Hello. That was a well done video, i must say! This was our older version of the AVB6 when the walls were attached to the roof panels. The new version has velcro tie ups. So the walls are hung directly on the frame. We are trying to use as little velcro as possible, because when and if the booth covers have to be washed, the velcro hook parts (scratchy side) gets hooked up onto the fabric and rips it. It also picks up stuff from the washing and drying and gets clogged. So if you guys are going to use a lot of velcro hook strips, make sure to buy extra matching velcro loop strips. When taking the covers to laundromat just cover the velcro hook sides with velcro loop strip. This will protect the blanket and the velcro, so it will serve you longer. Happy recording! Jeff.
I have never used you products, but I have to try this out in the future. Could you think about making your website more easy for us in Europe?? We use the metric system, and it takes my longer to convert from feet and inches, than to build a vocal booth... Great service you do here. Great job....
Wow, this was a superb demonstration of how to build a booth. Far superior to many other amateur videos and even better than many professional / corporate videos on the subject. I really appreciate the detailed construction notes and the materials used in construction. I think I'm going to use this approach instead of a PVC-based solution. Many thanks.
I JUST got finished building one myself based off of this template. It was hard work. Bought a sewing machine, broke about 4 heavy duty needles, and then I returned due to it not going through the velcro. I had to substitute most of the sewing for staples, but it came out pretty nice.
What a great solution for vocal booth! Thank you! I have an old Singer Rocketeer that can definately handle the material! Been looking for a solution for my apartment! Thank you!
Very clever! You should sell and pattern set for the cuts. I could take that and the blankets to a one of the many boat canvass shops here in South Florida. ~Thanks!
BTW, I ended up with an AVB 3 from VB2G. I needed a few custom cuts and mods. Well worth what it cost in terms of time and materials, plus I don't have a sewing machine. Again, well done video!
this is quite the project. probably the best one ive seen yet. you are adamant about not using moving blankets and understandably so, but would moving blankets with foam attached to them on the inside work just as well?
Hello this is a fantastic video and I'm about to make my own! But I have a question. Why did you buy four 80x96-in blankets when you're cutting so much off of two of the blankets? Why not just buy two 80x96" blankets and two 80x80" blankets?
Thank you so much for this! I live in a noisy area but am hoping that building a large booth like this will be the solution. I’m gunna build a wooden frame -layering the inside with these blankets and the outside with something more sound proofing like Sonopan or mlv. Do you think idea will work?
Can't say that I've tried it, but your reinforcing the acoustics with Sonopan sounds interesting. It makes sense that it would work. If you decide to try it I'd love to hear the results.
Have you had any stability problems from the top bar being removed? I had contacted several sellers on Amazon and they all said the side panels could fail without that bar. Just wanted to double check if that has been any kind of issue at all with this much weight being added. Thanks.
The top bar is not involved in the structural integrity of the frame, so it would not be a problem if used as a vocal booth as shown. But you would not be able to use the canopy top that comes with it though.
Sorry but due to my personal experience and accustic measurements: Thick sound blankets work nicely. No wonder. Physical laws also applies to moving blankets. Doubling them even enhances the effect.
May I ask about temperature. Does the inside of the booth heat up quickly because of the enclosure? Will a fan be needed for the performer in between recordings?
Yes, it can get warm in the summer months, in which case we ask the talent to let us know when they want to take a quick break. Then we clip the doors open and turn on a fan to blow cold air inside and it's nice and cool again in a couple minutes.
Not entirely sure. It's definitely quieter inside, but that's not really what it's designed to do. It should be setup in a relatively quiet environment to ensure a professional recording. It's designed to remove echo and reflections from hard surfaces.
@@howimadethat5679 How would you adapt/bolster this design if reducing the inside sound *was* the priority? It's really one of the best I've seen on TH-cam. I just don't want to piss off my neighbors when I'm belting out my faorite song, 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. Thanks
I am looking for a tent that blocks out as much outside noise as possible.If I use sturdy tent poles and replace the tent tarpaulin with Sound Absorption Panels sewn together, do you think that would be a good solution for sleeping when it is loud outside?
