Should You Put a Carpet in Your Studio? (Probably Not)

"Do I need a carpet?" The floor reflection messing with your mixes sits at around 123 Hz. Your carpet starts working at about 4,000 Hz. See the problem? I get asked about carpets all the time. "Should I put one down in my studio?" And I understand why. It's one of the first things people recommend when you're working in an untreated room. Sounds reasonable, right? Soft surface, less echo, better sound. But the carpet question actually reveals something bigger about how most people think about...