Brent Handy wrote on Thu, 04 January 2007 21:47 |
I am seeing many people not follow the surround monitor recommendations by the big boy wing. I was just wondering if the best option for a surround monitoring set up would not be a rectangular room, with consistant, broadband trapping throughout, as opposed to splayed walls and big glass windows/doors on the sides. What's your thought on that? Should we not be reworking our rooms so that the surround speakers have the same "soffit" mounting as those in the front of the room (if they are)? Should we not move towards the same amount of bass trapping in the front as in the rear of the room, since many engineers mix full bandwidth material in all speakers? What about the rooms with splayed walls with glass doors? It seems to me that some of the people that leave them open, would be doing more harm than good, trying to eliminate reflections, but changing the volume of the room. Thoughts? |
Brent Handy wrote on Sun, 07 January 2007 19:22 |
I was not suggesting a mirror image front and back. The recommendations from the Grammy Engineers Producers Wing suggested consistant treatment (absorption and diffusion) throughout. This makes sense to me. I don't have to have any windows. I can use cameras and monitors as needed. My ultimate goal would be to have the windows in the lower half to one quarter of the walls, on the left and right. This would be possible by having the two iso's on a lower grade. So I would be able to look down to the left or right, and look the "talen" in the face. This would keep the glass reflections out of the equation, atleast at ear level. |
Brent Handy wrote on Tue, 09 January 2007 11:19 |
Do you think that they will go as far as 130? |
Yannick Willox wrote on Sat, 13 January 2007 05:48 |
Is this crazy or is there actually an argument in favor of putting the surround speakers too close and then delaying them ? This way, clients sitting too far to the back hear the surrounds a bit later as well, instead of really before the mains. |