Ok so, I was recently reading through a few of the threads about audio interfaces and was thinking 'Yeah, I reckon I fancy a new one. Maybe an Apollo Twin now the MKii is out'. But then I got to thinking: actually the Motu 4pre I have is still a lot better than I am at either recording or mixing and is most likely not the weak point in the chain. It's me and most likely my room acoustics.
Now, my room, like a lot of home 'studios' is a simple, small room (about 3x5m) without a ton of stuff in it. If I had a big room I might have a sofa etc which might help - but I've not got any real acoustic treatment going on.
When I record acoustic guitar and vocals I hang a big duvet up and try my best to lessen the room's effect on the signal but this brings me to the point of this thread really:
Anyone out there got some great advice on room treatment for a small room that's used for recording and mixing?
Now, I have read quite a bit of stuff about bass traps, absorption Vs diffusion and so on, but I know there are going to be people on this forum who've been through this whole process and have good advice - things to avoid, things to do cheaper, etc etc.
I'm after simple advice which isn't going to cost the earth, so things like getting a specialist out to measure the room acoustics etc isn't going to happen. Think best case with little money;)
Thanks for reading!