Acoustic Partitions/Break Away Vocal Booth

hedcase23 · 29th December 2011

I've done some work in a large commercial studio and they used cubicle partitions to tighten up a large live room. I've taken this idea and I'm trying to create a moveable, break away vocal booth. I already have the partitions and fabric to cover them (got a great deal on these) and now I need to treat them acoustically. I have to cover roughly 100sqft. Not sure what to use in this case. I've heard alot of good things about Owens Corning 703 and Rockwool. Budget is around $250, but less if possible. Any suggestions? Any links would be helpful.

Glenn Kuras · 29th December 2011

703 or mineral wool would be the way to go. BTW I really do not like a hard surface on movable walls. Even with 4" of absorption you still will get some of the frequencies coming back at the mic at times. It all depends on thickness, size and so on but generally I would avoid it.

hedcase23 · 30th December 2011

I don't like the hard surface either but this is just a temporary fix. I need something relatively portable and small enough that I can tuck it away in a corner if needed. I'm just using it until I can find a permanent commercial space to build things the way I would like.

29th December 2011	#1
hedcase23 Gear interested Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 23 Thread Starter 1 Review written	Acoustic Partitions/Break Away Vocal Booth I've done some work in a large commercial studio and they used cubicle partitions to tighten up a large live room. I've taken this idea and I'm trying to create a moveable, break away vocal booth. I already have the partitions and fabric to cover them (got a great deal on these) and now I need to treat them acoustically. I have to cover roughly 100sqft. Not sure what to use in this case. I've heard alot of good things about Owens Corning 703 and Rockwool. Budget is around $250, but less if possible. Any suggestions? Any links would be helpful.

29th December 2011	#2
Glenn Kuras Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 12,007	703 or mineral wool would be the way to go. BTW I really do not like a hard surface on movable walls. Even with 4" of absorption you still will get some of the frequencies coming back at the mic at times. It all depends on thickness, size and so on but generally I would avoid it. __________________ Glenn Kuras GIK Acoustics USA GIK Acoustics Europe 770 986 2789 (USA) +44 (0) 20 7558 8976 (UK) See the NEW Scopus Tuned Trap

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30th December 2011	#3
hedcase23 Gear interested Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 23 Thread Starter 1 Review written	I don't like the hard surface either but this is just a temporary fix. I need something relatively portable and small enough that I can tuck it away in a corner if needed. I'm just using it until I can find a permanent commercial space to build things the way I would like.