Frequently Asked Questions

A VocalBooth™ helps to create a more controlled recording/ isolated environment. It will greatly reduce and possibly eliminate current background and/or outside noise. This will allow you to sculpt vocals, instruments and/or test materials without unwanted ambient noise. Our fully enclosed VocalBooths™ will provide a substantial separation from the existing room.

We have engineered our VocalBooths™ to allow for optimum audio replication. Whatever you may be recording or testing, you can expect a non-colored, clean audio reproduction for your sculpting endeavors. Your sound is only as good as the source and our VocalBooths™ allow for a controlled environment for superior recordings.

There are many different applications in which a VocalBooth™ is successfully used. Most commonly a VocalBooth™ is used for recording, voice over, broadcast, studio control, audio post production, drum isolation, rehearsal, audiology, scientific testing, industrial sound dampening, conferencing and karaoke. Please contact a VocalBooth™ sales representative to help you identify your critical needs and to ensure a perfect solution.

This is another great feature of our booths. Our rooms can be assembled and disassembled an unlimited amount of times. The ease of which the booth was assembled will be the same result in the deconstruction and moving of the booth to another location within the same premises or to another. For moving to another location you will be able to place all of the booth panels within a van or truck with ease. We can provide an additional crate (small fee) if you need to ship or package the booth. If you will be moving the booth often within the same premises you may want to consider a caster wheel base for easy mobility.

Our custom designed standard ventilation system offers in/out airflow while at the same time keeping the noise generated by moving air to a minimum. A remote fan unit connects via a flexible duct to our active vent exhaust. Warmer air is actively pulled from the VocalBooth™ and travels through a baffle box. The air pulled from the VocalBooth™ is replaced by cooler ambient air from the surrounding environment which passes through a separate passive baffle box.

Our ventilation system exchanges air once every five minutes. All fan units come with an on/off switch that can be placed inside or outside your VocalBooth™. In addition to the standard ventilation system we offer a VB Vent Silencer™ upgrade. The VB Vent Silencer upgrade is a muffled fan unit for the remote fan and allows quieter fan noise inside and outside of the VocalBooth™.

VocalBooth™ panels are stacked and sealed into a large plywood crate. The crate is loaded by fork lift onto a large freight truck and then shipped to the local hub in your city. With your provided tracking number you make an appointment with the freight company for delivery. Standard shipping charges do not include unloading from the truck. If you choose not to unload the truck yourself, for an additional fee you can request the option from us for “inside delivery”.

Panels fit into all standard doorways and hallways. Two able bodied persons can easily carry each panel. The Gold and Platinum Series™ door panels are more cumbersome and may need one or more persons. Within the continental US delivery time is usually 2-5 business days depending on your location.

Two able bodied persons can install a 4' x 4' Silver Series VocalBooth™ in under an hour. There are no tedious small parts to assemble and the only tool you will need is a screwdriver for putting on the doorknob. Our design is uncomplicated and the written directions are straightforward. Window and doors are preinstalled within the panels. Our Gold Series™ VocalBooths™ take a little more time and some of our larger VocalBooths™ may need a cordless drill.

Our double-wall designed Platinum Series™ will take slightly more time because of the second interior wall. The Diamond Series™ is available in either our Gold or Platinum design and is just as easy to construct. All VocalBooths™ can be assembled and disassembled an unlimited number of times.

Our Silver Series™ is available in 4' x 4' only. The Gold and Platinum Series™ are available from 4' x 4' and up to 16' x 16' and are expandable at a later date if desired. Our Diamond Series™ is available in four sizes, 3 Carat (approximate volume of a 4' x 4'), 5 Carat (approximate volume of 5' x 5'), 10 Carat (approximate volume of 6' x 6') and 14 Carat (approximate volume of 7' x 7'). Custom sizes are also available.

In addition to our standard VocalBooths™ which include lighting, cable ports, active ventilation, wall-to-wall acoustic gray foam or acoustic fabric interior we offer many additional options. All windows are optional. Wall window sizes are either 3' x 3' or 3' x 6' (must have an 8' wall). Door widows are available in either 1' x 2' or 2' x 2.5'.

We offer many optional exterior colors. You can change the color of your interior with either different colored Auralex Foam or a fabric wrapped interior. For easy mobility and floor separation we can add a caster wheel base. You may also opt for a beautiful hardwood floor. We also offer height extension or height reduction to your specs.

If you are in need of wall mounts for monitors or other devices we can provide this to your specifications. If you would like your ventilation ceiling mounted rather than wall mounted there is no charge. For even more quiet ventilation we offer our vent silencer upgrade for low volume recordings. We are more than happy to build custom booths to your exact specifications. Additional fees apply for most of our upgrade options.

