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I'm very grateful to be moving into a new house and that I have first dibs on the largest of the second floor rooms to place my studio. Only problem is - it has a painted tin ceiling (!) and I'm concerned that the acoustics will be terrible for mixing, even on near-field monitors. I suppose I could try to remove the tin, although that would probably be expensive and also hurt the value of the house.

Haven't moved in yet, so I don't know just how bad the situation will be - but as someone without experience doing any acoustic engineering, I'd sure appreciate any helpful suggestion as I may be confronted with the choice of doing extensive work, or using one of the other much smaller rooms.

Cheers,
ian O / Fastus

most likely the tin will cause some issues.

i suggest you do some tests, using FuzzMeasure or Room EQ Wizard.

how extensively you want to treat the room depends on how neutral you want to make it. you might need to cover the tin with something to make it less reflective.

this is a great place to get advice: https://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/index.php