[pearsall001]

I presently have a GIK monster bass trap & two Echo busters corner traps. The difference they made was quite noticable. I want to take it further w/ more absorption panels, bass traps, diffusion panels, etc. but first I'd like to measure my room's acoustics. With room measurements I can then decide on a plan of action. Did any of you guys do this & if you did how did you do it? I'm not very savy with this sort of thing. Hopefully the simpler the better.

[MaxCast]

You can get a spl meter, graph paper and test tones and do your self.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=17842.0

Or, get a real time analyzer computer software, mike and computer and tell the computer to do it.

[Ethan Winer]

> I'd like to measure my room's acoustics. With room measurements I can then decide on a plan of action. <

As Max said you can use test tones and an SPL meter, though that tells you only the raw frequency response. Just as important are the time-based problems - ringing, flutter echo, excess ambience, early reflections, and so forth. I use the ETF and R+D software, and both cost $150 from Acoustisoft:

www.acoustisoft.com

There's also the Room EQ Wizard, which is free, but it's a little less capable because it lacks a display of individual reflections. Get it here:

www.hometheatershack.com/roomeq/

--Ethan