SPEAKER PLACEMENT - How to Build a Home Studio (Part 2) 

Sorry about the poor autofocus! I'll be using manual focus from now on... Anyway, enjoy 😄

I really learned a lot from this channel 4 years ago. I would love for you to continue and complete this series.

Not at your ears, but slightly behind them. The Stereo Vertex Point (the focused point where the speakers are aimed behind your head) should be 14" min. to 16" max. from your Listening Position (ear line).

I'm only a few minutes in and i'm already loving your knowledge and production. Your emails finally caught my eye, and i'm very glad!

Having floor speaker stands is so helpful and liberating, I depend on my desk and I can't just move it all over the place lol

I definitely love your channel Rob...!!! You guys have helped me way farther than you think...!!

I wish had this 10 years ago, good stuff. Thank you

This is super helpful, thanks so much Rob!

In a small room it makes a lot of sense to place the speakers as close to the front wall as possible. It's got something to do with lowering the frequency spectrum by reducing the amount of space to the front wall so that the frequencies are less audible. But often you'll need to make a compromise, especially if you're fat like me and need to crawl behind the desk sometimes to rewire things.

Great job, and some really good info. I did something very similar with my studio. The only thing I would suggest to do differently would be to make sure each prospective location meets with your checklist (e.g. speakers form an equilateral triangle with the listening positron) BEFORE taking your measurement. Otherwise, you run the risk of eliminating a good position because of a minor issue. You also eliminate to possibility of having to rerun your test if you have to make changes while going through the checklist.

Your chanel is always useful with me...tks

Thanks for the info!

Really good content man! :)

you're the best bro!!!

Thanks for make this videos :D

I have used Sonarworks headphone plug for mixing, and I enjoy that. I have to have a look at their room measurements since I have a terrible room to sit in. Have you tried Sonarworks plugins?

Great stuff again. Enjoying this series and looking forward to the next one.

Some great content, subbed! Is it wrong that searching for a house generally revolves around room/spaces which will make optimal studio rooms? 😂

should'nt you be facing the test mic toward the speakers and not the ceiling ? like you do for calibrating sonarworks

Hi, would you mind helping me (and possibly others?) with two questions. 1. I have a plywood cupboard running along about 80% of one of my walls (the remaining 20% is a door). My question is whether I should treat the cupboard doors as the room wall or treat the actual wall behind the cupboard as the room wall. The cupboard doors are about a half inch thick. 2. Was also wondering about how no one seems to discus the placement of the computer monitor screen w.r.t. the speakers. How do we decide if the monitor screen is sufficiently out of the way of the speaker’s path? Is there any science to that. Super video btw. Thanks!

Hello Rob, thanks for the video. Just a question. Unfortunately I cannot do any acoustic treatment in my room. It's a small 21 sq. foot rectangular room sounding quite bad in terms of reflexion. Do you still recommend me to get a pair of nearfield monitor for mixing as a reference or better stick to a good pair of headphones? If yes, what size and brand monitors you would suggest? Thanks a lot. All the best. Fran

Hey really helpful video, i have one question, What kind of acustic treatments can i do if i only can put the speakers around the long wall? I don't know the exact mesurments of my room but the long wall distance is really small.

Does it matter more to have your monitors facing away from the window or have your monitors facing long ways?

Wouldnt acoustic treatment help my microphone input a lot, regardless of speaker placement?

Doesn't your monitor screen sitting on the desk in front of the speakers affect the sound coming from the monitors? Stereo spread being compromised by the the screen blocking the middle zone/field?

If your speakers have to be above your ear level, is it a viable solution to angle them downwards?

Is it worth doing that kinda test before applying an acoustic treatment? (assuming that you want to install an acoustic treatment in your room)

Hi, I have been using Yamaha HS-7's in my studio and Neumann KH-120's in my office..The room at my office is treated well and the studio isn't very well treated. I have been experiencing ear fatigue when using Yamaha HS-7's even after using them for 20-25 mins.. they are placed 6-8inches away from the walls. Does the untreated room has anything to do with the ear fatigue or is it the yamahas?? Please help!!

When i place my speakers, i completely lose the low end and cannot hear it. What would you recommend i do? I'm not at the halfway mark in the room, should i move closer to the half way mark or move closer to the back wall?

Dude, I just cant complete correct calibration since i keep receiving those messages saying peak level is not correct and volume is too low, apparently i'm following your instructions correctly using a condenser at2020, what am i doing wrong here?

TRY Eqing your monitors .and also remove all unwanted things from room before calibration.

which speaker stand are you using?

If I use condesor mic and studio monitors in one room will that give feedback or do I have to turn my monitors off every time I record my vocals?

I have a 3m x 3m square room and my yamaha hs7's are currently sitting 8cm away on the inner back corner and around 11cm away on the bass reflex port. How critical is this? And do you have any suggestions ? Thanks

Thansk Rob, very nice, informative video!! One question, I got table monitor stands, are they fine or should I get floor stands? I know that putting them right on the desk is a bad idea? Can't find an answer on the internet :/

Do we get reflections from the desk?

I always thought a measurement microphone should be placed towards the speakers.

Some great info here But, for the first 2 minutes all I could hear was the resonance of your mic stand

Is that hs7´s or hs8´s?

There is one thing that I rarely hear anyone talking about. How to pivot (swivel / point) the speaker in order that both sound sources hit the listening position at the same time and trajectory. So, how do you adjust them so they are pointed at your ear(s)

I know it all depends on the room, but I always get stuck at which woofer size to pick. In a room like the one in the video, for instance, would a HS7 be too much and a HS5 will be better to be dealt with? Or not actually? Thanks!

when we are listening to a song, we can hear some tracks are coming from too far and some tracks are coming like the instrument is near of our ear. How we can do it?

Dude, will any condenser work for the calibration ? Eg behringer B1 ....

38% from the window or wall?

The WOOLS

So I’ve calibrated my new room. Seem to have nearly the same peaks and dips in the low and low mids like you. Can’t make those frequencies flatten out...

Robbo, when's P3 coming? So we got these peaks and troughs, and it 'looks bad', so what do we do about it? :-)

LINKS? Where are the links mentioned?

hey, are these HS-8?

It costs money for the mic lol thanks for these vids though!

Are these Yamaha HS8 monitors? I am learn to mix film scores and do not want KRK. Are these good ?

Dude is testing speakers without using ac/dc thunderstruck WHAT IS THIS SORCERY?