Noob Tryna Build Outside VocalBooth (Possible Potential)(UK)

Started by cheekykunt on 17 July 2013. 2 replies.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 18449.

I'll try explain it the best i can, any questions fire away (ALL I AIM TO DO IS RECORD VOCALS) Long story short, I'm trying to build a vocal booth in an outside room connected to my house. The outside of the house looks like this
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As you can see by the design of the house, it's very badly made, there are still gaps in the window (not sure if you can tell by the picture), and gaps in the wall where sound can lead. This applies to both outside windows. Thinking about building a wall infront of the window, would this help?
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The booth I'm wanting to create will be in this
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As you can see both sides of the booth are made of wood (which looks very cheap) and won't help for soundproofing.
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The outside window mentioned in the 2nd pic has been covered by some wood, but could have been done much better.
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the dimensions of the booth are as follows
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Do you guys think I will be able to make a vocal booth out of this? would i have to put a new wall over the tiles or could i just apply bass traps or acoustic foam on them? would i have to create new walls for the booth? including new walls for the wooden side? what would be the best way to soundproof the entire room? or what do you feel needs to be done? I'm not expecting 100% soundproofing but some sound isolation will be necessary. There are no doors for both the booth and the room so that will need to be fixed lol, I understand when I apply both these things this will reduce sound signifcantly but don't think it will be completely dead. Just looking for what can be done Does it look possible to create a successful booth before i go through with it?
screw it i give up, it's just too noisy, even at night. I'm just gonna do rough takes at home and find a professional studio to record, gonna be expensive though
Do you guys think I will be able to make a vocal booth out of this?
You could, yes. It is possible to get high levels of isolation ("soundproofing"), if it is done correctly.
would i have to put a new wall over the tiles or could i just apply bass traps or acoustic foam on them?
That would not block sound coming in: that would be treatment inside the room. Isolation and treatment are two entirely different things. The materials used for treatment are not much use for isolation, and the materials used in isolating a room are not much use for treatment. very different things.
would i have to create new walls for the booth? including new walls for the wooden side?
The correct way to isolate a room is to have walls around it that are built as two separate "leaves" that are not connected to each other. Not one leaf, and not three leaves. Two only.
what would be the best way to soundproof the entire room?
As above: Built it as a decoupled 2-leaf system, where you have an outer leaf on one stud frame, and an inner leaf on another stud frame, with no mechanical connections between them. That includes all four walls, and the ceiling, as well as doors, and windows. They must all be built as two leaves.
Does it look possible to create a successful booth before i go through with it?
The space is not very big, especially in height, but you could build a decent vocal booth in there, if it is done right.
i give up, it's just too noisy, even at night. I'm just gonna do rough takes at home and find a professional studio to record, gonna be expensive though
You want to give up after only 7 hours? :shock: :) Most people take several months to learn how to build their rooms, then several more months to actually build them. So giving up after seven hours seems a bit premature! If you have the space, and the money, then you could do it. - Stuart -