Vocal Booth - Home Studio

Jose Skertchly · 2nd January 2010

Hello every one.

I'm from Mexico City, I'm pianist and arranger and I'm quite new in this site, and I 've found it very useful

I'm starting building my home - semi pro studio, and I started building the vocal booth. It's a box in box design, inside one of my apartment's bedroom.

Here are some pics:

And happy new year to every one!

Here is the floor frame mounted over some rubber pads:

Toni-P · 2nd January 2010

your desk is looking very clean and neat.

how long you think it'll take complete the booth in total?

Jose Skertchly · 2nd January 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni-P

your desk is looking very clean and neat.

how long you think it'll take complete the booth in total?

Thank's! I think it will take a couple of weeks.

Jose Skertchly · 3rd January 2010

Any more comments?

Jose Skertchly · 3rd January 2010

Please! more feedback!

damien907 · 4th January 2010

looks like its gona be nice!

are you gonna include a glass panel in the vocal booth so you can see the control room through it?

Tonio Ruiz · 4th January 2010

Hi Jose, looks like an interesting project in deed, making studios inside apartments is always challenging due to isolation, in your case, being a vocal booth you won't be making a lot of noise coming out of your studio but the other way around, you will need to take care of the noise coming in from another apartments on up and above yours

if you have the space and chance double your fiberglass and drywall all around you, make it a double sandwich... this will help you alot in that matter

and your desk does look really nice

best of luck

Jose Skertchly · 4th January 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonio Ruiz

Hi Jose, looks like an interesting project in deed, making studios inside apartments is always challenging due to isolation, in your case, being a vocal booth you won't be making a lot of noise coming out of your studio but the other way around, you will need to take care of the noise coming in from another apartments on up and above yours

if you have the space and chance double your fiberglass and drywall all around you, make it a double sandwich... this will help you alot in that matter

and your desk does look really nice

best of luck

Thank's for the advice!

I see you are in Mexico, I'm here too, where are you located?

Best,

Jose.

Tonio Ruiz · 4th January 2010

Yes I am... south area... and you?

Jose Skertchly · 5th January 2010

In the center part of D.F., Col Roma.

Regards.

Jose Skertchly · 5th January 2010

BTW...are the monitors in good position?

Jose.

Tonio Ruiz · 6th January 2010

I don't think you have much of a choice being in a room that size, but as for me, I think you are way to close to the back wall, and I don't see any absorbers in that wall, there should be broadband absorbers and bass traps everywhere in your room, you should avoid every early reflection and any reflection coming straight at you at all

in the other hand, if it works for you that way, then your fine, BUT, I thought I was "fine" in a room that I use to have before, and now that I'm where I am right now, I realize now how wrong I was... a treated room is a bless, believe me

zmooc · 6th January 2010

I think what Jose meant is that the left and the right one appear to be swapped. If I recall correctly those monitors are supposed to be positioned with the tweeters closest to the center.

Jose Skertchly · 10th January 2010

Here are more photos of my vocal booth:

Here is the door, ready to mount the window.

Here is the frame where the door is gonna be placed:

This is what I will use to seal de door:

Feedback experts, please!

Jose.

deegodbe · 10th January 2010

Hi Jose,

What size is the vocal booth?
Are you going to fill the door with something or is it filled already?
Looking great so farthumbsup

Jose Skertchly · 11th January 2010

It's already filled with fiberglass, it's made of two 19mm sheets of MDF.

Regards!

Jose.

Jose Skertchly · 11th January 2010

The booth dimensions are:

L=2.60m W=1.80m H=2.10m

Jose.

fossaree · 12th January 2010

nice job !

Guillermo · 12th January 2010

Hi jose, what type of ruber did you used. By the photos i assumed that its of 1 cm?? How did it worked??

Nice job!!

Jose Skertchly · 13th January 2010

They are just about to finish the door installation. I'll let you know how it worked!.

