Tiny room (8x15') studio with terrible echo. Simple DIY fix?

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I record my vocals and guitar at the same time....I just wanna get rid of this terrible slapback echo in my recordings from my guitar (picking hand strums) echoing off the walls and getting into my vocal mic tracks.

1. Simply DIY materials would be nice. Moving blankets? If so what kind and do I fold them up?

2. I don't give a rats buns if it looks professional, just wanna kill this echo as simple as possible.


BONUS..
a. I am an artist so I would be really like to make something artistic out of everyday materials if could be like an art piece but also actually work.
-Any way to utilize all the cardboard (amazon boxes) I have, to kill this echo?
b. carpet? egg cartons? pillows...?
 
Duvets on boom mic stands. Raise the central column fully, t bar horizontal, hang duvet. Repeat. Look at the walls that are causing the reflection first. Front to rear, or side by side. When you find the right place, it will be obvious. This wont tame the bottom end very much, you need traps for that, but it will help quite a bit.
 
Try standing in different locations and face different directions. Don't face straight at a wall for instance. You will probably find a place in the room that works.
 
R D Smith said:
Try standing in different locations and face different directions. Don't face straight at a wall for instance. You will probably find a place in the room that works.
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Well, its a very tiny room and there's only 1 spot on a futon to be, lol. Not a lot of options in that regard. So was hoping to dampen the reflections somehow.
 
rob aylestone said:
Duvets on boom mic stands. Raise the central column fully, t bar horizontal, hang duvet. Repeat. Look at the walls that are causing the reflection first. Front to rear, or side by side. When you find the right place, it will be obvious. This wont tame the bottom end very much, you need traps for that, but it will help quite a bit.
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So by hanging them are you saying its important to have space between them and the wall. Does it make a big difference compared to just hanging them on the wall? Cause I'm really cramped for space and was hoping to attach something on the walls if possible.

Is a moving blanket going to be just as effective?
 
No hanging on the wall will be the same. Just more trick to do and experiment with
 
rob aylestone said:
Look at the walls that are causing the reflection first. Front to rear, or side by side.
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Corners KILL! Corners create standing waves, nasty phase cancellation, echoes and general nastiness. Get a couple of long bolster pillows and shove them in the corners to eliminate the 90 degree angles. This will also help with dampening,
 
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