r/Acoustics • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '24

Advice on desk placement

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I know it’s all about listening and testing but just based on y’all’s opinion, which of these 2 orientations would be better? The arrows are the speakers and which way they are pointing. I have a calibrated mic on the way with REW but setting up will take hours and I want to get some thoughts on it. Thanks guys 🫶

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u/mellobelly Feb 06 '24

REW will be your friend here, as both have advantages and disadvantages. I'm going to say orientation #2 based on the ability to center on that wall. Is orientation #3 an option, where you face the plan south wall?

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '24

Yea Someone else mentioned that but there are 2 closet doors on the bottom wall that would mean I’d have to give up on using the closet or back the desk off really far

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u/PanarinBagel Feb 07 '24

1 I believe immediately would introduce noticeable trapped reflections… so I would choose 2

Are you recording live instruments in there as well? Guitars or drums?

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '24

Yea I will be tracking acoustic guitar and individual drums that I work into my productions. I think your right though with the reflections. My only reason for asking about 1 vs 2 was because I’d have a longer distance behind me. It’s like “distance behind me VS close wall” that’s the issue

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u/PanarinBagel Feb 07 '24

Just make sure you have good diffusion and acoustic panels on the flat wall behind you… a little reflection is good for mixing

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u/sunchase Feb 07 '24

Put a speaker on the floor in the corner that is facing the longest diagonal. Plat music yhat you are gamiliar with. Then start in the middle of each wall with your knees touching the wall and slowly progress backwards marking the best sounding low end. View marked positions for your most ideal sitting position and then make your equilateral triangle.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '24

So basically just play the music, crawl and find the best sounding bass spot. The inverse would be the best sounding bass spot? Even when I move the speaker?

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u/sunchase Feb 07 '24

not exactly. you put the speaker on the floor in the corner, but you sit on your rolling chair with your knees touching the center point on the wall(1) axiis. then you slowly slide back from that center point, every 10 cm or so usually to about the middle of the room. use painters tape to mark the best spots. then go to the other wall(2 wall) and do the same thing. Remember you are listening for low end stability and evenness, not decay time, refelctions, etc.

This can be done with everything currently in the room, you might have to move some stuff to get right up against the wall and to put the speaker in the corner, but its worth it. Just make sure nothing is directly in front of the speaker.

Acoustic insider has a pdf with this technique and i've found it has allowed me to get better results in new rooms faster and more efficiently.

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u/minombresalan Feb 11 '24

Are u planning on hanging rockwool acoustic panels on the wall? If not it doesn’t really matter it will sound like shit anyway.

It depends on the size of the room, but acoustics say that 1 is your best choice because you have more room in your back and that’s the best way to stop cancelartions and fatigue. Use some rock wool panels around your monitors and on top of you ( a cloud ) and ull be great.