Too much room... I can hear sound of my voice bouncing off walls. N being too close will cause clicks n pops cuz my Mic is super sensitive
Sing closer to the mic with a pop filter. Setup a baffle in front of the mic made of approved soundproofing material. Set the mic to cardioid.
Not sure I would recommend singing into the worst sounding area of a square room. The corner. You will have the most open air in the center of the room. Here is a pic of my room when tracking vocals. Two 2x4'x4" rock wool panels hung from ceiling in center of my control room. Heavy blankets draped over boom stands forming a 'T' is what I used prior to building the absorbers and gave pretty much the same results. Didn't look as cool tho. Something on the wall behind the singer is very helpful as well. So is the red spot light.![]()
The center of a square room is the worst place to put up a mic. Stand in the center of an untreated square room and clap your hands.
Flutter echo is what you hear.
Generally, I'd say yep. Think about it. The confluence point of all the reflections, and likely primary modes.The center of a square room is the worst place to put up a mic. Stand in the center of an untreated square room and clap your hands.
Flutter echo is what you hear.
More importantly I think is what you've alluded to- For a simple mic location it's less critical if you nock down the relative loudness of the room at the mic. Even if you just make a little zone around your mic area, a few clouds above, some on the sides/behind etc you're part way there.I disagree. That is exactly why I recommended this setup. It helps to stop the flutter echo at the source. In an untreated room, the flutter echo will be no less present by moving to another location. A mic in a corner is just asking for more problems in an untreated room. My room is treated in all corners and 12 of these 2X4'X4" absorbers 5' apart on the walls with a cloud above the mixing desk. I recommended this 'behind mic' setup as it worked quite well before I built and installed the absorbers. I use the same basic setup with the appropriate materials now.
Btw, just curious what you recommend as the best place to set up a mic?