Reflexion Filter...

How about if it were sort of bowl shaped so's it would cover the floor and ceiling reflections?
 
...or about $30 worth of Home Depot bits and pieces (easily setup and broken down for storage) that works very well...(from an earlier thread):

...here's a few pics of a free-standing corner baffle that I built from about $30 worth of items all purchased from Home Depot...using the steel pipes as the upright gave it more ballast and ridgidity to help support the blanket (these moving blankets are surprisingly heavy which is why they make great baffles!)...also, by using 2-3' sections of pipe, you can set it up with only one 3' section for sitting/guitar miking, and two sections for a taller/standing vocal booth effect...it breaks down easily for storage, and works quite effectively in a situation where you cannot do more permanant sound treatment...it's constructed from the following items:

2- PVC 3-way corner joints (junction 1/2" threaded to 2-1" PVC pipe outlets) see pic #28
2- 1/2" steel pipe X 36" with threaded ends (to make the 6' upright)
1- 1/2" steel coupler joint (to join the 2 pipes together)
2- 1" X 3' PVC Pipe (for the top supports for blanket)
2- 1" X 4' PVC Pipe (for the legs to stabilize upright)
4- 1" PVC Cap Ends
1- Heavy Duty Moving Blanket

...takes about 10 minutes to assemble..
https://homerecording.com/bbs/attachment.php?attachmentid=24255
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...another moving blanket thrown over a spare boom mic stand (setup in a "T" position) can be placed facing the singer's back to eliminate any reflected sound from behind...I don't find that I need to add this second section very often though...
 
https://homerecording.com/bbs/attachment.php?attachmentid=24255
Not to harp on it or anything, just food for thought- :) If it's cardioid at 90' it's actually hotter at the ceiling that looks to be closer (than the wall).

Ok, here's one for someone who knows. If you aim the back side of a fig-8 into an absorbent/isolating box, would you still get a very directional front with nulls at the sides, or does the mic need the rear reflections to keep it's pattern?
Wayne
 
mixsit said:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/attachment.php?attachmentid=24255
Not to harp on it or anything, just food for thought- :) If it's cardioid at 90' it's actually hotter at the ceiling that looks to be closer (than the wall).

Wayne
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...the angle of the photo makes the ceiling appear closer than it actually is...also, the sprayed/texturized ceiling treatment is less reflexive than a smooth flat surface...truth is, the "Home Depot Special" made a very noticeable difference in deadening the recording environment for very little time and expense...lotta "bang-for-the-buck" I'd say... ;)
 
kidvybes said:
...the angle of the photo makes the ceiling appear closer than it actually is...also, the sprayed/texturized ceiling treatment is less reflexive than a smooth flat surface...truth is, the "Home Depot Special" made a very noticeable difference in deadening the recording environment for very little time and expense...lotta "bang-for-the-buck" I'd say... ;)
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Definitely. Anything that knocks down the first and biggest portion of the slop right off.
Wayne
 
If you go to Gearslutz.com and search for Reflexion a guy there has made recordings from his bedroom w/o Reflexion.

Personally I tried the thing in a store. There was traffic noise outside the store window and I couldn't immediately hear any sure reduction of that w/o Reflexion. Reflexion, of course, was "behind" the mike as was the traffic through the window. But perhaps it takes a full recording to decide if it helps any.
 
Thanks for your comments chaps

I might give the home made route a go... most of my studio is D.I.Y., including the electronic drum kit AND the garage conversion itself:D
 
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