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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

A booth kind of works in my new soon to be recording space, as opposed to building out.. any thoughts on this deal?

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/msg/4185018900.html

couple of issues.. 1) 3.5 x 2.5 seems awfully small.. 2) this sucker may just clear my low ceiling space, even without casters...

that DrumPerfect booth is 4.x 4 and fits into my budget of less than $2K, of course I can't get any referrals from folks that have used them for VO so it's a shot in the dark as to whether they work.
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georgethetech · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:34 pm Post subject:

Offer him $1500, a fair price, but SMALL, the smallest they make. And it will get even smaller when you acoustically treat it properly.

DrumPerfect booths work very well, I've had someone else (Mike Bratton, who now owns a Studiobricks and misses the acoustics of the DrumPerfect) told me so. Not nearly as much isolation and no ventilation, that's the tradeoff, but better acoustics and much cheaper.

An NRC of .90 all the way around is excellent: http://www.drumperfect.com/vocal_booth.htm
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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

thank you George... a bit of a tough decision, on the fence.. but I'm tending to jump more off than on...

Mike, three years ago, said here that the sound blocking from the outside as well as the interior NRC was great on the DrumPerfect booth

http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/group/boothbuildersandboxbuyers?groupUrl=boothbuildersandboxbuyers&id=2070077%3AGroup%3A101324&page=2

I went back to the WhisperRoom site to get the actual dimensions on a 4230S, and the interior is 3' 4" x 2' 4", AND thats without interior treatment.. So with 2" panels it's barely 2 ' x 3 ' .. seems almost impossible to fit in there...
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heyguido · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:23 pm Post subject:

Go easy on the stuffing and the pie. Wink

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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

guess I need to rule it out for practicing my tuba as well
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Bruce · Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:25 am Post subject:

I'm getting claustrophobia just reading about this thing. Barf

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Chuck Davis · Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:24 am Post subject:

That's exactly what I'm using. I wouldn't recommend it for a male voice with an LDC mic. With a shotgun and some treatment though, it's working great here. George helped me tune the chain for it when I was using a Rode NTG-3 in there. Since I switched to the Senny, no eq other than an 80hz hi pass filter is needed.
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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

makes sense that the Senny would work. Im a Shure Sm7 and LDC guy

by treatment you mean 4" 703 on each wall / ceiling and corner traps?

Also can u fit an LCD monitor in that thing?

thanks Chuck!!
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:25 pm Post subject:

I used 2" 703 panels from ADS on three walls and bass traps on the left and right corners looking in through the door. I do have a 13" flat screen on the wall in front of me.
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ChrisMezzolesta · Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:05 pm Post subject:

I'm going to have to dismantle my booth in a few weeks or a month or so I think...not sure if I can even get it apart without destroying it, but if so (!!!!) I'd hate to trash it but can't think of anything else to do with it! It was built off of the DAWbox double-walled design but actually corrected since his measurements were off and my dad is a master carpenter. 4x6 and 7' high, room for chair, small desk, flatscreen monitor mounted inside, Auralex all around, window, plenum w/ 2 PC fans for a bit of air motion (yes it can get hot in the summertime if in a hot room), LED lightbars inside. There's heavy vinyl and 2" of pinkboard on the inside between the walls, all sealed up w caulk, etc - and it's HEAVY MAAAAAAAN...now I have no idea if I can even get this apart without using a SawsAll, as the screws are all hidden under the carpet on the outside, but I'm gonna have to take it apart one way or another as we're gonna be moving relatively soon and probably listing our house right after Christmas. There's a SlideShare slideshow of the booth build on my LinkedIn page. If anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear em. Thanks in case!!
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:42 am Post subject:

The dimensions of that Whisperroom are making my 3'3" x 3'3" booth seem cavernous.
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todd ellis · Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:53 am Post subject:

chris - just an idea --- but if you cut the carpet with a utility knife (so the saw doesn't rip it) then cut down the joints with the saw you (or someone else) should be able to reassemble the booth like a house of cards --- minus cutting through wiring --- with (maybe) angle braces, scabbed-in 1x4s, etc.
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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

Bish · Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:48 pm Post subject:

It must be said that Chuck is a wiry little fellow... I bet he still wears the same size jeans as he did back in the 80s Smile

Seriously... there has to be a point where shoulder-room becomes a psychological problem (forget the acoustics for the moment)... and if you're someone who moves about at all you may have to restrict yourself... which is a distraction from the performance.
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:57 pm Post subject: