@@itsmintvanilla it helps but if really depends how load you sing. A booth isn’t for sound proofing, it’s for sound treatment. They are 2 different things. It will help cut down a few db but you will still be able to hear someone singing in there from the outside.
Radio presenter and voiceover artist here, smile when you talk and speak passed the mic not directly into it. Keep water in a bottle next to you, ensure your nasal cavity is not swollen or congested. Clear your throat and chest. Use deep hums to warm up your vocal cords, shorten your S’s an T’s. When reading a script pre-read and memorise 2-3 sentences ahead.
so many voice artists are like vegans. Nobody askes them, but they have to tell you about their "tricks". This videos is not about the voice or anything. It's about a vocal booth for under 100 bucks.
Not only was this insanely informative and helpful, the *way* you explained it and walked through the process was also incredibly clear and to the point, and that's what I really appreciate.
Patrick, thanks for sharing this! Check out how much the blanket linked in your video is now lol $3,000. Crazy, obviously there are alternatives but they should have given a cut for marketing.
This seems like it will work perfectly for my studio setup.I wanted to make one with the pvc pipe frame, however my space is so small and due to where my closet is located. This should do nicely. I’ve ordered my blankets. Price has gone up significantly since the airing of this video. Thanks for the great video!
I use this light: amzn.to/3TBjuKa It's battery powered but can also run off of a usb c cable. VERY bright, especially for how small the light is. You can attach it to a little hand-held tripod and clamp it up into one of the corners of the vocal booth. OR you can use tape it up somewhere haha.
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! I tried making my own blueprint for a “tri booth” to install in the corner but when I did research for materials, what I found was either not I was looking for or broke the bank. Thank you, THANK YOU
Yep. I did the same thing. Mom had one of those 4 panel things with hinges between the panels. It was like those rice paper changing dividers the movie stars of the 50’s would change behind trying to be sexy. Had the moving blankets and a van shelf covered with those clamps. I found the tripod vocal stands unstable but the ones with the round cast iron base did the trick. Bought an iPad stand mount and had lyrics scrolling. Fold it up, put in closet.
Patrick, thanks for the video, using the hooks and blankets is an excellent idea! I can't put the hooks up, but I can use the blanket idea somehow. Cheers!
Life saver! I started going back to school for animation. We only have like two sound booths in the entire school (it's really the music department's booth, but depending on the project and availability, they'll let the animation students reserve it as well). 9 times out of 10, it's always booked lol So that always leaves me with trying to record the voice over on my phone inside the closet. As you could imagine, the sound is TERRIBLE. Ruins the entire animation project sometimes! SO, I have been looking for cost effective alternatives, and I stumbled upon your video. THANKS for the straight-to-the-point content, the thorough explanation, and example as well. It'll save me now in the future. 🙏
Man. Everywhere online says you gotta spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to get good results, yet I wouldn't have known you recorded your vocals in a DIY booth. I am definitely going to try this and see what kind of results I can achieve. Thank you!
@@MundoCasmo I got the ones called "WEN 272812 72-Inch by 80-Inch Heavy Duty Padded Moving Blankets, 12 Pack" They don't have the grommets though. I'm going to use heavy duty shower curtains to hang them up instead and do the PVC pipe booth design from another video.
"Everywhere online says you gotta spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to get good results, " half of them are trying to sell something, and the others use bullshit mentality that applies to building a professional studio, but is not necessary for great results...
Thanks Patrick! I built mine but used some heavy steel L-brackets (already had) and a 30" square piece of plywood on top - hooked to the door ... even cut a hole in the top for a light - works GREAT Thanks for the hookup to the hooks and curtains and grommets - worked GREAT!
The death cab poster? Oh yeah, definitely subbing. This might make you feel old, but when I was a baby and we’d take long car trips, I’d always ask my parents to play the “bop bah” song, which was the sound of settling lol.
Thanks man, just what i need! I've been looking for something to treat my room for rap recordings, but it was overly complicated and it would require a lot of money and time to make ot work...
Might not be perfect, but it’s probably pretty solid. I mean, think about it. If you hold a normal blanket in front of your face and sing, the sound proofing is already pretty good. These blankets were basically designed to soak up noise, so it should be solid
Thank you! I got the same hooks and blankets, emptied my closet and put the hooks around the walls. It definitely works. I really appreciate the video!
