I managed to get the same effect by making a curved wall at the back with the extra foam I had. Step 7: Tape up the side of the box and testīecause my mic is attached to a boom arm on my desk, I needed to keep the back of the box open but if you didn’t have to worry about that it would be best to create an enclosed box. It’s amazing how it can take something not working nine times before you realise there’s a paragraph of text on the product that tells you what not to do. Step 6: Read the instructions on your adhesive spray This way I could also pile everything I could find on top to apply pressure to make it stick. I tried to stick the foam on the walls of the box while it was in one piece but it was a bit of a nightmare, so I just cut one side to lay it flat. Step 5: Lay the box open to attach the foam It takes some trimming and faffing around to get everything snug so make sure it’s the right fit before you start sticking.

Resist the temptation to start spraying everything the minute you get it out of the packet.

Step 4: Measure your foam and test it before you stick it Step 3: Buy spray adhesiveīecause foam has absolutely no interest in sticking to a cardboard box of its own accord. Not bad considering how much acoustic foam costs (and it basically does the same thing). When I finally did stumble across it, its lack of popularity meant it was on the discount rack so I picked up a king-sized underlay for $29.95. I’d suggest heading straight to the fabric store because after asking 97 bedding store workers if they stocked it, I got the feeling that wool was the underlay material de jour. The only thing convoluted about this stuff was the process of finding it. Step 2: Find some cheap convoluted mattress underlay (yep, that’s what it’s called) If you’ve got carpets, curtains and a low roof you might not need something so all-consuming but if you’re in a space full of windows, floorboards and a ceiling that’s halfway to the stratosphere, you’ll need to bring out the big guns. I tried that but the space I was recording in was so echoey I needed to be buried in the thing to hide from the reverb. I saw a few tutorials where people were making small voice-over boxes that just sat around their microphone. So here’s how to make your own voice-over booth at home for the bargain price of A$29.95… Step 1: Find a box that’s big enough to stick your head in Or you could do what I did and buy some mattress foam, stick it to the inside of a cardboard box and put your head in it. You could purchase an expensive voice-over booth online or hire a studio to record in. How to make editing easier when you’re recording a podcast Read So how do you get rid of echo?

How to make a cheap vocal booth