What a slick product. For those of us who don't have a permanent vocal booth in the house, and really no way to install one, this is pretty much amazing.
Mixing engineer on TH-cam does all his recordings in open spaces. For singing n recording music I think if u find a location/room or space with great sounding acoustics it will sound just as good on recording. To control frequency clutter u can use compression n EQ going in n if u use stereo mic set up u should be able to get a great wide loud sounding recording. I have seen videos bout deadening sound reflections but no one can say exactly y it is necessary or wat the technical benefit is wen it comes to mix. I've ask numerous times on different channels no one has even responded. Not once. I have to just guess it has something to do with frequency clutter that makes for a less loud recording after u master. N u may lose some of the close proximity intimacy of the vocal.
Not to sound like a hater but I was pretty shocked when I saw the price of this. I literally built this exact same thing from thick pvc and nice moving blankets from harbor freight sale for around 100$ and it's even bigger than this.. Works awesome. Thanks for the review!
Nice. Larger wouldn't necessary be better in regards to the overall area needed to record. In comparison to a 10,000 dollar booth being a 4'x 8' booth or relatively close. I wondered what the home build price would be. Thanks for sharing the information!
Bigger is not better here. And not everyone has the capabilities, the skill, the time to build one. Also people can always search for sales with any portable booth.
@CallMeJack It won't necessarily be quieter inside, it will just be less resonant. You still need a relatively quiet environment to work in. Although heavier blankets can help a lot as well. I'm using 5.5 pound blankets and they don't really change the volume of noise outside.
That markup is INSANELY high in my opinion. BUT, I love the idea. And I believe that i'll create one. After taking another look, I saw "Accessories" section... Where they price one SINGLE additional "Moving Blanket" at $300... That's F'n HILARIOUS! ...It's time for me to enter the lucrative profession of "Moving Blanket Fabrication".
It's a fair price imo. I challenge anyone to show me a marketable sellable product for $300 that you earn a profit on too. Please include tailored blankets, manufacturing costs etc. Make sure the reduction of reverb is as good as with this product, and that owner assembly and disassembly are as easy as with the product shown.
As nice as this is, it's essentially a prebuilt version of a jury-rigged PVC booth you could build yourself for maybe $200 while selling it for $1500. I will never understand why anything catered to voice artists always costs an arm and a leg.
Hi Schmuddel, we understand there are many who can't understand why something like this could be nuanced and obsessed over so much to justify this price. Rick's first travel booth was exactly that, a $200 eBay product, which had too many problems to mention, and triggered the concept a new design to meet Rick's on stringent needs.
@@GeorgeTheTech i actually love that practicity this gives you. Even better when you have this special thing around that make you sound amazing, i would love that in my small in-house-studio to be honest... but yep, like a "El Gato greenscreen" i understand the amount of money tho, someone have to safe to have that great boot. love it
I built my own booth just like this out of PVC pipes and SoundBoothtoGo blankets. It only cost around $380 and took about 3 hours to cut down the PVC and assemble everything. If you buy your own moving blankets and figure out a way to attach velcro to them/hang them from the frame, it could be way cheaper.
Without a doubt the most informative and enjoyable videos on being a voice over merchant and gear guy that I have ever seen. Thanks guys. John from Australia.
Funny story, just two days ago I built my first booth ( 3'x3'x6'6'') in my closet using $60 worth of PVC, most of the blankets in the house, a $20 led lamp from lowes, and a mic stand that my friend gave me. Sounds like I built this product for about 12% of the asking price (assuming I used $100 of blankets), I understand there are multiple convenience factors added and profit must be made, but I do feel as if this a luxury item for a serious professional, rather than a functional item for anyone else.... however, I'm big fan of booth junkie, and always love the content!
Thank you for this Mike. Been a fan of the show, my wife and I are both stage actors here in NYC and we are getting into voice acting but don’t have a booth. So helpful to hear about this. Love the content and work.
I am in a wheelchair, and I built a tabletop model of this exact same thing with PVC and a blanket I got from my mother in law. Total cost- $19.78 of pvc. Works GREAT!! And it didn’t break the bank.
As someone involved in a family business, I get the price. There will always be a percentage of people ignorant of what it takes to entrepreneur and will complain if the price isn't a razor's width above the input costs. I dig this product and I appreciate the work it took to put this together.
Oh come on.... its way more expensive than the cost. At least $1000 more. If you are rich then by all means buy whatever but many people cannot afford this for that price when they can just go hang up sound blankets themselves. If they were smart they would price it lower to get more sales. They are going for all the money in the beginning without working their way up.
We understand the need to make a profit. But making a thousand dollars minimum profit per unit is only possible at the insane markup they're selling this for. If it's possible to do it yourself, why shouldn't you? You can even still support the business and buy the fx chain online.
"this isn't maybe for you, right, but this is for thousands of actors, who are like rick's dad and... or just definitely afraid of screwing something up or breaking things or just don't want to think..." The best selling point for a product that is at least 1800% overprised... Good job .. I did the same booth for less then 20$ can be cheaper if you have a blanked...
I'd definitely get this if the price was a bit lower. Maybe as much as my MKE 600 or a little bit more. I'm in a very noisy and busy studio apartment and this right here would definitely help my audio quality struggle.
