Part of the problem is that bass waves are "bigger" than higher frequencies so cutting off the top would actually help, or at least removing the acoustical foam. Remember that being in front of the box during recording also blocks sound pressure and contributes to the boxy effect. Experiment with the distance you are from the mic, and you may also find that that will help.

With Sound Booth 5:29 Without Sound Booth 5:50 *NEW* Some people have commented the audio sounds a little boomy (bass heavy in the box). I tried to add some EQ and high pass filter in this video to try and make it sound better. Check it out here >> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osedda6jktvKeXU.html

Oh my god it sounds fantastic outside the box. Even sounds better inside. Mine just picks up everything in my room, darn you small room. Must. Get. Box.

Wow, this is an awesome solution. I was looking about how to do it without changing my whole room and this helped a lot. I'll try it as soon as I can.

This was insanely helpful. I must say I also really appreciate how thorough you were at the end, it was more helpful than just cutting from "difference A" to "difference B" like a lot of vids do.

I'm really glad you did a comparison at the end with the microphone inside and outside the box.

Humorously, whenever people ask me how to best do cheap ADR, I send them a link to this video. I find that creating the DIY box works better than just about anything and, with the use of headphones, can make recording ADR so much easier. Great job, and you probably have no idea how many people you've instructed in recording better audio.

The sound difference was completely noticable. Thank you for posting a comparison! Will more than likely craft my own booth for our channel's recordings.

Absolutely marvellous. Tremendous improvement in sound quality, cheap and mobile. What more could one possibly want. Thanks for posting the project.

Joe, I know you posted this awhile ago but it's still very relevant and useful. You've inspired me to make one of these. Thanks very much. By the way you've got a great voice over style.

I am a retired (kinda) 75 year-young band leader, local radio & cable voice talent NUT! I truly appreciate your presentation and demo. Works for me! Gonna try it today! Thank you for not doing the "...too talky.." demo!

My grandma alway's told me, buy cheap get cheap. You got a nice microphone for one, so all around your idea work's. Nice!

Godlike IKEA hack!

It worked very well. Deeper. Richer. More professional sounding.

This helped a ton. Appreciate this tutorial. You broke it down to unmistakable & undisputed proportion. THIS is how a DIY tutorial should be done!

Just wanted to say thanks again for this tutorial. I followed your guide and made one myself costing me £10 total. While recording a podcast with the main host he told me it was like I was sat in the room with him.

I was not sure to make this for myself until that Room Humming instantly went silent! & reduced reverb. I'm gonna make one for sure.

this is so helpful! i was giggling at the comments about not skipping though LOL

I found this music maker jam software on my new computer I just got. I started using that software and made music. I uploaded my song I made on Soundcloud. There was people rapping on the songs I made that wasn't me, and people was telling me I should rap the songs that I made. But I said I couldn't because the noise that my computer makes when I try to make songs on Audacity. So some people told me I should use soundproof walls, I said they were too high. So I tried to find a video that I could find a cheaper way to get these things, so I found this video. Thanks to him, calculated the things that I need and its only $30 total. Thanks Joe.

Nicely done, clever, and economical. Bonus points for isolating the mic from the table, too.

I like how he already assumes someone and or people are just going to leave hate, don't beat yourself up

That's amazing. I'm starting a podcast, and don't want to be like other podcasts and have all kinds of different noises on the recording. Definitely trying this.

This video quality is way ahead of its time

Brilliant video. I happened to have an ikea box sitting in my office, and some egg crate foam in the garage. I had a "box" like your built within 5 minutes of watching your video, and got similar stellar results (also using a Blue Yeti.) If you don't have a pop filter, you can also just drape a t-shirt over the front of the box, and it'll cut your pops and hisses. For those making this, a utility knife also works great to cut the foam if you don't have a bread knife. I think I agree that there's a lot more bass that comes with this solution. I can see times where that's a fit and times where it isn't. I also found, that even with this on my desk, my laptop hard drive and fan (running Audacity) were still giving enough vibration that my mic was picking it up. Had to leave them on a separate table. I found that putting my script on a stand behind the box worked well, as I could still reach and see it, but it kept me facing the mic. Thanks again for the shared ingenuity.

The testing was very well done ! It helped convince me of the potential of such a build. I intend to record book readings for a local audio librabry project (for people unable to read) and I will probably build a similar device ! :-) However, I would recommend the video from diy perks about the comparative performances of various cheap sound insulating materials. It appears that stacked towels (shower towels that is) are hugely better than usual insulating foam. So I think I'll build a similar booth, only with towels from the local charity store instead of foam.

Nice video man, this is going to be useful :D P.S. Where did you get that desk?

You're smart, when you recorded half of the video with the sound box, the difference was easier to pick later on... Good job!

So glad I found this. I discovered a use for my unused portable product photography booth.

