#Recording booth door full#
Note: I suggest airing out the foam panels for a few days in a well ventilated place before installing them they're packed and shipped from the factory and arrive with a rather strong odor.Ī strip of velcro across the full width at the top, center and bottom was enough to hold each main foam panel in place (the foam doesn't really weigh all that much). I've also read that using a bread knife works well but the scissors worked better for me.
This closet happened to fit the standard 24/48/72 inch foam dimensions pretty well, but cutting foam is easy with a sharp pair of scissors. Keep in mind that you're covering the back wall of the closet, 2 side walls, the inside of the closet door, as well as 2 6'-8' high foam board panels. You'll probably end up needing between 4 and 6 24" x 72" foam panels, but order a little more to cover leftover areas. If you live in an old house and the walls are really textured (horsehair plaster), you might need to smooth it out with spackling paste wherever you plan to put the velcro. Vacuum thoroughly and wipe the walls with a damp cloth to remove loose dust/dirt. The closet door will close against the temporary L-shape wall (foam board), creating a space for the vocalist.Ĭlick photos to zoom 1. Good advice I read: SOUNDPROOF against outside sounds and SOUND CONTROL the inside ones.īear in mind that the vocalist won't be standing inside the closet rather, they'll be standing (or sitting) right at the threshold, facing inside the closet. The obvious starting point is to sound proof your room as much as possible (windows, doors, computer fans, time of day, etc.), then do what you can to control your sound source and recording environment. Unless you have a really quiet room to start with, you'll still get a tiny bit of room noise, but it's almost unnoticeable from my tests and it's a much cleaner sound with almost no reverb. This beats hanging blankets all over your bedroom, where you'll still get a lot of room noise and echo, and I'd guess that it's also better than just a microphone isolation panel. A small mat/carpet that fits the width of the closet door.Black cotton fabric & spray adhesive (optional).
About 3-4 rolls of self-sticking "heavy duty" Velcro.2" wedge panels from Foam Factory (Auralex is too damn expensive).
Build a vocal recording booth for under $200 What you'll need:
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