Your preference for voice booths?

[jwl]

I have enough of an opinion about this topic that I wrote an article about it: http://realtraps.com/art_booth.htm

In general, tiny booths don't sound good, but can be made workable with as much bass trapping as possible, and making the booths dead at higher frequencies.

[Tom Higgins]

Originally Posted by jwl

In general, tiny booths don't sound good, but can be made workable with as much bass trapping as possible, and making the booths dead at higher frequencies.

+1

[Dayo]

Well, I did say assuming everything was was in good order.

The room is small but it sounds pretty good. I'm just wondering if anyone has trialed Rockwool vs Pyramid foam for the wall?

And as an aside - is there any consensus on the smallest acoustically workable size for a professional booth?

[Tom Higgins]

Originally Posted by Dayo

The room is small but it sounds pretty good. I'm just wondering if anyone has trialed Rockwool vs Pyramid foam for the wall?

Rockwool would be better. Foam is thin so will only affect higher frequencies leaving the room with bass problems - i.e. boomy/muddy tracks
Try to use as thick bass traps as possible.

Originally Posted by Dayo

And as an aside - is there any consensus on the smallest acoustically workable size for a professional booth?

Not really - as big as possible really, I guess, without compromising CR and the LR sizes.

[Glenn Kuras]

The room is small but it sounds pretty good. I'm just wondering if anyone has trialed Rockwool vs Pyramid foam for the wall?

I would go with the Rockwool.

And as an aside - is there any consensus on the smallest acoustically workable size for a professional booth?

No there is no standard, but things like closets in a room are really way to small.

[Rod Gervais]

Originally Posted by Dayo

Well, I did say assuming everything was was in good order.

The room is small but it sounds pretty good. I'm just wondering if anyone has trialed Rockwool vs Pyramid foam for the wall?

And as an aside - is there any consensus on the smallest acoustically workable size for a professional booth?

If we assume "everything is in good order" - why would we be adding anything that was absorbent to the room?

Questions/statements like this always seem to confuse me.........

Rod

[Dayo]

Originally Posted by Rod Gervais

If we assume "everything is in good order" - why would we be adding anything that was absorbent to the room?

Questions/statements like this always seem to confuse me.........

Rod

I guess that could be confusing.

Imagine that the bass is well tamed with large rockwool filled bass traps. So, sculpted foam or Auralex for the 2 inch wall treatment on the remaining walls?

[Melgueil]

FWIW, my 3mx3m control room (which I record vocals in) is a mixed bad of heavy Rockwool trapping in the corners, cloud, and faux paintings backed by 4cm Rockwool. I added foam to taste in the other bear areas after I had covered the low end. The ceiling has a good amount of foam as well.

I ended up with a pretty dead (but not too dead) room suitable for vocals and acoustic instruments.

If you cover the low end you can always add/subtract foam panels as needed.
In general if the room has too dead a sound it is hard to work with and think you can add the "room" back in with verb.

Cdlt

[DanDan]

If the thickness is equal, then the angled surface of sculpted foam may be a slight advantage in these close quarters.
In particular I am thinking about mouth height and overhead.
DD

[Dayo]

Originally Posted by DanDan

If the thickness is equal, then the angled surface of sculpted foam may be a slight advantage in these close quarters.
In particular I am thinking about mouth height and overhead.
DD

Why couldn't I have phrased the question as elegantly as your reply - thanks DD

[myles]

Originally Posted by Melgueil

I added foam to taste in the other bear areas after I had covered the low end.

I think the first thing I'd do is get rid of those bears, especially if you have snacks in the studio.



But, seriously... yes, dead is better. Nothing spells "bad studio" like the sound of a small room on vocals or voice-overs. And, to take it a step further, noisy (rumbly) HVAC. The "talent" does need to breathe.