Quick and Easy super effective DIY acoustic treatment panels for voiceover
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- Here is everything you need to make 3 panels like this:
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I convert my living room in to a studio once a week. I discovered that cheap moving blankets are excellent sound dampeners. I hang them on the walls two layers thick and throw others under the piano.
Quick tip, I buy old paintings at thrift stores (after I verify they are not valuable ) and use the deep box frames as a base sometimes you can find the 4” and it’s ready to fill with the material and use the frame to staple the cover and it already has a hanging hardware that will hold the weight
Great tip
Its the little personal moments where you take the time to show us mistakes, or even explain something you said in a better way that makes me love content creators such as yourself you do amazing work! please keep it up!
Mike, I have to say, ALL of your videos have helped me begin my journey in voice overs. Even the mic vs mic series. I even copied your initial Reaper layout as a basic foundation for myself then made edits from there to suit my own needs/preferences. I’m probably going to do this DIY panel thing myself. As I dont have hundreds or even thousands or the space for an actual booth. The most important thing that I’ve learned from your videos that I havent found anywhere else on YT is that you dont need to break the bank to have good results and to be successful. If you have money, it can help, but a little but of know how and creativity can go a long way until you get to that point. I really enjoy how real you are and how you seem to do things from the position of an average joe doing your thing and helping others. Even your set up is very modest. Some of your gear is pretty pricy, but it’s simple. You’re not in this huge studio with all of the state of the art equipment saying things like “Quick and easy DIY panels!” Then telling us we need to buy hundreds of dollars worth of stuff and to use tools and equipment that would also break the bank. You’re a godsend, man lol I guess I’m trying to say thanks for putting this type of content out there. I found your channel about 2 1/2 years ago and it finally gave me the motivation to start getting into voice overs for real. Everyone else made it seem so unobtainable. Then boom, you get recommended to me and I realized I could use a cheaper 100 mic, grabbed a scarlett 2i2, watch your reaper tutorials a few dozen times each and hit the ground running lol And you’ve probably saved me from spending waaaaaaay more money than even necessary.
Just a head up. That glue is terrible stuff. It failed on all of my acoustic panels. The best glue out there is a product called Weldwood Contact Adhesive. This is what upholstery pro use.
I see many people suggesting OC 703, but I can't figure out why. I'm a materials engineer and work as the director of R/D for several divisions - including fiberglass insulation - for a well-known company.
For sound absorption, you want density and depth, which equals MASS [(weight/length^3)* length^3 = weight !!!] So given a fixed unit space, say the inside of a whisper room, you want a material with the highest density practical to save on space.
This is where OC 703 confuses me.
Fiberglass insulation works nicely because it can be cut to shape with high density to weight ratios, but OC 703 has medium relative density. Many off-the-shelf insulations have higher densities (e.g. Roxul Safe n Sound = 2.5 lb/ft^3, while OC 703 is less than half that at 1 lb/ft^3... BTW - I don't work for Roxul), In other words, you'd need twice the amount/depth of OC 703 to match Roxul SnS. So why OC 703?
And by the way, If you want a REALLY high density fiberglass insulation, I make stuff in my lab melter that has close to 10 lb/ft^3, I'd be happy to send you some. Or I could send you insulation board with densities over 50 lb/ft^3, one in particular near 100 lb/ft^3.
I'd love to sed you a couple boxes of experimental fiberglass I'm planning preparing to sell en mass as sound insulation material in sound-proofing and reverberant/resonance deadening. I think the market is woefully underserved (BTW did you know OC 703 was meant as sound insulation around loud steam pipes on ships?)
Having the Booth Junkie himself test out my stuff and show you can use 1/10th, 1/50th or even 1/100th the thickness with the same results would sell a lot of panels.
Thanks Mike. Love the channel!
Dr. C
I'm interested in this my man.
interested too
izzyespinoza1@gmail.com this is my email if you could contact me I would love to get my hands on some of your product!
