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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

Комментарии • 88

  • @deancolprit
    @deancolprit Год назад +18

    I received my StudioBricks One XXL in November 2022. It took me 48 minutes to haul it into the house from the curb. Although there are many videos on RUclips of one person putting a StudioBricks booth together, once you get to the size of the One XXL, it is a two person job. I hired a guy on Taskrabbit to help me put it together. Fortunately, the guy was podcasting from his closet and was just as anxious to put this beast together. It took 38 minutes from start to finish to get it fully assembled, some of the parts were downstairs because they were too heavy for me to carry upstairs by myself, so that took extra time. There is no question, the door is the most difficult piece. It is extremely heavy though beautifully crafted. The StudioBricks booth is amazing, I love it.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад +2

      I bet my wife that if we had all the pieces laying out in a big room, it would’ve been an under 1-hour job, but man, 38 minutes?! You guys must’ve been hauling it!!! That’s awesome to hear that you had a good setup experience. I totally agree, the craftsmanship is simply next level. The door is something I never hope to move again lol! Thanks for the comment!

  • @baileypelkman
    @baileypelkman 2 года назад +13

    I love that I can channel my inner Ace Ventura now

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  2 года назад +1

      I was always wondering what you do in there all day..

  • @NicholsonStudios
    @NicholsonStudios 2 года назад +4

    Really cool! Glad you had happy with it! The shelf doesn’t look tooooooo hard to move, ideally you could get some squares of the treatment to replace the part underneath where the shelf brackets are. Or perhaps add another shelf and keep the lower level shelf! In any case super awesome. I only do VO recording every blue moon and have a pretty streamlined blanket fort setup (using my boom poles to construct a cube with sound blankets) but as a day to day thing I can imagine how tough it would be. Happy you are happy!

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much for the kind words! Honestly the blanket Fort setups sound great and in a lot of ways, better. They are almost free of modes that compete in the vocal range. These booths are inherently boxy sounding and take some considerations to avoid. The isolation is the big draw for sure! I think you’re right about the shelf. They send some extra foam squares as well, so it should be as simple as drilling new pilot holes at the desired height. We ordered a 3M keyboard raiser that drills into the bottom of the desk and comes up about 10” or so. I’ll see if that does the trick!

  • @jkerr4167
    @jkerr4167 2 месяца назад

    Looking to get one of these, thanks for the great insight and breakdown. Very helpful. 😊

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  2 месяца назад

      Awesome! Glad it was helpful

  • @jlwasmer
    @jlwasmer Месяц назад

    That's a "Mika" mic arm from Yellowtec, it's the standard arm in the broadcast industry; OC White use to be the standard, I prefer them too. This is just "normal" for radio station, anything else would be cheaping out.

  • @callandrad
    @callandrad 2 года назад +6

    👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’m coming over to belt my face off.

  • @rst420
    @rst420 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! You mention having some height issues with the assembly. My ceiling is borderline acceptable according to SB. What was your ceiling height, and what would have been the minimum to have assembled it without problems? My ceiling height is exactly 90 inches.

  • @andyzamboknee
    @andyzamboknee Год назад +3

    Great video, Randy. As a voice actor myself I'm exploring the booth purchase option now. I'd love to hear a 'real world' sound test. As in, sound of kid upstairs dropping toys about the booth, jet flying overhead. Not sure if that's possible but would be really cool if you could.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад +3

      That’s a great suggestion! I just asked my wife about both of these, and she said the only thing she can sometimes hear is the dog barking, but not even loud enough to ruin a take. Planes and such are completely inaudible as ours is in the basement as well. Results may vary slightly. Our little guy walks around with his push-walker thing right above her head and she doesn’t hear that at all. Hope this helps!

    • @georgelewis4286
      @georgelewis4286 Год назад

      ​@@randyrektori

  • @NotoriousFunk
    @NotoriousFunk Месяц назад

    I built myself a recording guitar box, spent 2500€ and it works great, used lots of rubber lead and that stuff is pretty heavy but it works very well on bass frequencies, glass wood, wood, polyurethane agglomerate and very dense pyramid for the inside acoustic. I'm doing final tests in these days but I already know I am around -35dB from 200hz to lowest frequencies, -45dB in the midrange and - 55 on high frequencies. Of course I didn't need a window or the air system, only a cabinet will be inside not the amp but I am pretty happy with the result.... of course it's a lot of work!

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Месяц назад

      Oh dang those are some great results! What did you end up making the main walls out of? And what’s the size? I have a lot of questions lol!

