Thinking about making an isolation booth

[crazylongboard]

Hey guys, I'm thinking about making a versatile isolation booth that can do many different things. I'm thinking of buying Acoustic Sound Foam from ebay for $27. Here's the description from the listing.

"You will recieve 28 sqft or 28 pcs 12' x 12' x 1-1/4" . 28 pcs or 28 sqft wil cover about 7/8 of a 4" x 8" pc of plywood. All 28 pcs are made from 1# Expanded Polystyrene"

I'm thinking of cutting them and gluing them to wood that I can isolate drums with, move and make a mini-iso booth for vocals and also a booth for amps. I really don't want to spend tons and tons of money on foam and bass traps and all that other stuff to treat the room if I can get a good enough sound from making a booth like this.

Let me know if you think this will work and give me any suggestions or tips from your own experience. Thanks!

 

[RAMI]

I already responded to this post in the Recording section (please post only once).

Here's a copy and paste of my response:

OK, since you asked. No, it will not work...well, I guess it depends on what you mean by "work". If you mean "sound good", then no, it will not. A small box will sound like a small box, and "acoustic foam" will only make it that much worse. A 'booth" in a pro studio is the size of most home-recorders' whole recording space. And foam is the next worse thing for acoustics besides egg cartons.

But, since I know you're going to go ahead and do it anyway, my only suggestion is: Please come back and tell us if YOU think it works.

 

[crazylongboard]

I responded in the other one. Closed thread.