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Recording Studio with a Vocal Isolation Booth

OK so I have been a super slacker when it comes to updating the blog lately.  I did however launch a new blog for my Hip Hop crew: The MOB Crew. So as you may already assume I have spent a bunch of time with these fellas recording and such.  One of the projects we undertook was building a Vocal Isolation Booth. For those of you who are not exactly sure what a booth does or is used for, let me explain. When recording (especially with a higher quality microphone) you’re going to pick up all of the sound that fills the room. Well when you pack 2 to 4 dudes in a room who are all drinking and feeding off each others energy that adds a lot of extra sound. To combat this it is desirable to isolate the performer and microphone from all other sounds. While not a professional build we ended up with an isolated and sound insulated room that allows me to record the best vocals possible.  Here is a full view camera phone shot of the booth:

As you can see there is a window that allows me to see in to the performer. I also have a mic on the desk that allows me to communicate to the person in the booth. Here is my brother-in-law Shon during a session:

As you can likely see we have plastered the booth, but haven’t painted it yet. Hopefully we’ll have that done soon. The following is another shot taken from the inside of the booth. I tried to make it a little bit artist with the shot taken and the microphone clearly in view. The inside is lined with a charcoal felt that helps absorb some of the sound.