Do you have an updated link for the velcro and also do you know the specific size for the duffle bag? When I click on the link I'm seeing different options.
I don't have an updated link, but all you need is 1.5" wide hook and loop tape (velcro) without adhesive backing, you need at least 12 yards. The bags I use are 16" x 40". I've even built a few of these with one extremely large duffle for the blankets but it would be too heavy for most people, so I still recommend the two smaller bags.
Good question. It's so large inside that it's not really a problem, but it can get quite hot in the summer if you don't have the AC cranked. In that situation we just take a break every once in a while and hold the door flaps open with a fan on for a couple minutes and it's nice and cool in there again.
@@renzr55 For our purposes, it's not a concern - our 3 biggest priorities are portability, price, and high quality audio. We can set these up anywhere in minutes, they're inexpensive to build and sound great. Your purposes may be different. If we were recording all day in a stationary studio in a tropical location we would build something different. The main point of this video is to provide instructions on how to build the VocalBoothToGo acoustic rooms easily and at a fraction of the price. There are other videos on TH-cam on how to build stationary vocal booths. Make sure you choose the best one for your purposes!
@@renzr55 Move somewhere cooler, lol. Nah, just do what we do in the summer - take a break every once in a while, crank the AC, pull open the door flaps, turn on a fan, and cool off the inside. Only takes a couple minutes, not a big deal for us. Also, we've found if you hike up the bottom where the flaps hit the floor it adds airflow without drastically effecting audio quality. Doesn't work well if you open the top, but at the floor level it doesn't seem to have much effect on the sound.
You can literally do this same thing with a pvc frame. Taking the time to sew the blankets is the only thing that sets this apart from the other vocal booth videos. But pvc and regular moving blankets sewn like this will give you a good looking booth and good audio for cheaper. And you can cut in 3' pieces for a more portable booth.
Hi. The smallest canopies available to buy where I am (without importing) are 6.5 x 6.5. Could I still make this work and would it require much modification? Thanks in advance
Yep, just need 6 blankets instead of 4. Each wall would require its own blanket, as would the top. Then the 6th blanket would be split up to make the top blanket wide enough and the scraps added to create a flap for the door on one of the wall blankets. And it would be huge, I can already comfortably fit several people at once in the 5' x 5' size!
You bet, in fact the first few we built had a window. I don't build them that way anymore because it adds a reflective surface though. You just cut the hole for the window, then cut a sheet of clear vinyl 2 inches wider and taller than the hole you just cut. You can get sheets of clear vinyl on Amazon, Walmart, fabric stores, etc. Place the vinyl sheet inside the blanket and center it over the hole, as well as between the thickness of the blanket. Then just add binding to both sides and sew in place.
How I Made That o ok if it’s gone add a reflection point I will chill. Any budget sewing machines you recommend That can get the job done? And I can’t wait to see what you got coming up next.
@@STMENTNETWORK Thanks for your support! We're currently working on the next videos. As for the sewing machines, anything that is designed for jeans or denim will be heavy duty enough. They're common and can be picked up cheap on eBay or Letgo.
How I Made That cool one last question I plan on moving my studio to my basement where I have very short ceilings exactly 6 feet 5 inches would u still recommend the canopy or should I try something else?
@@STMENTNETWORK With the canopy fully extended, you need an almost 8 foot ceiling. If shorter than that the fabric would bunch up, I wouldn't recommend it.
@@RetroFan2.0 I use denim needles. As long as you sew at a good rhythm and don't accidentally put any sideways force on them, which can happen if you're not careful, they typically don't break.
Awesome job,- thanks for sharing. Greetings from Denmark.... (Boy, the music is killing me.... 8 minutes with Tele Topies music is just to much..... no music next time, please)
This does not take care of heavy SPL's like airplanes, trucks, low vibrations. $300 does not make air tight nor does it stop the real world residual noises from heavy traffic. This is essentially a tire patch. 25X years in acoustics. This is also not a booth. A true isolation booth that is air tight is the only thing that will stop heavy residual noise. This is a baffle enclosure not a booth.
