by abstamaria » 15 Aug 2011, 03:31
Just a sort post to note that I have had some success in improving the sound in our garage "studio."
Since I posted, I had a friend who is in the acoustic treatment industry come over and assess the place. He kept the studio still quite live, but treated the ceilings heavily with acoustic absorbent panels and also some of the walls with 2x4-foot panels.
We kept the drums in the same location, moving the kit just a foot forward into the room, and (as suggested here) had the drummer use "blast-sticks" - those bundled sticks that come in different diameters and thicknesses.
The result was quite good. The drummer can now hear everything, he says. He remarked that. previously, the ringing of the cycmbals was overpowering. I figure there must have been reverberation before in the very gigh frequencies, so the sonic treatment on top of the drummer and the walls next to him might heave helped. As did the blaststicks.
Ou bassist Anna said that she could hear all the instruments very clearly now. I had the same impression from where I sat, the bass notes being particularly clear. I think treatment has worked very well. We used a Heritage AC15, a Fender Acoustasonic, and an Ampeg tube amp.
Thanks again for all the suggestions. My best,
Andy