CovertKiller
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 Posted: Sun Jul 02 2006 07:08
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Ok I am 16 years old and right now my dream is to open up a recording studio. Well I have had and am having some upcomping musicians come to my room and record some music. The only problem is that I live in an apartment and can't build a recording room, or put up some foam to help with the dynamics. If anybody has any suggestions on how to help my reverb problems or any little advice such as quick and cheap ways to make things sound better please help me out. |
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Blaster
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Posted: Sun Jul 02 2006 11:27
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sound on sound
DIY articles on sound on sound
They have a lot of coverage on DIY (Do It Yourself) home studios. In fact, a recurring feature of the magazine is that they visit the studios of subscribers and help improve it. Room isolation etc. is part of that. |
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G3ronimo
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Posted: Sun Jul 02 2006 16:31
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I sugest that you take a walk-in closet
you know the ones that are built in in an appartment or smthing... and make it tere... remove the door... replace it with a glass door... and build yourself a nice recording booth |
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CovertKiller
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Posted: Sun Jul 02 2006 18:17
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Ok ya thats what I was thinking of doing... does the size of the closet make a difference in sound? And if so what can I do to help |
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G3ronimo
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Posted: Sun Jul 02 2006 18:33
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| CovertKiller wrote: | | Ok ya thats what I was thinking of doing... does the size of the closet make a difference in sound? And if so what can I do to help |
okey Im not an expert on this.. but I think a small closet would do better then a big open room |
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Phil_The_Rodent
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Posted: Wed Jul 05 2006 19:59
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Close-mic as much as possible.
If recording off the floor, try to get all but the drummer D.I. The drummer will want the overhead space.
The closet would serve WAY better as a vocal-isolation booth. Take the doors off their runners, open them up, and put a blanket over top of them. Put extra pillows. bankets, towels in here to get it as dry as possible. Use a directional mic and have the singer facing out so it captures the vocals and the booth, not the vocals and the room noise. |
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G3ronimo
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Posted: Wed Jul 05 2006 21:55
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| Phil_The_Rodent wrote: | Close-mic as much as possible.
If recording off the floor, try to get all but the drummer D.I. The drummer will want the overhead space.
The closet would serve WAY better as a vocal-isolation booth. Take the doors off their runners, open them up, and put a blanket over top of them. Put extra pillows. bankets, towels in here to get it as dry as possible. Use a directional mic and have the singer facing out so it captures the vocals and the booth, not the vocals and the room noise. |
hmmm... blankets? I would rather use a glass door... most people hate standing in small spaces, and maybe singing will be hard then
hmm pillows look rather unproffesional but will do I gues... better use that special foam ^^
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Phil_The_Rodent
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Posted: Wed Jul 05 2006 22:54
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| G3ronimo wrote: | hmmm... blankets? I would rather use a glass door... most people hate standing in small spaces, and maybe singing will be hard then
hmm pillows look rather unproffesional but will do I gues... better use that special foam ^^
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Upon further consideration, I also suggest not taking pictures of the vocal booth. 
Seriously, a dampened closet can get great results. |
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Franklin van Uden
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Posted: Thu Jul 06 2006 10:17
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Well, there are cheap and expencive ways to make the recordings of vocals more dry ..
There are pre-fab vocal/drum booths for sale by dolphinmusic , they start approx @ £2400.00 so they def don't come cheap.
More info: http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/news_story/a/news_id/e/131
But ..
Maybe it's an idea just to acoustimize your room ? i quote from a website :
A handy, quick and cheap solution for recording vocals is to temporarily hang duvets (or futons) close to a rear and side wall, to form a well damped corner. Stand with your back to the corner, a couple of feet out, and place your (cardioid) vocal microphone so that it is 'looking' into the corner. That way, the dead side of the mic is facing the room and will therefore tend to ignore most of the reflections, room ambience and hopefully even the computer noise. The duvets or futons in the corner will prevent the room sound from being reflected back into the front of the mic, and the result should be a reasonably good-quality, dry vocal track.
I hope this is of any help, good luck !
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