With the NT1A in particular, I can still hear some reverb and a boxy quality that probably comes from the fact that the blankets cannot block any significant amount of bass because physics. I also wonder what this would sound like in a smaller room.
Thx Jake for that comment, my thought really...I found the sound with the NT1A phasing in the booth and the sound with the gun mic quite pleasant. To me that was the real issue of this video. I loved the attention put to details inside the booth, the small tablet etc. I also found the stability system very ingenious and weight effective. Big thanks to Rick and George (and Mike obviously). But really that NT1A sounded like crap inside the booth.
I was so tempted to buy this because I'm not the most comfortable buying/making a booth with pvc. Managed to make a good space with my closet and blocked out the front with couch cushions, worked wonderfully. So glad I wasn't desperate enough to buy this...seems really convenient, just way too expensive...
i love the idea that this is a travel kit that can make a repeatable experience anywhere and has the travel case, DYI build cases cant compete as effectively with out the custom parts to bring the weight down, first thing i thought of when we started watching this. i get it, i love it now i want one.
Looks like an amazing product. Sure I could build it very easily.. But thats me. I do think the value is in the custom EQ without a doubt. That said $1500 is still quiet pricey and likely a hard sell to many not working for a big studio.
Great video, Mike! I loved Rick and George's take on the business and their experiences with portable/makeshift booths. To all the haters on the price... that cost INCLUDES a consult with George Whittam, where he'll create a sound filter for your DAW of choice for the booth. The price makes sense now, as his services are high cost and he's in high demand. If you're a pro, (the target market for this product/service) these are costs you can include in your taxes at the end of the year. So depending on your area's taxation laws and rules, you probably can write off a portion of that cost.
Yes that wasn't made clear initially, however, this is probably not a sustainable business model where you will depend on someone listening to your ambient location and make a filter for you. The whole point of this is that you are able to travel and move from place to place (travel booth) as such you aren't going to be emailing George every time you travel so that he can adjust your filter to match the new hotel you are staying in or the beach house you are airbnbing.
I built a rectangular 4'x3' version for $300. Not as snazzy, but it works. That's all-in cost: PVC and joints, tool to cut the PVC, mic stand, LED light, moving blankets (by far the costliest component), and grommet kit with S hooks.
thanks Mike :D this video just gave me some excitement to rebuild my PVC booth and today I finished working on it and it sound really really amazing (I'll not complain about price of product you reviewed but) I think doing this yourself is exciting and you can customize it according to space and your need and surely your budget price is really variable according on what you use ( mine cost about 100 - 200$ for the main components ) actually make it easily movable is another story ( I mean this is the main feature for the reviewed one which I think is significantly better than hand made DIY one ) but other than that I find doin it in yourself is superior
I mean I basically put one of these together with PVC pipe and acoustic blankets for about $250. It admittedly doesn't store as small, but $1250 is a lot of extra money just to store easier.
This is what those little mic stand reflection filters try to do. The only hitch I heard was was some high-mid comb filtering. It sounds like either reflections off the copy stand or camera, or something wonly with the mic mount. It looked like the shotgun's interference tube might be covered partially by the shockmount, but there is a similar ~1.5K honk from some close reflection of some sort. All that aside, this is a fantastic booth. People will still bitch and moan about the lack of soundproofing (because most people don't know the difference between reflections and soundproofing) but the simplicity is elegant. Nice booth!
Yeah, that's like $30 worth of PVC, and maybe $100 worth of blankets (not even unless you buy "sound blankets"). $1500 can build you a legitimate soundproof booth with plywood, drywall, and mineral wool.
@@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg The part that makes me laugh here is when the guy on the video chat chat says that it doesn't matter that there's a foot of open air at the bottom because the mic isn't there, as if a microphone doesn't pick up any noise other than what's directly in front of it. That empty space can and probably will introduce extra reflections. If the creators of garbage products like this want people to buy it at least use properly sized blankets.
@@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg I get nothing from tribooth for this video -- no compensation, or commission - nothing. I just wanted to share my experience with it.
Pretty sure the $1500 is getting you the professionally designed effects chain from George and the rest of their customer service more than the booth itself.
Incredibly quick setup and tear down. There are 2 types that work for specific setups depending upon your needs. We are planning on using these at the GenCon in Indy next year. The only thing that might be an issue is if the VA is on the larger (tummy) size, much smaller in size or handicapped (wheelchair). The good news is there can be some interesting customization available. Some industrial strength Velcro for holding some of the accessories out of the way is a great addition. One more thing is the length and width of the blankets could be a tad longer and wide. Everything else, I wait until I get to work with them in a convention atmosphere. - Thank you Rick for being OCD!
The issue I have with this as a travel booth solution is that the Tri-booth team are toting this as a great solution for the traveling voiceover artist. They are justifying the 1.5k price by saying that George will create a bespoke filter just for you to clear up your background noise and output something phenomenal. That wouldn't work for the traveling person because once you take that booth to a new location the filter becomes useless. It's designed for maybe your home base ... the moment you leave that and go to a hotel or whatever you'll need a new filter which means going back to George and waiting for him to redesign the filter. This might be a good idea if they are going to have a subscription based model where you get an account on their website and upload your ambient sound and have George or someone like George redesign a bespoke filter for that new location you are in. I am all for new products in the VO world and would love to see this product on kickstarter if it means the price will come done and be more affordable. If they can team up with maybe the acoustic blanket people to produce proper sound insulating blankets. I'm all for that. Look, good luck to you and I wish all the best to your endeavor. But the business model needs to be adjusted imho.
