Vocal booth

[karafinman]

I am upgrading my studio to the latest operating system and software. At this point I want to do more of recording vocals. Is it absolutely necessary for me to create a separate enclosed room for vocals?

[waveheavy]

You can create a surround booth in a corner. You can buy a surround top piece that gives some isolation. Building a separate treated room would be nice though.

[orest]

I use this one and I'm really satisfied with it (Swedish quality )

https://www.isovoxbooth.com/

[hummingbird]

I use folding screens and thick quilts

[Len911]

A vocal booth is probably more for isolating vocals if there is a lot of noise, like traffic, or furnace or a/c coming on, etc.
The thing to keep in mind is probably close reflecting surfaces (don't overlook ceiling and floor), because a large sheet rocked room can actually sound pretty good.
The other thing depends on the mic settings and proximity, a cardioid or super cardioid less concern than omni, and a figure 8 has some phase canceling properties. http://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/ ... ffectively

A vocal booth would probably be the court of last resort imo. Ventilation could be a problem, not only supplying it, but the fans and isolation of the duct work. Treating the area, and recording when it's quiet is probably best.

[lesmac]

One of these with some absorption behind the singer like a panel or a hung quilt.

http://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/se- ... ion-filter

The later versions don't require the workaround that the first release did where you had to turn the bracket upside down to achieve good balance on the mic stand.

I've seen it used quite a bit on you tube by pro singers.

[mojobone]

I use folding screens and thick quilts

I have done such, and it worked great. Now, I have a commercially available mic isolator, but I put the thick textiles behind the singer. Unless the singer is ultra-wimpy, I don't miss having a booth.

This is a really good one: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AstonHalo

There is also a wall mounted deal that folds out, if you want some isolation for group singing. A booth would be ideal, but you can end up spending a whole lotta cash for not much more improvement and...some singers aren't comfortable in booths.

[RichardGhval]

Where am i looking for it? We cant see a View first unread post. Got it. Its very good. What was there before? A&M

[ChrisEmond]

I was looking up Dr Luke's recent works when I saw this really original vocal recording booth .
I was a little shocked at the simplicity but hey, if it's good enough for Britney Spears, it's good enough for me

At 00.50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWKavfQKAM

[eeoo]

If you're studio room sounds decent you shouldn't need a vocal booth. At least that's my experience. Unless you have outside noise issues, that's a whole other can of worms.