Hey y'all -
Definitely pick up copies of F. Alton Everest's books on acoustics:
- The Master Handbook of Acoustics (the latest edition rocks)
- Sound Studio Contruction on a Budget
- Build a Small Budget Recording Studio From Scratch
All this stuff is covered. Deep stuff, but great reference books. I'm also very interested in Dave Moulton's ideas, but haven't the space that he has to try any of it. Nick can probably give more and better detail on his theories.
From what I know, yes, it makes a big difference what frequencies you target and why...Everest goes into a lot of detail on tuning Helmholtz resonators (either slat or pegboard-style holes) as well as other methods of treatment, and how to get the appropriate degree of absorption at the right frequencies. I wouldn't want to guess at this - it's the sort of thing that should be measured first. Fortunately, the lastest edition of Master Handbook of Acoustics has a chapter on measurement written by Doug Plumb of
Acoustisoft (which makes ETF, a great, low-cost acoustics measurement program).
There's also an acoustics mailing list that's quite good, and geared towards smaller recording studios. The site's
http://www.studiotips.com/ , and the list is hosted by Yahoo/Egroups.
charlie
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charlie bonnell
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