The people complaining about the price and saying that they could do it themselves for $X if they just bought the supplies themselves, should do just that - go buy the supplies and build it yourself. As Mike said, this is a purpose-built, tailored booth for people that have the specific needs that this has been made for. Not to mention that it comes with a whole heap of inclusions that you would be hard-pressed to include in your hypothetical "$200" home-made booth. PVC pipes & their elbows & joints? Sure, cheap enough. The straps and the bungie-cords to keep the pipes together - yeah, why not. But to get the right grade moving blankets with a custom-fit ceiling blanket, dimmable LED light, power adapters, mic & copy stand (QUALITY ones, not just el cheapo ones) - put all that together to have a DECENT booth and you wouldn't have that come to $200, even with US pricing for cheap parts. As an Aussie, I would absolutely *love* to buy this, but the cost + shipping is just currently out of my range, and I'd almost be able to get a more permanent solid booth in my home for the same outlay - but there is no chance I'm going to pretend to be capable enough to measure, cut, and construct a booth similar to this - not to mention having an understanding of sound and space design, etc - just to avoid paying for a purpose-built product like this. I feel like this is just typical internet complaints that is thoughtless venting and projecting of one's own frustrations onto the creators / reviewers of the product, as if they should be making everything convenient for everyone else exept themselves - cos who really cares if businesses make money, am I right? Next we're going to say that a $75 Reaper licence is extortionate and the Rode NT1-A costing only ~$300 (even though if comes with an incredible shock mount & filter) is too expensive! FFS...
Hear, hear! And you forgot to mention all George's work on your own custom vocal filter. I'm in NZ and I, too, whish I could have this thing but for the astronomical shipping.
I have to agree with the comments here. I love the channel but why would I pay 1500 dollars for something I could build for 150? I do see there are some conveniences with the elastic and the straps. However I am not paying more for a portable booth than I did for my mic (KSM32). The tailored roof and table are nice touches. It does look very nice. Again, love the channel and I wish the Tribooth guys well. But too pricey for me.
Man these guys are making like 1.2k per one of these things bought. I understand prepackaging, and I respect the ad, but these same things can be done by yourself for like less than 200 bucks. I have one myself, that's how I know. If you're looking for a good video, check out the Deity Microphones channel. They made a building guide on a booth slightly bigger than this, but made out of the same exact stuff. Also for this much you can get a used Whisper Room on eBay, which is professionally built.
is it ok if i can ask you a request can you review the zoom f1 with the shotgun mic attachment and compare it with the zoom h5 with the shotgun mic attachment
Yes, a different product would be suited to the "DIY" crowd. When creating a small run, hand-made product, knowing one's customer base is important. We knew it wouldn't be DIY'ers we're selling this to.
Hi Mike, Love your extremely helpful videos. Thanks. One Q: could you do a sound comparison of a full length blanketed booth vs partial length booth? What's the difference? Is anything lost by not covering the booth all the way? It's got to be cooler to perform in a booth that lets air in, but does it have adverse effects on the recording; more echo? More room noise? Thanks. Much appreciated.
I built one like this about 3 months ago. It cost me $160 I believe. Idk why there's this huge upcharge for a considerably small booth made of pvc and moving blankets...
For anyone wondering. You can make your own with pvc pipes and sound blankets for between $200-$400 depending on how big you make it. Mine came out to be around $385. It's big enough to fit a whole set up in. Desk, computers, mic, etc. You can of course make it smaller too. I'll try to remember to add the video I used. (I'm not saying this isn't a good setup, it's great and convenient. Mine doesn't have a cupholder. Lol)
I got something very similar on Amazon for $500 not $1500. Has lights, stand for copy, sound blankets. They are also missing a floor pad in case your not in a room with carpet. The execution of the booth is good but there is no value at $1500 for the masses there is some value about $500. They are saying that George's editing skills aka the filter is worth i guess $1000.00. it would make sense if you already have a whisper room or something like that and want his filter. This is generally not for the beginner. I don't take my down to much it fits in small corner in bedroom. Good product if they'd decouple the filter this would be better for the masses.
at 9:08 my dream booth Like I have always watched your videos I got inspired alot bought myself a Neewer nw700 condenser mic with behringer u phoria audio interface headphones audacity software and acoustic foam but I am not able to make the most out of it like you said earlier that we have to invest in the room or recording space I feel very down that I am not able to get the sound which I want to get I am thinking of investing in this booth I was praying to God to make a way out !!!!
and I thought the ISOVOX 2 was an expensive solution...I love this more but that price tag is insane, they say free shipping too but I don't know if that includes international (to the UK, for me). Such a shame as this looks like a great product...
I would expect to have, not only sound dampening, but sound proofing, at that price range. I don't understand why this is so much, are those pvc pips brand name?. In all seriousness though, this was a good demonstration, a las I will live by your motto, get in the booth and record something amazing, doesn't matter what booth, just do it.
