Using Acoustic Blankets Instead of Acoustic Foam in Creating A Home Studio

In terms of price, acoustic blankets beat acoustic foam hands down.

Even at the first glance, one can see a huge difference in price versus efficiency:

(NOTE: For ease of comparison, we compare all products to NRC 1.0 as a 100%, not absorption of blankets (NRC 0.8).  For example absorption of 1” foam is 50% (NRC 0.5) and absorption of blankets 80% (NRC 0.8). Therefore, 1 inch acoustic foam is 30% less absorptive and less efficient than acoustic blankets.)

• 1” acoustic foam is 30% less efficient than sound blankets but it is 5 times more expensive.
• 2” acoustic foam is  5% less efficient than sound blankets but it is more than 8 times more expensive.
• 3” acoustic foam is only 10% more absorbent than sound blankets but it is 12 times more expensive.
• 4” acoustic foam is 30% more absorbent than sound blankets and is 16.3 times more expensive. (Just imagine how many blankets you can get for that money!)

Practical Use

Ease of use is important, but it is difficult to quantify.

Acoustic foam comes in different colors and is trendy – looks cool.  It is light and easy to stick to a wall or a ceiling.  Unfortunately, once it is glued to a wall, it is not movable.  It is too fragile and easy to tear to be able to peel off the wall to reuse elsewhere.  Over time, the foam accumulates dust and disintegrates.  We did not find any specific research to quote, but logically, acoustic foam performance has to deteriorate overtime as well.

Perfect for acoustical issues — such as on-stage performances in bars and other in-door settings.

Acoustic foam is an open-cell porous material.  The open cells are the opening of long twisted tunnels.

To get absorbed, the sound has to get into the openings and flow through the tunnels, losing energy through friction.  This is one of the reasons that sound foam has wedges – to increase the overall absorbing surface of the foam.  But, this serrated edge, at the same time, makes acoustic foam a great dust collector!

Porosity and the flow resistivity are the most important parameters in determining the sound absorption. Imagine if the pores, or the openings of those tunnels, get clogged by dust — sound cannot get in, and therefore, sound absorption efficiency is reduced.  Regardless of how thick the foam is or how well the tunnels are twisted, if the opening of those tunnels get blocked – the sound can not get it and, and therefore, sound absorption will be reduced.

Sound absorption mechanism of acoustic blankets is different. It is based on the sound waves spending their energy on vibrating the fibers of the inside filler. The sound gets in and goes through the blanket. As each fiber vibrates, sound energy gets lost by converting into heat.

Blankets do not need to be glued to the wall. In fact they are more effective when there is an air gap between the wall and the blanket.  Acoustic blankets make it very easy to create a vocal booth or dedicated recording space simply by hanging the blankets off the ceiling.  This makes acoustic blankets an irreplaceable sound absorption choice when there is lack of space, living arrangement in a rental property or anticipation of frequent moving from one location to the other.  If the blankets get dusty or dirty, they can be easily be taken off – shaken up and/or washed.

Any way you look at it, acoustic blankets are more efficient, less costly and a healthier product than acoustic foam.

Voice Over Work on the Road is Possible But You Need the Right Equipment

You can be a road warrior this summer while voice acting! In fact, this field is so flexible that you don’t have to schedule vacations around your work — just take the right voice over equipment along with you.

Voice Actor Michael Johnston uses the Carry-on Vocal Booth Pro in a hotel room. He actually propped it on a luggage stand.

Today, voice actors and others in voice recording can easily take their audio recording gear, even a vocal booth, with them anywhere and continue to audition and work with clients — stress free. Traveling and working in the recording industry has gotten easier.

Key to Success

The key to successful audio recording while traveling is to make sure you take the right type of equipment with you. These things include a laptop, microphone and also a portable vocal booth – something that can be easily assembled and dissembled without needing tools. It is important to test these items before leaving your studio or home and also pack them carefully.

