How To Build a Vocal Booth for UNDER $100

[@officialWWM]

I built one pretty much the same. Works great.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Great to hear! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@jestertgp4586]

@@PatrickBreenMusic Thanks Patrick, we really enjoyed your video, keep upthe good work!

[@ramirezwilliam8983]

@@PatrickBreenMusic Guys does this type of vocal Booth deals with high frequencies and low frequencies issues?

[@itsmintvanilla]

how does it do as far as sound proofing - trying not to bother neighbors.

[@officialWWM]

@@itsmintvanilla it helps but if really depends how load you sing. A booth isn’t for sound proofing, it’s for sound treatment. They are 2 different things. It will help cut down a few db but you will still be able to hear someone singing in there from the outside.

[@cannedcream]

Not only was this insanely informative and helpful, the *way* you explained it and walked through the process was also incredibly clear and to the point, and that's what I really appreciate.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Glad to be helpful, my friend! 🙏

[@cntrdwellness]

ditto

[@The_Joker_]

Radio presenter and voiceover artist here, smile when you talk and speak passed the mic not directly into it. Keep water in a bottle next to you, ensure your nasal cavity is not swollen or congested. Clear your throat and chest. Use deep hums to warm up your vocal cords, shorten your S’s an T’s. When reading a script pre-read and memorise 2-3 sentences ahead.

[@simonvanderheijden432]

Clicked on the link for the blankets.. They are over a hundred bucks now.. Not your fault dude but that was kind of a surprise.

[@ItsJustAdrean]

You can try ordinary throw blankets, 2 or 3 per side, and even hang some robes and shirts around for extra deadening!

[@chefmike8888]

Yep. I did the same thing. Mom had one of those 4 panel things with hinges between the panels. It was like those rice paper changing dividers the movie stars of the 50’s would change behind trying to be sexy. Had the moving blankets and a van shelf covered with those clamps. I found the tripod vocal stands unstable but the ones with the round cast iron base did the trick. Bought an iPad stand mount and had lyrics scrolling. Fold it up, put in closet.

[@scopex2749]

THIS IS BRILLIANT!! I used to sit in a CLOSET in the good old days BEFORE acoustic blankets were available.!! TOP RESULT!

[@christianmccauley7340]

The death cab poster? Oh yeah, definitely subbing. This might make you feel old, but when I was a baby and we’d take long car trips, I’d always ask my parents to play the “bop bah” song, which was the sound of settling lol.

[@AJVenegasVA]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! I tried making my own blueprint for a “tri booth” to install in the corner but when I did research for materials, what I found was either not I was looking for or broke the bank. Thank you, THANK YOU

[@masonperkinsmusic]

This seems like it will work perfectly for my studio setup.I wanted to make one with the pvc pipe frame, however my space is so small and due to where my closet is located. This should do nicely. I’ve ordered my blankets. Price has gone up significantly since the airing of this video. Thanks for the great video!

[@masonperkinsmusic]

Question though. When you have it completely closed, what do you do for light in the booth? I imagine it’s a bit dark.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

I use this light: amzn.to/3TBjuKa It's battery powered but can also run off of a usb c cable. VERY bright, especially for how small the light is. You can attach it to a little hand-held tripod and clamp it up into one of the corners of the vocal booth. OR you can use tape it up somewhere haha.

[@atr8126]

dope music

[@lalocura1828]

Awesome song guys!!!!

[@mbuff1124]

I literally was not expecting that man. I'm a producer. I mediately bought that song. You're dope bro!

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Thanks man, really appreciate that 🙏🙏🙏

[@scott-in-the-lou]

Thanks Patrick! I built mine but used some heavy steel L-brackets (already had) and a 30" square piece of plywood on top - hooked to the door ... even cut a hole in the top for a light - works GREAT Thanks for the hookup to the hooks and curtains and grommets - worked GREAT!

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Glad to hear it Scott! Thanks for sharing your build!

[@danishbutter1847]

wow those blankets do justice i may invest in one next month.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

🙌🙌🙌

[@nelsonward7981]

I use a refrigerator packing box, hot glued foam panels.

[@raelexi]

Life saver! I started going back to school for animation. We only have like two sound booths in the entire school (it's really the music department's booth, but depending on the project and availability, they'll let the animation students reserve it as well). 9 times out of 10, it's always booked lol So that always leaves me with trying to record the voice over on my phone inside the closet. As you could imagine, the sound is TERRIBLE. Ruins the entire animation project sometimes! SO, I have been looking for cost effective alternatives, and I stumbled upon your video. THANKS for the straight-to-the-point content, the thorough explanation, and example as well. It'll save me now in the future. 🙏

[@deniseortiz8567]

Patrick, thanks for sharing this! Check out how much the blanket linked in your video is now lol $3,000. Crazy, obviously there are alternatives but they should have given a cut for marketing.

