PVC Vocal Booth Build!

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In our latest video, Randy from Voice takes you through the step-by-step process of building a DIY vocal booth using PVC pipes and moving blankets. Say goodbye to room reflections and create a pristine recording environment right at home! Here's what we covered in this tutorial:
🛠️ Materials and Shopping List
🧩 Design and Planning
🪚 Cutting PVC Pipes
⏱️ Assembly Process
🎤 Before and After Comparison
We also discuss cost and potential upgrades for your vocal booth setup. Plus, Randy shares some valuable tips for maximizing the effectiveness of your booth. Don't miss out on this fantastic DIY project!
Total Cost Breakdown:
PVC Pipe and Fittings: $110.48 CAD
Clamps: $15.84 CAD
Moving Blankets: $100 CAD
Total Cost: $226.32 CAD ($167 USD)
If you're looking to elevate your recording space, consider adding LED lighting, doubling up on moving blankets, and exploring laptop stand options. All the products used in this project are linked in the description below for your convenience.
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:07 - Design
0:38 - Buying Parts
1:54 - Assembly
4:28 - Sound Tests
5:40 - Cost & What I'd Do Different
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@jerimassi1889 9 ай бұрын

Hang the blankets "inside" the booth, overlapped to cover the PVC piping, not outside. And close them up. You actually had a lot of entry points for noise and open, uncovered concrete floor space. One builder created a PVC booth similar to yours (but more sturdy) and glued sound proof panels to the curtains.

@voices 9 ай бұрын

This was entirely just for a demonstration. There are a many ways to improve this setup. Carpeting on the floor, additional moving blankets, putting it in a quiet space to begin with. Sound panels on the curtains is a great idea! I'd recommend separating them with a spacer (air gap) from the moving blankets as it will actually exponentially increase the effectiveness of the panels, but a great idea nonetheless!

@AntoineBandele 9 ай бұрын

I’ve been using a PVC booth for 5 years now. Greatest investment I’ve made. I just have to close my windows with no issue unless a loud bus or truck goes by. And yeah, 3-corners are never in hardware stores due whatever reason. I always had to get them online. Middle rack is perfect for stability as well.

@voices 9 ай бұрын

Ahh this is great to hear! I'd love to see how you built the middle rack as well. Super cool! :) -Randy

@progressivegeoff 9 ай бұрын

Good to hear your perspective thanks for adding!

@MrSirDudeGuy 5 ай бұрын

Three corners aren’t available at the hardware store because it’s not used for plumbing. It’s a specialty item for craft people building structures with PVC.

@BannerSound 9 ай бұрын

I was a landscape contractor in Calif for many years, specializing in irrigation, so am very familiar with PVC pipe/fittings. I decided to go with 3/4 inch just as you did; 1/2" would not be very sturdy and 1' could create echo or interfere with audio quality- Just my personal assumption. You would also want to use what is called "Schedule 40 grade" because it has much thicker "walls" than the cheaper more flimsy pipe. I chose not to use glue, as it can be messy AND I can take it apart and reassemble it in the event I want it to be portable. BTW, yes, those 3-way corner fittings have always been kind of a challenge to find...

@voices 9 ай бұрын

Ahh this is awesome info. Thanks so much for sharing this. I felt like a fish out of water walking around the hardware store. I'm used to sitting in a quiet editing room lol. I never considered the audio ramifications of thicker pipe, but you may be onto something. Thanks again for sharing your experience. Great to know that it works out okay -Randy

@BannerSound 9 ай бұрын

@@voices Sure, anytime!

@progressivegeoff 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the share!!

@HespersQuest 3 ай бұрын

I actually just built one of these and I'm so glad to find your comment! It has a little bit of wobble and sag to it but I used 1" schedule 40 and I was a little worried about the structural integrity of it, but if that's what you would use, then I'm glad I used it!

@tbt_jerry9238 Ай бұрын

This vocal booth plus a little vocal isolator shield would do wonders Thank you for the inspiration

@voices Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@corinelafont8659 8 ай бұрын

Extremely informative. Thanks @Randy

@voices 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching :) -Randy

@progressivegeoff 9 ай бұрын

I love everything about this!

@voices 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the help! -Randy

@corinelafont8659 8 ай бұрын

New subscriber here. Thanks Voices!

@voices 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for subbing! Appreciate having you onboard.

