HUGE topic, and I have to stipulate that I have yet to get one of these 'wizard' type tools to work as well as good old common sense and a little math... so I am biased against them.

You need to start with a couple basic principles:
1) if you will be monitoring in stereo you NEED symmetry between the left and right sides.
2) you can do nothing about LF performance if you can't change the walls!
3) speaker placement is the single most important decision you'll make, followed closely by listener placement, everything else serves those two choices.
4) The ratio of direct to reverberant sound fields probably plays a much larger role that most seem to think, there is a difference between being "in the recording" and being "in the room" - figure out which is more important early.
5) You have three tools at your disposal - absorption, diffusion, and reflection - use all three.
6) Passive LF absorption is very nearly a myth.
7) Broadband absorption causes fewer problems than tuned absorption
8) You will probably need tuned absorption
9) Your ears are a better test instrument than almost anything else!

All that said, start with speaker and listener placement with an eye towards symmetry and minimizing early reflections. Once you get that settled start using the wizard to determine if/what treatments might help solve existing problems.

Good luck...

Thank you for your hints!

I guess, that I'm going to be in endless swamp of possibilities/problems with this.
Also, I guess, that I will need to settle with best compromise.

Especially, more or less likely, the biggest acoustic problem will be the up-stair neighbour dancing Zumba with wooden shoes and the next door neighbour practice tennis towards the wall while the neighbour in downstairs is playing endlessly chumbawamba* from the stereos. 

Thanks for writing!

-Janne

*or anything else

Have you thought about a se reflection filter for your mic ? You could then hang a duvet / bed sheet or large bit of foam behind you from a mic stand ?

This was a tip I read in sound on sound mag for makeing good home studio vocals

I use a SE relection filter and they are good but I dont hang anything behind me I find it ok on its own :)

Norrie

Congrats on moveing to the new apartment :)

I hope all works out and you get the sound you are looking for :)

I have grabed a few links for you that you might find interesting on how to make cheep room accoustic treatment etc

Hope you find some of it some use :)

SOS Guide To Monitoring & Acoustic Treatment http://www.soundonsound.c...articles/studiosos.htm

A Beginners’ Guide To Acoustic Treatment http://www.soundonsound.c...beginnersacoustics.htm

DIY ACOUSTIC TREATMENT

http://mediamusicforum.co...-studio-acoustics.html

Acoustic Treatment Principles for Home Studios

Some Tips on How to Make a Room Sound Better for Recording

http://www.suite101.com/c...r-home-studios-a103831



I guessa lot of this will be on of no use but could still be a good read anyway

Take care and let us know how you get on :)

Norrie

Your very welcome

I wasnt sure if any of it would have been of use to you or even what you needed but some times its nice just to have a nice read :)

Norrie

Wow, you're absorbers are sure prettier than mine! And it looks like they're working, too.

Hi Janetski!

Sorry about his noob question but what is the program have showen screen prints from ?

I would be interested in runing some tests for treatment my self

Thanks

Norrie

Thanks for the reply!

I shall go and check it out thanks for the link :)

Norrie