[@teannarae7664]

Man. Everywhere online says you gotta spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to get good results, yet I wouldn't have known you recorded your vocals in a DIY booth. I am definitely going to try this and see what kind of results I can achieve. Thank you!

[@MundoCasmo]

Bro u got a link? Amazon shows the product not available anymore.

[@teannarae7664]

@@MundoCasmo I got the ones called "WEN 272812 72-Inch by 80-Inch Heavy Duty Padded Moving Blankets, 12 Pack" They don't have the grommets though. I'm going to use heavy duty shower curtains to hang them up instead and do the PVC pipe booth design from another video.

[@foljs5858]

"Everywhere online says you gotta spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to get good results, " half of them are trying to sell something, and the others use bullshit mentality that applies to building a professional studio, but is not necessary for great results...

[@AlexSaheli]

Amazing

[@laurynadel8782]

that edited audio with compression and eq sounds amazing, gonna use this! TY!!

[@JaredHumphers]

Definitely hopping on this! It really sounds good! 🙌 💯

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Awesome bro!

[@ClydeRougeAmbient]

Nice, gonna try this out. Thanks.

[@davidsonmick]

Patrick, thanks for the video, using the hooks and blankets is an excellent idea! I can't put the hooks up, but I can use the blanket idea somehow. Cheers!

[@turbostar101]

Well done! The proof of concept demonstration result at the end with the solo singer, then the mixed song was fantastic for this economical price!

[@iben1195]

You nailed it. The difference was so audible that it was also visible.

[@jamesherron6169]

You are a bloody genius man. Thank you for saving the cost and hassle of trying to get PVC pipes in Czech.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Glad to help! Thanks for the kind words bro!

[@Jamal-kr4lh]

I’m new to your videos started watching you today man really love your stuff your gonna help me get to my dream thanks a lot man ❤️

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Appreciate the kinds words my friend!

[@scottlilly3324]

Sounds great and the beat on that track slaps.

[@moethethnin820]

The most easy one I've ever seen. Thanks man 💙

[@scottmitchell1315]

Nice track man, soooo smooth.

[@Bad_Phil]

I saw you used an Aston Origin for that singer! Great mic, it’s my main studio workhorse too 👍🏻

[@InnerVista723]

Thank you so much!!! I want to start voice overs for a side hustle and can't build a studio!! This will be the perfect solution :) YAY!!!

[@eddiemobley4298]

No matter the video or topic I always love your videos. I watch them beginning to end.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Shoot man! Really appreciate that. So kind of you to say that. 🙌🙌

[@josephrayle752]

Cool ideas here. I hadn't considered using my stands in this way.

[@purplepandagamingandletspl3467]

I made my vocal booth by just taking blankets with the tie things at the end and tied it along my closet. It's surprisingly pretty good

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Awesome!

[@wiltaylor]

Great song I will give this a whirl!!

[@jessicasalo3287]

Gooood solution bro! That was ridiculously helpful - Thank you!!!

[@Naecoym]

Thank you! I got the same hooks and blankets, emptied my closet and put the hooks around the walls. It definitely works. I really appreciate the video!

[@brianfulda]

Thanks dude, super helpful as I'm building my home studio! Love the Transatlanticism poster on the wall too

[@tonymiller1981]

Thanks Patrick I was so worry I had to pay a lot of money for a booth you made it easy for me thanks again ☺️

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

My pleasure! Glad the video was helpful!

[@bisolaimam1173]

This is really clear and looks so easy to achieve. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@Hz-gd6xw]

The blankets I bought at Lowes did have that chemical smell. Good to have another source. Thanks!

[@CYMotorsport]

But what about how dead the overall tone sounds? I tried this and noticed small rooms destroy natural tone. It comes through aggressively in your awesome voice too. All I could imagine was how it would sound even better than it does and more bright in a decently treated larger room. Have you actually tested the metrics? I’m curious myself

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

I don't have a larger room to acoustically treat. This isn't perfect sounding by any means. It's meant to be a solution for at-home musicians, producers, vocalists who are trying to get a solid vocal sound on a budget.