Some of the things you should consider when working on the road is to make sure you can obtain Internet access during intermediate stops or at the final destination. You may need to invest in an Air Card or Hot Spot in case some areas do not offer WiFi or Internet access.

Investing in the Right Equipment Will Save You Headaches Later

We’ve all done this before. Using the hotel comforter to create a soundproof or acoustic treated area for you to record. Normally, you cover you head and mic while recording but it is hot and can cause issues with you voice. These days are over. To get the best sound absorption and to create the best audio recordings, consider purchasing a portable vocal booth you can easily set up and use anywhere. The Carry-On Vocal Booth can easily be set up in seconds anywhere (even at the airport) plus serve as a convenient carrying case to store your gear. Also, the Carry-On Vocal Booth has 80% sound absorption.

Carry on Vocal Booth actually is a part of a bag that can fit other items for audio recording on-the-go.

 

With the right equipment, like a good portable vocal booth, voice over talent can virtually work anywhere. And, that means you can extend your vacation at the beach a little longer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry on with Voice Overs During Your Travels with the Portable Carry-on Vocal Booth

The Carry-on Vocal Booth is mobile, portable and can carry almost all of your recording gear in one bag. It is constructed from washable Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets and does not create a boxy recordings like many other foam-based booths do. No echo. So, carry on with the Carry-on Vocal Booth Pro or the starter kit.

”Help, My Neighbors Hate the Noise” — Cutting Down the Noise from A Drum Room

Drummers, bands and musicians need a place to practice their music but if it is in an apartment, condo or in any space that is in close proximity to other tenants or neighbors, practice time can be limited or, worse, even halted. Neighbors complain about noise and can demand some type of soundproofing.

”I need to practice my drums but my neighbors hate hearing me play,” one drummer told VocalBoothToGo.com. ”I don’t want to stop playing and really need to solve this problem before I get kicked out or the police makes a visit.”

At one point in their career, all musicians probably have faced this issue about noise. You want to play your heart out but fear that you will get in some type of problem due to the noise.

This video gives an example of what you can do to take the edge of the noise that may make you happy but upset neighbors. One product is Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets. This sound absorbing blankets an help minimize the noise seeping into other apartments, condos, rooms, offices, homes, studios or even outside.

VocalBoothToGo.com designs and manufacturers Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets that can be hung from any ceiling, like a curtain, and can be taken down anytime.

The sound blankets can help restore peace between neighbors and allow the musicians to play to his/her heart’s desire. So…play on and play it LOUD.

Here is a video that shows a drum room test of these blankets used in an apartment.

This drummer is drumming his heart out. We used sound blankets to see if it would absorb the noise.

 

 

The Know-how to Become Successful in the Voice Over Business

The voice over business is very competitive. In fact, there are approximately 5 times the number of people “doing” voice overs than there are actors trying to break into movies. Even though it may seem simple, it takes time to learn the skills and get established once those skills are mastered. It can also be a fairly expensive business – mostly due to the start-up costs of training and demo production, the cost of building a home studio or purchasing a vocal booth or other types of acoustical treatment, and the on-going costs of marketing and continued training. 

What Can You Do to Get Started and Become Successful?

Success is when preparation meets opportunity. To become a successful voice over actor, you need the know-how (skills) and the means (voice over equipment) and of course the opportunity.

The ‘Know How’ in Voice Acting

People who leaped onto voice over without proper research often discover that there is a great deal they should have learned before taking that first class or spending a lot of money on their demo.

• Read everything you can on the subject of voice over. There are excellent books that will give you a lot of information about how the business works, performing techniques, “tricks of the trade,” and scripts to work on as you develop your skills.  What you will get from reading books about the voice over, is the critical information in order to make an educated decision as to whether voiceover is right for you.  One example of a good book is “The Art of Voice Acting “  by 11 times Grammy winning voice over actor James Alburger. The book is considered by many top VO professionals as “the bible of voice over.”  It  speaks not only how to do the voice over and how to acquire skills, but also the business of the voice over and what you need to know and do to actually become established voice over actor and make a good living doing it.