I have to admit using the Dröna box like that seems nice not to mention you can fold it to save space. The sound difference is HUGE when the Yeti is in side it's ``cave´´ compared to being outside. If i could name that box i would name it : Yeti Cave ^^

Love this video....exactly what I was looking for. The best part is your demonstration with the box and without...very, very helpful! Making one today. And I subscribed ;-)

Out of the dozens of DYI sound booths for the Yeti, this one is the best! thx Joe.

3:20 thank you for the inconvenience! 😂 that part makes it sound like you wanna be inconvenienced! Love it!

well done mate! Exactly what I was looking for! Cheers Bro!!!

I found a link to your video on Amazon while considering the purchase of the ridiculously under-priced Blue Yeti microphone with built-in A/D converter to make it USB compatible. I'm listening at 6:00 AM through a pair of Etymotic Research earbuds, which reveal very subtle differences in sound quality. In terms of relating to your voice and image in this video over all, I slightly prefer the sound of your lavaliere mic, even though it is much noisier, because in the right location the ambience contextualizes your presentation for me, and perhaps because you are just more relaxed when you're not facing the mic. Of course, one doesn't always want that much audio information in a recording or even a conversation. The portable soundbooth you created is brilliant. Not to state the obvious, but it might be better if you raised it up so you wouldn't have to lean forward and down to use it. I would love to hear a sample clip with your mouth at various distances from the mic (including much closer to the pop filter, almost touching it) for comparison's sake. You have a wonderful, confident and reassuring voice. When I was your age, I did a couple of commercials and some voice-over for local TV and radio stations, and I can say with confidence that you've got the goods if you ever want to go that route. You probably won't get paid for it (at least at first), but it's quite fun. Thank you for showing me and your 70,000 other viewers how to construct an inexpensive and portable sound booth. I truly appreciate it.

This is exactly what I was looking for! I don't have the space for an entire recording studio or closet, so I will use this for my audition.

You needed 91 likes to get to 100 when you made this....now you’re at over 7 thousand likes! Well done sir. Great video 7 years ago and only getting better.

I'm being so honest I could not tell the difference from it being in the Box to being out of the box but when you put it back into the box I could hear the difference it did sound Tighter and clearer

Actually, when the mic is out of the box the voice sounds more natural. Into the box the voice has a lot of bass which is not natural at all. The buzz noise from the computer can be completely removed if you put a towel under the mic.

Mate this is the best sound booth project I've found online. So cheap and easy to make! Thank you so much for sharing this!

This easy and inexpensive. Best tutorial ever.

FRiKiN GREAT ViD JOE!!!! "HUGE" Educational & Informative Video. BEST part was the LIVE Vocal Test. Thanks Bro!

it sounds raw and clean, if people don't like the tight sounds you can fix it with audio fx like reverb etc

I like the box sound. I listen to many audiobooks and the slight difference in sound quality does make a difference for my listening pleasure. Hoping to recored an audio version of my book and like your DIY video.

I just got this mic for Christmas and the room noise in the background from my living room was crazy loud. I don't have furniture in my living room so its nothing but wall space. This was helpful it sound so clean in. the box. Thanks for sharing

Sounds better without the booth imo! Both on Beyer dt770 headphones and speakers in my treated room. More calm, more intelligible, less boxy and low mid build up. The computer noise doesn't bother me that much.

Thank you for this video. Now I will be able to produce professional voice overs for my cartoons.

I enjoyed your video. I watched another one like this one, and yours was better by far. It was nice that you identified the microphone to use, I have one, and the fact that you can store the microphone in the box. Thank you. I'm convinced...

Great hardware hack :). As a recording and mixing engineer I can only recommend this to everyone who wants to get great recordings in locations that have little accoustic treatment. The important thing here is that the voice you're recording has to be directed in to the accoustic space the box is creating. The microphone is picking up everything the box isn't swallowing up(which isn't everything), so the user needs to direct as little evergy as possible in to the room, because some of that will make it back to the microphone via reflectation and diffusion. If any of you are noticing resonances (frequencies being boosted highly or almost dispearing), add a layer of accoustic foam to the sides and top, perhaps even the bottom. The thicker the accoustic material is, the lower the frequency it can absorb. That is the reason accoustic panels in studios are thick, or corner absorbers are such a fat chunk of material, because they're meant to absorb even very low frequencies. And don't forget you can place accoustic foam panels in a V-shape outward from your box too if you want a little more distance. Thanks for demonstrating this great build. I'll be sure to send any podcasting and VO folks this way that sound. Now I'm pondering how to put this whole thing on a mic stand. Maybe a 2-3cm hole in the back to poke the stand through, or just holes in the upper back corners to strap the whole box through the pole.

Great video young man, and thanks for sharing your knowledge; it was really helpful...

THANK YOU!!! My audio seems to have background noise from the tv while I do game commentaries so this should fix it. Great quality of videos by the way you deserve s bigger fanbase.

This is great for someone looking to get started on voice over projects. Thanks.

What are your tips for using this? I made the box exactly the same way but it sounds really bassy. Where should the mic be and where should I talk from?

Awesome, gonna use this!

This one of the best DIY projects I’ve seen for this, and I will probably combine this one with another one.

