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I didn't spend a dime on this vocal booth and it has allowed me to begin fulfilling my goal of becoming a professional voice actor! If you're looking to find out how to set up a vocal booth for free let me show you how I did it.
Recording yourself in an untreated room for a comparison to your booth was brilliant, lucid, and vivid. Thanks!
Don't you just love it when content creators get to the point
I try!
you do!👽
@@Javaughnhenry_ I love you
Keep up that one trend bro and we will continue to love the content, you nailed everything else! Cadence, info, visual shots, fuck yeah
No wonder my farts are quiet on couch cushions. They absorb all the bass in my farts.
underrated comment
LOL
You should be famous rlly😂😂😂
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Pfft
I've definitely done this in the past. Another solution, that isn't free, but is low cost, is to build a frame out of PVC pipe and use moving blankets as the walls and ceiling. The nice thing about it is that you can take it down when you're not using it and pack it away somewhere, so it's out of the way. Plus, it's mobile if you want to record vocals in another location.
I made a permanent sound vocal booth using an $80 thick trifold sofa bed. I just position it like a book on a some laminated panels that are siting on some cheap chest height office partitions surrounding my workstation in a U formation. Its padded with a moving blanket on the base. I also draped a moving blanket over the top. Everything is black and looks pro
Genious solution, thanks a lot man! I'm practicing extreme vocal and was always afraid that neighbours will get frustrated. Also my gf said her head hurts from my excercises😅
Now I live in closet and everybody's happy 😁
That's what I like to hear! I'm glad that it's all working out
and it's just 2:30 min😁
привет! где можно с тобой связаться, спросить подробнее про твои меры звукоизоляции? тоже надо писать экстрим-вокал дома, и боюсь, что просто шкафа будет недостаточно
One flaw in this advice: if you live outside of the USA/Canada, you probably don’t HAVE a built-in closet.
I did a pile of audiobooks working in an office-space studio with a packing-blanket-and-PVC-pipe booth I built for about $75. Currently I’m in Mexico in a studio apartment with ZERO closets, so I’m having to figure something else out. (Probably something similar to the last one - thankfully they have Home Depot in my city.)
One issue that this adds to your recordings is that it places you closer to the same walls that will reflect sound. So there will be a faster decay time but it will be able to hit your mic faster.
It's definitely an improvement over a completely untreated room, but it adds in some issues that aren't there in an open area.
This is true! In this short video I'm unable to fully dive in but I should make an updated video to address this. That's why you need to focus on density of the material that you're using. If you're in a small area, you should be using 3 to 4-inch dense material. This'll make it so that you can be more assured you'll not be facing comb filtering in your recordings or having to deal with strange frequency related issues.
I'm planning an updated video series in the next week where we can actually dive in! Thank you for your comment.
Hands down best quality video talking about this subject for normal people who needs to get into recording, weell frickin doneee 👏👏👏🔥🔥
Thank ya, thank ya!!
Thank you for showing just how easy it is to get started. I'm still in the planning stages, but have definitely mixed some "home-made" techniques in with some new or used equipment. You've got a new sub, I'll definitely follow along!
I'm here to help! Getting started was one of the things that I procrastinated on most because I thought I needed more things. I'm just glad that I've been able to help others take the plunge and get started!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I also have a vocal booth with dimensions Length X Width X Height => 240cmX120cmX180cm. For the walls I used house walls and thick plywood, I put used cardboard evenly on the inside on each side. then the outermost layer I used green cloth as a green screen. As a result, I recorded these 2 videos using my vocal room.
ruclips.net/video/AZJ16b0fDc4/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/TLqW4irDALg/видео.html
This is a really good video Jay. Clear, concise and to the point. You've got a great voice too
I appreciate that! glad that it helped
It is true that it works, but not with all microphones.
Often the sound is muffled, because the microphone still needs more space and a minimum of reverberation (to avoid dead sound). Besides, you should have specified which material you use for information purposes.