• Training.  Take every acting class you can find. Check your local schools, colleges and call local theater companies for recommendations on classes.  Don’t be in too much of a hurry – instead, have fun and learn the skills at a leisurely pace. If you rush into producing your demo and you’re not properly prepared—you’ll be wasting your time and money. Find good training and master the performing skills first.

• Keep developing your performing skills. Study as many professional voice talent demos as you can find. You’ll need to be able to perform at their level if you are going to compete as a professional voice talent—especially if you plan to work in a major market like Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, or New York. (You can find hundreds of demos at http://www.voicebank.net. )

• Attend as many workshops as possible. Raise your knowledge and skill levels to their highest level.

• Private coaching. As you know by now, voice acting is a craft. Specialized classes and private coaching are the best way to learn and master these skills. A working knowledge of performing and communication skills is necessary to succeed.  Good books on the voice over will get you started and give you a basic understanding of what you need to do, but the real learning comes when you work with a qualified voice acting coach.  VoiceActing Academy, for instance, gives you access to the latest information and proper training ( http://www.voiceacting.com).

After you have considered and taken steps to get training and other ways to improve your craft, you will need to invest in proper equipment such as a portable vocal booth, sound booth or create your a home studio with sound blankets or other acoustical materials.

VocalBoothToGo.com can help you with this need and supply you with the right equipment to help make your audio recordings sound as clear and professional as you do.

Voice Acting Start-up Kit includes essential items for voice actors to kick start their career.

Why Does Acoustic Foam Sound ‘Boxy’ or ‘Boomy’?

When it comes to acoustic room treatment, many people immediately turn to acoustic foam. But, does it really work that well?

As a company that develops products for acoustic room treatment, we tend to hear a lot of grumbles about acoustic foam-treated rooms mainly sounding “boxy” or “boomy.”  Is this true? So, we decided to investigate this problem to see if this general complaint can be best explained based on actual test results and general physics of sound absorption. In order to do this, we decided to make a comparative analysis of foam-based portable booths and the Carry-on Vocal Booth Pro, which is based on the Producer’s Choice acoustic absorption material.

Introduction to Sound Absorbing Materials

Sound-absorbing materials absorb most sound energy, striking them and reflecting very little, making them very useful for the control of noise.  The major uses of absorbing materials are almost invariably found to include the reduction of reverberant sound pressure levels and, consequently, the reduction of the reverberation time in enclosures or rooms.  Although all materials absorb some incident sound, the term “acoustical material” has been primarily applied to those materials that have NRC of at least 0.5 — in other words absorbing at least 50% of sound

Porous sound absorbing materials can be classified as cellular, fibrous and granular

• Porous Cellular Sound Absorbing Material is a solid that contains cavities, channels or interstices so that sound waves are able to enter through them.  To be effective sound absorber, the cells have to have an opening in order for sound waves to enter the materials through a multitude of small holes or openings.  Those pores “open” into continuous twisted channels which have a great importance for the absorption of sound. Open pores can be “blind” (open only at one end) or “through” (open at two ends).

Porous Cellular absorbers, typically open cell rubber foams or melamine sponges, absorb noise by friction within the cell structure.

• Porous Fibrous Sound Absorbing Materials are composed of a set of continuous filaments that trap air between them.  Fibers can be classified as natural or synthetic (artificial). Natural fibers can be vegetable (cotton, kenaf, hemp, flax, wood, etc.), animal (wool, fur felt) or mineral (asbestos) and are essentially completely biodegradable. Also, natural fiber processing is more economical and environmentally friendly. Porous Fibrous sound absorbers absorb noise by vibrating the fibers within the material and also by air friction trapped between the fiber filaments of the material.

