I've also toyed with the idea of ripping out the carpets and putting a wood floor. But then I think of un-plugging and moving everything and I dread the thought of it. Maybe one day I'll take the plunge, though.
I know me. One day, I'll wake up and say "fuck it", I'll get in my car, go to home depot, buy a shit ton of wood flooring and do it that same day. But that day hasn't come yet.
I'm happy with the way my room sounds when recording guitars over my carpet, but when I do vocals, I feel a little distracted by the lack of any feedback at all. Maybe a couple sheets of something laid down on the carpet would help. Mine would be a carpet sandwich between two layers of wood... Def listening to this thread.
I don't think you're going to hear any difference while tracking just by laying a few pieces of plywood down. Maybe the final result will be a little better, but do you really think you're going to get more "feedback" in your headphones while singing to a music track just because you have some wood on the floor? I highly doubt it, but we're both just guessing at this point, so you never know.when I do vocals, I feel a little distracted by the lack of any feedback at all. Maybe a couple sheets of something laid down on the carpet would help.
... do you really think you're going to get more "feedback" in your headphones while singing to a music track just because you have some wood on the floor?
I don't think you're going to hear any difference while tracking just by laying a few pieces of plywood down. Maybe the final result will be a little better, but do you really think you're going to get more "feedback" in your headphones while singing to a music track just because you have some wood on the floor? I highly doubt it, but we're both just guessing at this point, so you never know.
I don't get the "cans and singing" point?
I don't get that point, either, but I'm not the one that made that point. I was responding to what Broken said about putting down a wood floor to get more "feedback". I quoted him right there in my response.
No mate, not the quote. You said there would be no difference or feedback. My point was that monitoring on cans with a live mic you will still hear "the room". Now, how much good it'll do ya I don't know! But hear it you must.
Dave.
So, you're telling me that putting a piece of wood down under you when you're recording a vocal track with music coming through the headphones, is going to make an audible difference to the singer in the headhpones while tracking? I highly doubt it.
Why are you putting words in my mouth? I never said "room acoustics do not affect a singer, etc.........".So you are telling me that room acoustics do not affect a singer and that those acoustics are not transmitted though to headphones via a live mic in the room?
Dave.