The tri booth is a good idea, but it won't work for me. I have a small desk with a computer monitor on and I use the sm58 mic which is on a longer arm. I need something similar though, but more square and adjustable in size. I do want to improve my recording, so I do need something
would love to hear your take on RTX Voice software someday. If someone can lend you a new Nvidia 3070 gfx card. If you have not seen any videos about it, it basically removes all sound besides your voice. one guy was talking and another guy had a leaf blower on, and all you could hear was his voice.
Dear Booth Junkie, I have to say I don't hear any reverb on your room, even when you're OUTSIDE the Tribooth. I'm using a pair of headphones to listen to your video, but I'm confused. I hear NO NOISE, inside or outside the booth... can you explain it???
wow!! these guys have some amazing voices!!! I will hear this video many times, just for the pleasure of hearing such a lovely voices! Thanks for sharing :)
Super cool video. The price is...interesting. But you can also make DIY absorption panels out of 703. This might be for people who don't want to mess with all that stuff, don't have the tools, etc. Also, some of the materials do seem boutique, like the top cover and such, so their production and material costs are probably higher than what you'd buy from home depot (but not sure how much per unit considering). And it seems to work which is good! I like the bungee cord/strap idea to maintain some stability.
Excellent walk through and setup! I would not cough up that much money for PVC pipe though...it's a bit overpriced in my humble opinion. But to its credit is very, very well designed and built. Thanks for the walk-through Mike!
For everyone concerned about the cost...Have you considered all the accessories that come included: boom arm, shelf, cup holder, duffle bag, LED light, etc.? And what about the custom audio chain designed to replicate YOUR mic, YOUR voice, and YOUR main recording booth/space, custom-created by George? These go for $75 and up on George's site. Once you add these up, you're not at $200 any more. Add shipping and profit. Sure, I could build it if all it was was PVC and blankets. But it's not. And not everyone wants to. For them, their time is more valuable They'd rather get in the booth and record something amazing.
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Sorry for the typo in the link in the description -- I fixed it: geni.us/tribooth
What a slick product. For those of us who don't have a permanent vocal booth in the house, and really no way to install one, this is pretty much amazing.
Now apologise for the disturbing thumbnail! 😜
Mixing engineer on TH-cam does all his recordings in open spaces. For singing n recording music I think if u find a location/room or space with great sounding acoustics it will sound just as good on recording. To control frequency clutter u can use compression n EQ going in n if u use stereo mic set up u should be able to get a great wide loud sounding recording. I have seen videos bout deadening sound reflections but no one can say exactly y it is necessary or wat the technical benefit is wen it comes to mix. I've ask numerous times on different channels no one has even responded. Not once. I have to just guess it has something to do with frequency clutter that makes for a less loud recording after u master. N u may lose some of the close proximity intimacy of the vocal.
That is an awesome idea!
checks the price.....
that is an awesome idea...
PVC,bungiee cord, moving blankets? time for a Home Depot trip!
yeah .... do you wanna sell them together? I can smell the money
@@ElindorBG they did say is patent pending so I don't think you would want to sell the same design.
@@gabriel64gba I will make it a square ...
@@ElindorBG That would be a different product :)
Not to sound like a hater but I was pretty shocked when I saw the price of this. I literally built this exact same thing from thick pvc and nice moving blankets from harbor freight sale for around 100$ and it's even bigger than this.. Works awesome. Thanks for the review!
Nice. Larger wouldn't necessary be better in regards to the overall area needed to record. In comparison to a 10,000 dollar booth being a 4'x 8' booth or relatively close. I wondered what the home build price would be. Thanks for sharing the information!
Right. Maybe some California-sized pricing going on here.
Bigger is not better here. And not everyone has the capabilities, the skill, the time to build one. Also people can always search for sales with any portable booth.
I made my own booth and saved 1 grand of the cost on this one. I admit my storage isn’t as compact though. But when built, it takes up the same space.
How...
DIY Sound Booth from the Mike & Jen channel.
lol Antoine? You here? That's funny.
@CallMeJack It won't necessarily be quieter inside, it will just be less resonant. You still need a relatively quiet environment to work in. Although heavier blankets can help a lot as well. I'm using 5.5 pound blankets and they don't really change the volume of noise outside.
That markup is INSANELY high in my opinion.
BUT, I love the idea. And I believe that i'll create one.
After taking another look, I saw "Accessories" section... Where they price one SINGLE additional "Moving Blanket" at $300... That's F'n HILARIOUS!
...It's time for me to enter the lucrative profession of "Moving Blanket Fabrication".
It's all fun and games until you see the price.
It's a fair price imo. I challenge anyone to show me a marketable sellable product for $300 that you earn a profit on too. Please include tailored blankets, manufacturing costs etc. Make sure the reduction of reverb is as good as with this product, and that owner assembly and disassembly are as easy as with the product shown.
@@Ancipital_ You could build your own booth like this with PVC for significantly less.
I built a 5’x4’x6’2” 3/4 pvc with moving blankets for about $80 . Total .
@@jclbuxfan yeah the price is shit, its a ripoff, i build mine with less than 70€.
I have a $110 setup with photo background stands, clamps, and thickened moving blankets.
