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you cant. i aint gunna ask why yur usin a bathroom(a place where you take shits)as a recording booth. but if u stick sum foam on them walls. thatll def helpMORFEEUS said:
5th Sequence
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you need to foam out whatever area you are recording. It is impossible to remove the natural reverb that gets recorded in your microphone.
I'd suggest finding another spot to record. You cant put foam on the floor (but I guess you could get some floor mats or some shit. But still, you'd have a lot to cover up. you'd need to get the ceiling, walls, mirror, all the surfaces and what not so you dont get room reflection. You could get by with using some blankets but you gotta dampen that reverb somehow.
I'd suggest finding another spot to record. You cant put foam on the floor (but I guess you could get some floor mats or some shit. But still, you'd have a lot to cover up. you'd need to get the ceiling, walls, mirror, all the surfaces and what not so you dont get room reflection. You could get by with using some blankets but you gotta dampen that reverb somehow.
i know this cant be all the tips that i can get....i know everybody out there does not have a $5k booth.....and i am not the only one recording in the "OUTKAST" bathroom booth.....so holla at me and let me know what you do to keep your reverb level down when recording out of the bathroom or any other HIGH reverb area
5th Sequence
Hip Hop Head, Certified
You have to foam the walls man.
It's the only way to dampen the reverb. The bathroom probably has more reverb than other rooms becuase all of the surfaces reflect sound easily (porcelain, countertops, shower, toilet, etc). If you don't use actual foam, you could try a more economical way by hanging up towels or blankets on the walls or into a corner and then recording into the corner again.
Sounds like you could set up something like what veon did (i did this before I built my booth too). Hang some blankets in a corner, put a rug or blanket on the floor, and if at all possible put something above you if you can. Then have the microphone there in the corner and record facing the corner so your voice is (hopefully) dampened down by the towels you have hanging up behind the micrphone you're rapping into.
It will be far from perfect but it should be a big improvement over no absorbtion. Experiment with different setups though, somethings may work better and some may not.
It's the only way to dampen the reverb. The bathroom probably has more reverb than other rooms becuase all of the surfaces reflect sound easily (porcelain, countertops, shower, toilet, etc). If you don't use actual foam, you could try a more economical way by hanging up towels or blankets on the walls or into a corner and then recording into the corner again.
Sounds like you could set up something like what veon did (i did this before I built my booth too). Hang some blankets in a corner, put a rug or blanket on the floor, and if at all possible put something above you if you can. Then have the microphone there in the corner and record facing the corner so your voice is (hopefully) dampened down by the towels you have hanging up behind the micrphone you're rapping into.
It will be far from perfect but it should be a big improvement over no absorbtion. Experiment with different setups though, somethings may work better and some may not.
5th Sequence
Hip Hop Head, Certified
i HAD specs that i designed myself.. but things didnt turn out like what I put down on paper so i improvised.
Materials used though were two 4' 1/2ft by 7 ft panels and two 3' 1/2ft by 7ft panels. then a 4' 1/2ft by 3' 1/2ft panel for the roof. One of the panels was made to be a door, so I got door hinges for that. Everything else was held together using "L" brackets and screws. Wasn't too too difficult to put together, but it would help if you had someone else to help hold things while you work.
I also cut one of the panels in half (about) and then cut out an area of the half panel to insert a plexiglass window. This was difficult and I dont remember all of the steps I did to it, but it was all improvisation that you could easily figure out. I put that back together an then my girl at the time helped me peice it together as a whole and stand it up.
Then you gotta buy the foam and the spray adhesive. Although I have to say, spray adhesive sucks ASS. Use a staple gun if you can once you figure out where you want everything to be and then cut the foam so it everything fits snug with the door shut.
The booth itself cost less than $200 in supplies (I think it was $170). The foam cost about 150-200 i think... dont really remember. The sound isolation is priceless though.
Try to plan out how you'll need everything, cuz you gotta get the wood cut at the place you buy the wood so you can transport it easier and so you dont have to bust out the handsaw like i had to.. shit was whack doin that.
Good luck and PM me if you have more specific questions, i'll try an help you from what I remember.
Materials used though were two 4' 1/2ft by 7 ft panels and two 3' 1/2ft by 7ft panels. then a 4' 1/2ft by 3' 1/2ft panel for the roof. One of the panels was made to be a door, so I got door hinges for that. Everything else was held together using "L" brackets and screws. Wasn't too too difficult to put together, but it would help if you had someone else to help hold things while you work.
I also cut one of the panels in half (about) and then cut out an area of the half panel to insert a plexiglass window. This was difficult and I dont remember all of the steps I did to it, but it was all improvisation that you could easily figure out. I put that back together an then my girl at the time helped me peice it together as a whole and stand it up.
Then you gotta buy the foam and the spray adhesive. Although I have to say, spray adhesive sucks ASS. Use a staple gun if you can once you figure out where you want everything to be and then cut the foam so it everything fits snug with the door shut.
The booth itself cost less than $200 in supplies (I think it was $170). The foam cost about 150-200 i think... dont really remember. The sound isolation is priceless though.
Try to plan out how you'll need everything, cuz you gotta get the wood cut at the place you buy the wood so you can transport it easier and so you dont have to bust out the handsaw like i had to.. shit was whack doin that.
Good luck and PM me if you have more specific questions, i'll try an help you from what I remember.
Bobby Ffitch
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^ i built a pretty similiar booth to 5ths a year and ahlf ago, from the pictures, but i ended up cutting some corners, and my sound really suffered.
its important if you are building something like this, to GET AS BIG A SPACe as you can to use. usually, the bigger booth the better the sound (up to a point.)
and you should foam, but DONT over foam. i would reccomend using the real foam or something like it, as it sounds like 5th did. i used some old foam sleeping mats and other shit, some of it like 3inches thick, and it just muffled the hell out of everything. not to mention the extreme proximity effect i was getting.
there are plenty of plans on the internet that i found when i was doing, i think if you google it youll come up with somethings.
its important if you are building something like this, to GET AS BIG A SPACe as you can to use. usually, the bigger booth the better the sound (up to a point.)
and you should foam, but DONT over foam. i would reccomend using the real foam or something like it, as it sounds like 5th did. i used some old foam sleeping mats and other shit, some of it like 3inches thick, and it just muffled the hell out of everything. not to mention the extreme proximity effect i was getting.
there are plenty of plans on the internet that i found when i was doing, i think if you google it youll come up with somethings.