Jose.

Jose Skertchly · 10th February 2010

Here are some more pics of my vocal booth almost finished.

I used led lights, so the booth doesn't get so warm.

2nd January 2010	#1
Jose Skertchly Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 35 Thread Starter	Vocal Booth - Home Studio Hello every one. I'm from Mexico City, I'm pianist and arranger and I'm quite new in this site, and I 've found it very useful I'm starting building my home - semi pro studio, and I started building the vocal booth. It's a box in box design, inside one of my apartment's bedroom. Here are some pics: And happy new year to every one! Here is the floor frame mounted over some rubber pads:

4th January 2010	#7
Tonio Ruiz Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Mexico City Posts: 588	Hi Jose, looks like an interesting project in deed, making studios inside apartments is always challenging due to isolation, in your case, being a vocal booth you won't be making a lot of noise coming out of your studio but the other way around, you will need to take care of the noise coming in from another apartments on up and above yours if you have the space and chance double your fiberglass and drywall all around you, make it a double sandwich... this will help you alot in that matter and your desk does look really nice best of luck __________________ Regards http://www.gearslutz.com/board/photo...ll-studio.html Enjoy Life!! www.trmixroom.com www.myspace.com/tonioruiz www.myspace.com/trmixroom

10th January 2010	#14
Jose Skertchly Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 35 Thread Starter	More pics of my vocal booth Here are more photos of my vocal booth: Here is the door, ready to mount the window. Here is the frame where the door is gonna be placed: This is what I will use to seal de door: Feedback experts, please! Jose.

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2nd January 2010	#2
Toni-P Gear nut Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Amsterdam/Berlin Posts: 94 2 Reviews written	your desk is looking very clean and neat. how long you think it'll take complete the booth in total?

3rd January 2010	#4
Jose Skertchly Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 35 Thread Starter	Any more comments?

4th January 2010	#6
damien907 Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2010 Location: pacific northwest Posts: 599	looks like its gona be nice! are you gonna include a glass panel in the vocal booth so you can see the control room through it?

5th January 2010	#10
Jose Skertchly Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 35 Thread Starter	In the center part of D.F., Col Roma. Regards.

6th January 2010	#12
Tonio Ruiz Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Mexico City Posts: 588	I don't think you have much of a choice being in a room that size, but as for me, I think you are way to close to the back wall, and I don't see any absorbers in that wall, there should be broadband absorbers and bass traps everywhere in your room, you should avoid every early reflection and any reflection coming straight at you at all in the other hand, if it works for you that way, then your fine, BUT, I thought I was "fine" in a room that I use to have before, and now that I'm where I am right now, I realize now how wrong I was... a treated room is a bless, believe me

6th January 2010	#13
zmooc Gear interested Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1	I think what Jose meant is that the left and the right one appear to be swapped. If I recall correctly those monitors are supposed to be positioned with the tweeters closest to the center.

10th January 2010	#15
deegodbe Gear nut Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Hungary Posts: 91	Hi Jose, What size is the vocal booth? Are you going to fill the door with something or is it filled already? Looking great so farthumbsup

11th January 2010	#16
Jose Skertchly Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 35 Thread Starter	It's already filled with fiberglass, it's made of two 19mm sheets of MDF. Regards! Jose.

12th January 2010	#18
fossaree Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2009 Location: SP , Brazil Posts: 1,666	nice job !

12th January 2010	#19
Guillermo Gear Head Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Quito, Ecuador Posts: 44	Hi jose, what type of ruber did you used. By the photos i assumed that its of 1 cm?? How did it worked?? Nice job!!

13th January 2010	#20
Jose Skertchly Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 35 Thread Starter	They are just about to finish the door installation. I'll let you know how it worked!. Jose.

10th February 2010	#21
Jose Skertchly Gear Head Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 35 Thread Starter	Here are some more pics of my vocal booth almost finished. I used led lights, so the booth doesn't get so warm.