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Emmett Location: USA Posts: 59	Posted - Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:40 am  This may best be posed to SteveG. I recently moved and was very very excited to finally have a dedicated room for my production studio. I am not at all worried about the EQ of the room, being that I am only making commercials for radio airplay. My problem is, I think, standing waves. I have the mic in the room with the monitoring system. If I record my voice and listen through my AKG 240 headphones, it sounds fine...when I listen through my Fostex monitors, there is a ringing sound. I don't notice it if the voice was recorded in another envornment...It's only voice that is recorded and played back in the same room. I thought lining the walls with rugs and heavy fabric would work...it seems to have helped a little, but the ringing is still almost unbearable. The room measures 12 feet by 9 feet 8 inches. What can I do that's inexpensive? Thanks in advance. _________________ Emmett KPNT, St. Louis, MO
VoodooRadio Location: USA Posts: 3971	Posted - Thu Aug 07, 2003 11:43 am  Sounds like your creating a "feedback loop" with the monitors and the "open" mic. BTW, what exactly is your monitoring setup? I mean, are you sending the signal straight from the soundcard outputs to powered monitors? Are you using a board? _________________ I said Good Day! Voodoo
SteveG Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6695	Posted - Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:35 pm  Quote: If I record my voice and listen through my AKG 240 headphones, it sounds fine...when I listen through my Fostex monitors, there is a ringing sound. I don't notice it if the voice was recorded in another envornment...It's only voice that is recorded and played back in the same room. Okay, one scenario: It's possible that the last sentence contains a big clue. If you have a room that's not particularly flat, and record your voice in it, that's fine - even though you will have a recording that has excited a few r