Turning a walk-in closet into a vocal room?

[Guitarer]

Hey guys, I had this idea that my walk-in closet would be perfect for a vocal room. It's a rectangular room, and obviously I'd clean it out and do a bit of sound proofing.

So, what do you guys think about that?

-Holden

 

[pandamonk]

Hey guys, I had this idea that my walk-in closet would be perfect for a vocal room. It's a rectangular room, and obviously I'd clean it out and do a bit of sound proofing.

So, what do you guys think about that?

-Holden

How do you plan to do this "sound proofing"? If you mean sound absorbing then get some rigid fiberglass. Search for that in this forum, and you'll get a wealth of info.

I'd suggest building three panels, and placing them like so:

 

[Guitarer]

I was just gonna get a kit and throw some foam pads up. There's no way I can make this completly sound proof, because I'm on the second floor, and I'm not tearing up the floor for floaters.

Thanks for the panel info

 

[pandamonk]

I was just gonna get a kit and throw some foam pads up. There's no way I can make this completly sound proof, because I'm on the second floor, and I'm not tearing up the floor for floaters.

Thanks for the panel info

:O:O:O:O:O No!!! Sound isolation takes mass, and lots of it. Sound absorption, which is what you'd want in a booth, for that dry sound, is what you'd buy foam for. But you get much better results buy using rigid fiberglass.

If you really want isolation for the least amount of work, add another layer of plasterboard, and chipboard flooring, caulk everything up to make it airtight, and add heavy duty seals around the door. This will provide better isolation, although the air will run out very quickly. You're gonna have to open the door every couple mins, or think of a way to get air in with allowing sound out.

However, If you can't hear anything from downstairs(speech/tv/music), then i doubt the vocals with be too much for them, unless you're singing late at night.

 

[Guitarer]

Gotcha, I don't really want to do to many modifications, as I'm not looking for a completly professional sound. Hell, right now I just put up a mic stand near my computer for vocals...It sounds ok, I just want it to be a bit better. I figured having it in a seperate room may help my cause.

I also think since the room is rectangular, I may be able to get a cool effect out of putting my amps at the end, and doing distance micing.

I'm a total n00b when it comes to technique, mixing is all I'm good at

 

[pandamonk]

Gotcha, I don't really want to do to many modifications, as I'm not looking for a completly professional sound. Hell, right now I just put up a mic stand near my computer for vocals...It sounds ok, I just want it to be a bit better. I figured having it in a seperate room may help my cause.

I also think since the room is rectangular, I may be able to get a cool effect out of putting my amps at the end, and doing distance micing.

I'm a total n00b when it comes to technique, mixing is all I'm good at

Well the rigid fiberglass idea i posted will give you a dead sound(at all freqs required, no like most foams which absorb highs but leave lows and mids to boom). There won't be much reverb, which means you can add it later in mixing, which you're good at...

The rigid fiberglass panels are really easy to make. Just get 2 4'x2'x2" sheets of rigid fiberglass, cut one in half, and frame all three sheets. Then wrap each of them in fabric. Then all you gotta do is figure out how to hang them in your closet like the pic i posted.

Also, the effect you will get from distance miking in a closet, is that it'll sound like it's been recorded in a closet. With a resonably dead environment, you can(later in mixing) make it sound like it's been recorded anywhere you want.