Soundproofing a voice over home studio on the cheap

[lute760]

Heavy duty moving blankets work well,but only the heavy duty high quality ones.A dozen 72"x80",8.5lbs. per blanket can be found for $140-$185 dollars from several different online retailers,including e-bay,but make sure you KNOW what you're buying,as many people sell cheap synthetic versions that look like the quality ones,but are thin and unwashable.

[lute760]

Hahahaha! "The dish" That's funny,but absolutely true too.Lol!

[myshoes33]

nice :)

[melearnit]

Thanks for the video. I need to record my voice for my elearning videos -- on the cheap. Its inspiring to see such a patchy setup as yours. I'm heading to craigslist! gg 

[willcanbe]

Hi Trish I tried a blankets myself ur way sounds good 2 cool thank u very much.

[VoiceoversByTrish]

@TheEliteAchievers What's not "organized" about it? It's one piece and you fold it away when you don't need it. Also, you're talking about egg crates, not cartons......and no, they don't work well. There's a reason why Auralex is more expensive; it works. :)

[PennyStratton]

Wow,,,I thought I was the only one using blakets. So glad to watch your video. Thanks, Chica!

[zzzxtreme]

what's the sound proof & sound absorption rate , percentage wise ?

[israelmonrroy]

nice cowboy hat.

[LilBeezyMusic]

i need a voice over

[SpookWills]

thanks alott..works for me

[TheMarkBebe]

Do your Thang Trish!!! I use Blankets in my Closet too!!!!

Mark Neely

[jahfus]

wicked idea,thanks for posting 

[katmgck]

You just helped me so much ! Thank you!

[chewlies]

VERY nice miss dish, oh and the sound proofing tips were great too. :O

scott schiaffo

[jamman1125]

You have a nice voice. :)

[steve84084]

Thanks, Trish. This is great information and just what I needed to see.

[hesellsmystuff]

Thumbs up for Boobies !

[Mo816Mo]

Veryy good :)

[harringtonvo]

This is great Trish! I've been dealing with sound baffling issues, and I think I'm gonna give this room divider thing a try. Thanks girl! Hope the bookings are coming hard and heavy!

[VoiceoversByTrish]

@harringtonvo Thanks Adam! It's picking up after a slower summer but it's all good. :) Glad this was helpful!

[chrisw10]

It's really comforting to know that professionals do it similar to the way I do it. I just got my first pro gig this year doing an audio drama and I was worried experienced pros would somehow be able to tell the difference.

That said, it's a brilliantly economical solution. Doesn't look pretty, but it doesn't need to. It's voice!

[tttooommm111222333]

This isn't so much soundPROOFING ie. blocking sounds. It's more just acoustic treatment, isn't it? And why would you need a soundproofed room for doing voice overs? I imagine regular speaking in any household would give off the same levels of sound.

[ChesneyDigital]

Were the voices from that "paws off" commercial done in your home studio? I will be utterly shocked. It sounds great!

[VoiceoversByTrish]

@ChesneyDigital Actually no, this was recorded in a studio in NYC.....but 95% of my projects are recorded in my home studio. :)

[ChesneyDigital]

@VoiceoversByTrish Well the other clips sound great too! A lot of em seem to have been edited with neat-o special effects. Did you do that or is it like a post-production thing where you submit a raw file then the client edits and adds effects? Thanks for taking the time to respond. I find it fascinating that you can earn a living doing this from your home. Is that a common practice in your industry? I also wonder how you go about copyrighting your work.

[VoiceoversByTrish]

@ChesneyDigital Yep I pretty much only deal with editing the raw voice file and sending it off for post-production elsewhere. Sometimes I have a client that needs a full-produced product and for those I hire an outside producer if it's in the budget. I have the capability to mix voice with music but nothing too far beyond that. Most people that do this for a living have some sort of production know-how but have the same story as me, we'd rather voice than produce.

[ChesneyDigital]

@VoiceoversByTrish Very interesting. I always thought the role of a professional voice actor was overrated and unnecessary. That is, until going through the frustration of trying to get untrained amateurs to read dialogue. And that's exactly what it sounds like....'reading'. First they complain about it being too hot in the booth then they hurry and it sounds like they're just reading it to get done. It's driving me nuts and I don't know what to do.

[ChesneyDigital]

@VoiceoversByTrish By the way, I came across your video in the first place while searching for sound absorption ideas to give my wannabe sound booth a makeover. So for anyone who's interested, a recommendation; I went to Jo-Ann fabric and got 12 7-foot long (2ft wide) sections of 3-inch thick high-density foam...it was recently on sale for HALF OFF so I got it for $19.99 a yard! I only spent about $500 to do the entire booth plus had some foam left to make bass traps! Wow!

[MEATLOAF559]

room divider is a very good idea actually.

[kamsi4883]

Very Nice and Cheap!

Thanx

[MrFransuaveTV]

thanks gave me some great advice

[TimeshipStudio]

Guys, the easiest way to go is hang 2 heavy curtains from the ceiling, like in a hospital room, and retract them any time you don't need them around. Or just hang some decorative rags on the cornering walls, and no need to have anything behind your back--as long as you speak towards the corner. People even build special triangular tables into the corner and this way speak literally "to" the corner ;-) This soundproofing imitation is great for home recording studios! $50 tops!

[nicorap74]

You are very smart... thank you for the advantage.

[jf99151]

I'll be the one to say it.... nice body...

[YosefMac]

Cool. Does the laptop fan come through at all?

[VoiceoversByTrish]

Thanks! Yeah sometimes, but I use the noise removal feature on my editing software to get rid of that.

[YosefMac]

Great, I will shoot some work your way soon. I heard your spots and they were very good : )

[GTech8088]

haha looks like a kid's fort, but good stuff. This helped.

[reinhartgroup]

Good tips, Trish. Thanks. Another preparation tip is to remove/turn off some of the devices that hum or make unexpected noises (i.e. computer fans, squeaky chairs, phone ringers, calendar alerts, etc.).