Acoustic assistance appreciated (for dry vocals)

[boothby]

Hello folks,

I'm moving equipment from downstairs closet to upstairs office.

Would really appreciate some advice on helping deaden the room for
recording nice dry vocals (for VO work)...wait for it...and on a shoestring
budget!

A diagram of the room is attached.

At the moment it's untreated and very echoey (high ceiling doesn't help I
think). From what I've read and researched so far, my ideas are to...

1) Improve the overall room with...

- A temporary 'plug' for the central window (which leaks traffic noise from the opener)
with some MDF and a seal.
- Provide heavy draped curtains across the windowed wall
- Use DIY mineral wool bass traps on the walls:
but how many? and where to place them?
- Use some acoustic foam tiles for the walls:
but again, how many and where to?

2) Create a recording area in the corner with plenty of dampening by...

- Bass traps behind me in the corners
- Acoustic tiles on walls behind me
- 2 Angled panels directly behind the mic with bass traps/acoustic foam on them
- Bass trap above me to help cut ceiling reflection

After spending too long under the stairs, I'd prefer to avoid having to
make or buy a boxy sounding booth as a recording solution if possible.

Any advice you will be *really* appreciated!

Many thanks,
Adam.

 

[bpape]

Deaden that corner floor to ceiling and on the ceiling with normal R-13 insulation and cover with cloth. Make some movable panels that are plywood on one side and filled with insulation and covered in cloth that you can move around behind you when you want to make a 'temp' booth. When not, move them wherever.

 

[pandamonk]

Wont it be better to have cloth on both sides instead of plywood? Means much lower frequency absorbtion as the distance from the wall is much greater

 

[pandamonk]

Wait a booth. nevermind what i just said