Absorbing sound spontaneously converts part of the sound energy to a very small amount of heat in the intervening object (the absorbing material), rather than sound being transmitted or reflected. There are several ways in which a material can absorb sound. The choice of sound absorbing material will be determined by the frequency distribution of noise to be absorbed and the acoustic absorption profile required.

Comparison of Sound Absorption Performance of Acoustic Foam and  Producer’s Choice Acoustic Panels

As mentioned above, there is an important difference in the sound absorption mechanism between porous cellular materials like acoustic foam and sound absorbing fibers like cotton, which is used in Producer’s Choice Sound Absorption Panels.

Acoustic foam absorbs the sound energy by trapping sound waves in a pores and channels of the foam.  Diameter of the channels, its tortuosity (shape) and length of the channels are all contributing factors in the sound absorption.  Sound waves get into the open cells of the foam and lose their energy through friction between the air particles and the void walls of the material it is passing through.  Foam attenuates airborne sound waves by increasing air resistance, thus reducing the amplitude of the waves.

In Fibrous Sound Absorption, panels sound reduces its energy by trying to vibrate the fibers within the panels.  When the air gets into fibrous thickets – the waves are trying to move and shake each of these fibers and dissipate its energy.

To see if there is indeed a difference in the sound absorption pattern, we compared the noise reduction graphs of acoustic foam and acoustic blankets by frequency to see if there is anything that can explain the “boominess” of the sound.

In the graph below you can see frequencies being attenuated by acoustic foam in two different thicknesses and by Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets with comparable overall NRC rating.

NOTE: In the graph below we compiled Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) data done by the same Acoustic testing lab.

For Acoustic foam performance are taken from published Auralex Foam acoustic test results for products known as “Aur3in Wedge” ( 3 inch thick Acoustic foam Yellow line) and “Aur 4in wedge”  ( 4 inch Acoustic foam Blue Line).
Results for Acoustic blankest are the actual test result for acoustic blanket hang flat (Brown line) and hang in pleated manner (Red line).

Figure 1

As you can see in Figure 1, Producer’s Choice Sound Absorption Panel’s absorption curve is pretty much linear, meaning that the frequencies from mid range to high range are being absorbed at about the same level of 90% – 100%,  where acoustic foam’s absorption curve is nonlinear. In other words, the mid frequencies are being absorbed at a higher rate than high frequency, which is leaving the bigger gap between low frequency and high frequency.  In other words, you would hear more of the low frequency, then less of a midrange frequency and then more of a higher frequency again!  We believe that this gap or jump from low frequencies to higher frequencies sound creates the “boominess” of the sound.

To demonstrate this point even more  we show in the Figure 2,  how the increase of the foam thickness makes this “midrange frequency gap” even more dramatic:

Now we added the sound absorption curves of 1 inch acoustic foam (Blue line), 2 inch acoustic foam (Green Line) and Producer’s choice blanket that is tested flat, not pleated. (Brown line) (Figure 2.)

Figure 2

As you can see in the low range all of the tested materials performed poorly, (10-30% absorption). In the mid frequency range, acoustic foam absorbs as much as 120% of the sound, more than the acoustic blankets and the thicker the foam the more midrange frequency is getting absorbed.

At the high frequency range all tested materials in all thicknesses absorbed close to 100% of the sound.

We believe that this absorption pattern is especially dramatic in a smaller enclosed space; this is why the foam based acoustic booths sound “boom”.   This “boxy” sound with a low frequency resonance (or boominess), might feel more or less expressed depending on the user’s voice.

Also this uneven distribution of sound absorption tilts the overall NRC of the acoustic foam up. When in fact this sound absorption pattern is not natural and results is poorer sound quality, compare to Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets.

Comparing Acoustic Foam and Producer’s Choice Acoustic Sound Blankets

In the environments that require good sound control, there is a constant search for the most efficient and most reliable product. We all want the best equipment, the best recording studios, the best vocal booths and the best acoustical material — whether it be acoustic foam or Producer’s Choice Acoustic Sound Blankets.

