The Big Move - New Digs

If I had known a move was in the near further I would have waited to build my voiceover booth. Life is full of surprises, and when the opportunity presented itself to move into a bigger place with room for a dedicated studio space we seized it. This decision came with the unfortunate need to move the booth.  Complicating the problem is the fact that we lived on the second floor. I called around town to find a moving company willing to move the beast. The walls barely made the turn out the door and down the stairs. After a lot of grunting the walls were in the moving truck.

Unfortunately, the side walls don’t bend and wouldn’t fit into the basement of our new place, so the booth found its home on the main floor at the far end of our double living room. It fit together easier than legos, well except for the fact that it was so heavy.

Placing the Panels

It took three strong men to set the ceiling on the walls. The weight held the box in place.

At our old apartment half of the booth was hidden within the closet. But in our new apartment, there it was - big huge ugly plywood box. The dark brown faux suade would have been quite imposing in the new surroundings. I consulted with my artist friend Laura who found a Pinterest inspiration that would echo the tones and design of the river desk. 

I used paint left over from my bedroom. Laura generously gave me a can of 24K gold spray paint and her mom contributed some old half coagulated stain.

The acoustics and insulation properties inside the booth are just as good as before. But the position of the booth within the room doesn’t make for good mixing acoustics outside the booth. Fortunately, I don’t do much of this. To cut down on reflections I installed small shelves and clips to hold diffusion panels from my portable booth on the walls.

Diffusion Panels

Shelves from IKEA hold diffusion panels.