Over the weekend, I was recording some audio for some screencasts, and I noticed a hiss caused by my Macbooks. Moving the mic further from my work area isn’t really possible, so I set out to find a solution to the hissing noise.
<p>A quick search on Google led me to an interesting <a href="http://www.harlanhogan.com/portaboothArticle.shtml">contraption</a> build by Harlan Hogan.</p>
<p><img src="http://smartic.us/assets/2008/12/23/portaboothFullFront.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>After reading the description, I decided that is was potentially what I was looking for. I went to order page, and I was greeted with a huge shock:</p>
<p><img src="http://smartic.us/assets/2008/12/23/portabooth.png" alt="" /></p>
<p>This thing was <strong>$129</strong>. That seemed a bit crazy, so I set out to build my own box. The first thing I did was made a trip to Ikea. They always have everything I’m looking for, and they didn’t fail me this time ($4.00). Next I went to the local music store looking for some sound proofing foam. They had some in stock at $25 a sheet.</p>
<p>It actually only took me about 15 minutes to assmeble my box. For $29, I built something that would have cost me $100 more. And I have the satisfaction of building it myself.</p>
<p><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Ri_cptRkGek/SVBOMK4vXvI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ISFwc1FHKp0/s720/DSCF3819.JPG" alt="" /></p>
<p>Now I’m off to record some hiss free voiceovers.</p>
<p>There are more pictures <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/bryanliles/MySoundBox">here</a>#</p>
