[Ben]

Hello All;
I don't have a limited budget, but rather a crippled budget for now. For recording vocals for my music project, I have to try to make due with what I already have on hand. I have about a 15' X15' room that has my computer and audio equipment. It is also open to an 'S' shaped hall leading to the front door and two other rooms. It is also open at the opposite corner to a 10' X 10' room that in turn is open to the kitchen. I could do my vocals in the 15 X 15 room. Or I could run my mic to my 15' X 23' bedroom and close the door. Or I could run my mic to a 4' X 6' walk-in closet at the far end of the bedroom and close the door.
I was planning on using a make shift booth that I set up in the 15 X 15 room using 3 tall book cases one short book case and one large cabinet. These items of furniture would be pretty well filled up with books. I have a lot of bubble wrap that I could use to stuff wherever it is needed. This furniture is arranged somewhat non - parrallel to eachother and to the surrounding walls. They are also each angled a little differently vertically. This booth will cut down on the computer noise somewhat. The booth is open to the room at two corners and around the ceiling. The floor space varies from about 2 3/4 ft to 3 ft width and 7ft to 8 1/4 ft length.
I have a comforter and some heavy blankets, throws, and other fabrics that I can mount on the walls or the furniture or the ceiling, inside and/or outside of the booth. The mic (a dynamic cartoid Shure SM58) would face away from the largest booth opening to cut down on early reflections of computer noise even more. Whatever noise remains can be EQ'ed down or out if it is not low enough to be masked by the music that is recorded. I was hoping to use REQ to test the booth to determined where to best place the mic stand at and what horizontal and vertical angles to set the mic on the stand.

What would probably be best to do to record vocals?
1. Finish the proposed booth.
2. Restore the 15 X 15 room and use the furniture as non- parallel deflectors/ absorbers (placing them at key places in the room).
3. Use the large room with the doors closed.
4. Use the walkin closet.

Ben