Vocal Booth Microphone HF Technicalities

[northsiderap]

I noticed that many vocal booths have glass behind the mic.

I'm wondering if this is partially to compensate for the high frequency damping caused by the pop filter and grill, as well as function as a window...?

If one was to use a high-frequency reflective surface such as glass to introduce reflections into the mic, on which angle and distance would you place the reflective surface? Any suggestions?

What pattern/ angle would you use for the mic?

That is... If it even works...

Any word on the relationship between the vocalist, microphone, and glass acoustically?

Or maybe people just hype the high freq. with a compressor.

 

[dwillis45]

You will probably get more responses posting on the studio construction part of this BBS. My guess is that the glass in most professional vocal booths is there to reduce claustrophobia and to facilitate communication. It's impact on higher frequencies is probably limited and you would most likely get more high end "hype" by selecting a mic with a frequency curve that boosts that range. There are also other ways, including EQ.