    • @NotoriousFunk
      @NotoriousFunk Месяц назад +1

      @@randyrektor Basically I built one box into the other, 2 box, walls are all of wood, so it's 1.8cm of wood + 0.5cm of lead rubber, + 4cm of glass wood with inside 0.2cm of lead rubber + 2cm of wood again + 1cm of lead rubber + 2cm of polyurethane agglomeratethe + 0.5cm of lead rubber +1.8cm of wood and + 5cm and 7cm of pyramids. The size it's pretty big, in feet it should be 3.8, used 2 door even if it's one, hard to explain but let's say I have 2 door instead of one. I need to absorb more the bass frequencies to get rid of the hum and rumble and those are the more hard to eliminate, the weight more or less is 900 pound so it's pretty heavy, only the door is 110 pound but is half as your door... I didn't know about studiobricks otherwise I'd ask to design something for my needs and probably it would have costed a little more but I'd have save lots of work.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Месяц назад

      Holy crap! That’s a lot of work, lol but you’re doing it right with so much mass and changes in materials. Sounds like it’s gonna do the job just fine! Nice work 🙌🏻🙌🏻👌🏻👌🏻I have to look up lead rubber, I’ve never seen that

    • @NotoriousFunk
      @NotoriousFunk Месяц назад

      @@randyrektorYes such a big mass, there is not real lead inside it's called EPDM or maybe mass loaded vinyl, 0.5cm for 1 square meter weight 12kg but with your vocal booth I guess you already have all you need

  • @tinylittlefilms3043
    @tinylittlefilms3043 Год назад +2

    Are there advantages to an acoustically treated room with bigger bass traps, acoustic panelling, etc? How would Studiobricks compare to a properly treated room?

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад +2

      Ahh this is a great question! So without nerding out too hard, small rooms like this have one major problem, and that's that the room modes, or standing waves that fit in a space like this tend to overlap the dialogue range. In a much larger booth, say 12x14 or something, the room modes would be a much lower frequency, which makes them less of a concern for recording dialogue. Now Studiobricks does an awesome job of outfitting these with proper bass traps for the space! But in my opinion, you can likely make a room sound better by building into an existing space, but it will likely be hard to match the level of isolation. They are fantastic for isolating (about 45dB). Also by the time you get all of the materials, ventilation system, bass traps, acoustic paneling, and build it, you may be close to the price of a Studiobricks anyways. Long winded answer, I know.

    • @tinylittlefilms3043
      @tinylittlefilms3043 Год назад

      That was a great answer! Thank you for covering these important points Randy.@@randyrektor

  • @rhomo
    @rhomo 11 месяцев назад +1

    Such a great review! Love the details! Forgive me if you mentioned this, but can you tell me what size this is? I definitely want the VO Edition, but is there a specific size? Thanks in advance!

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the kind words! I believe you can get the VO edition in any size! Ours is 150x189 or something like that. The VO edition (as far as I remember) includes the vent, copy stand, mic stand, and desk. I believe you can order it in just about any size :)

  • @spacep0d
    @spacep0d Год назад +1

    Great review! I want a vocal booth for privacy as well as avoiding sounds coming in from the outside, so it looks like this works wonders for both. Did you get the double wall or triple? Looks like the double wall works fine and there's only -3dB difference between double and triple. Also, you can't beat the look and quality!
    I'm a synthpop artist/vocalist, so I'm trying to decide between this vocal booth or L.A. Vocal booth and a local custom builder. Looks like a double wall is gonna come dear no matter what.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  9 месяцев назад +1

      I'm so sorry for the late reply, somehow I missed this entirely. Ours is the double-wall. We figured because Bailey will be in a basement, in a relatively quiet neighbourhood, it's more than enough. The look and quality was totally a selling point for us! Just looks and feels so pro. Good luck wth the hunt my friend!

    • @spacep0d
      @spacep0d 9 месяцев назад

      @@randyrektor Thanks!

  • @hoshilandscape
    @hoshilandscape Год назад +2

    素敵な映像ありがとうございました✨
    またよろしくお願い致します‼️

  • @alicheffofficial
    @alicheffofficial Год назад

    This was such a great video! Very great really helpful so many of my questions were answered! Also I still have my AKG P 420 along with my other mics. It does sound so good!

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment.

  • @kojoprince3572
    @kojoprince3572 Год назад

    Subscribed to support the channel and you! Thanks for all your guidance on Voices!

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад

      Thanks so much for stopping by! It's my pleasure :)

  • @condar419
    @condar419 2 года назад +1

    Very interesting. Well explained!

  • @IceManGav1
    @IceManGav1 Год назад +1

    Howd the ventilation in there? Whisperrooms have super powerful fans, how does this hold up

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад +3

      It's fantastic. There's a fan that screws into the side wall on the inside. When you customize the booth, you can choose where it vents. We chose under the desk as it will be a blind spot on the mic (hopefully). It has setting to control the speed and is quite good! Pulls fresh air in and vents air through a chamber out the top.

