Great review. Thanks for the information. I'm definitely considering purchasing this for my voiceover work.

Nice and thorough review, Mike!

Thank you so much for this great review! I'm currently trying to find a portable recording solution for travelling so this was very helpful.

very thorough review exactly what I was looking for! thanks

Thanks for the demo. Really thorough!

I'm getting one, I realize this is an old video but it demonstrated exactly what I needed to see

Great review certainly something that I would invest in

Stood in one of these at Gearfest 2019 in a loud crowded convention center and once your in , it’s like you’re buried under ground. Blocks out so much ambient sound.

Thanks for doing this man. Helpful.

Excellent review!!!

A VERY fair, even-handed review, Mike.

I own an IsoVox as well, and the two biggest problems are [1] no room for an ipad for scripts...almost impossible to mark a script up or move pages (makes audiobook work very tough) and [2] you need to record using a Lo Cut/Hi Pass filter to remove much of the small-box boominess. It is perfectly possible to make a recording in an IsoVox useable...but it is tough to work in for longer jobs.

Great review. Thanks.

Really nice review, Mike! Very balanced and thorough!

Thank you very much. This Video helps a lot. Greetings from Germany

Wow! Thanks, MIke!

Thanks for all the comments. I've now made the audio from the studio and the gym sections downloadable - and provided a sample from the same mic in the studio, unprocessed, at soundcloud.com/mikecoopervoiceover/sets/isovox-2-audio-samples

Fantastic Review. So looks like it could be good for me then in a small humbling apartment with neighbors that remind me of my ... singleness. Not trying to record that type of material. Thanks again and take care.

Thanks! Nice review...

I Haaaaate the way that iso booth sounds. Sounds so muddled its insane. All your hear is base and low end. Makes you sound like your speaking through a pillow. If the box was bigger it would make it sound much better.

You got a bad ass house Mike!!! I'm trying to get it like you!!!!

It would be great if someone could test the noise reducing level outside of the box, I need to know how useful it is for vocal rehearsals to prevent others in the house or neighbours hearing you.

Great review, but would have been nice to hear a recording without the box through the Neuman. It sounds really bassy to me, but I don't know how much of that is the microphone and other elements.

This was a good review with usable demonstrations, but I can't say I am all that impressed with it. It has a really odd decay, some say its bassy but I hear the highs decaying out really oddly and the bass balance to be ok. It sounds boxy, tight. I would prefer a wrap-around with an open top to this with a blanket around my shoulders. It needs a little breathing space. I get this same sound (for basic youtube vid-overs) with a Blue Ball USB mic inside of a 14"x16" fold-able storage cube from Wal-Mart with some wedge sheet isolation foam inside, open front. mine cost me 12.80 CAD for the container and the foam was leftover from a guitar ISO cab project. Probably 40.00 CAD worth of good quality studio foam. This may be built better overall, but for the money, I would take my cube.

Oops, pressed send too soon. I have an Isovox 2 that I took with me to Gran Canaria. It worked all right although I do have a few issues: 1. The stand does not fold enough to go on a plane. 2. The length from the mike to the script/iPad is too short (57yo with glasses!!). I need to be able to adjust the mike, which is not possible now. 3. Recording audiobooks, I need to be able to read in a looong flow and just mark the audio file when I make a mistake so I can edit easily afterwards. So like you I need some kind of view or connection to tne laptop I record on. I’ll start experimenting with using a wireless keyboard and mouse. I just don’t really know where to place them. It’s so great to be able to travel with the job. But the Isovox does need to be optimized. Especially for the really long projects that I do a lot of. It would also be great if it folded a little more so it could fit in a regular suitcase.

It's better than I expected very pricy compared to others however I do see its the best without investing in a sound booth, would it be able to use a BLUE mic and screw it onto the stand?

Hi. Can you scroll the text on the ipad?

Nice review Mike. Many thanks. I am in the process of building a new (very small) house - in the NC mountains I might add. While I'm in the transition process I'll have a particular challenge. I've been recording in my home studio equipped with a "Vocal Booth" (a prefab until I bought years ago). It also can sound a bit "boxy", but with mic technique and some other factors, I've learned to make it work pretty well. However, for a coupe long-time clients, I need to be able to match the sound of recordings already done in my existing booth. So my question is ... with all other factors being equal (meaning the same microphone, same preamp, same general recording area/environment, etc.) how different does a file sound when recorded in your usual booth versus one recorded in the Isoxox?

From the examples I’ve heard and my situation - I live alone but in NYC - I am not sold yet.

If i took 3 large pillows top left and right . 3 smaller pillows front back and bottom sew them together maybe sew them on to a zipper just for kicks . will it have a smilar effect and a way cheaper cost , what do you think ????

I like it.

All things considered, it does knock down the sound a good bit. Great review Mike. It's too bad it doesn't accommodate the Sen 416. That really is the ultimate road mic. I wondered about rigging something the it could be offset to the side a bit (not ideal) but at least you could fit a giant head like mine in there. Thanks for the video. If you ever find yourself on Vancouver Island without your Isobox, I have a studio waiting for you to use. Cheers!

