Recording Voice without a Vocal Booth

When you can't get access to a vocal booth to record vocals, there are a few different solutions:

1. get very close to the microphone and turn down the gain
2. use a shotgun mic to reject outside sounds
3. make your own vocal booth!

getting very close to the microphone

using a shotgun mic

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

here's a similar article, though they don't like the closet idea: https://mastering.com/diy-vocal-booth/