New home studio

[sirpug]

So I'm turning my practice shed into a recording studio. I got a good design and everything's figured out but I have one question. I've been to a couple of studios and they've made completely dead rooms and then added a some wood paneling to give it some life (for lack of a better term) back. This is the same principal that I'm going with. My question is regarding the type of wood to use to liven the room a little. Do the different woods add different "flavors" to the sound? I've seen cedar used in a couple of rooms and pine used once. Is there a difference or is it an availability/cost issue?

 

[BAW]

if the wood is light an coarse it'll probably soak up more sound than a wood thats heavy and tight. i would say to with pine or cedar. although ive done great recording in dead rooms. just get a some nice reverbs.

ive also seen people use small pieces of wood strategically placed in dead rooms (under/in front of microphones/sound sources). the wood is movable and changeable and makes for great options.