acoustic treatment question

Posted on Sep 28, 2007 01:17 pm
phk
www.officialphrak.com
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007

i have an 11ft by 14ft room, wood flooring...i came up with an idea of building a circular box with a top and bottom and cutting out 1/3 of the wood for mic access and vocal access...inside this circular box i have heavily padded so that the sound thats inside is deadened...does anybody have a better idea on how to deaden the sound?...

the nbox i have made literally sits around the microphone 2/3's of the way and the 1/3 gap is where you stand and project vocals through...i thought this might be the best way to save costs before my studio is completely finished...what do you think?

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dbmasters
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Since: Apr 03, 2002

Sep 28, 2007 01:29 pm

I'd be curious to see how it turns out, but I certainly wouldn't completely deaden it, that would be yucky...

phk
www.officialphrak.com
Member
Since: Sep 18, 2007

Sep 28, 2007 04:51 pm

yeah i know i dont wanna completely deaden it, thats why i left like 1/3 of it still open so that a little bit of reverb or natural noise can get in still...

when i finally test it i will drop a track or two to let you guys know ;)

crux
Typo Szar
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Since: Jul 04, 2002

Sep 29, 2007 01:55 pm

If u have a nice big room with wood flooring, i say just stand in the middle of the room with ur mic slightly higher than ur mouth (maybe just above ur head) upside down and then put up a large blanket about a foot behind u. Everything getting to ur mic should be the "good" reverb coz in my experiences its mainly the reflections from the back that will cause a problem, everything is "room". Maybe u might need to do that infront of u to, but defenitly keep the sides. I dont konw if ur building the box or soundproofing, but if that not an issue try it this way, i do it this way and it sounds much more natural.

phk
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Since: Sep 18, 2007

Sep 29, 2007 06:31 pm

thanks, ill try that out, i think when im recording hip hop vocals i kinda want as less reverb as possible to be honest, but with singing i obviously want that natural feel so im kind of stuck in a catch 22 situation lol...but thanks for the pointers.

crux
Typo Szar
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Since: Jul 04, 2002

Sep 29, 2007 10:23 pm

For hip hop vocals, ive never tried, but seen alot of folx out here just hooking up a dyanmic like a SM57 or 58, cranking up their preamps and just going for it. I think it embodies that "spittin on the mic" feel. If that happens, i think the room will count less in the equation so yeah, the same set up should work.