So ,it's far from perfect, but if you know how to use your DAW, it's entirely possible to get a more than satisfying end result.
For me the rule is:
The more you invest (cabin, equipment...), the more tranquility you buy.
But contrary to what most videos say, you can get just as good a result with a $50 mic.
But you have to learn how to use the filters of your DAW.
Voice Meeter Banana has a very interesting function to adjust the echo of the room, the tone of the voice (as well as a 15 band EQ and other functions which make it a must-have, especially if you use a USB microphone) . If you have a noise floor or excessive outside noise, Krisp is also an interesting solution.
"There are no problems, only solutions" 😁
This is very true, it should be mentioned that though I used a closet at the time for my VO work I am also a trained sound engineer so I knew how to work the mic. The TLM 130 that I was using at the time did suffer in that environment, you needed to be very precise with the actual positioning or else you'd get some comb filtering. An MKH 416 would've done me better but hey, gotta work with what's on hand!
I'll probably end up making a breakdown of the best techniques to get a "professional" sound. Thanks for the comment. Always appreciate chatting with another audio head.
@@Javaughnhenry_ Indeed, all these little details on how to get the best sound in your specific environment is really what - I think - people are looking for. You could even propose an audit of the environment of interested users, firstly analyzing their audio file then making a video call to help them in order to correct all these little details that make the difference (the position of the microphone, the use or not of a pop filter, soundproofing the part behind its back, using a good XLR cable, making sure that the cables are not in contact with each other and I forget a lot...).
For it worked with a MXL 990 (yup, I am amazed too) and a Walking closet with A LOT of clothes! but when i tried to record some acoustic guitars I couldnt get the sound that I want it because the guitar wasn't breathing enough so I recorded it in my bedroom and I got a far better result (with the MXL 991 small diaphragm)... So yes, it depends on the kind of mic you are using. But hey, it works as an emergency thing... :D
Dude, subbed. You should have more views on this vid. I'm venturing into the voiceover world. Very helpful, thank you.
Its a great idea, and obviously works for free!
Not only the couch cushions. Remember the bed blankets and pillows as well. The more sound absorbers you throw into the room with yourself, the less the room sounds like a room, which is a good thing? (And, just a few days ago I discovered just how much was coming back at me from the ceiling. You shoulda seen me, with a sherpa blanket draped over my head and mike stand, playing music in that state.)
I have an MDF closet that I was going to throw. Now I'm thinking of turning it into a DIY booth. Thanks for the video.
Nice video brother & thank you for the help! Didn’t expect it to sound so good.
Any time, that's what I'm here for man!
i got this same idea after learning about my favourite japanese singer, she also started from singing covers inside her closet and even then, she sounded amazing. For so long i thought i could never practice my voice without spending lots of money first lol
My issues is that closed spaces, sound like closed spaces.
I've recorded in the car, in a walk in closet, under the covers, in a 'fort' made from couch cushions and blankets, and in a open room with blankets thrown everywhere.
There is something about not having stuff close to the mic, that sounds better.
Problem, is cost, and space. :(
My current biggest issue is the birds in my area, cut through every sound blocking attempt I try.
That is very true, mics need some room to breathe or you will get a subpar sound regardless of the room. The thing I find is that you can close mic and speak quieter to help, a low frequency cut and mid boost will help remove some of that low end and put your voice back in as well.
As for the birds isotope has a bird filter, that may be worth looking into 👌.
Wildly underappreciated video. Love the reaction shot to the neighboring car's bass.
Good on you mate. I made a permanent sound vocal booth using an $80 thick trifold sofa bed. I just position it like a book on a support thats padded with a moving blanket. I also draped a moving blanket over the top. Everything is black and looks pro
If you have a walk in closet you are willing to dedicate, you can buy a few weighted blankets and pin them up to the walls, and I also use those foam yoga mats for the floor. I got my closet extremely quiet a while back.
Bro yes just tried this yesterday before finding your video! Glad we're on the same page
Great video! I can tell you worked really hard on this.