Thank you Patrick!!! This is an excellent demo and construction of vocal booth!! Absolutely will build one! Can't wait to start recording!! I LOVE this video!!! ☮👌✔💗
Thanks so much for this video! Do you think you could make a video about mixing vocals just to sit in the instrumental well? That's something I often find myself struggling with.
Tim what's up my friend! Thanks for your comment. I'd be happy to put something together about mixing vocals. I will say, I have my next couple months worth of videos locked in, so it might take me a minute to get this video out! In the meantime check out a channel called Help Me Devvon. He's got some really great videos about vocal mixing and EQ. I've learned a lot from his videos. Another tool I really recommend using is an EQ trainer. Training your ear to quickly identify trouble frequencies in a recording is really really useful.
But what about how dead the overall tone sounds? I tried this and noticed small rooms destroy natural tone. It comes through aggressively in your awesome voice too. All I could imagine was how it would sound even better than it does and more bright in a decently treated larger room. Have you actually tested the metrics? I’m curious myself
I don't have a larger room to acoustically treat. This isn't perfect sounding by any means. It's meant to be a solution for at-home musicians, producers, vocalists who are trying to get a solid vocal sound on a budget.
@@PatrickBreenMusic My vocal closet is literally within 1 meter/3 feet of an alley. lol I live in what used to be the local blacksmith shop in the 1800s converted into a house I'm renting. The closet is just space underneath the stairs. I'm gonna give it a go. thanks for the video man. Much appreciated.
I think it worked wonders if that final mix vocal was recorded in there... sounds pro, all that matters in the end. If you spend too much time wrapped up in the specs you'll never get anything accomplished. Amazing mix
Great stuff! My room is big but I don't have a lot of stuffs inside so the reverb is insane, and there is a highway just infront of my windows... can't wait to give this a try!
Check this out: I also bought myself a $100 Gazebo / Pergola (200cm x 200cm) and placed it in my basement on a noise absorbing rug. I left the outside "walls" off and placed moving blankets on all five sides. Got myself a 10M led strip for the inside and some bass traps in the corners and foam on the inside off the blankets. Super easy set-up for recording with my D18 and singing at the same time straight into my iPhone using the Roland Go Pro mix. Call me cheap but I just love my little "tent" inside my basement. Nice and cozy. Love your channel man!!
Great video! And thank you for taking the time to teach us all how to do this. I’m curious about something though. Your blankets aren’t going all the way down to the ground. They couldn’t be I mean. The one that makes the roof would have to be at least 115 inches long to accomplish this, yet the link says your blanket is only 80 inches (I think). Even the one hanging from the hooks that wraps around wouldn’t be long enough to hit the floor as you need at least 83 inches there. So it that not important? Thanks!!!!
Not bad. I was thinking of getting some dirt cheap1/4 inch wood. Then putting some hinges on them, make it foldable like a slinky. Then attach these harbor freight moving blankets onto them. Then have a latch that flips up and seals the top. Or buy a nice set of the foam pads from amazon. It's like 40 bucks for 48 slabs. Look allot nicer, and look more pro. And work well.But, I may go all out and combine them both lol.
WOW!!! Excellent video Patrick, and THANK YOU for posting!!! My youtube channel has been on hold for months (not by choice) partially due to having no viable options for doing my voiceovers. Did some googling and found THIS video and am not disappointed!!! I do have one question though- what do you use or do for lighting in your hand made sound booth? Thanks again! Fawn 😊❤👍
Is this effective in preventing too much sound getting out? I record a lot of singing but moved into a basement flat and looking to create a space where the upstairs neighbours won't hear me
So this is definitely not a soundproof booth, and you will still be able to hear sound from the outside. But this booth definitely helps dampen the sound quite a bit.
Would adding an extra layer of moving blankets help reduce noise heard from the outside even if minimally? I live in an apartment with some pretty decent walls, but I would be comfortable knowing I’m not bothering anyone by playing guitar.
Question: does this setup also reduce the noise of me being inside the home made booth? I have a very thin ceiling and sometimes even me talking a little louder in the evening can be heard by the neighbours above. Not a singer but a VR gamer, so all I need is to reduce the sound I am making ( basically just talking a little louder and laughing) so my neighbours won't hear me upstairs. Would this booth do the job?
Hey man, thanks for this video, you said this could be done without the closet door. Because of the set up I have, that is likely what I will go for. Would I just need another mic stand for that
