Diy portabooth to record the speaker voice

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Stelvium

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Hallo guys,

wanted to ask you if anybody here has ever built a porta booth to record a VoiceOver for the occasions when you are far from a studio.
thank you
 
It depends on how noisy your environment is- at the hotel, you can throw a blanket over your head and the mic- Mike Rowe has done this on "Dirty Jobs." A box with acoustic foam inside of it works well- the top isn't necessary unless there is too much ambient noise. These "quick and dirty" fixes are just for knocking out the bounce-back from walls/glass and what have you. These tricks will leave you with a fairly neutral/flat sound that doesn't sound like you are in a closet or booth. If you need more isolation than that, maybe somebody has more ideas....
 
Wow thanks! I remeber somebody talking about a porta booth he built pièce by Piece and i was wondering if somebody here has ever done the same
 
I've created one with one of these collapsible storage boxes lined with that bumpy foam mattress padding cut down to size and it has worked incredibly well (I have the fancy professional version at the University I work for and other than the build quality and price there isn't any noticeable difference). Just put the mic in the enclosure and have someone speak into it or if they need to read copy have them hold the copy next to the edge while they angle their face towards the inside, as long as there isn't some obnoxious amount of background noise this thing is the best alternative to a studio I've found.

Adam
 
Adam thx for the tip; do you mean the Yellow foam you find inside the mattress? I heard about the boxes for the eggs as good solution. I ve added you on Fb!
 
The best material for deadening is owens-corning 703, it's a fiberglass material that's formed into fairly rigid sheets about 2" thick. It's much denser than foam or insulation, but it has to be wrapped in fabric since it has glass fibers. A box of it is about $70-$100.
 
It's just way more dense yet still absorbs some DBs. It's as if you'd taken 2 feet of regular pink insulation and compacted it down to two inches.

My mixing area is surrounded with DIY traps made from it - works great. It's a go-to for room treatment pros apparently.
 
Yeah, the yellow foam is what I used. I had a bunch left over from a previous project so it was next to no cost for me. I think I used 48" -ish (two sides, back, and top) - I didn't cover the bottom but the one I bought has the bottom covered with a slit in it for the mic-stand. Hope that helps!
Adam
 
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