# Treating a home studio space (mixing)

**URL:** <https://community.mwtm.com/t/treating-a-home-studio-space-mixing/6247>\
**Category:** Studio & Gear\
**Created:** [April 24, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/treating-a-home-studio-space-mixing/6247 "2024-04-24T16:48:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevin\_Dietz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/kevin_dietz/32/148_2.png) [@Kevin\_Dietz](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Kevin_Dietz)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/treating-a-home-studio-space-mixing/6247/1 "2024-04-24T16:48:01Z")

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Hi John, thank you for taking the time! I think a question on a lot of people’s minds these days is how to best treat a mixing space in one’s home, which might generally be a less than ideal environment. What are some best practices to retrofit a space to improve it’s acoustic quality/solve basic issues?

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**Author:** ![John\_Storyk](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/john_storyk/32/1137_2.png) [@John\_Storyk](https://community.mwtm.com/u/John_Storyk)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/treating-a-home-studio-space-mixing/6247/2 "2024-04-27T09:59:25Z")

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Indeed a loaded question - taking me most of my life to even ponder this. A few tips - easy to remember easy to implement.  
a. No excuse for non symmetry - around a room acoustic centerline about the x axis (front to back).  
b. make sure you have fully identified your room programming - i.e. what are you trying to accomplish in your room. I like the Buckminster Fuller term - “bare maximum”  
c. Try not to then place your “sweet spot” (prime listening position) in the center of the y axis - get in front of the room center or behind - depending on exact layout. that location will b e a null in the y axis.  
d. do NOT over dampen your room. Use broadband absorption (velocity absorbers (i.e. foam, fiberglass, carpet, etc.) only where you need it - i.e. first reflection side wall would be a good starting place. Remember, every Sabine of absorption you are adding in the mid frequency range (while not accomplishing anything at low frequencies) is contributing to creating a RT60 response that is unbalanced.  
e. introduce some diffusion on the rear surface.  
f. make sure nothing is rattling (no brainer)y  
g. if there is run-away" low frequency" response - try to introduce some targeted “low frequency only” absorption. If you do not have software to help you or you cannot get some advice, go to the corners - this is where pressure build-up is usually the highest (rule of thumb).  
h. Try for ear level monitoring - avoiding console reflections (which of course create unwanted comb filtering (usually effecting speech frequencies  
g. Try to avoid putting near field monitors directly on a console bridge - again that often (not always) but often causes comb filtering. Push them back about one foot on speaker stands.