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Oct 27 2011, 03:10 PM
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Some photos of the traps etc Gary - not great quality I'm afraid.
This is a close up of the LHS monitor. It's a 3 way, 8'' bass, 5'' mid and a tweeter. Monitors are ATC SCM Professional and specially designed for mastering. They're active and include 3x2 dedicated Bryston amps, 1 for each speaker cone so each amp and each speaker cone handles a specific frequency range.Amps are 200W bass, 100W mid and 50 High, they put out 120dB SPL continuous at 1 meter. Speakers are flat to @50 Hz and then gently roll of at -3dB/Octave - better than most subs. X-Overs are at 3.5k and 380Hz. Amps are XLR and fed from a calibrated Lavry Black 11 DAC.  This is the studio facing towards the monitors. The bass traps are behind the monitors and are covered in the blue double bed sheets. The traps are literally wooden frames - wood is 1 inch thick and 6 inches wide- with no back or front. These are filled with high density rockwool to a thickness of about 5 inches, which is then held in place by a thin sheet glued and pinned in place and some wooden dowels. The dowels also add some strength to the frames. Traps are rectanglular about 7' high by 4' wide and placed at an angle in the corner. Our traps are a lot bigger than the ones you can buy commercially and are floor standing. They also trap to a much lower frequency than commerical ones because we use a high density rockwool and pack it in. We have 4 of these - 1 in each corner plus we have some more, smaller more portable bass traps on the sides. There are also standard, commercial reflectors and diffusors but by far and away most of our treatment is bass trapping. The stereo is 1 1/2 feet behind the rear plane of the monitors. Distance between the monitors is @7' centre to centre. The monitor stands position the speakers so that the tweeter and mid are in line with my ears when I'm seated. Montors are in open, free space @1 1/2 feet from the side and back walls and about 8'' from the inclined plane of the bass traps. Stands are cast iron and filled with lead shot. The monitors btw are increadibly heavy - they weigh about 50kg.  This is the studio facing the monitors taken from where I sit. You can see a reflector a couple of feet above the stereo. Main thing to note here: there is little/nothing directly between me and the monitors. You can just see the corner of my desk and the pc we use for mastering. Desk is about 6 back from the front plane of the speakers and the desk is against the wall so very little of it actually is in front of the RHS monitor and me. You can't see them but on the desk is a pc monitor, the DAC, some outboard and a USB extension that holds all the various I-Lok dongles and other dongle keys that we have. None of this stuff though is in line of sight of the RHS monitor. 
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Apr 13 2012, 01:02 AM
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QUOTE (tonymiro @ Oct 27 2011, 07:10 AM)  This is the studio facing towards the monitors. The bass traps are behind the monitors and are covered in the blue double bed sheets. Awesome info everyone. Tony, you mentioned that untreated foam is a fire hazard. What about those blue curtains? Also, you said that positioning your monitors to either side of the mixer/pc wasn't a good choice. The picture you have shows speakers on stands - about how far apart from either side of the mixer/pc, from the back wall and your ears would you say is ideal placement? Thanks bunches!!!! I'm gonna print this thread out and study it  Chris! -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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Cosmin Lupu Studio Monitors Oct 23 2011, 01:05 PM
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Gabriel Leopardi Alesis MK2 and KRK could be good options for that ... Oct 24 2011, 05:27 AM Cosmin Lupu Thanks for the advice guys!
I made a VERY ro... Oct 24 2011, 07:38 AM Ivan Milenkovic Hmm, how bout placing mixing desk and monitors on ... Oct 24 2011, 08:52 AM Cosmin Lupu Thank you Ivan! I already have 19 pieces (2 m... Oct 24 2011, 09:04 AM Todd Simpson Some great advice Treatment is very important. If... Oct 24 2011, 09:06 PM
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Sinisa Cekic QUOTE (thefireball @ Oct 24 2011, 02:54 A... Oct 24 2011, 10:31 PM Cosmin Lupu I was thinking about KRK monitors to be honest it... Oct 25 2011, 09:16 AM JaxN4 Hey guys, great thread.
A quick and hopefully no... Oct 25 2011, 09:43 AM Ivan Milenkovic Not really mate, but it all comes down on the func... Oct 25 2011, 02:13 PM JaxN4 QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 25 2011, 01... Oct 25 2011, 02:31 PM
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Ivan Milenkovic Thanks my friend, learned all here on GMC and thro... Oct 25 2011, 10:11 PM Cosmin Lupu QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 25 2011, 09... Oct 25 2011, 10:13 PM
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tonymiro QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Oct 24 2011, 09:06 ... Oct 26 2011, 10:10 AM JaxN4 QUOTE (tonymiro @ Oct 26 2011, 09:10 AM) ... Oct 26 2011, 11:37 AM
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Ivan Milenkovic Two layers of thick curtains (and wrinkled) is a g... Oct 26 2011, 11:29 AM Cosmin Lupu QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 26 2011, 10... Oct 26 2011, 12:18 PM JaxN4 QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Oct 26 2011, 11:18 A... Oct 26 2011, 12:22 PM
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tonymiro QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 26 2011, 11... Oct 26 2011, 12:35 PM Sinisa Cekic This is a great topic. I found this video, tell me... Oct 26 2011, 03:24 PM Todd Simpson QUOTE (Sinisa Cekic @ Oct 26 2011, 10:24 ... Oct 27 2011, 05:49 PM thefireball QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Oct 27 2011, 11:49 ... Oct 27 2011, 10:21 PM
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thefireball I'm not sure I understand differences between ... Oct 26 2011, 04:34 PM Michael AC tony you have any pictures of your room and traps?... Oct 26 2011, 10:13 PM Ivan Milenkovic Pictures of the whole process will be nice as well... Oct 26 2011, 11:27 PM tonymiro QUOTE (thefireball @ Oct 26 2011, 04:34 P... Oct 27 2011, 09:48 AM Cosmin Lupu Guys! I am starting to gather all this info A... Oct 27 2011, 01:33 PM
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Sinisa Cekic Thanks for the explanation, guys Oct 27 2011, 09:19 PM tonymiro QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Oct 27 2011, 05:49 ... Oct 28 2011, 09:22 AM Ivan Milenkovic Awesome information guys, very useful. Oct 28 2011, 09:57 AM Todd Simpson I wanted to ask about how your studio turned out? ... Apr 12 2012, 10:57 PM Alex Feather I would suggest KRK or Yamaha those are very nice ... Apr 13 2012, 03:05 AM tonymiro QUOTE (SirJamsalot @ Apr 13 2012, 01:02 A... Apr 13 2012, 11:25 AM SirJamsalot Thanks! Great info as always!!!... Apr 13 2012, 07:55 PM
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