Enclosure for vocal mic

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I went to a nice studio the other day, and the engineer had a small, prolly 6' tall enclosure type thing that was padded and put behind the vocal mic. I assume this dampens the sound in some sort of way. The vocals I record sound airy so I was thinking about building something like this. Does anyone use anything like this or have any pics? Thanks!
 
You probably saw something like this: http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=47

I bought one, paid $200 I think and it works! It doesn't totally deaden the sound but it does take a good deal of the room noise out of the recording. I don't hear the computer fans in my mic signal anymore and vocal recordings sound closer and a bit punchier/clearer.

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Rich
 
no offense but $200 for one of those things is a little flippin ridiculous. you could make one on your own for 1/10th the price.

anyway, that foam thing would pretty much cancel out bounced waves, and eliminate a lot of phase problems and natural room reverb. its kind of like a smaller cheaper portable vocal booth
 
blue4u said:
You probably saw something like this: http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=47

I bought one, paid $200 I think and it works! It doesn't totally deaden the sound but it does take a good deal of the room noise out of the recording. I don't hear the computer fans in my mic signal anymore and vocal recordings sound closer and a bit punchier/clearer.

Regards,
Rich
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...I also use the SM Pro "Mic Thing" and compared to many of the other prefab mic baffles (some of which are much more expensive, such as the Studio Projects version), it's a great value, considering you get a very nice heavy duty stand with it...I did build my own prior to buying it, but this unit is compact, sturdy & solid, very much adjustable, and presents a very professional appearance, which I believe gives the vocalist a bit of extra confidence in my "home studio" setup...well worth the $200 price tag (IMHO)...;)

My earlier posting for the "Mic Thing" here: https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=2831616#post2831616
 
I had thought about making one too. This is kinda pricey but looks a lot better than anything I could make. How much would this affect the sound?
 
Like Hero was sayin... It'll cut down on the room (a good thing if it's not treated) and phase. Basically it'll help tighten things up for ya.
 
my mother actually bought some dishes and they came with this real heavy duty foam. she saved it for me instead of throwing it out, and i was going to make one of mic curtains or whatever you want to call it with that foam stuff, and a music stand i had. however i ended up using the foam to build an enclosure for my amp cab so i can get a punchy dry sound. it works great for those arena guitars.

anyway, if you got the money to toss around, itll prob help a great deal especially if you are in a square garage or something with flat concrete walls. but you can make one for a lot less than $200. even if you spend $100 (which is still ridiculous) u still only spent half of what you would have to buy it.

also, for anyone that doesnt have a pop filter, idk what those are going for nowadays, but an old pair of stockings over a bent wire coathanger works great. and its basically free. (i have girls in my house so i find the weirdest girly shit that seems to sub in perfectly for other expensive recording shit.)
 
jvkeboxHERO said:
my mother actually bought some dishes and they came with this real heavy duty foam. she saved it for me instead of throwing it out, and i was going to make one of mic curtains or whatever you want to call it with that foam stuff, and a music stand i had. however i ended up using the foam to build an enclosure for my amp cab so i can get a punchy dry sound. it works great for those arena guitars.

anyway, if you got the money to toss around, itll prob help a great deal especially if you are in a square garage or something with flat concrete walls. but you can make one for a lot less than $200. even if you spend $100 (which is still ridiculous) u still only spent half of what you would have to buy it.

also, for anyone that doesnt have a pop filter, idk what those are going for nowadays, but an old pair of stockings over a bent wire coathanger works great. and its basically free. (i have girls in my house so i find the weirdest girly shit that seems to sub in perfectly for other expensive recording shit.)
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...yeah, well why buy a microphone when you can build one of those too:
http://www.prosoundweb.com/recording/tapeop/buildmic/buildmic_16_1.shtml

...DIY mic screen here:
http://www.jakeludington.com/project_studio/20050321_build_your_own_microphone_pop_screen.html

...and when you're ready to move out of your parent's house, here's a DIY (tree)house/recording studio: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ca_playground/article/0,2041,DIY_13723_2270312,00.html

...;););)
 
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