Not exactly what I was looking for as I do not have a closet big enough, but I do like the simplicity and accessibility for starting musicians so they wont get demotivated by the task of finding a studio or having to spend hundreds or thousands to get their own acoustic space
Thanks very much for this! I just moved and was having trouble with noise in my new place. I didn't even think about using the closet this way! It's solved the ambient/echo issues I was having.
I already heard about the closet idea from another RUclipsr, but I appreciate the extra tips in this video!
Hey, who let you into my old LA recording studio?! Lmao. Bonus points if you place an angled wedge/shelf against the wall you're speaking towards to guide first reflections towards the ceiling. A²+B²>C² 👍
Good video, thank you. Made me stop thinking so hard about it
Wicked video, dude-solid charisma and quality. Good luck on your voice-acting journey.
i love that this video popped up a few weeks after i actually just moved my mic and scarlet 2i2 into my closet because suddenly it just made sense lol
Thanks 🙏 a million you’re dope!! I totally forgot about using the closet, now I need to just drape over some thick sheets or multiple sheets and pillows, right.
You are very good at making a captivating and concise RUclips video, well-earned sub
I love your mentality and bought one of your books from your website after watching this video. I'm broke but how can i say no to $5, you're a good man for that. Merry Christmas, chief, keep it up!
Very commendable Mr. Henry. Knowledgeable and well studied in his field yet practical and economic. Impressive presentation.
Good video. If you have two doors that on your closet you can hang a big heavy blanket or comforter over them to make your booth a little bigger.
Great tip! My partner wasn't happy when I mentioned we had to go back into the closet. He'll get over it, probably...
A rolling clothes rack with jackets and shirts hanging on it is a sound investment for VO. I have one in my studio and it saved me money on acoustic foam and bass traps
I use this when filming videos in untreated rooms, it makes all the difference in the world!
underrated video and channel. thank you bro, you deserve more recognition!
I appreciate that!
This will definitely be better than recording in a untreated room but your gonna end up getting a combing effect cause the space is so small.
my bedroom is fairly quite even without any acoustic treatment the only noise that ruins my vocals recordings is the groundloop his from my computer and audio interface
Awesome video with some great camera work and audio work. Keep it up
My first video of yours, instant sub as soon as you switch to reverb room.. superb intro so far
I liked and subscribed because of this video. Great channel, my man!
Welcome aboard!
I thought it was a closet but didn't think the clothes would actually help. I don't know the closet in one of my rooms is big enough but I'm gonna try.
So just nail ALOT of sofa cushions along your walls and ceiling, dont forget the close the space between the door and floor. Block off windows as well. 😜🔥
I’m in a metal band and we make out vocalist use the closet all the time. She really enjoys screaming in a place that’s comfortable. Also we live in a colder place so the closet is filled with heavy jackets and coats. Great vid my friend. I didn’t even know about the cushion in the corners part.
Another method is to find your biggest room and put the singer so she has as much room behind her as possible and some cushions in front. As a producer myself I prefer this over the closet as it gives a more airy feel to the recording and doesn't bring the same risk of comb filtering and low resonances. I don't think it fits everyone, and especially not every room but more often than not a end up putting a small room reverb on my vocal anyway because a super dry mix won't sit that good.
I think your advice is good and on point, however i would like to point out that whether or not this would works depends on the size of the closet, the density and surface area of the cushins as well the actual material out of which the closet is made of. If you live in a cement building, such a small space can make so many issues in the low mids and give you an ultimately boxy sound with a very high coeficient of hi dampening.
So for anyone needing a quick fix i do recommend this, however professional vocal booths are much more than just a small room with absorption.
Gonna love the look on the recording artists face when I tell them to climb inside my cupboard😂
The closet trick its so awesome. I was using it a lot.
Before I was able to build my own studio I used a closet for about 3 years. So many people believe they need a full studio to do this when in many cases it's just not a necessity depending on the stage in your career.
I LOVE IT!!! I thought I was crazy for recording my audiobooks in my closet but I feel so much better now.
