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But I've set up a 4 foot cube as an isolation booth. Yes, onyl 4 feet wide, 4 feet across, and 4 feet HIGH. :D

I'm using it only for guitar. It works out nicely actually as far as I can tell. I can sit down and have just enough room to play my guitar "comfortably" with a stereo micing setup, and my remote to my reel to reel (can't get out to mess with the controll onboard since then my whole "booth would collapse on me :eek: :rolleyes: )

1.Yeah I know it seems lame and a little inconvinient, but it'll do the job, right?

2.How important are bass traps for my accoustic guitar?

3. I've got my fiberglass how wrapped well in bed sheets. They are definitely breathable. But is it a danger to be in such a small space breathing, even if they are wrapped?

4. (slightly off topic) How far away do you place your mics when you record guitar? This is kind of important since my booth is kinda limiting..... :cool:
 
you can sit in a 4 foot cube? holy.

I guess if it's sillent but I hear the larger the room the better the low end sound
 
I've played in some pretty small places but 4X4X4 ft sounds too small to me. However if you, your guitar, and a couple of mics all fit and it works for you, I say go for it.
 
How the heck are you fitting in a 4 foot cube? My guitar alone has to be almost three feet, and even sitting on the floor my head is probably at about 3 feet. Why do you want such a small space? It's not neccessary. Don't you have a bathroom or a big walk-in closet you could play in? I've used a bathroom before and it was a big enough, yet small enough space to give it a rich sound when I miced the acoustic. I'd just have to think a space that small would be too bassy and too tight to play in.

Are you joking about it being only 4 feet high?
 
HAHA I was ABOUT to take a picture but didn't have a camera. Ok, so for accoustic guitar, can it still sound good not completely dead? I'm completely new to this. I can record in a walk-in closet, and have about 10 703 panels. Should I hang them evenly across the closet, so there are still reflections between them? I've heard too dead can be bad.
 
You'll have to play around with what sounds good to your ear. It's OK to hear a room's affects on the sound sometimes.

The 703 would be used in the corners to help trap bass. That doesn't just mean where walls meet walls, that also means where walls meet the ceiling. 8 bass traps are "standard" for each room. The 703 should "round off" the corners. Set them in place at 45 degree angles across the surfaces so there's a good amount of air behind them.

There are ways to test how good of a job you did at placing the 703 panels. Check out the first video here http://realtraps.com/videos.htm . It'll change your life!
 
Well, play in it, record, if it sounds good then you win.

I'd say almost all of recording "the right sound" is what sounds right to you.
 
don't laugh!

But I've set up a 4 foot cube as an isolation booth. Yes, onyl 4 feet wide, 4 feet across, and 4 feet HIGH.
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I NEED to see a picture you w/ a guitar recording in that.... Please??? I'll leave you positive rep!!!! :D
 
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