Acoustics & Studio Building

Make any room sound better. Practical guides to acoustic treatment, bass traps, soundproofing and building or improving a studio space without guesswork.Start here: The Best Room Dimensions for a Studio · Early Reflections Explained · What Is Room Acoustics? · What Is RT60 (Reverberation Time)?.

  • The Best Room Dimensions for a Studio

    The Best Room Dimensions for a Studio

    The best room dimensions for a studio explained — how proportions and ratios spread room modes for smoother bass, plus…

  • Early Reflections Explained

    Early Reflections Explained

    Early reflections explained — learn how the first bounces off your studio walls smear imaging and colour your mixes, and…

  • What Is Flutter Echo?

    What Is Flutter Echo?

    What is flutter echo? Learn why a buzzy, ringing sound forms between parallel walls in your studio, how to test…

  • What Is Comb Filtering?

    What Is Comb Filtering?

    What is comb filtering? Learn how a delayed copy of a sound cancels and reinforces frequencies, why it hurts your…

  • What Is a Standing Wave?

    What Is a Standing Wave?

    What is a standing wave? Learn how reflected sound creates fixed pressure peaks and nulls in your studio, why bass…

  • What Is RT60 (Reverberation Time)?

    What Is RT60 (Reverberation Time)?

    What is RT60? Learn how reverberation time measures how long sound takes to decay in your studio, what values to…

  • How to Calculate Room Modes

    How to Calculate Room Modes

    Learn how to calculate room modes from your studio dimensions using a simple formula, spot problem bass frequencies, and decide…

  • What Are Room Modes?

    What Are Room Modes?

    What are room modes? Learn how low-frequency resonances between your studio walls create bass peaks and nulls — and how…

  • How Sound Behaves in a Room

    How Sound Behaves in a Room

    Understand how sound behaves in a room — direct sound, reflections, room modes and decay — so you know what…

  • What Is Room Acoustics?

    What Is Room Acoustics?

    What is room acoustics? Learn how sound interacts with your studio’s surfaces, why it changes what you hear, and how…