I have wanted to make some of these for a long time, but my dad, who is also the director of engineering for a glass company, told me exactly this. He said to me, you are better off buying thick plywood and hanging it on the wall if you want to sound proof your room. I still want to build thick acoustic panels to put around my amp and record drums and amp at the same time though.
@@RobCabreraCh Sound proofing and acoustic treatment are separate things. Sound proofing keeps your neighbors happy but without acoustic treatment your recordings will still have tons of reverb.
Cheap, single duvet covers make a nice fabric to cover the panel with. I bought some glow in the dark, space themed covers and lightly folded them to size and held them in place with masking tape. Now I've got machine washable covers for my sound proofing. Not sure how obtainable duvet covers are outside Scotland and other colder countries though.
I love your honesty. We can't all be master craftsmen of every element of the job. But most of all, I love your generosity for sharing tips and find your videos instructive and massively helpful. Keep doing what you're doing, dude.
heating/air conditioning supply stores have the Owens Corning...they call it duct board
Nice work. Efficient and inexpensive. Mineral wool (Rockwool) batting works even better, and it is not nasty like fiberglass. It is sold at Lowes and Home Depot for about the same cost as fiberglass. Made by Roxul (Safe-n-Sound) and Owens-Corning (Thermafiber).
I like the vid, & I get that you're making a point how minimalist one can get. Where I live, that kind of glue is actually not so cheap. I ended up using used cardboard as a frame. Fortunately had a staple gun, a bit of packaging tape, done in 15 minutes and looks really neat... time is a cost, too. Also, loud bass can actually shake the material quite a bit, enough for it to escape through the fabric especially hanged from the ceiling. So i wrapped mine in the thinnest plastic foil I could find (I record drums). But thanks for the encouragement to push the limit, it was worth it.
I know this is old, but instead of duct tape, use stucco masking tape. It looks and behaves similarly, but that stuff sticks to ANYTHING. It’s also useful for taping down cables to floors or anything where you need to tape/mask a dirty, dusty, fibrous surface. Source: using it in construction work for a variety of tasks.
Upholstery foam is a good substitute for the insulation and can be cheaper in some instances.
Here's a tip if you're looking for 3" or 4" foam ...
Go to a salvage yard that takes RV's.
They have large foam cushions that are really inexpensive
Remove the upholstery and recover.
Foam and the rockwool use are NOT the same thing. Rockwool is used for a reason - it's density and the frequency spectrum that covers make it the correct material for this purpose. Foam is basically a waste of your time in many ways.
dobbatron not to mention it some foam is highly flammable
rockwool isnt rigid fiberglass is it? rockwool is used for growing plants in...
I think his purpose here is to cancel reverbs, not sound proofing.
we are of the same mind, foam just for eye candy. Mass is what kills sound, mostly.
I was looking up sound treatment, then I suddenly find someone from NoSleep podcast telling me how to do it. Absolutely have loved your work on that podcast. Subscribed! Didn't know you had a channel.
I know that this is whithout tools, but really just put the insulation on a thin wooden board. Then you can just staple the cloth to the back of the board, and you wont need to mess with that glue and putting wires through the soft insulation material.
I found your videos not too long ago and I have to say, they've helped my understanding of voice over quite a bit. Your very talented. Thank you got your experience.
Thanks for your videos. For explanatory videos I have recently hung up molton to avoid reverberation. I now have a molton "wall" behind and beside me. In front of me there is a big window front and to the right of me a normal wall. It worked also great (i think).
I’ve been following you for a little while and really appreciate everything you do Mike! This one I have to say is very entertaining as well as helpful, it’s your disclaimers that make it fun. Thanks for sharing it no matter what happened for us OCD types. 😂
Great idea! Kudos! Been doing everything from my bands to simple vocal booths for over 40 years. Used the old paper eggs cartons to mattresses. Really enjoyed your idea.
just bought myself 6 mineralwool plates and am so excited to build it
Just started building it and I gotta say, without a table (at least not one in the kitchen) it's not that easy doing it on the floor + the T-Nuts always come out. But I finished one already, just needs to be wrapped now :)
I plan on making a frame for my panels with dual density rock wool, but I will use something like very thin plywood so I can hang it from the sheet rock. I suggest you make a version two that uses cardboard to frame it.