[@CYMotorsport]

@@PatrickBreenMusic fair enough

[@paulmitchellphoto]

@@PatrickBreenMusic My vocal closet is literally within 1 meter/3 feet of an alley. lol I live in what used to be the local blacksmith shop in the 1800s converted into a house I'm renting. The closet is just space underneath the stairs. I'm gonna give it a go. thanks for the video man. Much appreciated.

[@paranoizehfx]

I think it worked wonders if that final mix vocal was recorded in there... sounds pro, all that matters in the end. If you spend too much time wrapped up in the specs you'll never get anything accomplished. Amazing mix

[@isaycontroversialstuffinco1191]

@@paulmitchellphoto how was it

[@hypnosiscenternyc]

Smart idea ... Good tip with the Grommets ... and hooks ! Thanks!

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

My Pleasure! Thanks for your comment!

[@wickedmickywolf]

Thank you so much I'm add this to a playlist so I can get the word out it's this effortless.

[@raggadubdubgaming]

Thanks man, just what i need! I've been looking for something to treat my room for rap recordings, but it was overly complicated and it would require a lot of money and time to make ot work...

[@GammaAkutabi]

This is amazing and is something that I'm looking forward on making and further improving the audio on my narrations. Tyvm Sir

[@okayrachael1151]

Hey, great idea! What is the soundproofing like? I live in an apartment and am wondering if this will help with my noise output when singing

[@christianmccauley7340]

Might not be perfect, but it’s probably pretty solid. I mean, think about it. If you hold a normal blanket in front of your face and sing, the sound proofing is already pretty good. These blankets were basically designed to soak up noise, so it should be solid

[@TheRealLadyMagnus]

Damn man. Great video. I was about to throw some green backs at foam, but I'm a budget Betty. Might try the blankets first.

[@whuspr]

Do you think you could use a wakeman shower tent and one or 2 blankets around it?

[@TheRealMisterChopShop]

Definitely works❤

[@Micamicamico]

and as always, the products linked arent for sale here in the uk. this happens every single time i decide to fricking build something. classic

[@viktorbalko213]

W hat is the sound isolation like from the outside? Wanna keep in mind the neighbours - especially for metal lol

[@dage509]

Such amazing video and break down thanks

[@gabelara5414]

Would adding an extra layer of moving blankets help reduce noise heard from the outside even if minimally? I live in an apartment with some pretty decent walls, but I would be comfortable knowing I’m not bothering anyone by playing guitar.

[@giomig86]

Wish I could like this twice bro

[@rasheedsaibu4147]

Boutta make sum hits w dis 🙏🏿

[@ChannelForty2]

Very cool, thank you sir!

[@cristiaanamariesaint4458]

Overjoyed! Thank you so much!

[@larryjohnson3581]

I have an Aston Spirit too.

[@FallFactor]

Thanks for the video!! Links dont work no more, where do I get the blanket?

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Hi There! I just checked and all the links are working on my end. Depending on what part of the world you're in, you may not have the particular product I used. In that case I would suggest looking on amazon for a "grommeted blanket" or "grommeted sound blanket" or "grommeted moving blanket" - hope that helps!

[@FallFactor]

@@PatrickBreenMusic helps a ton! Thank you so much ❤️ They dont sell these in norway at all 😭

[@aarontenor]

Great video! And thank you for taking the time to teach us all how to do this. I’m curious about something though. Your blankets aren’t going all the way down to the ground. They couldn’t be I mean. The one that makes the roof would have to be at least 115 inches long to accomplish this, yet the link says your blanket is only 80 inches (I think). Even the one hanging from the hooks that wraps around wouldn’t be long enough to hit the floor as you need at least 83 inches there. So it that not important? Thanks!!!!

[@kennymackie3191]

Hey man, thanks for this video, you said this could be done without the closet door. Because of the set up I have, that is likely what I will go for. Would I just need another mic stand for that

[@namede6210]

Great stuff! My room is big but I don't have a lot of stuffs inside so the reverb is insane, and there is a highway just infront of my windows... can't wait to give this a try!

[@gayealisir5661]

Javi's got the early boy band vibes. I fuck with it.

[@amanat7861]

Amazing Stuff

[@Liltayb]

Any alternatives to the blanket? really hard to find a cheap one like one used in the video ;/

[@charliparfait]

Thank you Patrick!!! This is an excellent demo and construction of vocal booth!! Absolutely will build one! Can't wait to start recording!! I LOVE this video!!! ☮👌✔💗

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Appreciate that, my friend!

