A) Everyone has a different level of sensitivity when it comes to their sense of smell. The “new” smell of the sound blankets may have no effect, little effect or a major effect on the nose. However the sound blankets can be washed!

Here is a suggestion for washing the sound blankets to release that NEW smell.

• Take the blankets to a Laundromat and wash them in a commercial washer with regular amount of detergent.(Do NOT use your own washer).
• Then dry then in a tumble dry at high heat. Drying might take a long time. I suggest to go through several 12 minutes cycles, so you can straighten up the blanket in between the drying cycles.  Because ,you know the blanket folds in the machine and only the top exposed surface will get dry, so you need to turn it and let everything dry.
• After you have it thoroughly dried ( on High Setting)  let it hang outside on fresh air and cool off.
• Please note that the blanket will be steaming hot and the smell will intensify, but then after it cools off the smell will go away.
• You can actually skip the washing part. Just try drying the blankets on a high setting for 12-15 minutes first. And then let it air out.  See if this will be enough.
• You can wash the blankets again too.

Warning: DO NOT try this at home! You might destroy your machine. Because the blankets are getting very heavy and will occupy the entire space in the machine, Your machine will not have enough room to wash the blankets properly.

A) VocalBoothToGo.com vocal booths come in different sizes — 3 x 3, 6 x 3, and our largest vocal booth, the 6 x 6. We also provide the Carry-On Vocal Booth and other portable vocal booth options.

All of the booths are portable and can be put together without the use of ANY tools. You can also add sound block as well.

If you are Do-It-Yourselfer, you can simply purchase the frame, sound blankets or soundproofing materials separately. Or, you can purchase the Complete version of the booths and not have to worry about building it yourself.

A) Yes, you can wash them! Unlike acoustic foam, Producer’s Choice sound blankets can be washed!

Here’s how to wash our sound blankets:

• Wash the sound blankets at a laundromat. Note that blankets tend to get heavy when wet.
• Note that this product has “Inside filler,” which is a recycled cotton fabric that is multicolored.
• Note that colors from that filler may run and because of this, do not wash together with other clothes!
• After washing you might see fuzz balls on the fabric.  This does not reduce the quality of the blanket or cause any problems.
• You can fluff these blankets in the dryer too –  making them nice and thick.
• For upkeep, you can vacuum it from the dust and wash them occasionally.

If you have questions, you can refer to the directions from this You Tube video: http://youtu.be/HTaGB

Another video about washing can be found on http://youtu.be/3cC9bvLFvy4

A) Yes, we tested our sound blankets from a professional acoustical laboratory, Below are the NRC test results — the certificate– from the Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories.

Here is also a comparison with acoustic foam.

If you would like to learn more about NRC rating or soundproofing, check-out the articles section on our website.

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Reviews and Testimonials:

@VocalBoothToGo clients were very happy with sound quality [of the Carry-on Vocal Booth] even from a hospital room!

Randye Kaye, Voice Actor

For over 7 years, I’ve had my office desk 6ft away from a rack of computer servers and their cooling fan whining.   After visiting your site, I ordered 3 of the Producer’s Choice Acoustic Sound Blankets and 1 section of hanging track. I hung these up around my server rack and the amount of noise reduction was amazing! I would recommend these for those in small/home offices that have their computers/servers in a common location and would like to reduce the sounds they make.

Andrew

Thank you for providing honest advice

I am happy that you gave me the right advice and not just which of your product will help me. Very thankful.

Jagdish

I would rent again

We rented a 6 x 3 Acoustical Vocal Booth from VocalBoothToGo for an event. We received the booth on time, it was easy to assemble and it met our needs for our event. I would definitely recommend renting from VocalBoothToGo if you need to use a vocal booth for just a short period.

Steve VanDusen, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Used it on vacation

Just wanted to let you know that my experience with the Vocal Booth went well on my vacation. In fact, I booked one of the jobs I auditioned for while away 🙂

B.M. Voice-Actor

Couldn’t be happier

Unbelievable, arrived this morning! I’ve already fluffed them and put them to work. Couldn’t be happier.

Mark

Improved drum room.

I have received the blankets and set them up. They have made great improvement on the sound in my drum room. Thank you so much!

Holmsteinn

Sound outside is considerably reduced.

I’ve been using them for 10 months now. The sound is very controlled inside the room & I would say that the sound outside is considerably reduced. The blankets are double thickness over the outer wall and two internal walls & the window area is packed with foam & thick upholstery to cut more noise through that area. I play for about an hour a day & have had no complaints. The neighbors say they can hear me of course, but it’s not so bad. Video review

William Bloodfarm

Professional Quality Sound From Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets

Our home studio is located in our living room. Not ideal you may say…. Indeed, but nonetheless I still manage to capture professional quality sound! And how do I go about and do this? The answer is: Producers Choice Blankets.