But how do you choose? How do you really know?

Sometimes, the only way to really find out is to go through the process of trial and error yourself. But by doing this, a lot of time and a lot of money get wasted in the process.

At VocalBoothToGo.com, we hear this frustration from customers all the time. This is why we conducted a side-by-side study of sound absorbing efficiency and price/value comparison between acoustic foam and acoustic sound blankets.

For the purpose of full disclosure, VocalBoothToGo.com sells acoustic sound blankets — Producer’s Choice.  We design them. We test them. We sell them. We eat and breathe this stuff.  To be accurate and honest, we also test our products in accredited acoustic labs.

The Comparision

ACOUSTIC PRODUCTS COMPARED:

Auralex Studiofoam Wedges (acoustic foam) and Producer’s Choice Acoustic Sound Blankets.

Product Name	Thickness*	NRC	Price per S.F.**	Kit Sale price/ Square feet per kit
Acoustic Foam Products
AUR-1IN-WEDGE	1 “ wedgies	0.50	$2.50	$399.99 / 160 s.f.
AUR-2IN-WEDGE	2” wedgies	0.75	$4.17	$399.99 / 96 s.f.
AUR-3IN-WEDGE	3” wedgies	0.90	$6.24	$399.99 / 64 s.f.
AUR-4IN-WEDGE	4 “ wedgies	1.10	$8.33	$399.99 / 48 s.f.
Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets
Acoustic Blanket Producer’s Choice  VB70 size 72 x 80	½-3/4 inchthickness	0.80	$ 0.51 ***($0.62 if sold per blanket)	$119.75 / 234 s.f. (per  6 pack)

* Acoustic foam comes in different shapes and thicknesses. For the purpose of this study, we used products from the same, most popular manufacturer, and one type of product that is marketed as most popular product.  We compared the entire range of available thickness for this particular product.

** To be fair in our comparison of acoustic foam prices, we used the sale price (not MSRP price) from the same major online retailer selling the foam by kit. (Foam sold by individual 12 x 12 pieces is usually 20% more expensive.)  The price was for one kit of the same color foam.  Then we calculated the price per square foot.

*** This price is calculated from 6-pack bundle price. Individual price per blanket – $24.75 ea. (Standard size 72 x 80” , 39 s.f. no grommets).

Sound Absorbing Efficiency

Sound absorbing efficiency of acoustic blankets fits right in the middle of the acoustic foam comparison samples, between 2 “wedges and 3” wedges foam.

Sound absorbing efficiency of Producer’s Choice Acoustic Sound Blankets exceed sound absorbing capacity of acoustic foam in thickness of 1” and 2 “and it is close to 3” thick acoustic foam. Actually, if sound blankets are hung in pleats, its sound absorption capacity even exceeds the 3” acoustic foam performance, achieving 95% of sound absorption (NRC 0.95).)   If you look at the absorption curve, you can easily figure out that adding just a few extra folds will give performance exceeding the prized 4” thick acoustic foam.

It is evident that acoustic blankets are an effective sound absorber.

Price vs. Value

In terms of price, acoustic blankets beat acoustic foam hands down.

Even at the first glance, one can see a huge difference in price versus efficiency:

(NOTE: For ease of comparison, we compare all products to NRC 1.0 as a 100%, not absorption of blankets (NRC 0.8).  For example absorption of 1” foam is 50% (NRC 0.5) and absorption of blankets 80% (NRC 0.8). Therefore, 1 inch acoustic foam is 30% less absorptive and less efficient than acoustic blankets.)

• 1” acoustic foam is 30% less efficient than sound blankets but it is 5 times more expensive.
• 2” acoustic foam is  5% less efficient than sound blankets but it is more than 8 times more expensive.
• 3” acoustic foam is only 10% more absorbent than sound blankets but it is 12 times more expensive.
• 4” acoustic foam is 30% more absorbent than sound blankets and is 16.3 times more expensive. (Just imagine how many blankets you can get for that money!)