@alan2a1l 4 ай бұрын

I use a 6x5x7h pvc booth with 1” Schedule 40 pipe. No glue (so far); the structure is more reinforced than yours and the heavy moving blankets clamped tight make it quite strong. I found all joints available at Lowe’s, even the corner pieces. I used the corner pieces for the far wall (where recording was happening), but the door side I used elbows on the bottom to create an entrance with no beam in the “doorway” to trip over. I used 1/2” cross-beams, with snap-on “T”s, so they can be height-positioned for clamping on my audio interface and a midway 1” vertical to clamp a pop screen. For mic and computer desk, I used heavy-duty tripods - a boom stand & an adjustable lectern stand. I could have attached those to the booth, but I wanted them rock solid and those stands provided that. As you say, of the 2 components of ambient noise management, this booth style deals with acoustic treatment - reflected sound - not noise reduction in any serious way. In other words, it needs to be placed in a quiet space, although I have not had to treat the space itself, the booth kills reflections in a very live room. So it’s PART of the solution, not all of it. With a corded light bar zip-tied to a vertical beam midway on the left side of the booth, a clip on light on the top horizontal for more local illumination, & a Kindle 10” HD (on sale at an Amazon store for $110. Much lighter than an iPad), clamped on the right side vertical. That’s my setup and it works well. I use the heaviest moving blankets I could find and steel “clothespins to attach the blankets. Also, look for “spring steel gripper clips”! They have a lower profile than the “clothespins”, so you can layer blankets on top of them, outside the structure and inside (that air gap you were talking about).

@voices 4 ай бұрын

Honestly, love seeing all the different ways other people go about this!

@rishabhsaksena2351 9 ай бұрын

that's amazing

@voices 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Pushing_Pixels 6 ай бұрын

I would add 3 additional horizontal beams half-way up, using T junctions (you would need 6 junctions, as the "back" beam would need to be higher or lower, with the junctions sitting one on top of the other). That would give it a lot more rigidity and stability, while leaving one side open for access. Plastic pipes can get noisy, so they will need dampening. I would cover the pipes with those foam "pool noodles", so they don't reverberate. Alternatively, try tightly taping or gluing felt cloth around them.

@voices 9 ай бұрын

Well, we uncovered that the space is WAY more important than any amount of moving blankets. Who's using a booth like this?

@markpetrak3282 9 ай бұрын

I have a small office that I use for my day job. I've thought of installing a hospital curtain track on the ceiling and then installing a heavy fabric curtail that I can just deploy when recording. Does this seem like a viable solution?

@voices 9 ай бұрын

Thats an awesome idea! Super functional, easy to get rid of when you're not using it! That's awesome. -Randy

@markpetrak3282 9 ай бұрын

will it deaden the sound sufficiently? Do the curtains need to hit the floor and do I need to rig up a curtain ceiling?@@voices

@voices 9 ай бұрын

You'll want to make sure the curtains are plenty thick. The thicker, the better. I would be best if the curtains would fill the gap completely, but not entirely necessary. 1st reflections are the biggest culprits for bad audio, so a curtain ceiling may help with those 1st reflections that come from the ceiling.

@shauncruzvo 5 ай бұрын

I did this in a corner of my old apartment. The ceiling I covered in acoustic foam as well as the wall in front of me and beside me. It was great! only thing that threw it off was the ac was near by :( I had to end up getting an SM7B that helped with the background noise 100%

@JeyBott 9 ай бұрын

This is a clinic in soundproofing vs acoustic treatment, and I’m HERE for it 😂. If you have a quiet space already, this looks perfect and much less mess (and money) than a custom or prefab studio build! 👏👏👏

@voices 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in Justin! Blanket forts can really do the trick :p

@itsneight1260 6 ай бұрын

OSHA approves this video! ;)

@keithburgoyne3366 3 ай бұрын

The electrician in me just died a little. JK. Awesome job!

@voices 3 ай бұрын

We tried LOL

@vitiare 4 ай бұрын

And be sure to sign up with Voices, where we take 90% of the budget for ourselves. We triple-dip on fees and pass the expenses on to you!

@romain1292 9 ай бұрын

OR...you can but a weed tent and put some acoustic foam inside...

@challaslolo 5 ай бұрын

this!

@MrSirDudeGuy 5 ай бұрын

Interesting. I’ll check into it.

@MrSirDudeGuy 5 ай бұрын

Like $125 for a NICE booth, plus sound foam. It costs a bit more in the end, but way better than the goofy PVC frame with blankets flopping around clipped all over it. I am perusing this. Thanks.