VocalBooths™ are fully enclosed rooms which include wall, floor and ceiling panels. Our main components are ¾" OSB with exterior 1/8" acoustic fabric. Depending on which series you go with the interior will differ. The Silver Series™ wall construction is 1/8" acoustic fabric, ¾" OSB and 2" acoustic foam. The Gold Series™ is 1/8" acoustic fabric, ¾" OSB, ½" sound board and 2" acoustic foam. The double-wall designed Platinum Series™ is 1/8" acoustic fabric, ¾" OSB, ½" sound board, 2" acoustic foam, ¾" OSB and 1/8" acoustic fabric. Our Diamond Series™ is available in either our Gold or Platinum Series construction.

We use the highest quality materials in our manufacturing. Our layering process of OSB board and sound deadening board is overall better than a single layer MDF board system. We prefer our OSB layering to MDF due to its sound attenuation properties and its high resistance to warping, cracking and breakage during transport and assembly. The Gold, Platinum and Diamond Series use a solid wood double sealed door compared to the Silver Series foam core single sealed door. Silver and Gold Series windows are double paned and the Platinum triple paned.

The best way to understand sound reduction is to determine how you will use your new VocalBooth™. For recording in our Silver and Gold Series VocalBooths™, most if not all environmental noise outside your building (with windows and doors closed) will not read on your tracks.

Though the Silver and Gold Series™ are both a single-wall design the Gold Series™ has an increased sound reduction. Most ambient office noise (40db to 50db) should not read on your tracks as well as speaker monitors kept in this decibel range. For use as practice rooms, loud singing and shouting is heavily muffled. Drums and amplified instruments are greatly subdued. With your studio doors and windows closed, other rooms and other tenants should not hear acoustic instruments and loud vocals from inside your VocalBooth™.

For our Platinum Series™, sound reduction performance is enhanced over the Silver and Gold Series™ and allows louder monitoring. The Diamond Series™ is available in either the Gold or Platinum Series. Please contact a VocalBooth.com™ representative to help you identify your critical needs and to ensure a perfect solution.

It is difficult to accurately compare products on the market based on posted decibel reduction numbers because results can vary greatly based on the methodology of testing. Basically what it comes down to is that location of testing sites will differ and therefore provide different results.

The law of diminishing returns apply on single-wall and double-wall sound enclosure systems. Once your seals are solid, an increase in wall thickness does not substantially increase sound reduction. Also, there are no lightweight “high tech” materials that make a substantial difference. Solid mass and decoupled walls with airspace between them are the best solution.

We pride ourselves in providing the best product in our class with professional results internationally. What we can guarantee is that we use the highest rated sound reduction materials in the manufacturing of VocalBooths™ while at the same time keeping mobility and affordability in mind.

Our cable ports, which are 3 ½" ports in the wall, allow cables into the VocalBooth™. Once your lines that you desire our placed, seal the cable port with the acoustic foam provided. Additional cable ports can be installed at no extra charge.

Yes, all panels are interchangeable for each series as long as there is a panel with the same width. Our unique modular design allows you to decide where the door, window and vent panels go when you assemble. At any time you can choose to have your window panel on the left or the right side. When ordering you must determine which side your door swings open—where the hinges are placed on the left or right side. This feature can be only changed by repurchasing a door.

We have customers throughout the US and overseas. Unfortunately to view one of our VocalBooths™ would be overly imposing on them. You are welcome to visit our factory in Bend, Oregon at anytime. We can have your model of booth assembled for your review. Please be sure to give a few days advance notice so we can be sure to have it ready for you. Also, any VocalBooth.com™ sales representative is ready and willing to discuss with you the best solution for your application.

VocalBooth.com™ products are constructed for simple assembly. The only required tools are a Phillips head screw driver and a razor blade for opening the crate and unpacking materials. For a speedier set up we find that our customers may use a power screw driver but this is not required. Instructions are strait forward and allow for easy assembly.

The weight of your VocalBooth™ is obviously determined by its size. You can calculate approximately the weight of your VocalBooth™ by the type and number of panels. A standard panel is 4' x 8'. Smaller sized VocalBooths™ such as a 6' x 6' will have a 4' and a 2' wide panel to make up a 6' wall. You can divide the weight listed below for these standard panels accordingly.
A blank 4' x 8' panel weighs approximately 75 lbs. A panel with a window will also weigh approximately 75 lbs. The door panel will weigh approximately 160 - 200 lbs. (Moving the door panel will need the help of more than one person for installation.) The floor and ceiling are considered blank panels and weight determined by size.

Please refer to our web www.vocalbooth.com for our warranty information.

You may simply contact your sales representative or VocalBooth.com™ directly to request replacement parts. Depending on the reason for replacement and/or the part requested a fee may be charged.