(We will show how to hang acoustic blankets to outperform the 3” and even 4 “foam in a separate article.)

Practical Use

Ease of use is important, but it is difficult to quantify.

Acoustic foam comes in different colors and is trendy – looks cool.  It is light and easy to stick to a wall or a ceiling.  Unfortunately, once it is glued to a wall, it is not movable.  It is too fragile and easy to tear to be able to peel off the wall to reuse elsewhere.  Over time, the foam accumulates dust and disintegrates.  We did not find any specific research to quote, but logically, acoustic foam performance has to deteriorate overtime as well.

Acoustic foam is an open-cell porous material.  The open cells are the opening of long twisted tunnels.

To get absorbed, the sound has to get into the openings and flow through the tunnels, losing energy through friction.  This is one of the reasons that sound foam has wedges – to increase the overall absorbing surface of the foam.  But, this serrated edge, at the same time, makes acoustic foam a great dust collector!

Porosity and the flow resistivity are the most important parameters in determining the sound absorption. Imagine if the pores, or the openings of those tunnels, get clogged by dust — sound cannot get in, and therefore, sound absorption efficiency is reduced.  Regardless of how thick the foam is or how well the tunnels are twisted, if the opening of those tunnels get blocked – the sound can not get it and, and therefore, sound absorption will be reduced.

Sound absorption mechanism of acoustic blankets is different. It is based on the sound waves spending their energy on vibrating the fibers of the inside filler. The sound gets in and goes through the blanket. As each fiber vibrates, sound energy gets lost by converting into heat.

Blankets do not need to be glued to the wall. In fact they are more effective when there is an air gap between the wall and the blanket.  Acoustic blankets make it very easy to create a vocal booth or dedicated recording space simply by hanging the blankets off the ceiling.  This makes acoustic blankets an irreplaceable sound absorption choice when there is lack of space, living arrangement in a rental property or anticipation of frequent moving from one location to the other.  Also, if the blankets get dusty or dirty, they can be easily be taken off – shaken up and/or washed. You can not wash foam.

Any way you look at it, Producer’s Choice Acoustic Sound Blankets are more efficient, less costly . . .  plus a healthier product than acoustic foam.

VocalBoothToGo.com To Display Vocal Booths, Sponsors of VoiceWorld Toronto

VocalBoothToGo.com will have many of its innovative vocal booths, such as the portable vocal booth Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro, in a tradeshow exhibit on May 4 for VoiceWorld Toronto.  VocalBoothToGo.com is a proud Silver Sponsor for this upcoming voice over conference in Toronto and plans to “wow” attendees with its time-saving and portable vocal booth products.

The Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro is the perfect travel companion for voice actors and will be displayed at VoiceWorld Toronto.

In March 2013, VocalBoothToGo.com sponsored VO2013 Atlanta and enamored attendees by demonstrating how quick and easy it is to use the Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro. The Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro literally takes mere seconds to unfold and use.

Randye’s new space for recording from VocalBoothToGo.com

Another vocal booth product VocalBoothToGo.com will have on display will be the Vocal Booth on Tracks, a special tracking system that allows you to hang acoustic or sound blankets, much like curtains, to create a space — anywhere — for recording. This easy and affordable vocal booth system instantly creates an acoustically sound environment without the use of floor space. It is the perfect solution for small spaces.

Seasoned Voice Actress Randye Kaye received the Vocal Booth on Tracks and created a “new” studio space around her existing space which was a closet.

“Yahoo! I now have my own recording ‘room’ and, even better, I can whisk its ‘walls’ aside whenever I need to,” Voice Actress Randye Kaye told VocalBoothToGo.com. ” This product delivers exactly as promised. I give it a grade of A overall.”