This is really good buddy. You're a natural at instructional videos! I'm just staring to record music and I think this will really help with vocal sound quality. The best part is, I already have one of the ikea boxes too. I'm definitely going to build one of these. Thanks for taking the time to put up such a helpful and informative video!

Cool...great

Thank you so much!

HOLY CRAP! The difference is HUGH!!!! Thanks man i was looking for something simple for vocal recording and your video is exactly what i needed! Awesome video! 5\5

Very practical advice. I'm a pro VO and when I travel round the UK I often have to record voiceover demos in hotel rooms which have rubbish acoustics. I'm going to make this..clever idea using the IKEA collapsible Drona box! Thanks again, good video, well explained!

Very informative video thanks for posting. I was turned on to your videos from Chris Towerton who also has some great videos.

great video!! I see there are 14 dickheads in the world tho, why would you give this a thumbs down? its a cheap very easy way to make a great portable vocal booth

Thank you....all i was looking for was a viable collapsible box option. This works perfectly as I have one these boxes just sitting there, unused! Best!🏆

Wonderful. I would suggest hanging an audio blanket behind you when you record because otherwise you still get and undesirable level of reverb. Wish I would have seen this before I made a cumbersome cube out of PVC and drilled holes on a small table to bolt the PVC tubes on it, not to mention the sand bag to keep it from tipping over. Jeeez!

It sounds better without the "sound booth" lol

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So cool. I already have 4 of those Ikea Dronas so will try this for fun.

WoW! what a difference when you put the mic back! in the DIY box, Wow! Thanks, Bruh!.

I just use 3 throw pillows from my couch and place them around my mic like a tent. Works wonders!

dude that is next level! you can definitely hear the difference! i'll be trying to make one of these soon. wish we had ikea in New Zealand!

Thanks for this tutorial. I just picked up a Blue Yeti mic and cant wait to put this together.

big difference.. it was a much more pro sound in the box. I hear more room tone on the table. you're handsome, clever, and GREAT voice. thank you again. Cheers

I just got mine done base on your design only a bit taller and it sounds perfect and easier to process. Thank you

woaww didn't expect to make THAT big of a cahnge!

Dude! You just saved my life and it only took me 5 years to find out!!

LOL I literally thought about making one of these out of a bucket yesterday now I know it's going to work.

Fantastic DIY project. Instant solution, and on a budget. I don't hear any backscatter or humming. It's great. I did something similar in my spare bedroom closet. Thank you for sharing this. :)

Love the scrolling commentary bar!

Exactly the solution I was looking for! Power of the internet. Thanks for sharing this awesome and easy option.

Very cool. The Ikea box idea was a nice addition. I had thought about the foam, but was going to use a cardboard box. I much prefer the idea you had. Thanks!

Nice job! Simple, effective and cheap. I plan to use this portable mic booth within another larger sound booth to help isolate vocals from instrument sounds. I play guitar and that has always been a problem- picking up instrument sound on vocal mics. Thanks again.

Great Idea! I am going to make one for my audio roleplay, Thank you for the tutorial ✨ I was so astonished by the difference, amazing!

Nice video…and for the price, the box is well worth the effort. Wouldn’t worry too much about what frequencies it boosts or attenuates as some have suggested…sounds much richer using the box…if it works use it!...Great job.

Looking forward to trying this with a microphone I got a year ago. Now getting into probable audio recording, and this is a great primer on an inexpensive beginner setup. Thanks!

Sometimes idk which sounds better. In or out. Both amazing

wow props for still replying to comments

So I end up getting my blue yeti yesterday and the same box you have (& same color lol) with paddings and let me tell you it sounds really good it locks in the sound which I like it gives my voice more bass but I just turn it down on my recording software (mixcraft 8) but man I appreciate it a lot man it's worth every penny I spent

yea that was a pretty big difference. im impressed.

i'm all for this project, anything that you can do to get better sound is good. I'm going to build one too! thanks for ur idea!

This is so helpful, practical, affordable esp for beginners....I saw this after several years!! Thanks so much Joe for ur clear instruction!! All the best to you! Cheers

I really enjoyed watching you video on KZfaq, and have Subscribed. You took us step by step through the construction (feared that bread knife might turn it into a Horror movie!), and the with/without demos were really informative. I wish you every success in the future.

well done tutorial. I'm going to try this out for sure. I like the low frequency boost while using the box...very broadcaster-like.

Absolutely awesome. Might have to build one myself.

Super helpful and I like your presentation style showing us the differences in sound in/out of the box. Thanks!

You saved a business video I was doing for a very picky client. Cheers!

Great video. And I’m glad you did the step by step as that was exactly what I was looking for. I do believe we have a spare Ikea box! Just need the foam now!

Love ur subtitle and the 'seriously' at last !!! so entertaining and informative as well.

a bigger box will get the mic in the center of the space and work better. Although I like the idea of being able to collapse for travel. Good vid man..

We are doing the DIY sound booth for our class next week, thanks for your awesome video !

Thanks for you idea. Blessings from Guatemalan!

Best test so far