Interesting video. I'm doing something similar using PVC pipe for frame, velcro along the edge of the pipe to stick moving blankets to. In my home recordings, computer fans, birds outside, and noise from neighbors can really make the source tracks quite noisy. The trick is to have a design that allows you to break appart and stow easily. One does need to adapt to not being able to see the computer screen as the track plays, but that's an easy adjustment.
Having carpet on the walls will soak up high(er) frequencies but not the lower at all. This will result in a boxy/boomy sound. Not ideal as you might expect.
Well no. Like I said it will result in a very boxy sound. Also, soundproofing is not the same as acoustically treating a room. Soundproofing means you prevent sound from getting in or out. Acoustically treating means you absorb reflections so you can record a 'dry' signal. I suggest you get some foam and cover at least the area the mic is facing (probably a wall behind you) and behind the mic to minimize recording the rooms reflections.
actually it doesn't work for preventing sounds coming into the booth, but it works preventing the room reflections, so if you're on a silent room, it can do the trick on vocals and acoustic guitars, for example.
Problem is that you and most musicians fall into the trap of thinking a room is silent so all you need to do is trap reflective sound. Nope. Problem is that most musicians, including myself up until a few years ago, have not entered the mastering process and had tried adding compression to their tracks. When you add compression and loudness maximizers, you boost your ambient noise. It's only then will you realize, your room is not sound proof.
Thus the need for a truly "Sound Proof" room with fiberglass walls, and sound proofing foam covering every inch of the walls. You need sterile environment. That is one of many huge differences between amateur tracks and professionally mastered tracks.
actually I'm a recording engineer myself. What I said is, if you´re in a very silent room and you do something to prevent the reflexions of your room walls, for example, it can work very well. I know a LOT of tracks that were recorded in living rooms and bedrooms and became big hits. Specially today, when studios are becoming smaller and mobile recording rigs are solutions used by many big engineers...
Actually (saying this as an engineer myself) it isn't necessary to cover every inch of he booth. This highly depends on how you look at it of course. If you cover everything with the same thickness it will absorb only higher frequencies resulting in boxiness. If you cover everything with different tuned thicknesses (basstraps, midbass traps and 'normal traps' the result will be much nice. You could also go for the full range traps so you don't need to cover everything.
Good point, and I myself am always learning so this is good info. However, blankets will never be adequate for trapping out ambient noise such as computer fans and air conditioners, which you will inevitably hear when you compress and raise gains.
Well acoustic treatment doesn't have anything to do with ambient noise. That would be sound proofing. Obviously most people won't build a separate soundproof room just for vocals.
Acoustic treatment is done to minimize (early) reflections so properly recording the source is possible instead of source+room.
Of course fan humming is annoying. Pointing the back of the (cardioc) mic towards where the humming is coming from should suffice to minimize the noise.
If the recording consists of a single acoustic instrument the chance of hearing ambient noise is great. BUT you will never compress an acoustic instrument hard enough to clearly hear fan noise. Same goes for a recording, part of several instruments/tracks. Hanging a piece of blanket or thin piece of foam on the wall behind the heatfan should also minimize the noise since the frequency coming of the fan is quite high resulting in only a small amount of energy to be absorbed.
Reading this comment made me laugh a bit (no offense). Mastering is a whole different progress than recording/mixing.
Before compression you should always gate the signal if ambient noise (or self noise of the mic) is audible. If gated adequately, you won't hear the noise after compression.
You are no recording engineer if you think that during the mastering process you do not add compression. Furthermore to sit here and present yourself as a recording engineer and tell me that studios don't make soundproof vocal booths is just stupid. To simply dismiss fan noise as annoying, when it actually destroys the integrity of your recorded sound and adds an audible hiss when you add compression to vocals is simply absurd. Especially from a so called engineer.
@ jrusso7660. Maybe you should learn how to read. As a certified engineer I do know what I am talking about.
Secondly, where do you see me stating that during the mastering process compression ISN'T applied? During recording you will always (besides maybe classical recordings) see some form of compression. During mastering this also comes into play (multiband compression is often used)but isn't always needed.
Again, where do you see me state that studios DON'T make suondproof vocal booths.
"Obviously most people won't build a separate soundproof room just for vocals. "
This applies to home/project studios. Most people don't have the room/budget/knowledge to build a soundproof space with adequate airflow.
I didn't dismiss fan noise as being just annoying. I talked about gating it before compression. If you knew anything about engineering you would know what I meant. If gated properly you won't hear the fan or mic's self noise.
If fans are so loud that you hear it anyway which way. Then you might want to consider getting a quieter set/building a pc enclosure or learning about gates.
On the contrary to what you think. Most recordings aren't compromised by fan noise but by room modes (phase addition/cancellation) and inadequate acoustics. (Comb filtering, standing waves, small untreated rooms etc)
that booth will not record good music
truthlubrano 7 months ago
i like it :)
Dcolt09 2 years ago
desesperate, but cheap,very cheap
danielortizdecaracas 3 years ago
foam sucks, rockwhool's better...
BigCheeseMC26280 3 years ago
Interesting video. I'm doing something similar using PVC pipe for frame, velcro along the edge of the pipe to stick moving blankets to. In my home recordings, computer fans, birds outside, and noise from neighbors can really make the source tracks quite noisy. The trick is to have a design that allows you to break appart and stow easily. One does need to adapt to not being able to see the computer screen as the track plays, but that's an easy adjustment.
gstockton 3 years ago
my studio has capet on the walls...
