Mini sound room

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marlenedegrood

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Lacking any sort of location in my home that provides any sort of decent acoustics for recording audio voice overs and instruments, I built myself a little mini sound box. It's constructed of 4 pieces of 16"x24"acoustic foam mounted on foam core... that would be 3 sides and a top, leaving the bottom open to just place on a counter top. I just ran a really quick test today to see if it would improve sound quality. I used a pair of AKG 1000c's mounted on a dual mic mount on a very short stand place on my kitchen counter top and then placed the "sound box" over it. I have a few other mics that I can test but this is the system I would like to use with my MAudio MicroTrack 24/96. I will run a test with the Octava Mk012 into DVX soon. No point in testing the AT4073.

I think I'm going to like my MicroTrack 24/96 for field recording. Anyway here's a short audio file if you're interested. Btw.. there was a tv on, about 12 feet away, my fride was humming away about 8 feet away, my kitchen fronts to a street which had cars passing by and I could here dogs barking while I was recording.

http://www.stickypod.com/stickypod_upload/uploads/acousticfoamcheck.mov

Marlene
 
Hey Marlene.
Once more a great test....and cograts on the "sound booth"!

I am hearing some unwanted noise; my guess is that it's wind (pop) noise (from your mouth). Do you use popper stoppers?
 
Nice Marlene. Great work again (although I was hoping for another video :) )

There is a ton of noise, is that the Microtrack? Also your levels are pretty low, did you just go directly into the Microtrack or use a preamp?

Anyways, for a kitchen, that sounds great. Nice work. Next time please put up more video, we love it. :happy:

Cheers
 
You have an incredible voice. Just incredible. That is a perfect female VO voice... you should try to do something with that (if you want to).
 
MattinSTL said:
You have an incredible voice. Just incredible. That is a perfect female VO voice... you should try to do something with that (if you want to).
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I wish I'd said that. Matt's right, of course. :thumbsup:
 
Thanks guys. I do need pop shields for those mics, it's on my list. I'm just learning the MicroTrack, I think I should have used the batteries in the AKG's and turned the phantom power off the recorder since the recorder only has 30 volts ,it's a little weak. Or....turned the boost on. Hmmm....so much to learn and so little time right now. I was just anxious to try out my little sound booth. Guess I'll try it out with the sound going in to the DVX next.
 
That sounded good Marlene.
And Matt's right - you've got a real NPR voice.
Sounded a bit like Terry Gross
:thumbsup:

If you get a chance could you post some pics of the 'booth'?
I'm in a situation where I'm going to have to try something similar soon, and it would be great to see what others are doing.
 
Thanks Luis. All you need are these http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=260-515 and some good quality spray adhesive which they sell also. I just mounted mine on foam core so that it was light and then used gaffers tape to make 3 sides into a box leaving 1 piece that I can just lay on top, bottom is open but if you made a solid bottom then you could probably run a hole through the bottom so you could use a mic stand instead of a table top (this would involve adding some stand support for the box itself and I'm just too lazy right now).

Next time I set it up I'll take a couple of pictures.
 
I have a 5x4 meter "studio" separate from the house with brick outwalls, thick insulation & gypsum/wood paneled inner walls & slanted ceiling. Thick carpet & sofa & double bed, one end is used as a 60cm deep storage, mostly clothing & sleeping bags, covered with heavy curtain. Works very well as a voice-over studio, the mic I use is a Rode large capsule cardioid. Shoud make some comparasons with Oktava 012 cardioid & hypercardioid.

Before this I used a walk-in closet, spread some sleeping bags along the walls & ceiling. That was not bad either. For a short project you can build a "tent" type thing with some cheap lumber & blankets, sleeping bags, quilts, down jackets etc anywhere in the house, as long as the ambient noice is low enough (traffic etc.).
 
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