DIY Portable Recording Studio

Details on where to get the parts are here:
http://www.jakeludington.com/podcasting/20080130_diy_portable_recording_studi...

Insipired by Harlan Hogan's Porta-booth, here's a video showing you how you can get a great sound booth that fits in your suit case and goes anywhere. The video shows you how to build the booth and a convenient way to pack it for travel.

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Science & Technology

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• jakeludington
• podcasting
• gadget
• diy
• audio
• recording
• podcast

[geraldp]

It be pyramid foam or does it have to be wedgie and how thick should the foam be?

[jakeludington]

@geraldp You can use other types of foam. The foam used in the video was what I was able to get in a small quantity at the time I made the video.

[Munneyonmymind]

what's that box? I want to make one, but how am I supposed to get that box?

[jakeludington]

@Munneyonmymind The link in the video description has a complete parts list.

[lordchris202]

I Done Some Research This Is Basically A Whitmor Collapsible Cube Sold At Walmart Or Target Costs 14.88 The Foam You Can Buy Off zZounds. It's Auralex Studiofam 2 Wedgie 12x12 Tile For 4.95 So Basically Order 2 Packs In This Is Exactly What You Need In You Don't Have To Cut Any Foam

[jakeludington]

@lordchris202 At the time I made the video, you couldn't get foam in small quantities, but yes, if you can avoid cutting the foam, I recommend smaller pieces.

[LooseScrewEnt]

has anyone adapted this idea into being able to mount on a mic stand ? maybe a slice down the middle and some sort of bracket.

[stuntboy556]

Where did you you get the red box from?

[VisorBlue]

Darn, mine's blue, I wanted a red one. The cubes are Whitmore collapsible cubes, 2 for $15 from Walmart online (site-to-store). I bought four 12" x 12" Auralex foam pieces for $4 each to make it simple. Search for Harlan Hogan for info on this. Hogan and Amazon sells the kits ($130) if you don't want to make one.

The box does a nice job of increasing the resonance of your voice, makes it sound like you have a better microphone.

[Logos385]

I've had luck with mounting something similar on a wall (even mounting tape does the job) and angling a boom mic stand so the mic ends up hanging in the center of the space.