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Originally Posted by vdubreeze
Stage curtains was the first thing that came to my mind as well : ) What a lot of people don't know is that stage curtains, depending, are specifically made to be acoustically useful and flattering
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I'm not kidding when I say that I was about to replace my drum kit until I got the curtains up. Such an immediate and tremendous improvement that it became unnecessary. I've gotten some of the best sounding drum recordings I ever have, which needed very little treatment in the mix. This is your basic, small bedroom; not square but close. The drums edges are warped and some cymbals are cracked, but the room just makes them sound good!
I lucked out in that my town has a stage curtain factory in it and we got ours, cut and with mounting holes for like $100! The good, heavy velvet stuff too, but not quite as heavy and soft as I remember actual stage curtain being.
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Originally Posted by Cranky Emu
Would those (not sure of technical name) things you can put on mic stands help him? They are basically acoustic foam on a frame that attaches to a mic stand.
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Maybe a bit, but not enough. The mic's still pointing at a close reflection point (the wall). But those Eyeball things supposedly work pretty well at eliminating the room, but I've not used one myself.