MittyThaKiiD 3 years ago
Having carpet on the walls will soak up high(er) frequencies but not the lower at all. This will result in a boxy/boomy sound. Not ideal as you might expect.
dazzelya 3 years ago
to be hones its in the making. but is carpet alright for vocals? i dont really need much sound proofing. i just want better type vocals
MittyThaKiiD 3 years ago
Well no. Like I said it will result in a very boxy sound. Also, soundproofing is not the same as acoustically treating a room. Soundproofing means you prevent sound from getting in or out. Acoustically treating means you absorb reflections so you can record a 'dry' signal. I suggest you get some foam and cover at least the area the mic is facing (probably a wall behind you) and behind the mic to minimize recording the rooms reflections.
dazzelya 3 years ago
Please tell me you did not make the microphone too!!!!I would like to see it!!:)
hacedordebeatz 3 years ago
you put a blanket on all foor sides? can you use carpet instead?
awayfromhome 3 years ago
I wouldn't be asking for instructions on how to record from ANYONE who thinks blankets will make a room soundproofed, or even SEMI sound proofed.
jrusso7660 3 years ago 2
actually it doesn't work for preventing sounds coming into the booth, but it works preventing the room reflections, so if you're on a silent room, it can do the trick on vocals and acoustic guitars, for example.
pedrodash 3 years ago
pedrodash,
Problem is that you and most musicians fall into the trap of thinking a room is silent so all you need to do is trap reflective sound. Nope. Problem is that most musicians, including myself up until a few years ago, have not entered the mastering process and had tried adding compression to their tracks. When you add compression and loudness maximizers, you boost your ambient noise. It's only then will you realize, your room is not sound proof.
jrusso7660 3 years ago 2
pedrodash,
Thus the need for a truly "Sound Proof" room with fiberglass walls, and sound proofing foam covering every inch of the walls. You need sterile environment. That is one of many huge differences between amateur tracks and professionally mastered tracks.
jrusso7660 3 years ago
hi jrusso7660
actually I'm a recording engineer myself. What I said is, if you´re in a very silent room and you do something to prevent the reflexions of your room walls, for example, it can work very well. I know a LOT of tracks that were recorded in living rooms and bedrooms and became big hits. Specially today, when studios are becoming smaller and mobile recording rigs are solutions used by many big engineers...
pedrodash 3 years ago
pedrodash,
Sounds good. Good luck.
jrusso7660 3 years ago
search for the Blink 182 "Take off.." recording videos..
pedrodash 3 years ago
@ jrusso7660.
Actually (saying this as an engineer myself) it isn't necessary to cover every inch of he booth. This highly depends on how you look at it of course. If you cover everything with the same thickness it will absorb only higher frequencies resulting in boxiness. If you cover everything with different tuned thicknesses (basstraps, midbass traps and 'normal traps' the result will be much nice. You could also go for the full range traps so you don't need to cover everything.
dazzelya 3 years ago
dazzelya,
Good point, and I myself am always learning so this is good info. However, blankets will never be adequate for trapping out ambient noise such as computer fans and air conditioners, which you will inevitably hear when you compress and raise gains.
jrusso7660 3 years ago
Well acoustic treatment doesn't have anything to do with ambient noise. That would be sound proofing. Obviously most people won't build a separate soundproof room just for vocals.
Acoustic treatment is done to minimize (early) reflections so properly recording the source is possible instead of source+room.
Of course fan humming is annoying. Pointing the back of the (cardioc) mic towards where the humming is coming from should suffice to minimize the noise.
dazzelya 3 years ago
If the recording consists of a single acoustic instrument the chance of hearing ambient noise is great. BUT you will never compress an acoustic instrument hard enough to clearly hear fan noise. Same goes for a recording, part of several instruments/tracks. Hanging a piece of blanket or thin piece of foam on the wall behind the heatfan should also minimize the noise since the frequency coming of the fan is quite high resulting in only a small amount of energy to be absorbed.
dazzelya 3 years ago
Reading this comment made me laugh a bit (no offense). Mastering is a whole different progress than recording/mixing.
Before compression you should always gate the signal if ambient noise (or self noise of the mic) is audible. If gated adequately, you won't hear the noise after compression.
dazzelya 3 years ago
dazzelya,
You are no recording engineer if you think that during the mastering process you do not add compression. Furthermore to sit here and present yourself as a recording engineer and tell me that studios don't make soundproof vocal booths is just stupid. To simply dismiss fan noise as annoying, when it actually destroys the integrity of your recorded sound and adds an audible hiss when you add compression to vocals is simply absurd. Especially from a so called engineer.
jrusso7660 3 years ago
@ jrusso7660. Maybe you should learn how to read. As a certified engineer I do know what I am talking about.
Secondly, where do you see me stating that during the mastering process compression ISN'T applied? During recording you will always (besides maybe classical recordings) see some form of compression. During mastering this also comes into play (multiband compression is often used)but isn't always needed.
Again, where do you see me state that studios DON'T make suondproof vocal booths.
dazzelya 3 years ago
"Obviously most people won't build a separate soundproof room just for vocals. "
This applies to home/project studios. Most people don't have the room/budget/knowledge to build a soundproof space with adequate airflow.
I didn't dismiss fan noise as being just annoying. I talked about gating it before compression. If you knew anything about engineering you would know what I meant. If gated properly you won't hear the fan or mic's self noise.
dazzelya 3 years ago
If fans are so loud that you hear it anyway which way. Then you might want to consider getting a quieter set/building a pc enclosure or learning about gates.
On the contrary to what you think. Most recordings aren't compromised by fan noise but by room modes (phase addition/cancellation) and inadequate acoustics. (Comb filtering, standing waves, small untreated rooms etc)
dazzelya 3 years ago
that's a vocal booth? some old blankets propped up on rickety old sticks?
wow.
theinneruniverse 3 years ago
NICE GIRLS WHO USE TOOLS RULE@!!!!!
gtrplyrdan26 4 years ago
hehehe...
AdamKiyomori 5 years ago