1500 bucks? Nah. Thanks for the upload Mike.
unrealistic price. I'd say $300 would be a fair price and appealing to buyers. :)
@@voiceactorRU When I first heard about it, I expected a 300-500 price range, I took a look at the price and had a heart attack after.
@@SamiChenVA LOL I can imagine. I was shocked too. I have a booth but thought I may buy something for traveling... no luck LOL
As nice as this is, it's essentially a prebuilt version of a jury-rigged PVC booth you could build yourself for maybe $200 while selling it for $1500. I will never understand why anything catered to voice artists always costs an arm and a leg.
Hi Schmuddel, we understand there are many who can't understand why something like this could be nuanced and obsessed over so much to justify this price. Rick's first travel booth was exactly that, a $200 eBay product, which had too many problems to mention, and triggered the concept a new design to meet Rick's on stringent needs.
200$ ? for PVC pipes ? are you for real ? no more than 50$ tops
@@GeorgeTheTech thats interesting but that price! if someone did the same thing and undercut that 1500 mark by 1000/1100 that would be great
@@5ecretcode They'd also have to hire me, and that's not going to happen :)
@@GeorgeTheTech i actually love that practicity this gives you. Even better when you have this special thing around that make you sound amazing, i would love that in my small in-house-studio to be honest... but yep, like a "El Gato greenscreen" i understand the amount of money tho, someone have to safe to have that great boot. love it
That's quite the thumbnail, jesus
Oh, it's Thumbnail-Jesus. I was wondering.😀
Like software gore, but my, my do I see a beautiful man there.
Lmao. I was just about to comment, before even watching the video, that that’s quite the thumbnail. Lol
It definitely got me to click.
Ha exactly
I built my own booth just like this out of PVC pipes and SoundBoothtoGo blankets. It only cost around $380 and took about 3 hours to cut down the PVC and assemble everything. If you buy your own moving blankets and figure out a way to attach velcro to them/hang them from the frame, it could be way cheaper.
I just punched grommets into mine and used S hooks. Grommet kit with extra grommets was around $15.
Without a doubt the most informative and enjoyable videos on being a voice over merchant and gear guy that I have ever seen. Thanks guys. John from Australia.
Thank you Luke Skywalker, this was very helpful
Lmfao my man looks like a young Mark Hamill
factual
@@Zeebo_Rowte he really does
This seems really helpful for both permanent home setup, but also if you wanna be able to take a long holiday and take work with you.
Funny story, just two days ago I built my first booth ( 3'x3'x6'6'') in my closet using $60 worth of PVC, most of the blankets in the house, a $20 led lamp from lowes, and a mic stand that my friend gave me. Sounds like I built this product for about 12% of the asking price (assuming I used $100 of blankets), I understand there are multiple convenience factors added and profit must be made, but I do feel as if this a luxury item for a serious professional, rather than a functional item for anyone else.... however, I'm big fan of booth junkie, and always love the content!
Thank you for this Mike. Been a fan of the show, my wife and I are both stage actors here in NYC and we are getting into voice acting but don’t have a booth. So helpful to hear about this. Love the content and work.
I am in a wheelchair, and I built a tabletop model of this exact same thing with PVC and a blanket I got from my mother in law. Total cost- $19.78 of pvc. Works GREAT!! And it didn’t break the bank.
Thanks, that's a great idea, DJWheels!
I pray whoever reads this becomes successful 🙏🏽
I appreciate your good vibes, and I return them to you 3x. so mote it be =u=
Great idea. Terrible price. That’s insane!
As someone involved in a family business, I get the price. There will always be a percentage of people ignorant of what it takes to entrepreneur and will complain if the price isn't a razor's width above the input costs. I dig this product and I appreciate the work it took to put this together.
Oh come on.... its way more expensive than the cost. At least $1000 more. If you are rich then by all means buy whatever but many people cannot afford this for that price when they can just go hang up sound blankets themselves. If they were smart they would price it lower to get more sales. They are going for all the money in the beginning without working their way up.
We understand the need to make a profit. But making a thousand dollars minimum profit per unit is only possible at the insane markup they're selling this for. If it's possible to do it yourself, why shouldn't you? You can even still support the business and buy the fx chain online.
I really like your channel and positive demeanor. Thank you.
"this isn't maybe for you, right, but this
is for thousands of actors, who are like rick's dad and... or just definitely afraid of screwing something up or breaking things or just don't want to think..."
The best selling point for a product that is at least 1800% overprised... Good job .. I did the same booth for less then 20$ can be cheaper if you have a blanked...
basically building forts for your work. nice. :)
I'd definitely get this if the price was a bit lower. Maybe as much as my MKE 600 or a little bit more. I'm in a very noisy and busy studio apartment and this right here would definitely help my audio quality struggle.
You can augment the packing blankets with bed blankets. Maybe some spring clamps to hold it in place.
With the NT1A in particular, I can still hear some reverb and a boxy quality that probably comes from the fact that the blankets cannot block any significant amount of bass because physics. I also wonder what this would sound like in a smaller room.
Thx Jake for that comment, my thought really...I found the sound with the NT1A phasing in the booth and the sound with the gun mic quite pleasant. To me that was the real issue of this video. I loved the attention put to details inside the booth, the small tablet etc. I also found the stability system very ingenious and weight effective.
