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Homemade Vocal Booth

Prolific musicians and animation production companies need to spend a lot of time in the recording studio to make permanent records of their content for sale, personal or commercial use. But the fees from constantly using a professional studio can add up quickly. The solution is to build an in-house studio. Setting up a homemade studio requires planning and careful setup to obtain sound quality on par with professional studios, but it is not impossible.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer
  • Phillips screwdriver
  • Liquid cooling system
  • Audio recording and editing program
  • Studio microphone
  • Microphone windscreen
  • Headphones
  • Acoustic sound paneling
  • Hammer
  • Nails
  • Picture-frame wire
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Instructions

    • 1

      Most of the noise a computer generates comes from its cooling fans, so open up your computer case and carefully unscrew each fan. Unplug them from the power supply and remove them from the case. Install a liquid cooling system, which will refrigerate a computer from the inside without making noise. A quiet computer can be in the same room as the microphone while you record.

    • 2

      Knock on the walls of the room for the planned recording studio, searching for studs (denoted by a non-echoing, dull, thumping sound). Hammer nails into the studs, leaving a small length of the head of each nail exposed. Use these and the picture frame wire to hang the acoustic sound panels onto the walls. Cover the entire room, save for electrical outlet plugs, with paneling.

    • 3

      Set up the computer on a desk in the room and plug the microphone into the computer. Attach the wind screen to the head of the microphone. Plug headphones into the computer. Turn on the computer, open the audio recording program of your choice and set the studio microphone as the primary recording device.

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