  • @andrewjarvis7777
    @andrewjarvis7777 Месяц назад

    Not throwing in a few voiceover examples of something being recorded in there is crazy lol

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Месяц назад +1

      Lots of those videos online already. I wanted to highlight the buying experience. Plenty of examples on my channel as well.

    • @andrewjarvis7777
      @andrewjarvis7777 Месяц назад

      @@randyrektor Gotcha that's fair. How's it holding up? Does it really weigh a ton? Wonder what the weight limit is in my modular home idk if it would even support it lol. Looks cozy as heck though, jealous of that work space!

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Месяц назад

      It’s been holding up great! Some of the blocks have shifted slightly but I think that’s because we didn’t level it properly to begin with. We’ve debated re-levelling but it’s just not worth it for our needs. It weighs a lot, I’m not sure the total weight though, but it’s heavy as heck

  • @pablocantero9890
    @pablocantero9890 6 месяцев назад

    how about space? there are enough space for a guitarrist?

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  6 месяцев назад +1

      Totally! I wouldn’t go much smaller than this unit though. It would get cozy quickly

    • @pablocantero9890
      @pablocantero9890 6 месяцев назад

      @@randyrektor thanks you!

  • @bh6984
    @bh6984 2 года назад

    I've never seen a StudioBricks room assembled with bass traps that run vertically from floor to ceiling. Can they be installed either horizontally wall to wall or vertically? Does the VO package come with 2 bass traps?

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  2 года назад +1

      They test assemble them before shipping, so it shows up with a space missing acoustic treatment that is perfectly sized to fit the bass traps. Because low end moves spherically, it really won’t make much of a difference where they are in the space, especially if the mic isn’t close to any of the walls. I think it came with 2 but we opted for 4 and paid extra for them. They are super heavy duty!

  • @cameroni178
    @cameroni178 2 года назад +2

    I need one!!

  • @abstudio6599
    @abstudio6599 Год назад

    Can I ask how tall your garage door is? I'm curious what kind of clearance you needed for the larger box.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад

      Hey there, it’s 8’ from the concrete to the lip of the door.

  • @pablito55555
    @pablito55555 8 месяцев назад

    How much is the XXL model?

  • @sekritskworl-sekrit_studios
    @sekritskworl-sekrit_studios 11 месяцев назад

    What is the Build Height?

  • @codenamexelda
    @codenamexelda 11 месяцев назад +1

    It's weird how hard it is to buy one of these things.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  11 месяцев назад

      Weird, I had a great experience. Maybe find a local dealer, that’s what I did. It was great!

  • @evanwiebe7096
    @evanwiebe7096 2 года назад +1

    So coooool

  • @Gshadow1000
    @Gshadow1000 Год назад

    How much was the Studiobricks VO Edition???

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад +1

      It all depends on the size you get. I believe the smallest unit is around $7k plus shipping and duties.

  • @telljames
    @telljames Год назад +1

    Well after seeing your test with speaker the fact you can still hear music very audibly in the booth shows its not sound proof !
    As you said a professional build would be cheaper for a 1 person booth build and i guarantee you if done correctly you should not hear that music leaking into the booth.
    Way to expensive for the level of soundproofing it provides.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад

      You may have missed the part right after where I pointed out that I didn’t install the cable pass. Once it was put on, it’s giving the ~45db of reduction they advertise on their site. My wife can’t hear me yelling her name from the doorway when it’s time for lunch lol

    • @telljames
      @telljames Год назад +1

      @@randyrektor Thanks for your reply,
      I actually went into one of their showrooms today and i went into the booth and asked the salesman to talk and to my surprise i could hear him very loudly, which is very disappointing when paying such a high price for a soundproof booth.
      So i was very interested when you played your music which was at a higher level than him talking and yes you an hear it......its crazy how much entered.
      Trust me your little cable inlet at the bottom of booth is not allowing all that music to spill into the booth !! You can hear allot of bass entering which is happening from all areas of the booth.
      I think it looks great but for that price you want it sound proof which it is not.

  • @Nooely
    @Nooely 3 месяца назад

    To everyone here looking at buying something like this: if you’re handy with tools and get a few days off, you can build something more effective at a fraction of the cost of solutions like this. However, if purchases like this don’t hurt too much and you’re not good with tools, go for it

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  3 месяца назад

      You may be slightly underestimating how much -45dB of soundproofing is. It requires a floating room and decoupling layers. Not to mention, the sound treatment is professionally designed for a balanced frequency response, which you can’t just build with materials from the hardware store. It would be very difficult to match this level of soundproofing in a space equally as small. But you’re right, you can achieve similar for less, but you won’t get the same results.

