making an echo chamber
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making an echo chamber
so a little while back i read in TO about a someone designing echo chambers and how they used some sort of coating that you paint on that sort of turns into glass to cover all the surface areas of the chamber. anyone have any idea what that was i can't find the article? anyone know of any alternatives that could also work?
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This is an old post, with no replies, but I'm chiming in because I have a similar question. I have an empty room adjacent to my project studio that I wanted to try and turn into an echo chamber of some sort. It's about 12 x 20, with a 4' deep L-shape alcove on one end. Ceiling maybe about 10 - 12" ft.? It's got old, warped hardwood floors and windows along one wall. Sheetrock walls. I slapped up an old studio monitor in one corner, and a mic in a far corner, facing the corner. Sounded ok, but not great. It seems like it has the potential to sound good, but I'm not sure what kinds of things I might have to do to optimize it. Also, I'm renting here, and don't want to invest a ton of time / cost into it, since I'm not sure how long this space may remain vacant.
Thanks for any info - Steve
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i never did figure out what that stuff was.
i'd say in your case just introduce a lot of movable reflective surfaces, like sheets of hard wood or whatever you can find and then angle them, your speakers and your mics until they sound good. maybe toss in some absorbers to help control them. cheap and adjustable
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i'd say in your case just introduce a lot of movable reflective surfaces, like sheets of hard wood or whatever you can find and then angle them, your speakers and your mics until they sound good. maybe toss in some absorbers to help control them. cheap and adjustable
steven
Found this after a Google search. Sounds familiar, but not from Tape Op, I don't think...
http://emusician.com/tutorials/reverb_effects_studio/
http://emusician.com/tutorials/reverb_effects_studio/
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i remember hearing a piece on public radio about one of the first echo chambers, and how it was made using some special kind of plaster that's not available anymore. they used the plaster because that's what the shower stall was made of in the car repair shop of the father of the studio engineer (apparently it was especially echo-y). i think it was out on the west coast somewhere... i seem to remember the program being about surf bands, kinda.
anybody remembering this?
anybody remembering this?
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so. . . how many coats of steve albini do you think he'll need?? steve isn't very tall, or thick.RefD wrote:themagicmanmdt wrote:i think ethan was dead on. shellac.
another metal guitar tip is to put a fan in front of you while you play, so it blows your stupid long hair around like the solo is BLOWING YOU AWAY because you're a fucking tool.
You want something that creates a very hard, very reflective surface. Shellac is what they used back in the day, still would work.
A 12x20 room is a bit small though. You'll probably want some bass trapping in there.... and you'll want to install a bass trap design that won't kill the highs. Shellacked walls, membrane bass traps in the corners would be ideal for a room that size that you want to make into an echo chamber.
Since it's a rental, maybe just get some sheets of plywood, sand and shellac them, and put those up. You don't need to go too thick, 1/4" is fine. Just sand it smooth and finish it.
A 12x20 room is a bit small though. You'll probably want some bass trapping in there.... and you'll want to install a bass trap design that won't kill the highs. Shellacked walls, membrane bass traps in the corners would be ideal for a room that size that you want to make into an echo chamber.
Since it's a rental, maybe just get some sheets of plywood, sand and shellac them, and put those up. You don't need to go too thick, 1/4" is fine. Just sand it smooth and finish it.
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