BEDROOM ACOUSTICS, PART TWO: ACOUSTIC TREATMENT

Last issue, we looked at the highly challenging issue of soundproofing a room for general recording and music production. It’s tricky enough if you own the property and have carte blanche on what you can do with it, but it’s far more difficult if you're renting and need to keep alterations (and damage!) to a minimum.

This time, we'll take a brief look at the (only slightly) less daunting subject of acoustic treatment. This deals with the behaviour of soundwaves within the room – not with sound isolation from the outside world.

The average domestic dwelling is not designed to ‘sound good’ in any considerable way, so usually you’re faced with some fairly daunting and often immovable obstacles – low ceilings, square rooms, windows and doors placed in challenging positions, rooms next to bathrooms and laundries…

Most studios are designed and built from the ground up, obviously.