building a vocal booth in my spare room

[mr_floam]

i want to build a 5'x5' vocal booth in my spare room. it needs to prevent sound from getting out as well as getting in, as i live in an apartment complex. i'm not very good with carpentry, so explicit details would be greatly appreciated.

[deepwater]

Tell the singers to sing very soft

[mr_floam]

nice. thanks for the advice.

[Innovations]

You are very likely to be unable to get 'soundproof' with any degree of construction that a landlord would agree to. In all honesty you are most likely better off with something like a Whisperoom (one of several brands) or a DIY version of something like them. Since, as you say, you are not good with carpentry you might be best spending more for the premade kits.

[Fishybob]

I've put 2 1meter square panels of thick sound absorbtion foam on stands and put them in the corner (rested against the wall with hooks on the top to attach to picture hooks - just to stop them falling forwards). Get the singer to stand in the corner singing out... to reduce the room sound further hang a duvet at the far end.

My room sounds remarkably tight and not boxy at all... it's 5'x7'