Not crazy at all, welcome to the club! A ton of my peers record from their closets as well. It’s a fairly common practice
refreshing, pro ideas ! Brainstorming how to make some decent portable barriers
Sadly, in Brazil, we don't have closets like a little room to keep our clothes. What we have are big wooden boxes we can't go inside.
Guy …. You are ready for the top as a RUclipsr … you sound amazing … and edits sick
This is funny because i already do this with my closet and have couch pillows, clothes, and blankets in there. I haven't had any issues making music
You get a like my man. And yes gonna follow your voice acting career. And im thinkin about firing up my own.
I think you have towels behind the curtain. They're really great for absorbing sound
Great guess! I used my closet at the time but it was in a very similar way, lining it with clothes helped amazingly! Got me some great gigs too.
thanks for actually getting to the point and not explaining for 30 minutes beforehand!
I want to explain only one thing, sound it's just a physics. If you want to get vocal booth a pretty simple and not expensive, just use box and to much towels or de space items, when o2 and air move in space, it'create energy and that nasty reverb. It's simple. And some materials are influences to sound, on frequencies
You showed a closet. You didn't show using it. Doors closed? Doors/walls bare?
Amazing. That’s how I made most of my record. Love this.
Well this one was useful and helpful with a really good quality and thought behind it hope to see more videos like this subscribed✅
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Great not only in the central idea, but also brilliantly executed.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Finding the rental with the right closet has always been so hard, but necessary
True! It’s crazy that as VA’s sometimes we do look for a walk-in closet less for the clothes and more for the job 😂
@@Javaughnhenry_ literally! I record music, but lots of crossover apparently!
Yep he’s right thats the most sound proof you’ll get other than the door
Great video for beginners to get started.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much for the great tips
You are so welcome!
Great video mate, you just earned a new subscriber!
Welcome aboard!
yeh i dont have a closet that big
but had one
well good idea, i used to do the same
BRAVO! I Love the end of this video. Lol!
Glad you liked it!
you make videos like a proffesional youtuber off rip, underatted
Appreciate that!
The cheapest vocal booth would be if you throw a towel over your head and microphone one towel, covering your head and your microphone at the same time that will do the same thing and that would be the cost of a towel. The heavier the towel the better obviously.
i thought he was gonna say this blanket is my booth and proceed to cover his head with a microphone under it, but yeah. a closet works too
Recording in a car can be good too... Just not in traffic, like parked in the garage or in your drive away from traffic noise.
Great video, hoping you get the recognition you deserve!
My unlucky self does not have a closet in the house... I guess it's time to hang the quilts from the ceiling. Great video though.
I'm recording in the small room church library. Books and two sofas and a open cupboard with bed sheets for all the guest we get regularly in our evangelistic actions. Sound is great...
thumbs up for your creativity and winsome personality. 👍🏽
Great and very well made video. From the recent comments,I see youtube suddenly decided to push it out after a year of its release lmao. All aside, the video was very clear and the very well made so I would highly recommend you make more youtube videos because you belong here with your video making skills.
I am about to go set this up now! Thank you!
Anyway it's better than nothing 😁Every voice actor should know and try this method. A slightly simpler alternative can be a large closet, but then there must be blackout curtains or a bookshelf with books in the back. Good luck, my black bro
Bookshelves work wonders for sound dampening 👌🏾. One of the simplest routes if it’s already available in your room. I’ve had some luck with blackout curtains, as long as they’re the ones rated for sound as they’re typically extra thick. And thank you bro, appreciate it 💪🏾
I can attest to this claim. I've sung songs in my closet too, in a walk-in though lol
Hey outstanding man, straight and to the point .
I'm an aspiring VA! Your guide is very helpful and I'm definitely going to sub, you're super cool and your video content is right up my alley ^^ Good luck with your work!
Awesome! Thank you!
How do you read the lyrics/lines in that dark closet? I need some kind of teleprompter or monitor, especially in a closet where its dark.