Hello. That was a well done video, i must say!
This was our older version of the AVB6 when the walls were attached to the roof panels.
The new version has velcro tie ups. So the walls are hung directly on the frame.
We are trying to use as little velcro as possible, because when and if the booth covers have to be washed, the velcro hook parts (scratchy side) gets hooked up onto the fabric and rips it. It also picks up stuff from the washing and drying and gets clogged. So if you guys are going to use a lot of velcro hook strips, make sure to buy extra matching velcro loop strips. When taking the covers to laundromat just cover the velcro hook sides with velcro loop strip. This will protect the blanket and the velcro, so it will serve you longer. Happy recording! Jeff.
I have never used you products, but I have to try this out in the future. Could you think about making your website more easy for us in Europe?? We use the metric system, and it takes my longer to convert from feet and inches, than to build a vocal booth... Great service you do here. Great job....
good tip on the velcro tearing during wash
Much more professional than most of the other DIY booths
Wow, this was a superb demonstration of how to build a booth. Far superior to many other amateur videos and even better than many professional / corporate videos on the subject. I really appreciate the detailed construction notes and the materials used in construction. I think I'm going to use this approach instead of a PVC-based solution. Many thanks.
Probably the best idea for a home made vocal booth I’ve seen. Nice:)
Thanks!
Very clever indeed. Innovation at its best.❤
I JUST got finished building one myself based off of this template. It was hard work. Bought a sewing machine, broke about 4 heavy duty needles, and then I returned due to it not going through the velcro. I had to substitute most of the sewing for staples, but it came out pretty nice.
So a staple gun would do just fine? Instead of sewing
@@LocoGiovanniTV I just used a Stanley Bostitch 00540 Extra Heavy Duty Stapler. No wood needed.
@@LocoGiovanniTV For me it worked out, but you’d want to use a heavy duty one with heavy duty staples if you aren’t able to get it sewn.
You are smart 🤓
I've watched loads of videos on how to build vocal booths but this is honestly amazing! thank you so much for the effort you put in it :)
You're too sweet, thanks for watching!
What a great solution for vocal booth! Thank you! I have an old Singer Rocketeer that can definately handle the material! Been looking for a solution for my apartment! Thank you!
That was a lot of hard work but the results appear to be well worth it
Very clever! You should sell and pattern set for the cuts. I could take that and the blankets to a one of the many boat canvass shops here in South Florida. ~Thanks!
BTW, I ended up with an AVB 3 from VB2G. I needed a few custom cuts and mods. Well worth what it cost in terms of time and materials, plus I don't have a sewing machine. Again, well done video!
Thank you!!@ i am just starting out in VO and this works for me for now!
I see that we have expanded the definition of the words professional and quality.
This is GENIUS
Lifesaving. Thank you
this is quite the project. probably the best one ive seen yet. you are adamant about not using moving blankets and understandably so, but would moving blankets with foam attached to them on the inside work just as well?
Regular moving blankets work fine. He's telling you not to use them so he can get affiliate sales from those overpriced blankets.
@@CS-uc2oh i ended up getting the sound blankets anyway. they do work incredibly well.
This is a great video bro
ill pay you to send me the blankets precut lmao this was perfect
Hello this is a fantastic video and I'm about to make my own! But I have a question. Why did you buy four 80x96-in blankets when you're cutting so much off of two of the blankets? Why not just buy two 80x96" blankets and two 80x80" blankets?
Brilliant 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This is brilliant!
Great video very neat booth
Thank you so much for this! I live in a noisy area but am hoping that building a large booth like this will be the solution. I’m gunna build a wooden frame -layering the inside with these blankets and the outside with something more sound proofing like Sonopan or mlv. Do you think idea will work?
Can't say that I've tried it, but your reinforcing the acoustics with Sonopan sounds interesting. It makes sense that it would work. If you decide to try it I'd love to hear the results.
Could you do a tutorial on installing a plastic window?
Genius!