Marty, 4CHORDSPRODUCTION

Great blankets!

Thank you for the wonderful blankets! Perfect!

Jim P., March 10, 2014

They were astounded at the difference using the Carry-on Vocal Booth!

“Love the vocal booth [Carry-on Vocal Booth] purchased by a friend for my birthday. Your product has incredible reviews, and I just submitted my first audition with the confidence that the booth is an outstanding product. This sucker really is a fine piece. I had sent a sample of a recording to two of my friends without the VocalBooth, and then with it. They were astounded at what a difference it made.”

Marty O.

One of the Best Investments!

VIA Twitter, Feb. 21, 2014 from Gabriel Meono

My sound blankets from @VocalBoothToGo are one of my best investments for #voiceover work. Can’t wait to test them with my new #SM7B mic.

I’m Very Picky and I love Your Product!

I have to tell you, I have been looking for the perfect travel companion for a long time to do voiceover. Your Carry on Vocal Booth Pro is just amazing!

Just wanted to send some love! I told a buddy of mine to buy one today.

I did my research . . . your company was the best!

I did my research and liked the quality of your blankets the best. Actually, the quality exceeds my expectations. Thank you.

Gary Gurreri

Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets Worked On Stage!

With no PA on, we noticed a major difference in just the drum sounds. They were cleaner sounding. Good bit of the drum slap back was eliminated. with PA on, there was an improvement in the sound throughout the venue.

Byron Santo, www.ByronSanto.com

Mix Just Cleaned Up On Their Own (using Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets)

The sound absorbing blankets that Byron provided to me as FOH for the venue worked extremely well! We did sound check without them and then installed them in just minutes. Then, I noticed a bigger and tighter sound of the drums, guitar cabs and bass cabs. The mix seemed to just clean up on it’s own… but I knew better. They were doing what they were designed to do. Impressive and inexpensive way to improve sound in any venue for any event!

Joe Coslan

Producer’s Choice is Excellent for A Very Live Room

The blankets made a big difference to the sound coming off of the stage. The blankets greatly reduced reflections from the back stage wall. This tightened up the mix and made it more intelligible. Excellent for a very live room.

Sam Picolo

Swallowed by VocalBoothToGo Sound Blankets: From a Post

westonboucher: Being swallowed by new soundproofing blankets from vocalboothtogo. As you can see waaay too much coffee today. About to track vocals for a new song called “The Wanderer” to eventually pitch to other recording artists. These blankets are legit as this room sounded like singing in a toilet bowl, there’s a YouTube video review that measured most sound absorbent vs lots of other brands. Things are mad heavy soundblankets.

flow223 Does the blankets help and how u setup urs?

westonboucher@flow223 the blankets made a huge difference, I was amazed as the room was awful before due to tile floor, mirrored closet doors and glass pane double doors but afterwards you’d never know with how amazing the isolation was. I bought six and hung them from ceiling hooks and created a 7’x4′ area and laid one on the floor as well. Behind the mic I have a tall foldout divider in a V shape with one of the blankets draped over as well. Prob didn’t need 6 blankets but cheaper in bulk. I had a similar setup with basic uhaul moving blankets before and this is a huge improvement, no brainer. These r the ones I got since they have holes to hang theough. Black Sound Blankets Producer Choice Oversized w/Gr VB-73G

Great customer service!

“I’d like to start by saying I am impressed with your support folks. My call went directly to Jeff in support who picked up the phone by the second ring and was incredibly helpful.”

Scott M.

I’m a Busy Voice Over Mom and Coach, and the Carry-On Helps Me!

“I am so thankful for the Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro I received at VO2013! I have found a way to utilize it in my house as a busy voice over mom and coach. My office and recording booth are in the basement. Now that I have a 5 month old, it has gotten more difficult to record voice over projects and coach my online students in my recording booth, since the baby monitor sometimes creates static.  I set up the Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro in an area near my baby’s room and I am now able to record quality audio while she naps with no baby monitor static! Since the Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro is so portable, I can easily move it around where I need it in the house. Thank you, VocalBoothToGo.com!”

Nazia Chaudry
Voiceover Talent, Singer and Coach, www.VoiceAndPerformance.com

I Like Yours (portable vocal booth) The Best!

“Your design [Carry-On Vocal Booth] is lighter, easier to use, sounds better, and, in my opinion, far more functional than any other portable VO booth I’ve seen. Harlan’s booth uses Auralex pyramid foam, which does a good job of diffusing the sound, but does only a fair job of absorption . .  .I like yours much better!”

James R. Alburger
VoiceActing Academy, VoiceOver International Creative Experience (VOICE)

Vocal Booth on Tracks — An “A” and Delivers Exactly What It Says!