Hello Mike, Thank you for a very well done, and informative video. I'm retired and considering making some extra income doing voice-over work, but cannot afford the high price of a professional Whisper Room. I understand they can run into thousands of dollars, and assembling and setting them up can be complicated. I really appreciate you helping out others. Keep up the great work!
As another visual consideration you suggest burlap which is known to be painted on so people could hire artists to design works on their panels as well. Pretty sweet
watched the entire video! Awesome!
I love the level of troll you pour out on yourself for rushing through it lol. Nicely done once again!
Instead of a straw Maybe something more rigid and thicker wall such has a bit of 1/4 in vinyl tubing? Can get about 20 ft for about 3-5 dollars at a hardware store. Then use a similar thickness dowel rod to make the tubing straight and rigid to allow it to poke through?
That sounds like a good second gen sound proof panel there lol.
Love you man! You crack me up and I get to learn at the same time... Oh, and it's CDO. Put them in order.
For fabric I normally just visit a thrift store, or use my old flat sheets. Thank you very much for the video!
I've always used a Zoom portable recorder for everything because it was so easy to use. I started with an H1, then H4n, and then the H6. I bought a high end Presonus for about $600 that has a lot of gain, but still preferred the H6. The H5 and H5 give you the same quality as most low to mid range interfaces, and you can record to SD... or use it as an interface (not at the same time).
Eventually I realized I could have the best of both worlds by getting 2 better portable recorders (Sound Devices MixPre 6 II and Zoom F6). They both have a TON of gain, 76 db (enough for an SM7B without a Cloudlifter), and they can act as an interface AND record at the same time. The H6 could be used as an interface too, but you can't record to SD at the same time. What made me pull the trigger was their new 32 bit float capabilities, so you never have too much or too little gain. In fact the F6 doesn't have a gain control when using 32 bit float. Turn it on, hit record and tweak the levels in Reaper later (thanks Mike for telling us about that one).
Wonder if a properly calibrated staple gun could replace the glue, would be much faster and easier. Instead of fighting wire and worrying about it tearing thru I was thinking two metal pices about 1"-2" wide and however long and just bolt them together thru the panel. This setup should be faster/easier and offer more diameter as to not tear thru the material. I would have to imagine by the time you pay for the t-nuts, wire, and gas to go steal straws (lol) that this setup should not cost any more than the way you did it.
wow I'm so going to do this, but with Bradford R2.0 1160 x 430 x 70mm 4.5m2 SoundScreen Insulation - 9 Pack (if your an Aussie, Bunnings)
Thanks for making this video! Great info!
I would like to know what's your daily routine? I mean what warm-up exercises do you do regardless of the gigs you have to record for.
It would be great to have some exercises or practice to follow every day.
Thanks!
"I went to Taco Bell and stole a couple of straws."
Fukin ded m8 lmao
I'm constantly at -40dB soundfloor in my little booth, so I noise cancel in post. Is that a bad idea? Is -40dB good enough? Ugh! Great videos btw. I'm hooked! Love the little intros.
Recently having sound floor problems myself. Got down to about -60 just from removing various things from the space (eg a desktop PC). These panels are next. Good luck, and check your room!
@@AlexMittsVOID I think it might have been my Mic. Just got the Samson g track pro and suddenly -52...but jumpy, still waiting for my shock mount.... And hopefully that takes care of some of the rumble
Brilliant, thank you. A simple room-design question: can I hang these panels around a portable isolation booth - that is, above and the three remaining sides - to enclose the speaker and still be reasonably effective? At minimum, what size should the panels be? Best tips for placing the panels around the speaker? Any further information regarding the cloth surrounding the fiber glass?
I think you could staple or sew the fabric to itself. Then just hang the panel from the fabric.