Have you had any stability problems from the top bar being removed? I had contacted several sellers on Amazon and they all said the side panels could fail without that bar. Just wanted to double check if that has been any kind of issue at all with this much weight being added. Thanks.
The top bar is not involved in the structural integrity of the frame, so it would not be a problem if used as a vocal booth as shown. But you would not be able to use the canopy top that comes with it though.
Nice Job! Looking for more vídeos from you!
But ill Love a sound test
@@MsJorgePowers The voiceover was recorded in the vocal booth.
Sorry but due to my personal experience and accustic measurements: Thick sound blankets work nicely. No wonder. Physical laws also applies to moving blankets. Doubling them even enhances the effect.
Impressive!
May I ask about temperature. Does the inside of the booth heat up quickly because of the enclosure? Will a fan be needed for the performer in between recordings?
Yes, it can get warm in the summer months, in which case we ask the talent to let us know when they want to take a quick break. Then we clip the doors open and turn on a fan to blow cold air inside and it's nice and cool again in a couple minutes.
Amazing work! Could have have given us a voice sample or two tho :(
Yeah, I should have mentioned it, but the VO for the video was recorded inside the booth.
Any idea how many decibels this booth reduces when listening from the outside?
Not entirely sure. It's definitely quieter inside, but that's not really what it's designed to do. It should be setup in a relatively quiet environment to ensure a professional recording. It's designed to remove echo and reflections from hard surfaces.
@@howimadethat5679 How would you adapt/bolster this design if reducing the inside sound *was* the priority? It's really one of the best I've seen on TH-cam. I just don't want to piss off my neighbors when I'm belting out my faorite song, 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. Thanks
Would love to hear if you have any ideas on Ricks question^
@@rickbelluso2883 🤣 I'd be surprised if your neighbors could hear you, it really cancels out most of the sound.
I am looking for a tent that blocks out as much outside noise as possible.If I use sturdy tent poles and replace the tent tarpaulin with Sound Absorption Panels sewn together, do you think that would be a good solution for sleeping when it is loud outside?
To be honest I have no idea, have no experience using these outside.
Do you have an updated link for the velcro and also do you know the specific size for the duffle bag? When I click on the link I'm seeing different options.
I don't have an updated link, but all you need is 1.5" wide hook and loop tape (velcro) without adhesive backing, you need at least 12 yards. The bags I use are 16" x 40". I've even built a few of these with one extremely large duffle for the blankets but it would be too heavy for most people, so I still recommend the two smaller bags.
Thanks for the content. Very detailed and helpful. I am only concern with ventilation. How do you go about that?
Good question. It's so large inside that it's not really a problem, but it can get quite hot in the summer if you don't have the AC cranked. In that situation we just take a break every once in a while and hold the door flaps open with a fan on for a couple minutes and it's nice and cool in there again.
@@howimadethat5679 it makes sense, but counter productive. Wouldn't that limit your workflow making it inefficient? Do you budget for down time?
@@renzr55 For our purposes, it's not a concern - our 3 biggest priorities are portability, price, and high quality audio. We can set these up anywhere in minutes, they're inexpensive to build and sound great. Your purposes may be different. If we were recording all day in a stationary studio in a tropical location we would build something different. The main point of this video is to provide instructions on how to build the VocalBoothToGo acoustic rooms easily and at a fraction of the price. There are other videos on TH-cam on how to build stationary vocal booths. Make sure you choose the best one for your purposes!
@@howimadethat5679 Any insights on how to overcome airflow issues in a hot tropical weather? 🙂
@@renzr55 Move somewhere cooler, lol. Nah, just do what we do in the summer - take a break every once in a while, crank the AC, pull open the door flaps, turn on a fan, and cool off the inside. Only takes a couple minutes, not a big deal for us. Also, we've found if you hike up the bottom where the flaps hit the floor it adds airflow without drastically effecting audio quality. Doesn't work well if you open the top, but at the floor level it doesn't seem to have much effect on the sound.
I have an 8x8 how many blankets will i need?
