Bummer man sorry to hear the stairwell didn't work out. sometimes those things turn out real cool, sort of a crapshoot though.
One of the first steps in making a non-recording studio room sound good is just to put stuff in it. Chairs, couches, desks, just anything to break up the waves and prevent standing waves and nasty reflections, so the office setup might turn out to be pretty cool. I see you are by 2 windows there, make sure you experiment with throwing a packing blanket or something similiar over them. You might actually like the sound of the reflections, but it's good to try both ways for comparison sake. Sounds like a good time tryin drums in a bunch of different locations. I can blah blah about ideas and theory all day, but the best way to do it is just trust your ears and try it, which it sounds like you are.
Thanks for the update man keep us posted.
|