#1 - Pro Vocal Booth & Production Room For Cheap

DUBturbo presents: (Step By Step Instructions & Pics Below ) How to build your own sound booth and recording room for cheap.

See step by step pics at: http://forums.nichechoppers.com/showthread.php?p=43724

This is a personal journal video as I convert two rooms in our new unit into acoustically treated recording and production rooms with a sound booth conversion in the closet.

Soundtrack from: http://www.artofbeats.com

Things you'll need:
*Acoustical Foam - I used ebay - foamfactory - cost? $980 USD - which was enough to fill two rooms at 15x20, and two closets at 3x5 (we way overestimated but it's better to have leftovers than have to re-order just a few pieces or run out before you finish your application). Get a consultation for your room from an acoustical pro so you know what thickness, size, texture, and type of foam is best suited for your needs. Get the spray glue your foam provider recommends or sells in-house.

*Paint & all accessories - Get Latex or eggshell, NOT shiny/glossy.

*Nails - if some of your foam starts to fall/peal/come off over time, use tiny 3/4" nails to nail them into the wall without damaging the foam, and so you can hide the nail easily within the foam once it's nailed into the wall.

*Sheets: To treat your ceiling, you'll want to hang sheets from the ceiling to the wall leaving a bow/bend in the middle, this is to dampen the noise an reflection from your ceiling. Feel free to add a few foam blocks to the ceiling as well. You'll want to hang 2 sheets, going horizontally from where you sit, or 4 with one going in each direction. If you want to use THIN sheets, get felt, or other material that absorbs sound well, do not use window curtains that are see through, the material must be thick enough not to let sound through easily or at all.

*A fan/ventilation - your studio WILL get hot. The best and cheapest solution is to get a fan, and thick tubing. Make one side of the tubing stick out of your window, and the other side accessible by your fan. If you want to get air out, turn the fan into the tube, and vice versa to create circulation.

* Area rugs/carpeting/blankets - If you have hardwood or laminate, this is a challenge you need to get around. Cover the middle of your floor with a big area rug, and either run blankets along the edges of your floor, or even piles of clothes covered by those blankets to get rid of bounce from your floor.

* Weather stripping - cover the edges of your doors with weather stripping so you get a nice tight seal on your door. TIP: On the inside of your studio, the door CAN be fastened with a thick piece of wood to reinforce some weight and thickness, OR you can get a fuzzy blanket and literally nail it to the door making the edges stick out past your doors edges in each direction. When the door is closed you can even get lil' velcro strips to fasten it over the edges, this works like a treat!

* Plants - You'll want to keep the air fresh and oxygen going - studios eat up oxygen fast if there is no air/fan/window, plants help soften the aesthetics too.

*Think Ergonomics - Plan your seating area in advance and get tables/chairs/setup that accompany your height when seated. This will be important when you spend x hours a day in your production room or booth.

I'll leave the rest for the next video, hope this helps you finally take that next step and convert your first room into a pro studio unit :)

Norb Czufis.
http://www.ncmedia.ca

Pics at: http://forums.nichechoppers.com/showthread.php?p=43724

Soundtrack: http://www.beats247.com

Make your own beats: http://www.dubturbo.com

Peace!

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[MetalDrummer1218]

Important question! How much did you get for those pieces of foam??

[DubTurboBeats]

@MetalDrummer1218

I bought A LOT - enough for a booth to fill and walls for two rooms. Phone the foamfactory and tell them your room/area size and they'll tell you the best application for your needs.

[swissbeats23]

would of been better if you didnt over lap music in this vid so i can hear the sound

[DubTurboBeats]

@swissbeats23

Duhhhhh - you're absolutely right lol - I'll make sure not to for the 5th video thanks.

[TheLilB24fastguy]

How Much Would It cost to start out small not spending over 1,000 to build a recording studio

[DubTurboBeats]

@TheLilB24fastguy

If you're just talking about the foam/paint/sound absorption you can start with little - all depends on your room/area you are trying to treat.

If you're talking about actual studio gear - there are plenty of beginner tools, daw's, and the like but I would start with a good sound card, earphones/monitors, and awesome VST's and sample kit collections - the rest is creativity based and preference re gear and brands.

[kking818]

Did he say $100,000 bucks without paying top dollar? WTF?

[DubTurboBeats]

@kking818

lol no - just under $1,000 :)

[FloridaBoyMuzik]

ay dub i know u said u found da foam on ebay but i anit found da people u say who have it is dere anyway for me to find it eaiser

[xWhyNotProductionsx]

i'll be honest (not mean) and say this dude really shouldnt be explaining much of anything about acoustics to other people. he throws around a lot of words that might make it sound like he knows what hes talking about but a person who's done hard work and research into acoustics can tell he really doesn't. i really am not trying to be rude or flame the guy, it's just very dangerous to educate others about an already foggy subject with good intentions but unsound information. my two cents.

[tehchosenyoutubr]

Tip: You will get much better camcorder audio quality (especially for measuring reflection levels) if you set the audio levels to MANUAL, not auto, as the mic volume won't be pumping up and down every second then.

[swissbeats23]

@DubTurboBeats lol but i half to say it is a sweet ROOM you made tho very nice wish i had a way to do that right now but i gota wait on a better job :)

[Aquinoamigo]

what size are those foams? and whered you get them?

[DubTurboBeats]

@MrBlackBrit

Thanks for watching my video :)