Room Acoustics
Everything published on Viyolens under Room Acoustics — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Common Soundproof Panels Mistakes to Avoid
Soundproof panels are genuinely useful once you dodge a few honest mistakes. Here are the pitfalls that trip up almost everyone building their first home studio.
Sound Proof Panels for Beginners: A Complete Guide
New to sound proof panels? Here's a calm, jargon-free place to start, with a simple way to check they're actually working.
Everything You Need to Know About Monitoring Audio
Every mixing decision depends on trusting what you're hearing. Here's what that actually involves, in plain terms.
Recording Microphone for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Your first recording microphone session usually sounds worse than expected — not because of the equipment but because of gain, positioning and room acoustics. Here is how to sort all three.
Common Monitoring Audio Mistakes to Avoid
Most problems don't come from bad gear — they come from good gear used the wrong way. Here's what actually trips people up.
Bass Traps: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing bass traps is about understanding what actually absorbs low frequencies — and why the thin products filling most catalogues often fail to deliver.
Common Corner Bass Traps Mistakes to Avoid
Most bass trap installations that don't work aren't failing because bass traps don't work — they're failing because of specific, avoidable mistakes. Here are the eight most common ones.
How to Set Up and Use Corner Bass Traps
Setting up corner bass traps properly — right position, secure mounting, verified result — is straightforward when you know the steps. Here's the complete practical walkthrough.
Corner Bass Traps for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Almost every untreated home studio sounds boomy — and corner bass traps are usually the fix. Here's everything a beginner needs to understand room modes, trap types, and where to start.
Common Neumann Microphone Mistakes to Avoid
Most mistakes with a Neumann microphone happen outside the microphone — in the room, the signal chain and the gain staging. Here's what to check and fix.
Bass Traps Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Bass traps reduce the low-frequency standing waves that make small rooms unreliable for monitoring — here is how they work and which type to use.
Focal Monitor: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Selecting a focal monitor for your studio requires understanding specs, room acoustics, and your actual mixing needs. This buying guide cuts through marketing noise to help you make an informed choice...
Corner Bass Traps: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The market is full of products marketed as bass traps that barely touch the frequencies causing your room problems. Here's how to buy corner bass traps that actually work.
A Guide to Corner Bass Traps
Corners are where low-frequency energy builds up most — and the right bass trap turns that problem into a solution. Here's the physics and practice behind corner bass traps explained clearly.
Arc Studio: A Complete Guide
ARC Studio corrects your room's acoustic problems so you hear neutral, accurate audio. Essential for mixing at home without proper acoustic treatment.
ADAM Audio Subwoofers: A Complete Guide
People buy a subwoofer expecting more bass, and more bass is the one thing it should not give them. What it should give them is information.
Common Recording Microphone Mistakes to Avoid
Most home recording problems are not equipment failures — they are setup and technique mistakes. Here are the most common recording microphone errors and how to fix each one.
Bass Traps for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Start with the corners — here is a practical, no-nonsense guide to your first bass trap installation and why it makes such an immediate difference.
Common Bass Traps Mistakes to Avoid
The mistakes people make with acoustic treatment are remarkably consistent. Here is how to avoid the eight most common ones before they cost you time and money.
The Best Monitoring Audios for the Money
No fake benchmarks — just an honest look at which category of gear earns its keep at each stage of a home studio.
The Ultimate Guide to Sound Proof Panels
Most sound proof panels absorb reflections rather than block sound — here's what they actually do, and when you need real isolation instead.
Measurement Microphone for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Don't let the name intimidate you. A measurement microphone is one of the most useful tools you can add to your home studio, and getting started is far simpler than you'd think.
Everything You Need to Know About Acoustic Foams
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Acoustic Foam
Acoustic foam reduces reflections in small rooms, helping home studios sound clearer and more controlled.
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Arc Studio
ARC Studio helps improve monitoring accuracy, giving home and project studios a more reliable basis for mixing.
Bass Traps
Bass traps reduce low-frequency build-up, helping home and project studios sound clearer and more balanced.
Corner Bass Traps
Tame low-end build-up and improve mix accuracy with corner bass traps for home and professional studios.
Neumann Microphone
Neumann microphones are premium studio tools known for clarity, low noise and dependable recording performance.
Recording Microphone
Find the right recording microphone for vocals, instruments and voice-over, from home setups to professional studios.
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Sound Proof Panels
Improve studio acoustics and listening accuracy with sound proof panels for recording and mixing spaces.
Soundproof Panels
Reduce echo and improve recording clarity with soundproof panels for home and professional studios.