[@wwatkin21]

That song is dope

[@jasper_north]

Check this out: I also bought myself a $100 Gazebo / Pergola (200cm x 200cm) and placed it in my basement on a noise absorbing rug. I left the outside "walls" off and placed moving blankets on all five sides. Got myself a 10M led strip for the inside and some bass traps in the corners and foam on the inside off the blankets. Super easy set-up for recording with my D18 and singing at the same time straight into my iPhone using the Roland Go Pro mix. Call me cheap but I just love my little "tent" inside my basement. Nice and cozy. Love your channel man!!

[@ppsddancer]

do you mind if I ask you where you got the gazebo from?

[@MandyAmelia]

This was awesome!! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to create this!!

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Glad the video was helpful! Cheers!

[@duckilythelovely3040]

Not bad. I was thinking of getting some dirt cheap1/4 inch wood. Then putting some hinges on them, make it foldable like a slinky. Then attach these harbor freight moving blankets onto them. Then have a latch that flips up and seals the top. Or buy a nice set of the foam pads from amazon. It's like 40 bucks for 48 slabs. Look allot nicer, and look more pro. And work well.But, I may go all out and combine them both lol.

[@feralb415]

omg ur music is also awesome like this u do remember me to Fkj and Masego and its perfect.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Appreciate that my friend!

[@CorinaAvelar-xz4um]

Thanks!!!

[@stevemaccormack2957]

That is fantastic bro! many thanks.

[@ponchiponchiponchi]

Thanks very much

[@groundbreakerexplore]

Thanks so much for this tutorial video

[@christinastepp]

Thanks man!!! 😊

[@vewilli]

Very cool!

[@cathyjones4702]

came for the instructions, stayed for the dank music I discovered

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Appreciate that so much, my friend. 🙌

[@KarenEastman-y6e]

THis is very cool.🙂

[@snackgila]

Thank you

[@MrJPDV123]

i'd love to know what he did for Eq that sounded really good

[@lovishthecoverking]

I build the same booth with doubling the moving blankets....get great highs and mids but there is lots of mud in low frequencies.....how to improve it ?....any tips....i built a pvc vocal booth.

[@babulalz6483]

That song was fire too.

[@DeeDee-pt8tb]

Best one yet! THANKS!

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Glad it was helpful! Cheers!

[@quingreese5445]

thank you.so much, this is so helpful u have no idea

[@ProjectBabySilva]

i need this

[@feralcatofthenorth]

Thank you!

[@feathersandbeads6599]

Very cool thanks

[@reyesfreudenthalpablo8457]

Hahaha awesome DIY booth. Thanks for the idea man!

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

🙌🙌🙌

[@NiruGoel_VOA]

It was insanely informative and u r a genius!!!😎

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@5t3r3054x]

Great work and explanation! Do you think it can be useful to isolate the sound of a saxophone? I need to practice but I live in an apartment and noise can be a little annoying for my neighbours

[@jamenskee2629]

Can you tell me what’s the size of the blanket that cover your closet not the one on the door I need to ASAP please

[@mrdjtoday]

Excellent and informative! Thank you for this video, it's great information.

[@Nutmeg-]

Question: does this setup also reduce the noise of me being inside the home made booth? I have a very thin ceiling and sometimes even me talking a little louder in the evening can be heard by the neighbours above. Not a singer but a VR gamer, so all I need is to reduce the sound I am making ( basically just talking a little louder and laughing) so my neighbours won't hear me upstairs. Would this booth do the job?

[@gmaneis]

Wow! This is a fantastic idea.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

Can't thank you enough for this video 👏. You just got a new subscriber 👊.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Thanks my friend!

[@ms.jujubeatzproduction]

Thanks man!!

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

My Pleasure!

[@regular.decision]

Thanks so much for this video! Do you think you could make a video about mixing vocals just to sit in the instrumental well? That's something I often find myself struggling with.

[@PatrickBreenMusic]

Tim what's up my friend! Thanks for your comment. I'd be happy to put something together about mixing vocals. I will say, I have my next couple months worth of videos locked in, so it might take me a minute to get this video out! In the meantime check out a channel called Help Me Devvon. He's got some really great videos about vocal mixing and EQ. I've learned a lot from his videos. Another tool I really recommend using is an EQ trainer. Training your ear to quickly identify trouble frequencies in a recording is really really useful.

[@regular.decision]

Patrick Breen thanks so much for being open to sharing your resources!! i look forward to more content from you 🌟