VocalBooth Diamond Question

[little cyress]

I need to reduce the noise floor for recording not worry about playing music and annoying the neighbors or keeping people awake when trying to sleep. I live on the end of a 3 unit Condo.
I would be miking vocals, acoustic guitar, and probably guitar amps.
I have the opportunity to pick up a Vocalbooth Diamond Series Gold 5 Carat (single panel/fan/light/1 port) for what I would consider a reasonable price.

So my question(s) are:
Can I, should I, go with something smaller or less expensive to fit my needs?

I know shipping kills on these, but the irony is that I live near Oregon but don't own a pickup truck. I'm not sure what they would charge out the door/no shipping, but I'm guessing it's much more than $$ the reasonable price.

I don't plan on building my own as I am REALLY all thumbs, and the size seems just large enough to play guitar comfortably even with a moderately sized amp in the room with me. Do you have one? Does it really keep your neighbors happy and daughters asleep? Does it let you juice up your levels without the noise? Should I add Bass Traps if I get it?

Your comments and recommendations are welcome.

I just don't know if I will come across an opportunity like this again, (if it is an opportunity), and what my other options would be for what I need it for. My condo is ridiculously loud and I need a solution.

Thanks

[Weasel9992]

I think for noise reduction, given the things you plan on recording, it'll be fine. The one question I have is about guitar amps. You can easily reproduce frequencies down to 150Hz and below, and I'm not sure how effective that vocal booth will be in that range. I suspect that the walls will be like paper down that low. It'll work for everything else though, at least in terms of transfer reduction. Of course, it's a tiny little space, and it's going to sound like that when you record in it...

Frank

[little cyress]

I just got a quote from VocalBooth. The used one I'm looking at would be well under 1/3 of the quote.
I think it will be hard not to pull the trigger. There doesn't seem to be a better option out there at this price point unless it was built by me which truthfully is just not going to happen.
When it comes to miking amps, the mic is often placed back away and I can see where the depth (breath) would/could be killed in the booth, especially for lead or (Roland JC stuff)
Thanks for the comments and keep them coming!

[little cyress]

Well, I just finished setting up the vocalbooth last night and it really does keep the noise levels down quite a bit. I still need to hook all my cables back up to see how much better the noise levels are on my mics, but I can hear the difference with my ears when I step inside and close the door.

If any owners have tips on improving the sound reduction on the vocalbooth one wall design would be very welcome. What did you add to the inside or outside to improve things?

[Weasel9992]

Originally Posted by little cyress

If any owners have tips on improving the sound reduction on the vocalbooth one wall design would be very welcome. What did you add to the inside or outside to improve things?

There's nothing you can add to the surface of the booth that will reduce transmission in/out. Well, other than sheet rock I suppose. Panels, MLV or whatever aren't going to do it. You've basically got what you've got in terms of isolation unless you're willing to add more mass in the form of sheet rock.

Frank