You're a good man to share you time & talents Mike 👍🏻 I've gained a lot of useful info for my VO setup from this to transitioning to Reaper slowly from your videos so a heartfelt thanks ... I'm NO DIY man but man I gotta do me some DIY & try this 👌🏻 All the expense of a decent mic & inline channel strip over my USB Yeti setup has only now gone and amplified my room noise 😬 so DIY it is !!! Greetings from the UK & thanks for all you've done with your videos 👋🏻
"And by special order, get from Amazon" I laughed hard at that
My only question: is that fabric really enough to protect from fiberglass?
I've used fabric as coarse as burlap and the fibers seem to stay in fine. Spraying with glue secures the fibers in place. That said, the more you move them the more likely fibers will work their way through the fabric.
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+Booth Junkie awesome tutorial, my only concern is the fiberglass after the fact. It may just be me being paranoid but does the material adhere to your gloves while working with it? If so, how do you ensure that it doesn't rub onto the exterior and risk injury while handling (I'm assuming this stuff is akin to slivers)
2017.12.10 1833hEST
*The Grey Emperor TV* Have you never gone crawling face first into an attic full of Fibreglass insulation during July?
[I don't recommend it, however, I've done it many times, and I'm still not dead. A touch of Fibreglass is akin to 'pins and needles' when your foot falls asleep. A splinter is intrusive. After a cold wash, fiberglass just rinses off.] Stay safe.
+ Fedor T, no it's definitely 100% not enough. Tried it with Rockwool. It ended with bad allergy symptoms for me (Itching skin, irritated red eyes, fatigue.). Therefore it's very bad and dangereous idea, cause you don't wanna risk your health to get a good sound.
Hey Mike.
Any idea where to get that insulation foam nowadays? I've had a hell of a time finding them on Amazon much less anywhere else with 4" density.
Love your content. Finally landed my first VO gig thanks to your advice and help too.
Congratulations. I booked 2 gigs but recorded in a client's studio. Now I'm building my own studio and so glad I found Mike's channel. Wishing you continued success!
I like the "bare bones" style that we can tweak based on our budget and resources.Thanks for the video!
Mike, you are a chuffin genius. THAT is what I have been looking for .thanks .
Someone on another video about this sort of thing mentioned wrapping the insulation panels in Tyvek to keep the fiberglass from getting into the air. So wrapping it in material isn't sufficient then?
Fibreglass is really not a good idea. Rock Wool is safer and more appropriate for this application.
And you should cover as much skin as possible and always wear a respirator when working with fibreglass, even if you're outside.
2017.12.10 1912hEST
*Ian Martin* you ever read Douglas Adams? www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-the-best-douglas-adams-quote/wonko-the-sane-on-toothpick-instructions-from-so-long-and-thanks/
Are you suggesting that we let natural selection run it's course?
This isn't the same as your fluffy cheap in wall insulator but sure. Thing of it is though, rock wool is just as bad in terms of inhalation. I don't think skin contact is something to really worry about, at most you might have some light irritating itch if you carelessly flailed your body upon it. Lungs are the biggest factor as scarring in such an area is far too easy and as anyone should know scar tissue in the lungs isn't good as it blocks the little air sacs. However so long as you're not careless you won't really have airborne fiberglass to worry about.
If you have a respirator, great, use it. If you don't, just be careful. For many people, this will be a one-time exposure to fiber glass of very small amounts.
Buying a respirator just adds to the cost of the project, and you may never use it again. Maybe in five years when you decide to sand down and repaint your walls, but will you remember where it is?
A respirator is overkill. A dust mask designed for insulation is adequate. At most, an N95 rated mask is fine. Fiberglass particles are large enough to be trapped by a mask if you make it fit properly. Masks are around $3 for a pack of 2 or 3. It’s foolish not to wear one. Even outdoors.
Fiberglass is a GREAT idea. MANY, MANY studios use OC703 panels for acoustic treatment. Once the panel is mounted to the wall, you won’t have fiberglass coming off of it since it will sit idle and not being touched-ideally.
I'm just going to staple the fabric right to my wall with the insulation behind, also that glue never dries, my sister used some on her wall and it's still sticky. Thanks for the tut!
