Am I just wasting time and money?

Whats going on? Ive searched around the forum, just couldn't find the right answer. After reading and seeing pictures of other peoples 'Vocal Booths' I need to know if mine will work before I start building. I want my vocals to sound better then they already do. I record hip hop music, Im not really that loud. I dont want anybody 10 ft away to hear me. I don't want any outside noise in my vocals (ie dog barking, door slamming) The booth is being built in a untreated basement. I live in a single home so no neighbors and such. Dimensions: 4 Ft Width 6ft Height Gonna double the walls with dry wall outside and inside. Place insulation inside. No need for windows or ventilation. And put up acoustic foam. Am I just wasting my time and money. Or will this work out? http://soundclick.com/emyhr Heres a link to a song of mine without a vocal booth. (Just homemade portable one)

EMYHR wrote:

I want my vocals to sound better then they already do.

I didn't listen to your sample, but if you want your vocals to sound good don't record them in a booth. I hope I'm not coming off like a dick, just one thing I've learned over the years.

I read a couple people saying online that you don't really need one for your vocals to sound good. But then I see pictures of studios with vocal booths, so I'm confused on it. Like I think my quality is pretty good, never had anybody say it ain't sound good. If you could check out the song it's good music been doing this for 13 years

I agree that a booth, especially in a basement with a low ceiling, is not very helpful. You can, however, design/build an overhead acoustic cloud that will reduce/take away the early reflections that are getting jammed into your mic as a result of this low ceiling. When you see a booth in a professional studio, pay attention to the ceiling, it is going to be a lot taller than 6 feet, as a rule ;)

That's what I figured after reading around here. Thanks alot for the replys and info, def help me save some money, time and a lot of frustration. Wish I woulda posted this before I wasted $50 but it's better then wasting over $500

A booth of any kind,be it a drum or vocal or for amps 90% of the time is for isolation.

Thats what i always told people. That studios need to have a booth, but i let people i know and saw people online talk me into thinking of building a booth. Im so glad i didn't. Im just gonna stick with what i got and record my best tracks at a studio.

demojunkie wrote:

A booth of any kind,be it a drum or vocal or for amps 90% of the time is for isolation.

Everything we try to achieve in the way of constructing a proper audio environment is geared, FIRST, towards isolation and second towards treatment [acoustical]. 90% of the time is failing, a C+ :) 100% of the time is what , as best I can tell, we each strive for...consider it an "A+". A booth, a control room or a live room, it's all about isolation, doesn't matter what the room is designed for.

Hear what your saying X. Buddy of mine has his cr between his live room and iso room,only time he will use iso is to do vocals when a group wants to play together live. Like they use to do all the time in the good old days.

demojunkie, I have know idea what you are talking about.