Big thanks to Rick and George (and Mike obviously).
But really that NT1A sounded like crap inside the booth.
I was so tempted to buy this because I'm not the most comfortable buying/making a booth with pvc. Managed to make a good space with my closet and blocked out the front with couch cushions, worked wonderfully. So glad I wasn't desperate enough to buy this...seems really convenient, just way too expensive...
i love the idea that this is a travel kit that can make a repeatable experience anywhere and has the travel case, DYI build cases cant compete as effectively with out the custom parts to bring the weight down, first thing i thought of when we started watching this. i get it, i love it now i want one.
Looks like an amazing product. Sure I could build it very easily.. But thats me. I do think the value is in the custom EQ without a doubt. That said $1500 is still quiet pricey and likely a hard sell to many not working for a big studio.
1500usd for a PVC booth and some moving blankets? YIKES!
Thank god that’s just a thumbnail 😂😂
Great video, Mike! I loved Rick and George's take on the business and their experiences with portable/makeshift booths.
To all the haters on the price... that cost INCLUDES a consult with George Whittam, where he'll create a sound filter for your DAW of choice for the booth. The price makes sense now, as his services are high cost and he's in high demand. If you're a pro, (the target market for this product/service) these are costs you can include in your taxes at the end of the year. So depending on your area's taxation laws and rules, you probably can write off a portion of that cost.
Yes that wasn't made clear initially, however, this is probably not a sustainable business model where you will depend on someone listening to your ambient location and make a filter for you. The whole point of this is that you are able to travel and move from place to place (travel booth) as such you aren't going to be emailing George every time you travel so that he can adjust your filter to match the new hotel you are staying in or the beach house you are airbnbing.
The Thumbnail spooked me
I built a rectangular 4'x3' version for $300. Not as snazzy, but it works. That's all-in cost: PVC and joints, tool to cut the PVC, mic stand, LED light, moving blankets (by far the costliest component), and grommet kit with S hooks.
Would be nice if it was a 3rd of the price or even lower. I guess it's good that it works at least...
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thanks Mike :D
this video just gave me some excitement to rebuild my PVC booth
and today I finished working on it and it sound really really amazing
(I'll not complain about price of product you reviewed but)
I think doing this yourself is exciting and you can customize it according to space and your need and surely your budget
price is really variable according on what you use ( mine cost about 100 - 200$ for the main components )
actually make it easily movable is another story ( I mean this is the main feature for the reviewed one which I think is significantly better than hand made DIY one )
but other than that I find doin it in yourself is superior
I mean I basically put one of these together with PVC pipe and acoustic blankets for about $250. It admittedly doesn't store as small, but $1250 is a lot of extra money just to store easier.
This is what those little mic stand reflection filters try to do. The only hitch I heard was was some high-mid comb filtering. It sounds like either reflections off the copy stand or camera, or something wonly with the mic mount. It looked like the shotgun's interference tube might be covered partially by the shockmount, but there is a similar ~1.5K honk from some close reflection of some sort. All that aside, this is a fantastic booth. People will still bitch and moan about the lack of soundproofing (because most people don't know the difference between reflections and soundproofing) but the simplicity is elegant. Nice booth!
Thank you so much Mike, Rick and Goerge. You guys are so thoughtful and saviours!!👏👏👏😊😊😊
Glad to see you uploading more Mike!
$1.500?!?! For that bit of cloth and PVC? Are they out of their mind?
Yeah, that's like $30 worth of PVC, and maybe $100 worth of blankets (not even unless you buy "sound blankets").
$1500 can build you a legitimate soundproof booth with plywood, drywall, and mineral wool.
Yep they obviously reached out to him and managed to convince him to sell us overpriced junk
@@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg The part that makes me laugh here is when the guy on the video chat chat says that it doesn't matter that there's a foot of open air at the bottom because the mic isn't there, as if a microphone doesn't pick up any noise other than what's directly in front of it. That empty space can and probably will introduce extra reflections. If the creators of garbage products like this want people to buy it at least use properly sized blankets.
@@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg I get nothing from tribooth for this video -- no compensation, or commission - nothing. I just wanted to share my experience with it.
Pretty sure the $1500 is getting you the professionally designed effects chain from George and the rest of their customer service more than the booth itself.
at 36:19 that's what I was thinking those blankets look like those on amazon but naahhh they aren't the same yuuuu huuuu !!!!!!
Not a bad deal considering the filter that comes with it. I like it.
Awesome video, and what a great sound. I am in Australia and building one of these from PVC from my local hardware store.
Incredibly quick setup and tear down. There are 2 types that work for specific setups depending upon your needs. We are planning on using these at the GenCon in Indy next year. The only thing that might be an issue is if the VA is on the larger (tummy) size, much smaller in size or handicapped (wheelchair). The good news is there can be some interesting customization available. Some industrial strength Velcro for holding some of the accessories out of the way is a great addition. One more thing is the length and width of the blankets could be a tad longer and wide. Everything else, I wait until I get to work with them in a convention atmosphere.
- Thank you Rick for being OCD!
The reason they chose those dimensions is, large moving blankets come in 12' length and typically 72" or 80" width.