Have you tried quilted moving blankets 80" x 72 on plywood? Just an idea....
So the rule of thumb is: density for lower frequency sounds because it has more momentum, it's more easily able to move the material that then causes the material to carry the sound through. High frequencys have lower momentum, so we need foam angled in a way so that it bounces rapidly in between each angle of the foam and it dissipates the sound to kinetic energy.
thanks very very much for your generous contribution to help people around in making skillful sound recordings !!!!
Roxul R15 is what I used for my booth. Specifically made for soundproofing. It's readily available at Lowes and Home Depot.
www.lowes.com/pd/Roxul-Wood-Stud-R15-59-7-sq-ft-Unfaced-Stone-Wool-Batt-Insulation-with-Sound-Barrier-15-25-in-W-x-47-in-L/3388304
www.homedepot.com/p/Roxul-ComfortBatt-3-1-2-in-x-15-1-4-in-x-47-in-R-15-Fire-Resistant-Stone-Wool-Insulation-12-Roll-RXCB351525/202090820
Same here guys! Home depot had it in stock and was on sale. Check the website weekly. I ended up paying $22.
But WHERE do you GET the insulation? I've been calling every store in the Phoenix area for a week, and nobody carries anything like this.
Had the same problem but just found this place. Ordered today and will patiently wait...
www.buyinsulationproductstore.com/2-8-mineral-wool-insulation-board/
www.acoustimac.com/acoustic-insulation-materials/acoustic-insulation/mineral-wool-acoustic-insulation
lol I though you were galifianakis doing a booth joke hahaha
Can't get this in my area. What's the next best thing?
“Glue a towell, you could glue a towell..to them” 😂
Cant stop laughing 😂
Thanks for your vids. Love them
Best panel video I've seen yet. Thank you very much.
The newer product Roxul afb has even higher ncr than Owens Corning. Prob not needed if just doing vocals but for rly low freqs like bass drums and bass guitar it’d be lil better.
Well Mike, you still have your voice. Nobody can take that away from you. Just stick to that, OK?😅
How would you mount these on the ceiling?
Why not sew up a pillow case for it and then sew thread to the case and hang it that way?
Yeah, and sew the corners to make it flat. Great idea!
Dude! You're hilarious! Thanks for doing this video. Really helpful, regardless of my OCD...
Damn you are out of this world.
Hey brother, I'm with you. If im given a roll of wrapping paper and an odd shaped present to wrap it's just the same that you request little origami paper cranes because neither of these tasks can I accomplish without at least a video tutorial (which of course would have to be wrapping a present of the same shape lol). I'm even a respectable artist with some quite realistic pencil drawings, but I just can't wrap sh** with paper and make it look like it should. Oh well
12:52 you totally knocked that can over
Interesting concept, need some for my future studio/livingroom. Like you said with a little more time lol
Can I use 4-inch foam instead of fiberglass? I'm a little concerned about using fiberglass; maybe it's just me?
This is random but you got me thinking... Can you do a video comparing the mkh 416 with the neumann tlm 103? They're very similar in price so I wonder how they compare.
I have both in a 4x4x7 vocal booth, using proper mic technique I would say the 103 is a bit more forgiving versus a shot gun. In streaming at a cafe using a mixer and audio transformer the 416 outshines the 103.
yes this simple idea is nice, and i think to make it attractive you can use different colorful of materials just to make it look nice on your walls.
Can you also guide me through on how to block unwanted sounds of cars from outside trooping into the room since i live about 15 meters away from a main road?
Would it be acoustically better to mount the panels spaced 4 inches away from the wall?
I just reported you to the feds for stealing those straws...
My main concern are these pannels ,fibre glass , Rockwool...not Carcinogenic ??
this the first time i have seen anyone do this other than me, the only differences is that I used these plastic cylinders which i never thought about straws which was a good idea, the other thing is i used gorilla tape which is much better and i used leftover 16 gauge solid electric wire. pretty much same thing. yours turned out much better i think, i do not have as much patients like you lol
very informative, thanks for sharing the knowledge!
has anyone ever tried to use bedding foam topper?
