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recording-voice-no-booth [2023/11/26 23:34] renickrecording-voice-no-booth [2023/11/27 00:59] (current) renick
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 When you can't get access to a vocal booth to record vocals, there are a few different solutions: When you can't get access to a vocal booth to record vocals, there are a few different solutions:
-  - get very close to the microphone and turn down the gain +  - get very close to the microphone and turn down the gain as well as playing with mic placement; 
-  - use a shotgun mic to reject outside sounds +  - use a shotgun mic to reject outside sounds; 
-  - make your own vocal booth!+  - or make your own vocal booth!
  
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-getting very close to the microphone+getting very close to the microphone and other tips (not just for podcasters): https://castos.com/mic-techniques/
  
-using a shotgun mic+a realistic article about using a shotgun mic for voice recording: https://justaskjimvo.studio/shotgun-mics-for-voiceov/
  
-making your own vocal booth; these solutions might give you ideas, even if you don't have as much space as the authors suggest: https://www.iconcollective.edu/how-to-make-a-diy-vocal-booth-on-a-budget+making your own vocal booth; these solutions might give you ideas, even if you don't have as much space as the authors suggest; personally, i have used something very similar to the blanket solution, with several blankets hung on stands: https://www.iconcollective.edu/how-to-make-a-diy-vocal-booth-on-a-budget 
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 +here's a similar article, though they don't like the closet idea; they like the blanket idea: https://mastering.com/diy-vocal-booth/ 
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 +i've never tried this version, but it looks interesting and cheap! https://www.instructables.com/Super-Simple-DIY-Desktop-Home-Recording-Studio-on-/
  
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 +short video with a guy who DOES recommend the closet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4wJMDUuHSM
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 +a guy who explains why NOT to record in a closet; he also likes the same blanket method i used!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCtOHzx-tUo
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 +i like how this guy explains how to record without a vocal booth. he did do the blanket over the head, which some people laugh at, but he likes it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_BId5iJu1E
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