Fastest cheapest ISO booth, works, and takes up minimal space.

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Ever have trouble tracking drums without getting bleed through becuase you dont have the isolation you need, or are stuck with one room.
I took an old Eminence Vintage 30 copy, made a box for it where the speaker is enclosed and recessed back about a foot and 1/2. Mounted a cheap microphone stand inside, covered the intereior with foam, mounted a mic in there in just the right spot, and enclosed it and sealed the hole with caulk where the cord comes out. Seal everything, actually, every joint, and cover all areas inside with foam.
Dont forget to run your cable to the mic 1st. Trust me on that one. :)
Basically, 14x14 square box, about 2 1/2 feet long, and a guitar player can plug his amp right in and get to tracking drums and scratch tracks without getting into the drums, and you can even stand it straight up and down if you want, in the corner or in a closet. Perfect.
Expect to spend about $20 on materials, not counting mic, stand and cable.
Kinda heavy though, but oh well.
 
What kind of sound do you get from it? Does it sound like a speaker in a box?
 
Arent they all in a box anyway?
IT sounds ok.. not spectacular, but I deaden the inside completely so its not a phase bouncing hell inside.
It sounds WAY better than a bunch of bleed in your overheads later on, though. And better than a POD type device, IMO.
YMWV, I'm sure.
 
But how did you get the drumkit in a 14x14 square box?
 
Thats 14 inch by 14 inch, ya know, but I'll ASSUME you were joking... :)
 
Tubedude.....you've gotta speak with Roel....he's smart...

It actually took you a day to pop the question didn't it?

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Downside Studio said:
Tubedude.....you've gotta speak with Roel....he's smart...

It actually took you a day to pop the question didn't it?

:D :D :D :D
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Huh? I dont get it....
 
why not DI the guitar directley to the recording, then track drums with that, then do overdubs later or reamp the guitar track?

Save $20+

great idea thou.
 
1) A lot of times they want to play it like they do live, with thier effects and certain tones and channel switching...

2) More often than not, the scratch tracks will end up being the keeper track on the left or right due to time contraints and just plain laziness later.

3) You CAN get keeper tracks this way, as it is a miced up speaker.

Whatever works. I like this way cause they can plug thier amp right in and go, and do what they always do.
 
How about building a bigger isolotion box that will accommodate the many different size amps that guitarists bring to a studio. Would that be worth doing?
 
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