Shadow_7
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I think I priced the ones the Army Band used near $4K in 1990-ish dollars. Some of the booths appeared to have A/C units on their sides. Not that they were ever used (rooms inside a room). It's not so much that they were the way that they were. It's that they got hot and humid. And since the door was air tight and auto-closed. They always smelled moldy. Ventilation helps, but it only does so much as you have to turn it off while tracking. And the space inside was pretty dead, even to the performer. You want some reflections or you the performer will play louder than you rehearsed just to get a similar feel. Which means that you'll be spent that much quicker. Given that most of your rehearsals are shorter than most recording sessions... Not a very efficient use of talent and time.