Good room acoustics for music?

[erikiksaz]

We recently remodeled a room in our house, and everything's in besides for the new windows. I walked into the room, closed into the door, and found out that EVERY WORD i spoke echoed in the room. It is an empty, tiled room. Would that room be ideal for music?

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

If it sounded like it had a good echo/reverb, then I guess it would be a good acoustical environment.

 

[ScottMac]

It may behave differently once the furniture is in.

Then, depending on the furniture (soft absorbant, or "harder" surfaces), the acoustics are going to change.

You may need to "soften" the room somewhat to make it a good audio room. Too much echo muddies the audio and makes the audio harsher.

You can soften the room with curtains / drapes, pictures, cloth panels ... anything that acts to absorb some of the audio energy (or at least reduce the reflection.

FWIW

Scott

 

[sohcrates]

Originally posted by: erikiksaz
We recently remodeled a room in our house, and everything's in besides for the new windows. I walked into the room, closed into the door, and found out that EVERY WORD i spoke echoed in the room. It is an empty, tiled room. Would that room be ideal for music?

actually, you probably want almost the opposite...you want a very absorbent room to prevent odd reflections and what not

you definitely need to add some drapes, some carpets, and some furniture, and you'll probably find the room deadens quite a bit

 

[KingNothing]

It'd be great if your music consists of a choir and organ that plays live in the room. Otherwise, no.