The room sounds just a s bad after the treatment than it did before. Of course what would you expect from a bed sheet and some fluffy 3/4" Dacron fill that you can see through. THis is bad information, and it sends people out spending money on things that don't work rather than saving it and buy real treatment solutions.
@Michaeldair You don't know what you're talking about. It's as absorbent as I'd ever want it. I have thick curtains on my studio windows and, depending on the sound I'm seeking, sometimes I even draw them back a bit. The room is all timber with high, raked ceilings on different angles, dimensions of 33 ft X 23 ft, back walls are 9 ft 4 in, high point is 10 ft 10 in front wall is 8ft. I normally record vocals with the mic facing away from the curtains, about 3 to 4 ft from them.
@wtw88 In small rooms, as most at homes studios are, you practically want it dead flat. I hear little change in the rooms sound. Bed sheets and Dacron have very little if any acoustical absorption coefficient properties, and you proven that with the audio in the video. You should have used thick moving blankets hung off the wall. Or better yet, used ridged fiberglass bass traps in the corner and wideband panels on the walls. I've designed and built studios all over the US, Europe & Asia.
@draedarockstar - Why not. It's about breaking up/absorbing the surface reflections. Hang them at the primary reflection points for your monitors (Rode have some videos on that search for 'Studio Rescue: Episode 1'. It won't be all that useful for treating the low end however. For that look for videos on making Bass Traps on YouTube.
What's the best type of foam padding to use, or what should I ask for when i go to the store. Also would it be better to make a sort of kind of box made out the quilts or just keep it in the a corner shape.
@herzblutmusik Thanks for your kind words and congratulations on the mic. We're using a general padding that is used to fill cushions or pillows. Here in Australia it is available in craft stores or anywhere that you buy fabric.
@rodemicrophones How do you get the padding to stay in the table cloth (or whatever that cloth thing was) without falling all over the place inside. lol
@CastleRecordz - You can catch some of it between the eyelets when you punch them through the corners. Rode are using Duvet/Doona covers. You could also buy some cheap Duvets/Doonas and punch eyelets through those too. Any reasonably heavy/padded stuffing will do.
Great work Peter. I watched this video on the DVD. Great idea to provide a bit of tuition with your product. So many people setting up garage studios and wanting to know how to get the best out of their gear. I bought an NT1-A about a month ago. has to be the best value for money mic on the market. I have an NT3 and a pair of M3's as well. In my production studio, main work is music education publishing, I am using exclusively Rode Mics.
Peter - Great job! I love your sense of humor! I also love your products (I have the NT1-A, NT3 and original Rode Classic tube mic). Great products, great price!
That said, I agree somewhat with DeadHerring, a little tighter editing would have helped. I would have appreciated a materials list (preferrably at the beginning).
Thanks for the ideas, and again, thanks for the great products!
Great! So simple!
SoundWavesSurfer 4 months ago
The room sounds just a s bad after the treatment than it did before. Of course what would you expect from a bed sheet and some fluffy 3/4" Dacron fill that you can see through. THis is bad information, and it sends people out spending money on things that don't work rather than saving it and buy real treatment solutions.
Michaeldair 8 months ago
@Michaeldair You don't know what you're talking about. It's as absorbent as I'd ever want it. I have thick curtains on my studio windows and, depending on the sound I'm seeking, sometimes I even draw them back a bit. The room is all timber with high, raked ceilings on different angles, dimensions of 33 ft X 23 ft, back walls are 9 ft 4 in, high point is 10 ft 10 in front wall is 8ft. I normally record vocals with the mic facing away from the curtains, about 3 to 4 ft from them.
wtw88 6 months ago in playlist RØDE
@wtw88 In small rooms, as most at homes studios are, you practically want it dead flat. I hear little change in the rooms sound. Bed sheets and Dacron have very little if any acoustical absorption coefficient properties, and you proven that with the audio in the video. You should have used thick moving blankets hung off the wall. Or better yet, used ridged fiberglass bass traps in the corner and wideband panels on the walls. I've designed and built studios all over the US, Europe & Asia.
Michaeldair 6 months ago
nice jacket !
charlesvbassett 11 months ago
hey thanks a lot for this video, this was the most helpful one i'v found on how to do it cheap
ClasClownProductions 1 year ago
Spectacular!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!
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DjMarioAfonso 1 year ago
Armani PLASTICS???hahahahahahahah
SIMONDUKEN 1 year ago
can this method be used to treat a room for mixing purposes?
draedarockstar 1 year ago
@draedarockstar - Why not. It's about breaking up/absorbing the surface reflections. Hang them at the primary reflection points for your monitors (Rode have some videos on that search for 'Studio Rescue: Episode 1'. It won't be all that useful for treating the low end however. For that look for videos on making Bass Traps on YouTube.
imageline 1 year ago
Very nice tutorial. Thanks a lot. I have an NT1A.
arjunkaul 1 year ago
Ive never really got into using a microphone all the time, however, this was a very informative and basic method that has a great end result!
guitarguy316 1 year ago
Ou jeez the sound recorded in the standard room,without the soft quilt, was already better than what my crappy mic could possibly achieved.
Nice job there, will try to get one Rode Mic !
anakmalaysiaprod 1 year ago
What's the best type of foam padding to use, or what should I ask for when i go to the store. Also would it be better to make a sort of kind of box made out the quilts or just keep it in the a corner shape.
DarkJake24 1 year ago
Cool video!
I'd like to know which kind of padding you're using.
I'm from Germany and use a NT1-A and would like to improve my room-acoustics.
herzblutmusik 1 year ago
@herzblutmusik Thanks for your kind words and congratulations on the mic. We're using a general padding that is used to fill cushions or pillows. Here in Australia it is available in craft stores or anywhere that you buy fabric.
rodemicrophones 1 year ago
@rodemicrophones How do you get the padding to stay in the table cloth (or whatever that cloth thing was) without falling all over the place inside. lol
CastleRecordz 1 year ago
@CastleRecordz - You can catch some of it between the eyelets when you punch them through the corners. Rode are using Duvet/Doona covers. You could also buy some cheap Duvets/Doonas and punch eyelets through those too. Any reasonably heavy/padded stuffing will do.
imageline 1 year ago
Thanks alot for the video, not only was it informative, but also funny. great video!
tcabove 2 years ago
great video Peter ... very usefull. i have the NT 1000 and i love it !
dadydrop 2 years ago
absolutely brilliant video by Peter...
well done...
keep it up!!
marcellosings 2 years ago
Great work Peter. I watched this video on the DVD. Great idea to provide a bit of tuition with your product. So many people setting up garage studios and wanting to know how to get the best out of their gear. I bought an NT1-A about a month ago. has to be the best value for money mic on the market. I have an NT3 and a pair of M3's as well. In my production studio, main work is music education publishing, I am using exclusively Rode Mics.
newfiddlinphil 2 years ago
Peter - Great job! I love your sense of humor! I also love your products (I have the NT1-A, NT3 and original Rode Classic tube mic). Great products, great price!
That said, I agree somewhat with DeadHerring, a little tighter editing would have helped. I would have appreciated a materials list (preferrably at the beginning).
Thanks for the ideas, and again, thanks for the great products!
timwarneka 2 years ago
Handy info but damn that was awkward, could have been condensed into 2 minutes with some good editing.
Thanks all the same :p
TheDeadHerring 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Great Info. Thanks!
KeithFK 2 years ago