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BigEZ
The Devil Has Blue Eyes
Hi All,
I was having trouble recording decent vocals and acoustic guitars due to my basement not being treated for recording (too expensive, only treated for mixing) and was also having issues with catching the furnace/ac and family movement on the next level. My issue is that I am on a limited budget, have limited space and limited DIY knowledge or experience. I also require something that's easily removed.
I looked into Audimute blankets but for the amount required it would have cost me $400 plus $200 in shipping to get them here and although the reviews on the Audimute website looked great, reviews on other websites were not as flattering.
After much deliberation I decided to do something similar to the acoustic panels I built and hung for mixing using wood to frame, Owens Corning 703 and a felt like fabric.
I framed the entire area under my basement stairwell with 2x2 spruce but kept each panel completely individual for easy removal. For example, the left panel, top panel, right panel, back panel, all rest on each other and are not attached. I felt this was a fairly ingenious design as it all stays together very firmly but is not attached to each other or the walls.
I then stapled fabric on the front side of each, cut the insulation to fit, stapled further fabric on the back to hold in the insulation fibers and then nailed backing board onto the back to make the frames more rigid. Finally, I added a battery powered LED light and installed ac-7 core on my iPad to control my DAW inside the booth.
All materials cost me $350 and it does a much better job than acoustic blankets. I can now record completely dead vocals. I no longer have sound bouncing all over, I no longer hear the furnace or ac and I no longer hear footsteps from the floor above. It's not sound proof but is a phenomenal difference and I am extremely happy with the outcome for the price. For example, I can hear others talking in the same room but it completely cuts out the furnace which is in an adjacent room and completely cuts out noises from the floor above. The mic no longer picks up any of those sounds. Can't say I enjoyed all the work involved though
I will post pics shortly.
I was having trouble recording decent vocals and acoustic guitars due to my basement not being treated for recording (too expensive, only treated for mixing) and was also having issues with catching the furnace/ac and family movement on the next level. My issue is that I am on a limited budget, have limited space and limited DIY knowledge or experience. I also require something that's easily removed.
I looked into Audimute blankets but for the amount required it would have cost me $400 plus $200 in shipping to get them here and although the reviews on the Audimute website looked great, reviews on other websites were not as flattering.
After much deliberation I decided to do something similar to the acoustic panels I built and hung for mixing using wood to frame, Owens Corning 703 and a felt like fabric.
I framed the entire area under my basement stairwell with 2x2 spruce but kept each panel completely individual for easy removal. For example, the left panel, top panel, right panel, back panel, all rest on each other and are not attached. I felt this was a fairly ingenious design as it all stays together very firmly but is not attached to each other or the walls.
I then stapled fabric on the front side of each, cut the insulation to fit, stapled further fabric on the back to hold in the insulation fibers and then nailed backing board onto the back to make the frames more rigid. Finally, I added a battery powered LED light and installed ac-7 core on my iPad to control my DAW inside the booth.
All materials cost me $350 and it does a much better job than acoustic blankets. I can now record completely dead vocals. I no longer have sound bouncing all over, I no longer hear the furnace or ac and I no longer hear footsteps from the floor above. It's not sound proof but is a phenomenal difference and I am extremely happy with the outcome for the price. For example, I can hear others talking in the same room but it completely cuts out the furnace which is in an adjacent room and completely cuts out noises from the floor above. The mic no longer picks up any of those sounds. Can't say I enjoyed all the work involved though
I will post pics shortly.