About VoiceWorld Toronto

VoiceWorld is one of the industry’s premier conferences that engage voice actors from across United States and Canada. The conference aims to inspire those who are just getting started  in voice acting and renew the passion of seasoned professionals. Among the line-up of special speakers at this event includes Pat Fraley and award-winning actress/director/producer, Elley-Ray Hennessy.

To learn more about VocalBoothToGo.com’s silver level sponsorship at the conference and/or to attend the event, visit http://www.voiceworldtoronto.com.

VocalBoothToGo.com To Sponsor VoiceOverCity’s VO2013 Atlanta

Would you like to see voice over products live and in-person? Test a sound booth out? Ask questions about acoustic room treatment or find clever ways to hang your sound blankets? Then you should attend VO2013 Atlanta and visit the VocalBoothToGo.com’s exhibit.

VocalBoothToGo.com is a Silver sponsor of VO2013 in Atlanta.

VocalBoothToGo.com, the producer of  acoustic related tools such as sound blankets, mobile and portable vocal booths for voice talent, music recording and broadcasting industry, is proud to support VO2013 as a Silver level sponsor and will have an exhibit at the event. The conference takes place March 21-24, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia and will be attended by over 150 talent, presenters, coaches, agents, and more. Among the presenters include James Alburger and Penny Abshire.

VocalBoothToGo encourages anyone interested in creating an acoustically sound recording space to stop by their exhibit. The company will display many of its products such as its popular Producer’s Choice acoustic sound blankets and its portable vocal booth, the Carry-On Vocal Booth. The company plans on displaying a sound booth and many of its other innovative products, such as the Vocal Booth on Tracks, for voice over actors and others in the audio recording field.

For additional information on VocalBoothToGo products, visit http://www.vocalboothtogo.com For further information on VO2013 ATLANTA, visit http://vo2013atlanta.com

At Voice2012 — this VocalBoothToGo sound vocal booth was used for live auditions.

Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets Resolve Recording Issues for U.S. Soldiers’ Podcasting Studio

VocalBoothToGo.com is working together with Operation Soldier Assist in creating an audio recording studio with proper acoustic room treatment with the help of Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets.  Operation Soldier Assist (OSA), a nonprofit U.S. military troop-support organization, supplies tactical gear and care packages to deployed personnel throughout the world. The organization recently initiated a podcasting project to create audio cds to ship to soldiers serving in the U.S. military.  The recording studio would also be utilized to create personal voice and even musical recordings from individual soldier’s families to their loved ones in the military.

VocalBoothToGo.com donated Producer’s Choice acoustic blankets to OSA so they could create a recording studio for U.S. soldiers and their families.

Because OSA’s recording studio was very reflective and the quality of the recordings were poor, OSA contacted VocalBoothToGo.com for recommendations on ways to cut down on reverberation in the studio. Their studio included concrete flooring, a drop ceiling and mirrors on the walls in the room. Due to the lack of acoustic treatment in their studio space, OSA’s recordings were negatively impacted by echoes. What they needed was to solve their acoustical issue with Producer’s Choice blankets.

In supporting their mission, VocalBoothToGo.com donated OSA their largest Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets for acoustic room treatment. These are the best performing blankets currently available, and OSA’s reverberation problem was resolved immediately.

“I want to tell you that your Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets work superbly. What a great enhancement to our podcasting studio,” Blaine, the founder of the nonprofit told VocalBoothToGo. “We have a clean, clear, sharp sound while recording. You are helping our efforts to encourage our troops”!

He also happily noted that the studio also looked professional. A double bonus.

VocalBoothToGo.com’s line of Producer’s Choice Acoustic Blankets for acoustic room treatment are filled with sound absorptive recycled cotton fibers with the outer material made from cotton-mix fabric. These soft, thick blankets are specifically designed for acoustical room treatment, unlike moving blankets, and can be also installed with grommets.

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VocalBoothToGo.com provides an innovative range of portable vocal booths, sound blankets, acoustic blankets, and other soundproofing and acoustic room treatment products for the voice acting, audio recording and broadcasting industries.