One potential problem that I can see, the glue, on the front on the panel, the side that does the most of the work of absorbing frequencies, is forming a thin hardened shell over the fibers of the insulation, reducing the sound absorbing properties.
Can you use "ROCKWOOL R- 59.7-sq ft Unfaced Rock Wool Batt Insulation with Sound Barrier" to make the panels?
Hey Mike, any chance you can update the link for the parts list?
Booth Junkie, I love your videos and have learned so much! Can you do a session on how to use GarageBand for voice over - PRETTY PLEASE!
Just ordered the kit for this. Gonna be making it in about 2 weeks.
Great video man, been taking particular interest in upping my audio lately and found your channel. Keep up the great videos.
great system! does anyone know if the blue insulation panels (I think I have 2" thick panels) would work ?
Oh Mike, your'e the best. I love that garden area.
6:16 That looks like one mighty block of cheese!
I watched a video with something like this made by a carpenter and it had wheels under it so that you could treat any room with it and move it away when not needed. But I cant find that video :/
These probably wouldn't look bad if you silk screened the fabric before (or maybe even be able to get away with covering it with some canvas and painting). Might do some of these in my stream room
Hi Mike - do you have any videos with advice on the *layout* of acoustic panels in a room? I checked your channel but couldn't find one. Especially for people who might be working in a non-ideal home office situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as opposed to a nicer home recording studio. e.g. in my case, I have a 10'x12' rectangular home office that's all hard surfaces (painted walls, hardwood floors, no curtains or anything soft) and I'm wondering what I can do to improve the audio quality in the room while still maintaining its functionality and aesthetic as an office (I need shelves to store stuff, would like to hang pictures, etc). *edit - just realized you do mention general layout at the end of this video, if that's the basic idea then I will give that a shot first.
New sub here. I am wanting to deaden the sound in my ham shack / office that is next to bedroom. I am learning how to deaden the sound. Am very interested in your example here. I am a fan of not spending a fortune. Haha.
Is there any other material one could use that isn't fiberglass or unsafe to breath in when cutting?
This was really helpful. Thank you
I love your rock wall!
Good stuff man! Your quality of video is great... I watched about 4 before I realized I just need to subscribe already! lol
Damn I can only get the 2 inch Owens Corning 703 in my country. I can however get acoustic foam that's 2,5 inches thick. Which should I go with?
Hey there, Mike. I've been looking into building acoustic panels for a while, but I was a bit apprehensive when I found out that a lot of the highest rated insulations (OC 703, Roxul Safe N Sound, etc) contain formaldehyde. My home studio is also my bedroom, which makes me even more hesitant to use these. Do you have any experience with adverse health effects around your panels, or know of anyone who has? Thanks for all your videos and tips!
A little formaldehyde in the body ain't near as scary as a little fiberglass in the air.
I'd rather spend more money but don't have fiber glass hanging around in my living room.. Deciding between mount tape, screws and thermo glue to attach the acoustic foam panes I'm going to order soon.
these are great, i can't believe you don't have way more subs
So I finished making these panels the other day. I haven't gotten a chance to try them out yet, but I'd just like to mention that my panels really stink. They didn't stink at first. After about 48 hours of letting them dry outside in a well ventilated area, the area just stinks. I brought the panels into a room in my house and about 30 minutes later the rooms also stunk. I bombarded them with Air Wick and baking soda. After another day or 2 or airing out I am hoping they will smell okay.
I'm thinking it might be the burlap?
Do they still stink?
Finally got my mic. I need to think about doing this to get rid of some of the echo.
Hi! I just tried to find the oc703, but i am having trouble finding it. (Even your link won't open for me) I wonder if it has been discontinued 🤔 ...can you recommend another &/or similar product?
Thank you!
PS.... Love your videos!! 😀❤🎙
great video, I am going to make a bunch of those for my home studio
There are no wall s to speak of im in the center of my roo?
How does a panel like this compare to a pyramid pattered, foam panel (2-4”) that I could buy on amazon in 12”x12” squares? Great videos!