Just used in my vioce work the inability to read my script is not great but it works

Really objective video

Thanks a lot

nice review mike , i would like to see how much it isolates the sound coming out of the unit, the company make a big claim via 2 sound bites that you can hardly hear someone singing , then they put a nice disclaimer that it might not be the same for all singers mm not convinced.

I've got IsoVox and although this review sound good on the surface, I don't believe Mike truly described the end product which is the record. In my case I don't have very well treated rooms - one with a lot of furnishing and a carpet, another one (where i initially was planning to use) with quite a lot of reflective surfaces. I need to use it for VO/not as a singer. In summary, for both rooms I have both noise entering in (which you cant EQ) and the boxiness effect clearly heard. So now to make further investments into trying to build something around it to eliminate.

reflection might come from the ipad having being a screen (Hard service)

Just got it. It’s incredible. Any drawbacks are minimal & can easily be worked around.

Hey Mike, I'm a voice over artist from the states. I hate telling clients that I'm away from the studio when I travel. How does it do with Condenser mics? I couldn't tell if your test mic was dynamic or condenser.

You can let that back panel on the top of the Box mate, will get a good balance 🍀

good explanation from new friend

13:06 I’ve practiced with that script 😁 Interesting to hear someone else’s take. That’s acting for ya.

The price of the product is quite high...do consider reviewing the price.. I just cut some plywood and with MMT accoustics foams and some mounting accessories, I could build one that works extremely well.

that fish tank was the most unforgiving room

You mentioned it sounded a bit boxy. Could you speak more on that? Thank you

This looks like a great solution to keep unwanted noise out of your recordings. I just wonder how much sound it keeps from getting out? Unfortunately my living room studio is not very isolated. I can hear my neighbour talking when they have an argument or when they play music and i don't want them to hear me singing without music. I'm not the worst singer but i'm very shy. As soon as my vocals have been recorded and are played back with some music i'm acctually fine with the result. It would improve my performance a lot if i knew nobody could hear my dry voice.

Is it boxy sounding at all? That's my concern

Having an iPad in there is a bad idea.

I was trying to swipe and turn off the British accent mode

What about if you are 6’2”?

y’all are wildin if you’d rather have have room reverb in your recordings rather than just eq’ing or multibanding a little low end. it looks like it does the trick. expensive but sounds like you could get consist recordings with this thing

dude you live in NC so do I Ashville

Please, try it with some noise in the outside! Thank you, oh you did

Nice shirt hua

Отпечаток Isovox на записи очень сильный. 70к рублей...надо думать.

8:27 FUCK, that was the main reason I got it!

Sounds kind of boxy not sure I like that

WAY too expensive for what it does. And while it does deaden the ambient noise in the room, it makes the vocals sound too muffled and distorted on the low end. Yes, that can be cleaned up with some EQ, but the entire point of this is to minimize the amount of time needed to doctor your vocal takes. I guess if you have a REALLY noisy recording environment that can't be tamed with a limiter and compression, and you can't figure out how to isolate your vocals in a creative and inexpensive way...and you have $1000 to throw away...then go for it.

Whilst it does deaden the sound, it does honestly sound like you've got your head stuck in a box. Plus it's far, far too expensive.

Its nice but its too much expensive to be honest .

Sooooo boomy. Actually sounds like your recording in a box

Great review, but its seriously overpriced. A room divider and some decent acoustic foam in a wrap-around format will deliver the same results minus the smothered sound...Cost? $300 Aussie dollars and 20 minutes of assembly time (pinning)

I want this so I can sing and scream without other neighbors being bothered. Shame he doesn’t even mention that.

we are forgetting about People Sweating inside that box...Remember they will not be inside for just a couple of minutes.. Do they Have Fans inside the Box????

This is a great product I have ears and its very good. you make it seem like its okay but its really great. There is nothing I know better than this. This is an unfair review. You are a lovely man of course. But you trying not to sound biased ended making it look like it's not so great. Do a comparison of all the portable booth out there and you will find yourself singing the praises of the ISOVOX 2. Others like Eyeball Kaotica, Aston Halo and many more then you'll appreaciate. This great product. So next time brother. A little bit of excitement make you and your video exciting and more views and subscription you will get. Trust me friend. Have a lovely life.

Definitely sounds boxy. but then it is a literally a box.

Glue some foam rubber you found outside somewhere to the inside of a cardboard box. You're welcome.

It didn't do much to block out the noise of that pump, so it wouldn't stand a chance against planes, my deaf neighbor who like films at a THX volume, nor my girlfriend's blender. Ugh. BTW, I want to make sweet love to your reading voice 😆

Sounds a lot like you're talking into a pillow. Very muddled, like someone is trying to strangle you as well as record you. Not worth it imho.

Sounds like it's not your voice.

The low mid build up is insane. It sounds so boxy. This is not a good option for VOs, don't waste your money on this shite.

The 'box' sound is reminiscent of old radio station recording booths. And no one likes it.