Can't shake the boxyness
Hi All,
I've been rejected twice for boxyness and the comments are that my space is too small or poorly treated. To give you a sense, I work in a space that's about 3'X8'. It's a converted closet that is wall-to-wall (and ceiling) covered in foam and moving blankets. Also the floor has blankets on it. I did attempt to mitigate the boxy quality by fixing the EQ with a parametric equalizer, but I don't think it did enough. Everyone says a closet with clothes works fine if you can't afford a professional studio, and this seems very similar to that, so I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. The comments say my space might not be adequate, but I'm not sure exactly how.
I do hear the boxyness, but I thought my latest attempt fixed it well enough. I'm worried about pushing the EQ so much that it sounds over processed. I'm very new at all of this, so I find feedback very useful in my process to becoming a better voice over artist and engineer, so I appreciate any advice people might have on this. Thank you!
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Hi EJ, thanks for reaching out!
Boxiness is a common problem in small spaces because is produced due to the reflexions of sound in the hard surfaces, in this case, the surfaces of your closet, and unfortunately is not an issue that can be solved with EQ or any other process.
It would be nice to listen some of your audios and also see some photos of your space in order to help you find a proper solution, so please, feel free to share it with me. You can share the files here in the thread or you can use wetransfer or google drive.
I look forward to your response,
Greetings,
Steven Cifuentes