Don't be ashamed guys I recorded my first songs in 2017 in😊 a apartment closet, with really no room for me to fit, but it worked for me, and I lay my laptop on my bed and my mixer to when I record, because I have no desk to sit it on, I live in a apartment rooms isn't that big to fit a desk a drawer with TV on it, but ATLEAST I finally got myself a microphone stand 🎉🎉🎉
awesome video, a comfortable space is the best booth I guess 😌
It really is!
i just surround myself with towels and it works wonders... but it is annoying having to set it all up over and over again
Can you do sync work with video in there, or are you usually just recording with no video?
Great channel btw
00:26 I’m guessing a closet with blankets hanging on each wall. Lol.
Great vid.
Super nit-picky, but technically speaking, lower frequencies don’t have more power. Because their waveforms have larger wavelengths and are more “spread out” they encounter less interference when passing through a medium. Think of walking through a crowded room in a straight line versus a short-wavelength, high frequency path. You’ll have an easier time passing through in a straighter line (i.e. lower frequency, longer wavelength. We see this with light and is why the sky is blue (see: rayleigh scattering)
Love hearing stuff like this, always helps to learn more precise information! Thank you for bringing this up!
Is this a good idea to build a soundproof studio booth inside my room ??
Big enough to fit a chair, desk and some shelfs.
This is actually really smart.
I try 🤓
A cat - a giant cat that will cuddle and encourage you and will stop purring for VOs.
A+ for an ingenious answer, now if only that was what was behind the curtain 🥲
Vocal booths create lots of resonance issues due to the close walls especially with condenser mics. I was in the voice over studio that Patrick Warburton records his Joe Swanson Family Guy lines in and it’s an open room well treated with a U87ai hanging over a Manhasset music stand (with a square of carpet material covering it). Mix engineers recommend recording in a larger room with first reflection points covered in something like fibreglass insulation, or at the very least a thick blanket. Recording Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior is a great resource for this info! Most important place to use sound deadening is behind the vocalist where the capsule of the mic is facing, behind the mic is less important. Great video for beginners, just if someone wants to know the next steps (relatively cheap too) the above suggestions are accurate.
Hmmm... Dunno about that man... "most important place for deadening is behind vocalists"
I understand the theory behind this... However, I think it is situational.
If you are in a not-well-treated room with a lot of reflection, I would say your top priority is to deaden the reflection as much as possible... so, if you were someone in the position that did not have much material, I would be placing most of your material in front of the speaker so the SPL from the speaker are straight away hitting the dead material and NOT bouncing around the room..., in this scenario, you can see how your example of having more material behind won't matter if there is reverb bouncing everywhere... the mic will pick it up regardless of position.
But in a more-ideal room, I can see how putting material behind the vocals is a better option.
"vocal booths create a lot of resonances"
Also, I would once again say this is not the lesser of two evils.
Resonance issues are the least of your issues if you were deciding between putting your vocals in an open room with terrible reflections vs a small, dead vocal booth which has "some resonance issues"... I think these resonances can be fixed in post...
However, fixing whole room reverb in post is near impossible, even with RX De-verb etc...
I think your comparison using "a well treated room" with a $4000 microphone with a professional actor is probably not a fair comparison to make for the "DIY music producer at home".
This video isn't supposed to be about "what is THE BEST" way to record audio.
Obviously a $50,000 well treated room using a U87 is THE BEST way to record audio.
This video is about, what can the DIY'er at home use to get decent audio without spending thousands of dollars.
hey there Henry,,love the video.Could you make an updated version of it? I'd love to see you doing this kind of thing in live action to see how I should stand,where to put the microphone and like, do I sit in between clothing or/// yeah I'm kinda slow so that would help, anway,cheers ^^
great quality video
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it
Recording on a budget... Bravo 👍
I've been thinking about this, but I don't think I can stay in there for 5 minutes lol cause its hot now here in the Philippines! shoutout kabayan! hahahaha
I get that, I’m in GA and I can barely stay in my booth for 5 mins in the summer 🔥
You're very articulate and well-spoken. A natural! Keep it up!! ✨
Introducing : stationary frequencies.