    • @Nooely
      @Nooely 3 месяца назад

      @@randyrektor On one hand, you’re right. -45db is not bad. I built 2 recording studios and studied acoustics and recording/mixing engineering, so for me it’s clear that I would build something like that by myself as I have the tools and knowledge. However, without that, i can see how something like this is not possible. However, I’m pretty sure it handles low frequencies pretty bad considering there is not much for bass absorption, in your case this doesn’t seem to be necessary tho. There are still flaws in this booth that would make it a no go for me, but in comparison to similar products, this seems to be a pretty solid choice.

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  3 месяца назад +1

      Ahhh okay, you having a background in acoustics adds a lot of context to your comment haha. I see a lot of people saying “it’s easy, just build a room with lots of fibreglass insulation” so my mind instantly jumps there when people say it would be easy to replicate. Yeah, you’re totally right, the low-end performance isn’t stellar. For Bailey’s VO work, it’s not an issue at all. Even for acoustic guitar and such, it’s not bad, but it does get noticable if you’re using it as an iso box for cabs. I tried double bass too and it was just okay.

    • @Nooely
      @Nooely 3 месяца назад

      @@randyrektor haha yeahh I get that, that’s the internet… Another point tho: it looks really really good, like a piece of furniture, so yeah

  • @alexlykos18
    @alexlykos18 6 месяцев назад

    Of course soundproofing a room can be much more effective than any company's custom booth. And of course, that's not gonna cost 4k, not even double of that...

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  6 месяцев назад

      For sure there are ways to do it way cheaper. To get something with similar effectiveness (in Canada) building materials would be $4k-6k. The acoustic treatment in this booth is not just insulation, it’s professionally rated treatment tuned to the dimensions of the space. But yes, if you want to do it for $1k, you sure can

    • @alexlykos18
      @alexlykos18 6 месяцев назад

      @@randyrektor there isn't "a little" or "a lot" soundproofed. There is only soundproofed or not soundproofed. Soundproofed is only achieve with a room-in-a-room approach and this is not 1k for sure.

  • @pablocantero8077
    @pablocantero8077 9 месяцев назад

    is it apropiate for guitarrist? do you think a man with a guitar would have enough space to record there?

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  9 месяцев назад +1

      I’ve used this one for guitar before! I wouldn’t recommend going too much smaller than this unit, but it definitely works and it’s quite comfortable with a chair and a small mic stand

    • @pablocantero8077
      @pablocantero8077 9 месяцев назад

      @@randyrektor thanks you! i am thinking about buying one and i am really interested on One PLus wich i think is the one of your video, if you say it works and it's comfortable for guitarrist i'll not search anymore, just save some money and buy Studio Bricks One Plus. 😁😁

    • @pablocantero8077
      @pablocantero8077 9 месяцев назад

      @@randyrektor thanks you! i am thinking about buying The One Plus. Do you think it would be a good option? or i must buy the XXL? i have a limited space at home and i dont want to spend too much

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@pablocantero8077I’m not sure of the size of the One Plus

    • @pablocantero8077
      @pablocantero8077 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@randyrektor thanks you a lot, really, i apreciate your soon response and your honesty, i'll study a bit the sizes, maby order one of them but and if i had any hesitation about xxl will not fix on my room but one plus would be too small i'll order a custom one... hope not being too expensive jajaj Thanks. The most important thing is that they works and i will be able to record with better quality and with out disturb my neighbors XD THANKS.
      PS: Very good video!

  • @bexraphaela
    @bexraphaela 6 месяцев назад

    I wish they made every kids bedrooms like this 😂

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  6 месяцев назад

      Hahaha the amount of sleepless night we had with our little guy… I hear you lol

  • @Dontdothat5300
    @Dontdothat5300 Месяц назад

    If the wife wants it higher, you will make it higher 🤪
    Great video man - well done

  • @ZenWombs
    @ZenWombs Месяц назад

    I would think for that kind of money u wouldn't be able to hear any thing

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Месяц назад +1

      It’s much better with the cable duct installed. We ended up pulling it out and adding it later.

    • @ZenWombs
      @ZenWombs Месяц назад

      @randyrektor o ok

  • @nitromusik9275
    @nitromusik9275 Год назад

    Aww man this video was very good until you did the isolation test. Since this is by far the most important information for most viewers, it would have been great if you could have tested it with actual voice or at least base heavy music (like hip hop) because your speakers and the music were just playing in the upper mids and highs which are naturally very easily to isolate from. Base is were the money is...

    • @randyrektor
      @randyrektor  Год назад

      Thanks but there are plenty of isolation videos online, even on their site you can watch a bunch of videos that clearly show what 43dB reduction sounds like with various sources. It’s important for my reviews to be relevant to my own workflow so they are authentic and accurate. Hope you understand my perspective. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @johanarens9798
    @johanarens9798 Год назад

    anyone is using one to isolate guitar amps ? I know, I could use virtual amps, I’m old school 😂