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DIY Foam Vocal Booth

There are several things to take into consideration when setting up your home recording environment; acoustics are one of them. Professional recording studios use soundproof booths or rooms to minimize unwanted echo ending up in a recording. Soundproofing involves insulating the room with a material that absorbs the sound waves as opposed to reflecting them. Acoustic foam is used in home applications to create a soundproof recording environment. You can make your own soundproof recording booth by installing acoustic foam in a small room or closet. This creates a DIY foam vocal booth.

Things You'll Need

  • Acoustic foam insulation
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Instructions

    • 1

      Visit an online musical instrument/equipment sales website or a retail music store to price and purchase Studiofoam acoustic panels. Purchase as many panels as you need to cover the desired area. If you do not have a closet big enough to use as a vocal booth, it is possible to section off a portion of the room to use as a vocal booth. Get creative by hanging blankets or using or even building partitions if you'd rather not have the room professionally redesigned.

    • 2

      Open the caulk-style tube of Tubetak studio-foam adhesive. Cut the tip of the tube off at an angle for greater control of the adhesive.

    • 3

      Adhere the Studiofoam panels to the walls in your vocal booth by applying Tubetak to the backs of the panels using a caulk gun, and sticking the panels to the walls. TubeTak is a permanent adhesive. Once the panels are mounted, they will not be able to be removed without damaging the paint or finish of your walls.

    • 4

      Cover as much of the vocal booth wall area as possible. Pay special attention to the wall directly in front of the microphone.

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