What Are Room Modes and How to Treat Them?

The acoustics of a room have a great influence on the quality of the sound in home recording studios, home cinemas, hi-fi or control rooms. Even the excellent sound of professional studio monitors or hi-fi speakers can be severely impaired by missing or incorrect room acoustic treatments. Especially the bass range often sounds unbalanced and muddy in rooms without acoustic modules. A big problem in acoustically untreated rooms are the so-called room modes. This article explains what room modes are...