lwknives
Power User
So, I am thinking about building a studio/home theater/band area in my basement! It is currently unfinished and is shaped like the attached picture.
I am looking for opinions on how to best use this space. I will either soundproof and apply acoustic treatment to the whole basement area or build a room in the basement that is sized according to the "golden ratio" IE 8'x12.8'x18.64'. The advantage of using a "golden ratio" room would of course be a flatter more accurate listening experience, I would be able to get room symmetry nearly perfect, speaker placement just right ect... but I would loose a lot of space for moving around, having a band set up, using the room as an extra living area ect...
so, how cramped is a 13x18 foot room? I dont have a band right now so its kind of hard to visualize for me.
How much difference is there going to be between a well treated space that is big, unsymmetrical, and not "gold ratio" vs a symmetrical gold ratio room.
If you had this space how would you use it?
I am looking for opinions on how to best use this space. I will either soundproof and apply acoustic treatment to the whole basement area or build a room in the basement that is sized according to the "golden ratio" IE 8'x12.8'x18.64'. The advantage of using a "golden ratio" room would of course be a flatter more accurate listening experience, I would be able to get room symmetry nearly perfect, speaker placement just right ect... but I would loose a lot of space for moving around, having a band set up, using the room as an extra living area ect...
so, how cramped is a 13x18 foot room? I dont have a band right now so its kind of hard to visualize for me.
How much difference is there going to be between a well treated space that is big, unsymmetrical, and not "gold ratio" vs a symmetrical gold ratio room.
If you had this space how would you use it?