{"id":3351,"date":"2021-11-15T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2021-11-29T16:07:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:07:50","slug":"mix-untreated-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/mix-untreated-room\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Mix In A Bad Untreated Room In 9 Simple Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Me back in 2012 in my basement “studio” in Dublin, Ohio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Are you mixing in a room with little to no acoustic treatment and it just sounds bad? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No worries, because that shouldn’t stop you from pumping out great mixes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every mix engineer, no matter the environment, must factor in the room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can You Get A Quality Mix In An Untreated Room?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My room is not perfectly tuned and treated, and that’s okay. You don’t need a perfectly treated room to create high quality mixes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, no room is 100% perfect. It’s impossible. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the pro commercial recording studio I trained at, even that room was not perfect, and required a 3rd octave EQ in order to tune and calibrate the room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what it looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The room doesn’t have any walls or surfaces that are parallel to each other. Even the ceiling is angled, which means there are no standing waves, and no frequencies getting cancelled out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every surface is soft to absorb sound, and the room has a large accordion-style bass trap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s as perfect as you can get, and yet, it’s still not perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound will interact with everything in the room, from the walls to the floor and even people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you absolutely don’t need pro-treated tuned room to get high quality mixes. It helps a lot, but it’s not necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are some things you can do in your own, less-than-professional studio to create high quality mixes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 9 tips to help you get there…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, if you want to learn how to record professional vocals in an untreated room, then check out my article here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Adjust Your Listening Position<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Just making sure you are in the right location in your room can go a long way toward improving the sound of your room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll want to make sure that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. You are positioned length wise, in the middle of the side walls<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can see what I mean in the image above. If your room is rectangular, you’ll want your desk to be placed in front of one of the shorter walls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, you don’t actually want your desk right up against the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Listening position is 33% from the front wall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Basically, if you divide your room into thirds, you’ll want your listening position (where you sit in your chair) to be about a third of the way from the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve this, you’ll likely not want your desk to actually be up against the wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, you’ll want to leave some room between the wall and your desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Adjust Your Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another thing you can do to instantly improve your listening environment is to make sure your speakers are positioned correctly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll want to make sure that your speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

form an equilateral triangle with your head, and <\/p>\n\n\n\n