You can literally do this same thing with a pvc frame. Taking the time to sew the blankets is the only thing that sets this apart from the other vocal booth videos. But pvc and regular moving blankets sewn like this will give you a good looking booth and good audio for cheaper. And you can cut in 3' pieces for a more portable booth.
Hi. The smallest canopies available to buy where I am (without importing) are 6.5 x 6.5. Could I still make this work and would it require much modification? Thanks in advance
Yep, just need 6 blankets instead of 4. Each wall would require its own blanket, as would the top. Then the 6th blanket would be split up to make the top blanket wide enough and the scraps added to create a flap for the door on one of the wall blankets. And it would be huge, I can already comfortably fit several people at once in the 5' x 5' size!
Thank you sir 👏 much appreciated
I built one with a grow tent and foam panels. The thing is my microphone pics up dogs barking from like 5 houses away.
Unfortunately VocalBoothToGo jacked up the price to 72 per panel, around $288 for 4 blankets :/
Dope is there a way to add a window
You bet, in fact the first few we built had a window. I don't build them that way anymore because it adds a reflective surface though. You just cut the hole for the window, then cut a sheet of clear vinyl 2 inches wider and taller than the hole you just cut. You can get sheets of clear vinyl on Amazon, Walmart, fabric stores, etc. Place the vinyl sheet inside the blanket and center it over the hole, as well as between the thickness of the blanket. Then just add binding to both sides and sew in place.
How I Made That o ok if it’s gone add a reflection point I will chill. Any budget sewing machines you recommend That can get the job done? And I can’t wait to see what you got coming up next.
@@STMENTNETWORK Thanks for your support! We're currently working on the next videos. As for the sewing machines, anything that is designed for jeans or denim will be heavy duty enough. They're common and can be picked up cheap on eBay or Letgo.
How I Made That cool one last question I plan on moving my studio to my basement where I have very short ceilings exactly 6 feet 5 inches would u still recommend the canopy or should I try something else?
@@STMENTNETWORK With the canopy fully extended, you need an almost 8 foot ceiling. If shorter than that the fabric would bunch up, I wouldn't recommend it.
1:05 blankets
How much to build one for me?
Find my email in the "About" section.
What kind of book light did you get and how many? Are they on Amazon?
Everything is on Amazon, lol. Choose any LED book light with a clip and you're good to go. Just one was more than enough light for all of us!
So cool, would using iron on Velcro be used for the same effect???
Wouldn't work, the blankets are so heavy the iron-on velcro would just rip right off.
@@howimadethat5679 Thanks for the reply, I’ll start ordering some sew on Velcro
@@RetroFan2.0 No problem. Once you get it all set up you'll see that there's no way around it, those acoustic blankets are HEAVY.
@@howimadethat5679 is there a certain type of needle to use for the sewing or no
@@RetroFan2.0 I use denim needles. As long as you sew at a good rhythm and don't accidentally put any sideways force on them, which can happen if you're not careful, they typically don't break.
Not sure if you mentioned it but how many blankets did you use?
Yep, you need 4 of the VB72 blankets, they are the ones that are 96" x 80".
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Do you by chance have a video to hear its effectiveness? 🙂 I am looking for a solution in a sharehouse
The voiceover was recorded inside the booth.
And you can breath?
4:16 Big flaps.
My singer machine could never...
What kind of Singer do you have?
@@melissazunogarcia7662 a 5yr old one lol cheapest model :'D
Awesome job,- thanks for sharing. Greetings from Denmark.... (Boy, the music is killing me.... 8 minutes with Tele Topies music is just to much..... no music next time, please)
if ask is this soundproof noo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its treatment lol
This does not take care of heavy SPL's like airplanes, trucks, low vibrations. $300 does not make air tight nor does it stop the real world residual noises from heavy traffic. This is essentially a tire patch. 25X years in acoustics. This is also not a booth. A true isolation booth that is air tight is the only thing that will stop heavy residual noise. This is a baffle enclosure not a booth.
So what Justin? Your words mean nothing. People are still going to build it.
Can i have ur email add?
Find my email in the "About" section.
Plain moving blankets do work. You're claim is ridiculous. There are tons of videos where they clearly work.