DIY Room Treatment

[Si74]

No takers?
Multi million dollar industry in the states but hardly anyone here will be tempted.
Bizzare to say the least.

[foxysounds]

My listening room is also my home studio so I have quite a lot of acoustic treatment in there. It makes a huge difference.

Contrary to popular belief, however, a wooden floor is better than a carpeted one in many respects. Carpet will only absorb high and some upper mid frequencies so it does not prevent reflections from the floor - it just colours those reflections and actually makes it more difficult to judge a mix. If neutrality is what you're after then go for a wooden floor every time and concentrate your room treatment in places where you have the space to install something thick enough to absorb the full range of frequencies.

Simon.

[Si74]

Couldn't agree more.
I have a wooden floor and it makes life so much easier levelling and isolating the kit.
I have absorbers at the first reflection points on the ceiling and sides of the room.
Panels/triangles at the wall ceiling seams and rear corners are built with a membrane to stop them soaking up too much high frequencies and full range bass traps in the front corners, built along the lines of Echobuster Phase 4 towers.