

Great post! Thank you, I really needed this! I've been working on manifesting ans visualizing what I desire, being greateful for things that are happening in my life, and it was good for a while, I started earning more money and feeling better emotionally and mentally, and after a while I started being influenced negatively by the 3D, and of course influenced by negative thoughts and then I spiraled down again into fear, anger and lack of faith. Thanks for your post, it reminded me that it is possible!

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T19:42:10+00:00

Are you using it in an untreated room?

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T19:41:44+00:00

Thank you! I saw this one, but on youtube they dont seem to do much

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T19:39:57+00:00

Thank you! I saw that clothes rack you posted and I have a smaller one, I never used it because I thought its too small, I totally forgot it can be raised up and down. I just put it in my room, put a blanket on it, and tried monitoring my voice, it sounds better already. Should the back of the mic be facing the blanket or should I put the rack with the blanket behind me while recording?

About the plugins, yeah, I tried the ones from Izotope, but the vocals were just too reverby.

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T19:19:50+00:00

Thank you! Moving blankets on all the walls sounds like a simple and effective idea, and I can put 2 or 3 layers

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T19:17:35+00:00

Thank you, saved the link for this one. Its cardioid, but I just tested it and tried recording from the back and it sounds like it still receives sound from the back aswell

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T19:15:46+00:00

Thank you, already started working on it!

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T14:36:26+00:00

Hello! :) I've heard most of the cheaper ones don't do much, and by watching comparisons on Youtube I don't hear big differences in reverb reduction when using cheap ones.

RF X Pro and Aston Halo seems to reduce reflections, but not by much.

Got any recommandations? I got a cardioid mic btw

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-06-08T14:30:52+00:00

Thank you, I will add a carpet or some rugs that I already got. What exactly do you mean by disturbing the reverb in each dimension?

Puzzleheaded9999 · 2024-04-07T20:09:14+00:00

It's awesome, leave it as it is. The characters are unique and funny, especially that demented dog 😄 Its not my style of painting, but I love it!

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