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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:19 am    Post subject: Working on home studio Reply with quote

Hey guys,

I'm totally new to this board, and love it!

I'm trying to set up a recording booth in my house. I have a small closet right next to my studio that I "thought" would be perfect to record in. Only problem with this room is there's a metal air duct inside the space (That duct doesn't work). I don't have much money to devote to this project so I'm trying to do the best I can with what I have. I have a Studio Project B1, ART Tube Preamp, Presonus Blue Max compressor, little behringer board then right into a sound blaster sound card (yes I know it's pretty rough). I've gotten pretty nice results with this before but the closet is creating a horrible bass echo. He's a little demo of what it sounds like http://www.goldenknightmedia.com/files/studio_test_booth.mp3 And for your enjoyment here are some pictures of the studio (again I'm married, I would perfer to have proper foam... I got stuck with these retarted blankets)

[FROM THE CZAR: pics pulled, see resized images below]

Is there any help for me? I apprecate it.

Izzy
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

By the way, there is a purple shag rug on the floor in there too... Lol. Going to add a peace sign in there next Laugh
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your link is dead and your pics are HUGE!! Try resizing them...

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What exactly are you asking?

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm trying to figure out that same thing.

FWIW: does anyone else see a potential fire hazard with the light so close to untreated blankets, or do I need to turn off the security engineer part of my personality for a bit?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry.. I'm looking to improve the overall sound quality. I did some further tweaking.

Here's another sample. http://www.goldenknightmedia.com/files/take2.mp3 I moved the mic a little and moved the blankets on the side. What do you think? Any suggestions on how to improve the quality or sound further?

Thanks so much.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Eh, Just no luck today lol. The mp3 up there is a lower bandwidth then what it was supposed to be. Still any suggestions will be apprecaited.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dagoldenknight86 wrote:
Eh, Just no luck today lol. The mp3 up there is a lower bandwidth then what it was supposed to be. Still any suggestions will be apprecaited.

You might get better responses here if you pinpoint problems in your recording and then ask how to get rid of them. General questions like "how can I make this sound better?" aren't going to yield much in the way of useful replies, I think.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Jeffery.

What is a good way to remove a bass echo from a room?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dagoldenknight86 wrote:
Thanks Jeffery.

What is a good way to remove a bass echo from a room?


I hate to sound like a smart-ass here because that's not my intent, but the answer is better sound dampening. How you do this depends on your budget. If you can afford true acoutstical foam, most people recommend something at least 2 inches thick. If you can't do acoustical treatment, you can do it the guerilla way and hang up heavy moving blankets. At the very least, use a walk-in closet with lots and lots of sweaters on the rack.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

First off... what is the size of the room? 2nd what is currently on the walls ceiling and floor? and 3rd, what is your monitoring setup? To remove low frequencies from a room, bass traps are needed but those should be used in your monitoring room not in the vocal booth.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you can't afford the full treatment from Auralex (which is a great way to go)...even a couple of egg crate pads from the bed would help! (They are really cheap at Target, Walmart, etc.). I like to cover all metal with something- even my music stand is covered in old pillow cases.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sdelgo wrote:
First off... what is the size of the room? 2nd what is currently on the walls ceiling and floor? and 3rd, what is your monitoring setup? To remove low frequencies from a room, bass traps are needed but those should be used in your monitoring room not in the vocal booth.

Steve


In which case, this might be useful if you are a do-it-yourselfer: http://www.ethanwiner.com/basstrap.html
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