The Vocal Booth on Tracks in an Option for Space Challenged Voice Talents . . . and Yahoo! I now have my own recording “room” – and, even better, I can whisk its “walls” aside whenever I need to.

See her full review of the Vocal Booth on Tracks online.

Randye Kaye, Voice Actress

Sound Is Dead On (using the Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro)

Imagine my delight when my engineering hero, James Alburger commented on a recent Reader’s Digest narration I had done: “That was done using a Portable Carry On Vocal Booth?  The sound was dead on!”  I rent my home and space is limited so the Portable Carry On Vocal Booth is perfect for me. It gives me very clean recordings without that boxy sound I had in the past. Now I feel totally confident that I am delivering a professional clean sound… if it passes Jim’s ear, it’s good enough for me!

Martha Kahn, Voice Actress

Your Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets are terrific!

The Producer’s Choice acoustic blankets are terrific! I use them in my studio. These are not just regular sound blankets. They totally work! Nice quality and affordable. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on foam.

Lewin Barringer
http://www.YouTube.com/Garagebandandbeyond

Love the Curtains and Tracks

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the curtains and track hanging system. My room sounds great; vastly improved form the past.

Bob Cross

Really Enjoying Blankets

I just received my blankets today, and they are excellent! I’m really enjoying them now. They make a complete difference than what I had before.

Cameron Wheeler

Vocal Booth 6 X 6 a success . . . 2 more please!
Thanks for sending the [Vocal Booth VB66]. It’s been tested and we’d like to order two more with the same specs.
Many thanks!

Joane.
Superviseur, Publications Audio
Montreal

The Hanging Vocal Booth Made My Day!

This is really going to help me progress in this great buisness. I live on the gulf coast, and there isn’t access to many studios so I was trying to make my own in my home.The hanging booth will instantly improve on the quality of my recordings. Once again, great product and I will be telling all my voice over artist and musician friends all about it.

Michael Hall, Voice Actor

Redesigned Studio Uses Producer’s Choice Blankets

About two years ago, while doing a redesign of my home studio, I came across your Producer’s Choice Blankets and ordered two that worked out great. Subsequently, I shared your information with a colleague, at the Voice Acting Academy. You have a very strong story to tell about the effectiveness of your products and the value that they represent.

Curt B.
CA.

Vocal Booth . . a Godsend For Industrial Use

I have researched this area and there is nothing else on the market like this, other than very cumbersome booths weighing half a ton. For industrial uses, this portable booth would be a godsend . . .  more cost effective. In these circumstances it would be valuable to all industrial organizations across the globe.

Dr Martin S.
Medical Director, Occupational Medicals

Great Stuff
These blankets are GREAT! I tried to reduce reverberation in my studio and these blankets just hit the spot!

Forget Auralex – at 2 inches thick they give you 95 % sound Absorption. Producer’s Choice Blankets give you 80% absorption at 0.5 inch thickness.

Ordering more Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets

We have one of your Oversized Producer’s Choice blankets and just ordered two more . . . . I’m so glad we found them. Thank you so much!

Nelly

Fast Customer Service

“Crazy fast response and shipping time, unreal! I’ll be sure to let my friends know if they need any soundproofing :).”

Travis S.

Producer’s Choice Blankets Are Superb!

I just wanted to tell you that the Producers Choice Acoustic Blankets work superbly . . . what a great enhancement to our podcasting studio! Thank you for working with Operation Soldier Assist. You are helping our efforts to encourage our troops as well as saving us money that we can use for troop support packages and shipping cost. We really appreciate the support of VocalBoothToGo.com!

Blaine P. Ducote Sr., Founder: Operation Soldier Assist, www.soldierassist.com

Nothing Works Better Than Producer’s Choice

I have not found anything that works as well (as these blankets).

Will H.

Two More Blankets Please!

I welcome two more please, many thanks.

Bertrand

No Boxy Sound!

So far no boxiness (with the Carry-On Booth) which makes me happy!

Dean Wendt

(Voice of Barney)

A) Producer’s Choice sound blankets are designed to absorb sound waves, especially of high and medium frequencies and reduce reverberation. These sound blankets are used, for example, in a room that has an echo as an acoustic room treatment.

If you use these blankets to hang over a window – it will dampen the incoming sound of the cars, but will not completely block it.

For better soundproofing, you need a blanket with more mass such as Sound Block Curtains (see VocalBoothToGo.com – soundproofing products). These soundproofing curtains combine Producer’s Choice sound blankets for sound absorption plus Mass Loaded Vinyl for sound blocking.

When using the Sound Block Curtains, you need to make sure to attach the curtains as tight as possible to block the whole area of the window. You should also face the absorption side of the blanket to the street and the sound block to the inside of the room.