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Mastermindzz
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Has anyone tried or know someone using a bathroom for a vocal booth, I heard it works wonders as the closest thing to a sealed studio booth.
ola
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If you cover the room with absorbers, then you got yourself a vocal booth but a normal bathroom would be far to "live" to work well. I guess you can get some wierd effects from it and tiled rooms were used to make reverb back in ye olde days.
Blue Bear Sound
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Use whatever works for ya! If your song makes it big, someone will want to interview you, and you can say yeah... I recorded all the vocals in the bathroom, tiles were made by XYZ, the contractor who did the work was XYZ, sinks and faucets were by XYZ...
You could single-handedly boost the economy of the entire home-renovation industry. Then you could branch out to a line of studio-only bathrooms (same as a regular bathroom, just double the profit margin!)
Bruce
You could single-handedly boost the economy of the entire home-renovation industry. Then you could branch out to a line of studio-only bathrooms (same as a regular bathroom, just double the profit margin!)
Bruce
frederic
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Mastermindzz said:
A bathroom would make a great vocal booth if you gut it and remove all the porcelin
With the usual tile and fixtures, you'd have TREMENDOUS reflection problems so I'd recommend against it.However, the acoustical effects tiles add to the room actually can be useful. Run a "Y" chord between your guitarist's guitar and two amplifiers - a smaller one for him to monitor himself with, and a medium one (50-65 watts) in the bathroom. Put a microphone in there and you have an interesting "plate" reverb sound. True, its not a plate reverb, but bathroom tile on just about every surface makes for some interesting reflections.
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Fret
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While finishing my basement I have been doing all of my vocal recordings in my upstairs bathroom since it is the most isolated room. I just cover the walls and everything with blankets and towels. It helps but it is no where near as dead as a vocal both or as I would prefer.
frederic
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I am the king of cheap.
You can make a stand-alone vocal "booth" by using used office cubicle partitions, with blankets draped over them, in your garage. Been there done that. Works "okay". Lining the bathroom with blankets has a high WDL (Wife Dissatisfaction Level), been there done that. My last vocal booth was a walk-in closet with a slew of comforters I bought for three bucks each from Salvation Army (yes, I washed them about 10 times each), and that worked fairly well.
You can make a stand-alone vocal "booth" by using used office cubicle partitions, with blankets draped over them, in your garage. Been there done that. Works "okay". Lining the bathroom with blankets has a high WDL (Wife Dissatisfaction Level), been there done that. My last vocal booth was a walk-in closet with a slew of comforters I bought for three bucks each from Salvation Army (yes, I washed them about 10 times each), and that worked fairly well.
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Fret
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frederic said:I am the king of cheap.
Wife Dissatisfaction Level
VERY true. Fortunately for me though my wife is the vocalist.
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richglenn
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Bring the bathroom to your studio!
I'm planning on bringing in a stand up shower unit in for vocals in my basement studio. I will put a ceiling on top and insulate the outside walls. Singing in the shower will take on a whole new meaning!!!
I'm planning on bringing in a stand up shower unit in for vocals in my basement studio. I will put a ceiling on top and insulate the outside walls. Singing in the shower will take on a whole new meaning!!!
Krakit
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I had been planning on converting a large closet into an iso booth. Seems like the easiest solution for me.
As far as bathroom vocals, I have to say that using the natural reverb qualities is intriguing. Especially using the shower in my bathroom.
My shower stall is a four by four floorspace with solid slate for the floor. Three of the four walls are tiled from floor to ceiling which is also tiled. The entrance has a curtain instead of a door. Overhead (above the shower curtain) the four walls are complete and fully lined with ceramic tile. The ceiling extends above the curtain opening for another three feet. This creates a huge chamber high above your head. About the closest thing I can think of to the accoustics are some caverns I've visited.
I've found that by directing my voice into one of the back corners of the stall creates a resonant vibration that is very pleasing and can be controlled at will. I might consider some experiments in this direction some time.
As far as bathroom vocals, I have to say that using the natural reverb qualities is intriguing. Especially using the shower in my bathroom.
My shower stall is a four by four floorspace with solid slate for the floor. Three of the four walls are tiled from floor to ceiling which is also tiled. The entrance has a curtain instead of a door. Overhead (above the shower curtain) the four walls are complete and fully lined with ceramic tile. The ceiling extends above the curtain opening for another three feet. This creates a huge chamber high above your head. About the closest thing I can think of to the accoustics are some caverns I've visited.
I've found that by directing my voice into one of the back corners of the stall creates a resonant vibration that is very pleasing and can be controlled at will. I might consider some experiments in this direction some time.
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CyanJaguar
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joemeek had a bathroom built into his studio as a recording space.
He was crazy though.
I think a bathroom is too live for vocal work.
He was crazy though.
I think a bathroom is too live for vocal work.
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richglenn
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Aerosmith drilled holes up to the bathroom (on Jaded) to get the sound they wanted.