Using a serverrack as vocal booth

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I'm about to defy the bounderies of claustrofobia by putting a former 42 unit serverrack in my livingroom in order to use it as a vocal booth.

I know this is madness, but really, it's all the room I have. I know acoustically it's not a good idea either, but acoustics are not really a big consideration in the line of music that I make (industrial metal). It's main purpose is just keeping the noice down while I record my vocals screaming my lungs out.

Now my question: how do you guys think I could make the serverrack soundproof? Two sides are plexyglass, two other sides are some sort og big metal plates.

Thx already!
 
I hope you can find a way to keep it from tipping over too. :)
 
Well, if you insist. Drape moving blankets, couch cushins, matresses or anything else around it. You could probably do the same thing in a closet.
 
How about making the walls double and stuffing them with foam, would that help? Or making it airtight? That obviously would force me to make very short songs ... ;)
 
Here's something that in theory should work although I've never done this with a equipment rack. Line the inside of the rack with something like old carpet. Take something like liquid nail and glue 1/2" dry wall to the exterier of the rack. Then take firring strips (1"X2"s) and glue them around all the edges. Then take 3/4" plywood and glue it to the firring strips which will leave a 3/4" air space between the drywall and the plywood. The mass of the two dissimaler materials and the dead air space should go a long way towards slowing down noise, and since you're just trying to stop voice and not a Marshall it should be pretty effective.
 
OK, thx, sounds good.
2 small questions tho: English is not my native language, so I'm a bit puzzled by the term "firring strips" - never heard of those before : what are they exactly?

We also have a different metric system - if you say 3/4", I suppose I have to divide the metric equivalent of an inch (2.54 cm) by 4 and multiply it by 3? That seems a rather small space, is it sufficient? It hsouldn't be filled with anything?


Cheers!
 
A firring strip is just a pine (or any wood) board that's three quarters of an inch (sorry, my metric conversion sucks) thick and about one and one half inches wide and generaly about eight feet long. Now the thickness and width aren't that critical for our purposses here. Basicly, you're making a spacer to create an air space between the drywall and the plywood. If this space is as close to airtight as you can make it, it's a very effective sound barrier.
 
So basically I would cover the rack with a "coat of air" first and then a coat plywood. Makes sence ...
I can imagine the door will pose somewhat of a problem tho ...

Anyway, you sure gave me something to think about, thx a lot!
 
Hi Track Rat,

the rack has finally arrived in my living room. I've been taking a close look at it and I found out that it might be a lot easier to use the 4 metal corners of the rack as spacer between the inner side (drywall) and outer side (plywood). The four corners measure 4.7" by 1.4 " each. Do you think that replacing the firring strips by the actual corners of the rack could work too?

Thx already!
 
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