Whisper Rooms - Past Experiences? Recordings? Reviews?

[kramsttop]

I'd sandwich:

Interior wall treatment,
1.5" of MDF,
something along the lines of a peel-n-seal or dynamat,
1.5" of MDF

and somewhere put in a 1" (or more if I could afford it) acrylic window

(insert creepy horror movie voice) Nobody could hear you scream..... (muahahahah)

To drop some weight you could use .75" of mdf on either side of the peel-n-seal/dynamat - this would essentially give you the wall material of the enhanced whisper room, although this is presumably better as the whipser room site makes no mention of a sandwich material. The sandwich material will squash just about any midrange material that the MDF will allow through - MDF itself being a very "dead" medium from the start.

The outside of the whipser rooms is covered in what looks like felt. Felt is cheap and readily available - lots of colors.

Some ultra quiet computer fans and ductwork, ya got a nice room for yourself

I'd venture to say a room with some sort of ventilation consideration could be built for under $500, well under $500 if your crafty

[BB Bill]

I used to own a Whisperroom in the mid 90's, before I built my own studio, back when I was still recording in my apartment. To me it was a Godsend, as I could record vocals any time, day or night. And I actually made a couple of pretty successful albums with it.

I don't remember it imparting a boxiness to the sound, although it naturally didn't give the vocals that extra air and life that a good room will. And since it's very small and dead it is a pretty uninspiring place for the singer, unless he/she sings with headphones on both ears. (In the old ads they used to sell the Whisperroom as not only a booth but also a rehearsal room for singers. I have a hard time understanding how anyone could rehearse acoustically in one.)

For recording it sounds pretty decent, and I think it is a great solution if you don't have access to a real room or booth. I know it was for me.

[jhbrandt]

Nando,

Whisper rooms are designed for voice work - as in voice-overs, radio/TV commercials, etc... They do a great job at that. Singing will require them to have more treatment than they come with as a stock item.- particularly trapping.

You know what you need. If you decide to buy one, I recommend that you add trapping. You can also build one, but don't make it too small.

Cheers,
John