Wow, this was a superb demonstration of how to build a booth. Far superior to many other amateur videos and even better than many professional / corporate videos on the subject. I really appreciate the detailed construction notes and the materials used in construction. I think I'm going to use this approach instead of a PVC-based solution. Many thanks.
Very clever! You should sell and pattern set for the cuts. I could take that and the blankets to a one of the many boat canvass shops here in South Florida. ~Thanks!
You can literally do this same thing with a pvc frame. Taking the time to sew the blankets is the only thing that sets this apart from the other vocal booth videos. But pvc and regular moving blankets sewn like this will give you a good looking booth and good audio for cheaper. And you can cut in 3' pieces for a more portable booth.
this is quite the project. probably the best one ive seen yet. you are adamant about not using moving blankets and understandably so, but would moving blankets with foam attached to them on the inside work just as well?
Hello this is a fantastic video and I'm about to make my own! But I have a question. Why did you buy four 80x96-in blankets when you're cutting so much off of two of the blankets? Why not just buy two 80x96" blankets and two 80x80" blankets?
Awesome job,- thanks for sharing. Greetings from Denmark.... (Boy, the music is killing me.... 8 minutes with Tele Topies music is just to much..... no music next time, please)
What a great solution for vocal booth! Thank you! I have an old Singer Rocketeer that can definately handle the material! Been looking for a solution for my apartment! Thank you!
Have you had any stability problems from the top bar being removed? I had contacted several sellers on Amazon and they all said the side panels could fail without that bar. Just wanted to double check if that has been any kind of issue at all with this much weight being added. Thanks.
The top bar is not involved in the structural integrity of the frame, so it would not be a problem if used as a vocal booth as shown. But you would not be able to use the canopy top that comes with it though.
This does not take care of heavy SPL's like airplanes, trucks, low vibrations. $300 does not make air tight nor does it stop the real world residual noises from heavy traffic. This is essentially a tire patch. 25X years in acoustics. This is also not a booth. A true isolation booth that is air tight is the only thing that will stop heavy residual noise. This is a baffle enclosure not a booth.
Thank you so much for this! I live in a noisy area but am hoping that building a large booth like this will be the solution. I’m gunna build a wooden frame -layering the inside with these blankets and the outside with something more sound proofing like Sonopan or mlv. Do you think idea will work?
Can't say that I've tried it, but your reinforcing the acoustics with Sonopan sounds interesting. It makes sense that it would work. If you decide to try it I'd love to hear the results.
Not entirely sure. It's definitely quieter inside, but that's not really what it's designed to do. It should be setup in a relatively quiet environment to ensure a professional recording. It's designed to remove echo and reflections from hard surfaces.
@@howimadethat5679 How would you adapt/bolster this design if reducing the inside sound *was* the priority? It's really one of the best I've seen on RU-vid. I just don't want to piss off my neighbors when I'm belting out my faorite song, 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. Thanks
Sorry but due to my personal experience and accustic measurements: Thick sound blankets work nicely. No wonder. Physical laws also applies to moving blankets. Doubling them even enhances the effect.
I JUST got finished building one myself based off of this template. It was hard work. Bought a sewing machine, broke about 4 heavy duty needles, and then I returned due to it not going through the velcro. I had to substitute most of the sewing for staples, but it came out pretty nice.
I am looking for a tent that blocks out as much outside noise as possible.If I use sturdy tent poles and replace the tent tarpaulin with Sound Absorption Panels sewn together, do you think that would be a good solution for sleeping when it is loud outside?
Do you have an updated link for the velcro and also do you know the specific size for the duffle bag? When I click on the link I'm seeing different options.
I don't have an updated link, but all you need is 1.5" wide hook and loop tape (velcro) without adhesive backing, you need at least 12 yards. The bags I use are 16" x 40". I've even built a few of these with one extremely large duffle for the blankets but it would be too heavy for most people, so I still recommend the two smaller bags.
May I ask about temperature. Does the inside of the booth heat up quickly because of the enclosure? Will a fan be needed for the performer in between recordings?
Yes, it can get warm in the summer months, in which case we ask the talent to let us know when they want to take a quick break. Then we clip the doors open and turn on a fan to blow cold air inside and it's nice and cool again in a couple minutes.
@@RetroFan2.0 I use denim needles. As long as you sew at a good rhythm and don't accidentally put any sideways force on them, which can happen if you're not careful, they typically don't break.
Good question. It's so large inside that it's not really a problem, but it can get quite hot in the summer if you don't have the AC cranked. In that situation we just take a break every once in a while and hold the door flaps open with a fan on for a couple minutes and it's nice and cool in there again.
@@renzr55 For our purposes, it's not a concern - our 3 biggest priorities are portability, price, and high quality audio. We can set these up anywhere in minutes, they're inexpensive to build and sound great. Your purposes may be different. If we were recording all day in a stationary studio in a tropical location we would build something different. The main point of this video is to provide instructions on how to build the VocalBoothToGo acoustic rooms easily and at a fraction of the price. There are other videos on RU-vid on how to build stationary vocal booths. Make sure you choose the best one for your purposes!
@@renzr55 Move somewhere cooler, lol. Nah, just do what we do in the summer - take a break every once in a while, crank the AC, pull open the door flaps, turn on a fan, and cool off the inside. Only takes a couple minutes, not a big deal for us. Also, we've found if you hike up the bottom where the flaps hit the floor it adds airflow without drastically effecting audio quality. Doesn't work well if you open the top, but at the floor level it doesn't seem to have much effect on the sound.
Hey man, I l absolutely love and appreciate this demonstration. Thanks a lot for creating this. The booth that I had built with PVC pipes following VocalBoothToGo's instruction video is now collapsing due to the PVC pipes getting bent. It is not an ideal setup, to say the least so I was actually looking into using a folding gazebo/canopy frame to replicate one of their more high-end products as you have in this video. I'm based in Europe and am unable to find Eurmax equivalents in amazon.de and amazon.co.uk. Would you be able to take 5 minutes of your time and recommend one? I am afraid a weak frame may not be able to support the weight of my vocal blankets. I own three VB-70Gs (80" H x 80" W) and one VB-76G (120" H x 80" W) which I'm willing to cut using a sewing machine. Please LMK, I'd greatly appreciate it
Thank you for the compliment. Odd that you can't find Eurmax in Europe of all places, lol. Unfortunately, I can't recommend a canopy brand I don't have experience with, but I would assume you could call a shop that sells canopies and they could let you know if others are as strong as the Eurmax. I've built a bunch with that frame and can confirm one has been standing for 2 years and easily still supports the weight of the blankets.
Hi. The smallest canopies available to buy where I am (without importing) are 6.5 x 6.5. Could I still make this work and would it require much modification? Thanks in advance
Yep, just need 6 blankets instead of 4. Each wall would require its own blanket, as would the top. Then the 6th blanket would be split up to make the top blanket wide enough and the scraps added to create a flap for the door on one of the wall blankets. And it would be huge, I can already comfortably fit several people at once in the 5' x 5' size!
