Hello,
just some questions about future plans. I intend to move to a new location. I currently have one good editing/mastering room (classical) (4mx5.6mx2.6m)
This is too small, mainly because of surround work (5.1 only).
Q1. should a mastering studio be a box, to approximate end user environment ?
Q2. How do you put a 5.1 setup in a box, in the usual (stereo firing into the long dimension) way ? Either the room is too narrow (110 degrees for the rear speakers), OR the room is too deep, OR the ratios are all wrong.
Q3. A room with non parallel side walls solves the surround speaker issues. But can this translate well from a mastering standpoint (remember, we do not mix here - mastering is the keyword here) ?
I have visited Polyhymnia (in the Netherlands) and they sure have two great rooms - rectangular and quite big - and they sound great.
Being used to natural acoustics and great concert halls (old and new) I find the shoebox type halls to sound more natural. Modern halls with their non parallel side walls/ceiling do not work for me.