Studio Acoustics
Room modes, RT60, bass trapping, and treatment strategy for the room your speakers actually play into.
How Far Should Studio Monitors Be From the Wall?
The real reason monitor-to-wall distance matters (speaker boundary interference), the math behind where the problem frequency lands, and a practical starting distance.
The 38% Rule Explained
What the 38% rule for listening position actually claims, the reasoning behind the number, and why it's a starting point to verify — not a guarantee.
Bass Trap Placement: Where They Actually Belong (and Why)
Why bass traps go in corners, how many you actually need, and why they matter more than broadband foam for a boomy or inconsistent low end.
First Reflection Points Explained (and How to Find Yours)
What first reflection points are, why they matter more than most treatment guides admit, and the mirror trick that finds them for free.
Home Studio Acoustic Treatment: The Complete Starting Guide
Everything you need to know before treating a home studio: what's actually wrong with small rooms, what treatment does, and a realistic order of operations.
Home Studio Setup Checklist: The Acoustic Steps, In Order
A practical, step-by-step acoustic setup checklist for a home studio — from measuring your room to verifying your treatment actually worked.
How Many Acoustic Panels Do I Actually Need?
A real starting-point method for calculating acoustic panel count from your room's actual dimensions, instead of guessing from a forum thread about someone else's room.
How to Treat a Bedroom Studio (Without Wasting Money on Foam)
A practical, budget-aware order of operations for treating a bedroom studio — what to do first, what to skip, and how to figure out how much you actually need.
Room Modes Explained (Without the Physics Lecture)
Room modes explained in plain language: what they are, why small rooms have them worse, and how to find yours in under a minute.
RT60 in a Home Studio: What It Means and What It Doesn't
RT60 explained for home studios: the Sabine equation, target ranges by use case, and why RT60 is a much less reliable number in small rooms than most guides admit.
Where Should Studio Monitors Be Placed? A Practical Starting Point
Studio monitor placement explained with real starting-point numbers: triangle distance, wall distances, symmetry, and why 'against the wall' is the most common mistake.
Why Does My Studio Sound Boomy? (It's Probably Not Your Monitors)
If your studio sounds boomy in one spot and thin in another, the cause is almost always your room, not your speakers. Here's how to find out which frequencies and why.