6:01 - May I ask what that piece is called and where I might find it? Many thanks! 🙂
The issue I have with this as a travel booth solution is that the Tri-booth team are toting this as a great solution for the traveling voiceover artist. They are justifying the 1.5k price by saying that George will create a bespoke filter just for you to clear up your background noise and output something phenomenal. That wouldn't work for the traveling person because once you take that booth to a new location the filter becomes useless. It's designed for maybe your home base ... the moment you leave that and go to a hotel or whatever you'll need a new filter which means going back to George and waiting for him to redesign the filter. This might be a good idea if they are going to have a subscription based model where you get an account on their website and upload your ambient sound and have George or someone like George redesign a bespoke filter for that new location you are in. I am all for new products in the VO world and would love to see this product on kickstarter if it means the price will come done and be more affordable. If they can team up with maybe the acoustic blanket people to produce proper sound insulating blankets. I'm all for that. Look, good luck to you and I wish all the best to your endeavor. But the business model needs to be adjusted imho.
The legend returns
It would be amazing if they could have the fabric panels colored green. it would be perfect for virtual events. :D
Clicked for the thumbnail, stayed for the sound test
The people complaining about the price and saying that they could do it themselves for $X if they just bought the supplies themselves, should do just that - go buy the supplies and build it yourself.
As Mike said, this is a purpose-built, tailored booth for people that have the specific needs that this has been made for. Not to mention that it comes with a whole heap of inclusions that you would be hard-pressed to include in your hypothetical "$200" home-made booth. PVC pipes & their elbows & joints? Sure, cheap enough. The straps and the bungie-cords to keep the pipes together - yeah, why not. But to get the right grade moving blankets with a custom-fit ceiling blanket, dimmable LED light, power adapters, mic & copy stand (QUALITY ones, not just el cheapo ones) - put all that together to have a DECENT booth and you wouldn't have that come to $200, even with US pricing for cheap parts.
As an Aussie, I would absolutely *love* to buy this, but the cost + shipping is just currently out of my range, and I'd almost be able to get a more permanent solid booth in my home for the same outlay - but there is no chance I'm going to pretend to be capable enough to measure, cut, and construct a booth similar to this - not to mention having an understanding of sound and space design, etc - just to avoid paying for a purpose-built product like this.
I feel like this is just typical internet complaints that is thoughtless venting and projecting of one's own frustrations onto the creators / reviewers of the product, as if they should be making everything convenient for everyone else exept themselves - cos who really cares if businesses make money, am I right? Next we're going to say that a $75 Reaper licence is extortionate and the Rode NT1-A costing only ~$300 (even though if comes with an incredible shock mount & filter) is too expensive! FFS...
Hear, hear! And you forgot to mention all George's work on your own custom vocal filter. I'm in NZ and I, too, whish I could have this thing but for the astronomical shipping.
I have to agree with the comments here. I love the channel but why would I pay 1500 dollars for something I could build for 150? I do see there are some conveniences with the elastic and the straps. However I am not paying more for a portable booth than I did for my mic (KSM32).
The tailored roof and table are nice touches. It does look very nice.
Again, love the channel and I wish the Tribooth guys well. But too pricey for me.
The thumbnail tho LMAO
A Booth Junkie's video on my birthday ? Perfect.
Happy Birthday!
@@MikeBroderick33 Thanks !
@@AoRoxas you're welcome. I hope it's been a good day.
Man these guys are making like 1.2k per one of these things bought. I understand prepackaging, and I respect the ad, but these same things can be done by yourself for like less than 200 bucks. I have one myself, that's how I know. If you're looking for a good video, check out the Deity Microphones channel. They made a building guide on a booth slightly bigger than this, but made out of the same exact stuff.
Also for this much you can get a used Whisper Room on eBay, which is professionally built.
😍🤯 Thank you for posting this beats my DIY sound ⛺️ teepee!
How is this different than a blanket fort?
I recently bought a snap studio which is pretty much the same thing. I wonder if the noise level is just as high in this one as in the snap studio.
Mike this is a GREAT video. Thanks for making it and sharing!
is it ok if i can ask you a request can you review the zoom f1 with the shotgun mic attachment and compare it with the zoom h5 with the shotgun mic attachment
And then the neighbor drives by on his Harley... :D
Great Idea, but the pricing needs work to be useful to the “do it yourself” audio crowd. As a professional, I’m sure it’s more manageable.
Yes, a different product would be suited to the "DIY" crowd. When creating a small run, hand-made product, knowing one's customer base is important. We knew it wouldn't be DIY'ers we're selling this to.
Hi Mike, Love your extremely helpful videos. Thanks. One Q: could you do a sound comparison of a full length blanketed booth vs partial length booth? What's the difference? Is anything lost by not covering the booth all the way? It's got to be cooler to perform in a booth that lets air in, but does it have adverse effects on the recording; more echo? More room noise? Thanks. Much appreciated.
I built one like this about 3 months ago. It cost me $160 I believe. Idk why there's this huge upcharge for a considerably small booth made of pvc and moving blankets...
Example you can make something it costs 15 cent.When you sell it and everyone gets involved it sells for $10.50.
Love you guys :) hi from Siberian Krasnoyarsk.
Is that a picture of Jennifer Hale in your booth?!?!?! She is one of my biggest influences!!!
