Can I make my own Isobooth?

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I'd want it to be collapsible, I really don't have that much room.
 
Also.....

Do egg cartons compare in any way to real acoustic foam?
 
Hello,

There are many ways to make a collapsable vocal booth, and here is the way I acheived it - over a stair well: https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=53631&highlight=flip+floor.

Basically, the floor flips up allowing the stairwell to be used, and flips down for recording. Nothing magical here.

Another option assuming you seek a permanent structure, is to build a vocal booth against the wall, but hinge the four corners so you can "fold it flat" against the wall. Of course you need a flat wall without windows, but thats another option. Picture a sideways murphy bed if you remember those things.

You could also buy/build partitions and stand them up for vocal recording, then pack them flat in an attic or garage when not in use. I've seen that method done a lot and it works fairly well. Very well actually. Its not totally soundproof of course, but its totally collapsable and you can set it up anywhere you want pretty easily.

Another option is to build or purchase a vocal booth, from a company like www.vocalbooth.com, and mount it on casters. While not collapsable, if its installed, say, in your garage, you could disconnect the wires and push it aside or towards the back of the garage.

There are a lot of ways to solve this need, and I hope I gave you a good starting point.

And egg cartons as compared to acoustical foam is to be considered useless. :)
 
Yeah, I really like the second idea, the links wouldn't come up though.
 
frederic said:
Hello,
And egg cartons as compared to acoustical foam is to be considered useless. :)
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I was wondering because I went to a studio that had a booth done up with egg cartons. Since there was a live band rehearsing in another section, the guys decided to have their meeting in the booth. We had to yell anyway, it was rediculous.
 
Go here, click on Acoustics101 booklet, and download it. Very good starter info.

http://www.auralexuniversity.com/

The first concept to grasp regarding sound, is that there is virtually NO correlation between sound PROOFing, and sound CONDITIONING. Egg cartons, if they did ANYTHING, would maybe diffuse slightly. This has no effect on sound entering or leaving a room. That is sound PROOFING. You can have a room that sounds wonderful, but leaks everything to the outside and from the outside, you can have a room that is sound PROOF but sounds like crap inside, or you can do both. All it takes is time and money... Steve
 
Thanks

a whole lot, now that's the kind of homework I like:D
 
Me myself & him said:


I was wondering because I went to a studio that had a booth done up with egg cartons. Since there was a live band rehearsing in another section, the guys decided to have their meeting in the booth. We had to yell anyway, it was rediculous.
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Yes, a lot of studio owners use egg cartons.

Just a like a lot of "street racers" put giant spoilers and $2000 rims on a 1979 dodge arrow :)

Some people just don't fully understand, and thats okay. Just to make a decent studio, one has to really put in some research :)
 
I actually just purchased a vocal booth from www.soundsuckers.com (I researched vocalbooth.com and whisperroom.com as well, but found the soundsuckers booth to be the biggest bang for the buck booth) and it's working out great for me. Nice solid construction, and I'm getting really good sound insulation.

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