Hello, sound engineer here. Just to say that YES vocal booths are a must for every high-end productions because of the following problems (and many others) :
1. External noise, if you have no booth you're getting all that scrap in a condenser mic, and you want to use a condenser mic for a cristal clear and sharp voice.
2. You think it's a good idea to be in a closet close to a wall but infact you're doing the worst thing possible, because your voice (especially if you do voiceover) is going to reflect everywhere and create boost and cuts in the low and mid frequencies that's just a nightmare for clarity it will be all muddy and the phase is going to be horrifying. Yes your clothes are going to absorb the high frequencies but it's not true you're going to fix everything like this.
3. How the fuq u gonna read the text or watch the movie and the lip sync with your head literally isolated? It's not comfortable, it's dark, those kind of conditions have a direct impact on your performance.
That's not all, there are plenty of other very technical problems but you cannot say a vocal booth is useless. A cheap vocal booth won't really do any better and this kind of trick can be working for some projects but in a lot of scenarios you will want to lower that NC to at least 25 (if not 15). You want your voice to be clean and then controlled with EQs and reverb, not having to flatten it with 5000 EQs, cut the resonances of the walls, the door, the whatever and use noise reduction. It has always been way better to polish a diamond than to polish shit because you can try to polish cheap stuff, it will remain cheap stuff but polished polished and it won't be anything exceptional. Rule number one in recording : You can't make gold out of dirt, every stage is important, from the recording to the processing.
This text went a bit too far and do whatever you want if it works for you but I think people have to know professional recording IS important and you should take it seriously. It's a real art and work too
You bring up some very important issues that cannot be addressed in a short RUclips video unfortunately. I'd love to have a direct conversation to address you points though! First, I'm a trained sound engineer as well. Operated a recording studio for a few years and worked as a recording engineer as well.
1) reading and performance. So, this is a very important aspect, however it is dependent upon the performer. Some performers love a smaller space as they feel more enclosed, some love open spaces to explore with their characters. I've worked in both and love both personally. As for reading I just read on my phone. Logistically I recorded onto a Field Recorder, Sound Devices 10ii, read from my phone and took my SD card back to my computer to edit. Did this for about 7 months landing some pretty great, and this is the key, repeat clients.
2) Muddy frequencies. This is such a fantastic point and one that could be expounded upon in many different ways. Standing Waves, Phase Cancellation, Resonant frequencies, I'm with ya, I just knew how to take care of these issues. In the video I reference utilizing thicker couch cushions, as you know this is to help with lower frequencies. Density is the only thing that can help with this resonance buildup, why I recommend bass traps in more formal conversations.
3) In the video I chat about how this isn't at all a replacement for sound reduction, a benefit of most vocal booths of course. When you're working on lower funds you will have to work alongside noise in order to get your recordings done lol.
I don't believe I said that a vocal booth is useless, there are many benefits of one... if ya got tha money ha-ha. The main crux of this video is you shouldn't be stopping yourself because you "don't have the equipment". Since this video I've been blessed to work with some absolutely incredible clients and have built many booths, so times have changed and evolved. One thing for sure is that equipment helps a ton, but letting it stop you from working is asinine. Some of the biggest names in the industry work from their closet, that's a fact, I've work with and chatted with them lol. I learned all the same you speak about while getting my degree, if you know what you're doing virtually none of it an issue.
Thanks!
@@Javaughnhenry_ Alright, yeah I get it 😁 Thank you for taking the time to respond, it's great being aware of that. It's just that people and "amateurs"/semi-pro watching the video might stop to that without knowing the issues and might be dissapointed by the result because they don't want to invest at all. I just wanted to clarify it's not true you're gonna get the best results this way but it can do the job I guess. Althought it depends on your voice tone because I know people their fundamental resonates with the room ahahah