Didn't think of that. Lol. But the booth works great. There is no noticeable external street noise coming into it. When that door is closed, you are truly underwater in your own sonic world. 🤙🏽🌊
Bruh! You left out the most IMPORTANT part!! What is the ventilation/fan unit that you're using? Is it quiet? Can you tell us what brand it is? Does it cool that booth? And again... IS IT QUIET? Because all the green glue, insulation, 5/8 drywall don't nothing if your fan is noisy!!
Lol, yes it was quiet. Do not remember the brand or model now. But it was never intended to run during vocal takes, just to keep the air circulating before and after use. If I wanted continuous ventilation, I would place the fan motor externally to isolate the noise. Was still a very quiet fan though, could barely hear it as is.
WoW... Amazing. I would love to know how much it has cost for the whole booth ? 🤔 ( I mean... Maybe could I figure it out with the list and some time to spend on the Home Depot website ???!!! Yep... Maybe should I do this. ) Your motivation is giving some good ideas. Thank you. 🙏🏼
It was a semi-suede material that you can find at any material store. One side was very "silky/suede" and the other side was more of a matte finish. I chose to use the matte side out
When the booth is closed, 90% of the sound is contained. However, this is a vocal booth used by singers (pop, rnb, jazz) and actors (voice-over talent). A screamo or metal singer would likely leak a bit more. This is NOT for sound-proofing a control room where you plan to play full range music (with bass & drums) at 90 to 120db. That would require a completely different solution (google :"Room in a room" sound proof)
Wow this was so cool to watch. I'm thinking about building a booth in my room and would live to get some advice from you. I'm based here in L.A. as well. Could you guide me please? Lol.
Lots of supply place sell the neoprene pucks or sheets. You can find industrial mats in the warehouse supply spots in most big cities or order from supplier.
I built the ceiling frame just like the floor frame. Same dimensions and thickness. Then we just took two ladders and walked it up on top of the vertical walls. I nailed and screwed the ceiling frame to the wall frame which help steady the whole build and square up the walls. I did have to add a few studs to the ceiling frame for nailing surface.
Two dudes, two ladders - up ya go. I put nailing studs at each corner to have something to screw it into. You can add them in if you forgot. It was not hard. I did make sure that everything was square before attaching. Worked great
Yes, piggy backed off existing outlet. The room has two dedicated circuits. One for lights and such, one for audio gear. I used the light power for the vocal booth lights and fan, but the audio power for the wall outlet because that is what I use to plug up amps and Mic pre power supplies for the audio chain
I used Neutrik connectors and built a hole and junction box in the the wall. Then I routed Mogami cable (good quality) to go thru the wall. But you can also just fish an XLR (mic) cable thru the wall as a cheaper route. You can use electrician's fish tape tool to pull the wiring thru the wall. They sell it at Home Depot and Lowes. Sorry for the late reply, I never got a notice that you posted a comment. Best of luck
I'm a little concerned about the framing technique.. that doorway.. why make a header out of two 2x4 laying on the flat side with no jack studs? I would have sandwiched some 1/2 inch osb board between the two 2x4's and then put them on end where they are structurally strong and use two jack studs to hold it in place..
It's very sturdy as is. I've had no problems at all. I'm sure it could always be better. But I'm a producer and musician. If it sounds great? it's great! LOL. If I were a contractor, yeah I would probably step up my construction game a bit. Thanks for chiming in
I saved over $2000 on labor doing it myself. I forget now what the material cost was, but I was able to get a lot at a discount. Home Depot has stuff that people order and reject. They sell it at a fraction of the normal cost. I bet we spent under $1500 in materials on this. Ballpark
The door is an exterior door with some acoustic isolation properties. It has an internal blind mechanism built in which is cool when you have shy talent in the booth.LOL. Is it a very heavy, expensive, quality exterior door.
Hey I have a question, I don't know if you will see this or not, but I wanted to know how long did this take to make? Moving into a new place and looking to build this.
The fan is a whisper quiet, bathroom style fan. It is already very quiet. The insulation and double-drywall kills more of the noise. However, it is not designed to run during takes. Only to ventilate between takes.
If you add in sharp angles to the insulated tubing during the install, you can run ventilation at all times. The whisper fan with distance and angles kill sound waves.
Thanks Erold, the door is actually an exterior door with thick glass and well-insulated. They run about $600-700. But I found one that someone had special ordered at Home Depot and never picked. Got it for a fraction of the cost
Oh, also consider good dimensions if you are going to record in the space. Do not build it square with parallel walls, etc. See the book Modern Recording Techniques for reference on wall dimensions for a live room.
Thanks for the input on the room geometry. I've been reading the Gervais book ad nauseam as well as others who say the same. I plan to use my electronic kit with SD 2.0 for recording. The air tight space is purely for practice on the acoustic. Trying hard to maintain the happy wife/happy life scenario...not easy with the acoustics