Members MDMachiavelli Posted October 8, 2015 Members Share Posted October 8, 2015 I record my vocals in a room approximate 10 X 10 with painted sheetrock walls. The room is irregular in size and doesn't have any acoustical treatments. How much difference would one of those simple Mic Stand Mounted U Shaped Filters that go behind the mic make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 It will make some difference, but if you're getting too much "room" on your vocal tracks, there are (IMHO) simpler, cheaper and better ways of dealing with the problem. Go down to Harbor Freight and buy two or three moving blankets. They're dirt cheap - less than ten bucks a pop. Take a boom mic stand (or two or three) and configure it into a tall "T" shape. Drape the moving blanket over the top of the T. Put one of those behind the mic (so you're singing "towards" it) and also put another one right behind your back. That should be even more effective than one of those portable vocal booth shields, and will cost considerably less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted October 20, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2015 Thanks Phil, that's the answer I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Any time - that's what I'm here for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted October 22, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2015 Any time - that's what I'm here for. The funny thing about it is that I collect motorcycles and I am always using those blankets for something. I have about 8 or 10 still in the wrapping now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Since you already have them, the price is definitely right! That reminds me... I think I need to go down to HF and pick up a couple more of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted October 26, 2015 Members Share Posted October 26, 2015 I think those vocal "shields" are perfect for background vocals or horn lines where you want a drier sound but it's not going to be extremely prominent in the mix. I've recorded my band's BG vocalists at their house and they have a shield, and the results turned out fine. But for lead vocals, I use my bedroom closet, which is pretty much dead sounding due to the clothes hanging in there. If you use these for lead vocal, you will have a tiny amount of room coloration/ambience if that track is prominent in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted November 24, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2015 I think those vocal "shields" are perfect for background vocals or horn lines where you want a drier sound but it's not going to be extremely prominent in the mix. I've recorded my band's BG vocalists at their house and they have a shield' date=' and the results turned out fine. But for lead vocals, I use my bedroom closet, which is pretty much dead sounding due to the clothes hanging in there. If you use these for lead vocal, you will have a tiny amount of room coloration/ambience if that track is prominent in the mix.[/quote'] Makes sense. I'll have to clean a closet out though to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Speaking of commercial shields, a sE guitarRF arrived recently for a review. It's not a vocal shield, but it should still be interesting. I've been using one of their Instrument Reflection Filters (similar to, but smaller than the full-sized vocal shield) for quite some time to help reduce the hi hat spill into my snare mic. It works pretty well for that, and I suspect the unit intended to work on guitar amps will have similar utility - especially when used with a figure 8 ribbon mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted November 25, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 25, 2015 Speaking of commercial shields, a sE guitarRF arrived recently for a review. It's not a vocal shield, but it should still be interesting. I've been using one of their Instrument Reflection Filters (similar to, but smaller than the full-sized vocal shield) for quite some time to help reduce the hi hat spill into my snare mic. It works pretty well for that, and I suspect the unit intended to work on guitar amps will have similar utility - especially when used with a figure 8 ribbon mic. Is that the one made for an amp that has the hole in it for 57, and the stand that slides under the amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Is that the one made for an amp that has the hole in it for 57, and the stand that slides under the amp? Yes - it's this one: sE guitaRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The one I've been using on snare is the first version of this one: sE IRF 2 The earlier version of the Instrument Reflection Filter had a gooseneck arm for attaching it to a mic stand - not nearly as practical as the mounting method for the IRF2 or the new sE guitaRF IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted November 26, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 26, 2015 Yes - it's this one: sE guitaRF I have been thinking of getting one, they just seem a little high for me. I'll eventually get one its just that I have things on my studio wish list that have a higher priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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