Vocal Booth

traw · 14th December 2006

Anyone know a good I guess kinda portable vocal booth im moving and going to an apartment soon and want something I can bring in? Anyone know something around the $1500 well really $1000 range. Thanks.

cajonezzz · 14th December 2006

nothing in that range. u gotta spend upwards of 4-5k to get something decent, unless you find one used.

DIY is the way.

i just built a killer booth for my garage... I'm 1700 bucks into it ( hired a carpenter) and will spend another 1k on ventilation.

determine if you just need a space to sound good, or if you have to worry about pissing off the neigbors, or getting outside crap on tracks ( isolation) different issues with different challenges, and costs $$$$.

halfguard · 14th December 2006

make some gobos or get a reflextion filter...ive heard they work well....

ofsaints · 14th December 2006

I dont know if this works in your situation but I converted my second bathroom into a vocal booth. The only cost was the the materials to treat the floor, walls and ceiling. I also did made it relatively portable. It takes me about 20 minutes to convert it back and forth.

con?one · 15th December 2006

i've used some of the Whisper Room booths, hate 'em. First off, they show up to your house on 2 big skids, and the assembly's a bitch. shure, everyting's precut and drilled, but it's almost as mush of a pain as building it yourself... especially since places like Home Depot cut wood to whatever dimensions you like. Also, I felt they sounded like shit. If you're in a relatively quiet space, i think youd be better off building something that'll sound better and give you more for your buck (steal the dimensions off their site) or, like he said, use gobos... it works pretty well for me.

flail19 · 15th December 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by ofsaints

I also did made it relatively portable. It takes me about 20 minutes to convert it back and forth.

That's too long for me to wait dfegad

bendecido · 15th December 2006

wait 3 months i kno sumone whose making portable ones and gona be supplyin dem. doesnt stop the sound from waking the neighbours but gives you a perfect acoustic space to record. Plus it looks real slick (covered in the bandana pattern fabric)
kinda like the auralex one below but alot cheaper in the £500 range, most probbly a lot better he really knows what hes doin. but dis in the UK

14th December 2006	#1
traw Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 166 Thread Starter	Vocal Booth Anyone know a good I guess kinda portable vocal booth im moving and going to an apartment soon and want something I can bring in? Anyone know something around the $1500 well really $1000 range. Thanks.

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cajonezzz Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,765	nothing in that range. u gotta spend upwards of 4-5k to get something decent, unless you find one used. DIY is the way. i just built a killer booth for my garage... I'm 1700 bucks into it ( hired a carpenter) and will spend another 1k on ventilation. determine if you just need a space to sound good, or if you have to worry about pissing off the neigbors, or getting outside crap on tracks ( isolation) different issues with different challenges, and costs $$$$. __________________ http://recordingdrummerproducer.com http://socaldrumsociety.com http://ProCraftMedia.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

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con?one Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 663	i've used some of the Whisper Room booths, hate 'em. First off, they show up to your house on 2 big skids, and the assembly's a bitch. shure, everyting's precut and drilled, but it's almost as mush of a pain as building it yourself... especially since places like Home Depot cut wood to whatever dimensions you like. Also, I felt they sounded like shit. If you're in a relatively quiet space, i think youd be better off building something that'll sound better and give you more for your buck (steal the dimensions off their site) or, like he said, use gobos... it works pretty well for me. __________________ : : c o n ? o n e : : www.conone.net www.myspace.com/conone

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bendecido Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 444	wait 3 months i kno sumone whose making portable ones and gona be supplyin dem. doesnt stop the sound from waking the neighbours but gives you a perfect acoustic space to record. Plus it looks real slick (covered in the bandana pattern fabric) kinda like the auralex one below but alot cheaper in the £500 range, most probbly a lot better he really knows what hes doin. but dis in the UK Attached Thumbnails

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halfguard Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: south fla Posts: 1,148	make some gobos or get a reflextion filter...ive heard they work well....

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ofsaints Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 155	I dont know if this works in your situation but I converted my second bathroom into a vocal booth. The only cost was the the materials to treat the floor, walls and ceiling. I also did made it relatively portable. It takes me about 20 minutes to convert it back and forth.

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