For anyone wondering. You can make your own with pvc pipes and sound blankets for between $200-$400 depending on how big you make it. Mine came out to be around $385. It's big enough to fit a whole set up in. Desk, computers, mic, etc. You can of course make it smaller too. I'll try to remember to add the video I used. (I'm not saying this isn't a good setup, it's great and convenient. Mine doesn't have a cupholder. Lol)
Can they make a six side HEX booth with a slightly larger, more square footage footprint with more interior space to move?
Love it but can't really afford it at the moment, but as soon as I can, I will come out of the closet 😆🤣
I got something very similar on Amazon for $500 not $1500. Has lights, stand for copy, sound blankets. They are also missing a floor pad in case your not in a room with carpet. The execution of the booth is good but there is no value at $1500 for the masses there is some value about $500. They are saying that George's editing skills aka the filter is worth i guess $1000.00. it would make sense if you already have a whisper room or something like that and want his filter. This is generally not for the beginner. I don't take my down to much it fits in small corner in bedroom. Good product if they'd decouple the filter this would be better for the masses.
I will make you THE SAME one for 200 ... just say the word
What’s it called?
@@bellas2cents836 snap studio voice booth
at 9:08 my dream booth Like I have always watched your videos I got inspired alot bought myself a Neewer nw700 condenser mic with behringer u phoria audio interface headphones audacity software and acoustic foam but I am not able to make the most out of it like you said earlier that we have to invest in the room or recording space I feel very down that I am not able to get the sound which I want to get I am thinking of investing in this booth I was praying to God to make a way out !!!!
How do you hook up your DAW and signal chain?
and I thought the ISOVOX 2 was an expensive solution...I love this more but that price tag is insane, they say free shipping too but I don't know if that includes international (to the UK, for me). Such a shame as this looks like a great product...
A lot of people in comment complain that the price was wrong at 1500$
So, they listen to you guys.
It's now listed at $2052.60
Enjoy!
I would expect to have, not only sound dampening, but sound proofing, at that price range. I don't understand why this is so much, are those pvc pips brand name?. In all seriousness though, this was a good demonstration, a las I will live by your motto, get in the booth and record something amazing, doesn't matter what booth, just do it.
at 9:22 Yeah I need it very much btw what if use our interface then how would you connect it and where would you place it ??
Easy assembly. Cool product review. :)
Three of my favourite “Tech and Brains” people on the same video. Love it!
The tri booth is a good idea, but it won't work for me. I have a small desk with a computer monitor on and I use the sm58 mic which is on a longer arm. I need something similar though, but more square and adjustable in size. I do want to improve my recording, so I do need something
would love to hear your take on RTX Voice software someday. If someone can lend you a new Nvidia 3070 gfx card. If you have not seen any videos about it, it basically removes all sound besides your voice. one guy was talking and another guy had a leaf blower on, and all you could hear was his voice.
Was a bit of a ‘meh’ day. But would you look at that...it just got better! Time to find my headphones.
Dear Booth Junkie, I have to say I don't hear any reverb on your room, even when you're OUTSIDE the Tribooth. I'm using a pair of headphones to listen to your video, but I'm confused. I hear NO NOISE, inside or outside the booth... can you explain it???
Nice idea, but looks really like I would build it by myself
wow!! these guys have some amazing voices!!! I will hear this video many times, just for the pleasure of hearing such a lovely voices! Thanks for sharing :)
If the price for this wasn't so above and beyond I would consider buying this
I want to note. I understand that you get the magic of George with this but would love to get a version that doesn't nessesarily need George
I could build this for about $200. PVC piping plus a couple grommeted industrial blankets...I don't understand the pricing on this.
Super cool video. The price is...interesting. But you can also make DIY absorption panels out of 703. This might be for people who don't want to mess with all that stuff, don't have the tools, etc. Also, some of the materials do seem boutique, like the top cover and such, so their production and material costs are probably higher than what you'd buy from home depot (but not sure how much per unit considering).
And it seems to work which is good! I like the bungee cord/strap idea to maintain some stability.
Excellent walk through and setup! I would not cough up that much money for PVC pipe though...it's a bit overpriced in my humble opinion. But to its credit is very, very well designed and built. Thanks for the walk-through Mike!
That thumbnail though
Does it reduce noise sound? I live next to an airport
Doubles as a potable sauna too :D
I made mind for £120 they do work very well.
YEEEESSS! Thanks for the upload, Mike!
Would this idea work for recording acoustic guitar as well? Clearly I can’t afford the booth but if I tried to build something similar myself?
What about sound proofing???
For everyone concerned about the cost...Have you considered all the accessories that come included: boom arm, shelf, cup holder, duffle bag, LED light, etc.? And what about the custom audio chain designed to replicate YOUR mic, YOUR voice, and YOUR main recording booth/space, custom-created by George? These go for $75 and up on George's site. Once you add these up, you're not at $200 any more. Add shipping and profit. Sure, I could build it if all it was was PVC and blankets. But it's not. And not everyone wants to. For them, their time is more valuable They'd rather get in the booth and record something amazing.
Rode Podmic review, please. :(
hi! for some reason the link doesn' work!
Thanks. I fixed it: geni.us/tribooth
Incredible video!
Will it help with any outside noise?
Awesome!
Great video!