PorterhouseMusic
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I think I've talked about this here before - and thought I'd share a photo in case someone else might find this useful. I thought about putting this in the "recording technique" sub-forum but I guess it applies here just as well.
For years I've used these make-shift gobo's in various ways in order to deaden room reflection. It's not rocket science - and I came about it through necessity. I/we happen to have a good number of quilts, comforters, bedspreads, duvets, etc. - around the house. And I've got 6-7 boom style mic stands. Combine the two by draping the bedspread over the stand (fully extended in a "T" shape) - and use any number of these together and they make for easy, cheap, go-to sound deadening surfaces that are effective at killing/minimizing reflections.
When I record quiet acoustic guitar I'll usually make a tight booth using these things. For a typical vocal setup up - I'll do what you see in the picture. Or when having other vocalists in that I'm recording I'll set these up around one of those half-moon semi-circle vocals stands. Sometimes I'll set them up tightly in front of a mic'd amp. But yeah - they work. The more you use the better in terms of deadening reflection. And I'll often leave a number of them just setup in the room even if they're not setup around something in particular - just to catch reflections that might be a nuisance otherwise.
There you have it - ymmv.
For years I've used these make-shift gobo's in various ways in order to deaden room reflection. It's not rocket science - and I came about it through necessity. I/we happen to have a good number of quilts, comforters, bedspreads, duvets, etc. - around the house. And I've got 6-7 boom style mic stands. Combine the two by draping the bedspread over the stand (fully extended in a "T" shape) - and use any number of these together and they make for easy, cheap, go-to sound deadening surfaces that are effective at killing/minimizing reflections.
When I record quiet acoustic guitar I'll usually make a tight booth using these things. For a typical vocal setup up - I'll do what you see in the picture. Or when having other vocalists in that I'm recording I'll set these up around one of those half-moon semi-circle vocals stands. Sometimes I'll set them up tightly in front of a mic'd amp. But yeah - they work. The more you use the better in terms of deadening reflection. And I'll often leave a number of them just setup in the room even if they're not setup around something in particular - just to catch reflections that might be a nuisance otherwise.
There you have it - ymmv.
