We thought we’d share a great video and some info that was passed on to us by Haverstick Designs to help understand room modes:

“Many of you have probably seen this before, but it is a very interesting way to show the phenomenon of room modes using a resonant plate and some salt. This is a good way to visualize how tangential modes distribute throughout a room at various frequencies and how you can get cancellations (no salt) and buildups (lots of salt) throughout the room at various locations and in some very cool patterns!”

So there you have it! Now you can see a good representation of what goes on in your room while you are trying to mix, and why your mixes might not be translating as you had hoped! With some strategic treatment and possibly a second look at how you have your control room set up, you can likely correct a lot of mode issues in your room.

Happy mixing!