Written guides that explain the numbers, not just give them to you.
Every guide here is written to be read alongside the calculators — the goal is that you understand why a number came out the way it did, not just what to buy next.
Studio guides
Home Studio Acoustic Guide
The full explanation behind every Studio Music Tools acoustic calculator, in plain language — what room modes are, why speaker placement matters, how RT60 works, and how to prioritize treatment.
Included in Home Studio Acoustic Guide
Measurement Guide
How to sanity-check the calculators' starting-point numbers against a real measurement mic, and when a calculated estimate and a measurement are expected to disagree.
Included in Studio Acoustic Toolkit
Studio Setup Checklist
A practical, ordered checklist for setting up a home studio from an empty room to a working, roughly-treated space.
Included in Studio Acoustic Toolkit
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