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> At the very minimum, small room without echo Why small room? Does that reduce echo? In theory, would a gigantic room that was miles to the nearest wall be e

> At the very minimum, small room without echo Why small room? Does that reduce echo? In theory, would a gigantic room that was miles to the nearest wall be even better?

AkshatJ27 4y ago
Sound takes lesser time to travel in smaller rooms, hence the difference in time is not very large between the original sound wave and the reflected one which makes it harder to distinguish to human ears.
orbital-decay 4y ago
>In theory, would a gigantic room that was miles to the nearest wall be even better? Yes, as effectively it's open space. In practice though, to record in high quality you would rather build an anechoic environment, as small as possible (preferably a booth).
- weinzierl 4y ago
  "as small as possible (preferably a booth)." This is where the Startup Garage analogous cliche for musicians comes from: recorded in the closet
- QuantumGood 4y ago
  Small spaces bring hard surfaces closer to the mic, making flutter echoes and room mode resonances louder, create murky-sounding bass pooling, and can be overly-sensitive to mic position within the space; you can sound oddly different without warning. You need to absorb the sound of your voice so there is less echo by baffling material on the back of the mic, and absorb room tone and echoes in the area the directional microphone is pointed, generally behind your head. Small spaces have only disadvantages as studios. To take advantage of a reach-in closet full of clothes, put some pillows on the shelf over the clothes, take the closet doors off, and back into the closet as much as you can. In this way the microphone is primarily listening to the baffled sound inside the closet, and you can avoid bass pooling by speaking into the room—ideally with baffling material (e.g. see http://PillowFortStudios.com/ http://PillowFortStudios.com/ ) ON the back of a LDC microphone.
jraph 4y ago
Beware of the wind in such a room (and of the rain too)

> At the very minimum, small room without echo Why small room? Does that reduce echo? In theory, would a gigantic room that was miles to the nearest wall be even better?

AkshatJ27 4y ago

Sound takes lesser time to travel in smaller rooms, hence the difference in time is not very large between the original sound wave and the reflected one which makes it harder to distinguish to human ears.

orbital-decay 4y ago

>In theory, would a gigantic room that was miles to the nearest wall be even better? Yes, as effectively it's open space. In practice though, to record in high quality you would rather build an anechoic environment, as small as possible (preferably a booth).

weinzierl 4y ago
"as small as possible (preferably a booth)." This is where the Startup Garage analogous cliche for musicians comes from: recorded in the closet
QuantumGood 4y ago
Small spaces bring hard surfaces closer to the mic, making flutter echoes and room mode resonances louder, create murky-sounding bass pooling, and can be overly-sensitive to mic position within the space; you can sound oddly different without warning. You need to absorb the sound of your voice so there is less echo by baffling material on the back of the mic, and absorb room tone and echoes in the area the directional microphone is pointed, generally behind your head. Small spaces have only disadvantages as studios. To take advantage of a reach-in closet full of clothes, put some pillows on the shelf over the clothes, take the closet doors off, and back into the closet as much as you can. In this way the microphone is primarily listening to the baffled sound inside the closet, and you can avoid bass pooling by speaking into the room—ideally with baffling material (e.g. see http://PillowFortStudios.com/ http://PillowFortStudios.com/ ) ON the back of a LDC microphone.

jraph 4y ago

Beware of the wind in such a room (and of the rain too)