OK, here are all costs associated with my new sound booth, which are broken apart as actual building materials costs, in addition to custom extras. After visiting Whisper Rooms costs, plus freight, I think this saved quite a bit of money, and allowed for me to upgrade some gear.
Total time spent, including trips to the Home Depot, Frys, Pro Audio, etc. took about 28 hours.
Booth Materials Extras
Dawbox plans DVD 55
stealth fan 11 Mic Boom 55
pod light 11 barstool 54
tools, trowel, carpet 125 wireless keyboard, mouse 43
more carpet 34 monitor extension 22
paint, roller, brush 16 headphone extension 54
pre hung door, lock 83 usb extension-mbox 21
wood, milling, 205 phone patch headset 16
shelving, brackets, tools 147 Neumann, Rode Mics 914
foam flooring mats 18 $ 1179
Auralex Foam 408
$1113
Total Cost $2292
Bobbin’s voiceover booth is complete
Bobbin Beam and her husband have completed the do-it-yourself voiceover booth as she’s documented on her blog, including photos. And she’s also posted a cost analysis of the project. 28 hours. And, even including the extras, a bit over 2 gr…