Mixing In A Small Room | The Biggest Problem...

One of the biggest problems of mixing or listening to music in a small room is room modes... These resonant frequencies can cause VERY severe imbalances in the frequency response of your sound system! So, it's important to know how they work and how to mitigate the effects.

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[Edwardi]

I don't produce music or even play a instrument, but you videos have been invaluable in setting up my Home Theater right.

[jobaecker]

Astonishingly well presented information on a topic that probably gets overlooked. Well done.

[DubFreakuencies]

Some tips that worked for me and I hope that will make somebody happy:

Position your speakers the closest possible to the front wall, even if rear ported.Leave a space, from the front wall, at least the same size of the diameter of the port.

Get a sub! Adjust the sub lpf, phase, gain and orientation.This will improve a null in the low end.Multiple subs needed to correct multiple nulls.Take your time measuring and adjusting the sub, I promise you’ll be happy with the results! Your sub might be best in a position that you might not like 100%, but you’ll feel the bass in the mix position.

In the future consider getting 2 more subs if you can and a device to adjust all the setup.

Still need acoustic treatment to fix the decay, for diy choose material with low Air Flow resistivity for corner traps, and higher values for broadband absorbers.If still need to reduce the decay time of a specific low frequency might have to build a membrane trap, or helmoltz resonator.The last two are more difficult to build and position but it is doable, and with very effective results.Choose formaldehyde free materials.

Correct the peaks with eq ( sonarworks, etc)

If you want to mix in headphones, get a Harman curve for your model.Your mixes will translate much better.

All the best, and may you hear your bass!

[valleywoodstudio]

Excellent, thank you - and important to point out that the middle and 1/4 points are inadvisable as listening points too! Wes Lachot's 38% rule for listening position is a useful guidline.

[VKHSD]

this is definitely the best channel ive found to learn acoustics.

[Drinkyoghurt]

Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering why when I stepped out onto my balcony I could clearly and loudly hear the bass notes, but when I got into my room I could barely hear a thing and it sounded relatively quiet. I knew bass waves were long, just didn't really realize how long they actually were.

[parithrush]

The 80 hz demonstration at the beginning clarified the issue.

[theeviljames]

Excellent! I don't currently have an application for this knowledge, but one of my favourite things is the discovery of a well-presented and well-written resource that I can file away for future use.

[morejelloplease]

This makes me want to ditch my mcintosh, magnepans and subs and get headphones.

[rupe]

I knew what room nodes were but the demonstration you did was a perfect example. I'm in the process of trying to resolve a null I have at 50-70hz, if I move my desk about 2ft to the left the null goes away but then I get a null at 100-120hz. It's like fighting a losing battle.

[hmtp]

Thanks, now my life is a bigger nightmare than I tought...

Awesome vid as always though

[mb]

Dan Russell is the man! So happy you referenced his work.

[shawnebrown]

You make the complicated topics understandable.

[ClintMoody]

Fantastic presentation. My only critique is that you mention Helmholtz resonators, but not membrane-based trapping, which are so much more accessible than resonators. Otherwise, flawless presentation.

[prospersrofenyoh]

My goodness, your teaching and tutorial are very understandable..God bless you so from

[EdThorne]

Absolutely brilliant video, Kyle! I’m so in awe of your information and delivery! 👌🔥

[msquaredsciencehistory]

I've recently been playing with a chladni plate and learning about 3d harmonics and this video really nicely summed up so much stuff i've been trying to wrap my head around, great video!

[howirnc]

This video should be a required watch for anyone setting up a home studio/theater!

[LucasLemonholm-woeo]

Thank you! A complicated topic addressed thoughtfully and thoroughly 🙏

[Peter_Mercier]

This channel is brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible wealth of valuable knowledge with us. Thank you, my friend. 😊🙏🏻