I've got a control room about 12x16. Two windows, two doors, and an annoying asymmetrical brick chimney. See attached picture. Right now, it's got some home-made panel absorbers, 4" thick, 2x4' in dimension hung about the room. It's temporary.
But what I want is to get away from temporary.
As you can see in the picture, I've anticipated installing false walls, plus traps in the corners (picture shows just one wall, but likely all corners will be trapped).
The question is: how should I build the false walls to get maximum benefit? I'm contemplating:
- Fabric walls over a bunch of mineral wool (like the panel absorbers, but on a grander scale)
- The same as above, but with covered with plywood slats at varying widths - a Helmholtz of sorts (which works well in my vocal booth)
- A blend of the two above
- Thin drywall over an insulated space
- Something else?
The combinations are nearly endless. Plus, there's all that space I'll be cutting out. Should that be air (CHEAP) or packed with insulation?
Or should I not bother with the false walls at all? I figured they'd be a good way of getting away from the rectangular nature of the room, plus add some large-scale variable-width broad-band absorption.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
L