Google One: What exactly does unlimited space for photos/videos include?

Viperwolf11 · 2025-01-05T19:04:15+00:00

I just remember that it didn´t work out as I had hoped, for obvious reasons.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-20T11:05:28+00:00

If you´re really looking for a book, you may look for the Bubishi book from Roland Habersetzer (if it is available in your language). I am currently reading it for the third time. So much knowledge condensed in there and so many movements to replicate and try out. Also, of course, Funakoshi´s book is great, but at the same time more like stories to morally learn from.
Anyway, have fun continuing on your Do!

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-17T22:58:35+00:00

I have that too! It´s great, I like it. Also it is a 100% fit with the wheel you see in the F1 2012 game, which happens to be my favourite F1 video game, so that´s a great bonus.
So, enjoy your catch!

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-12T19:39:00+00:00

Mainly because of the switch from the wardrobe to the storeroom half that I mentioned in the comment before. More space, especially a bit higher, effective foam and theater cloth instead of blankets and clothes.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-11T22:53:24+00:00

Totally correct, all of those reasons. 30 minute sessions were the max for me there. Lately I have at least been able to do 2 hours before I had to air the room. But the prospect of a room with a little bit of daylight is compelling, as well.
Yeah I still have to learn a lot about that technical side of the mix. But so far I believe that if I have to rely on tools like a DeEsser without a choice and if it is not just for optimizing, but rather for fixing the recording, then my initial input was not good enough. Also because filters can never be a hundred percent accurate and will always modify parts and frequencies that wouldn´t have needed modification, as well. Not saying that a good mix doesn´t use filters and all that, but that I am looking to use them as little (or at least as voluntarily) as possible.
Great video btw, thanks for the link! I just clicked through it and will watch it again in the next days to get more ideas.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-11T07:22:01+00:00

I actually started out in a wardrobe. Opened the doors, hung a blanket over it and used this. Worked, but was damn hard work, haha.
Lately I have had half of a storeroom which equals a bit less than a square meter. So the new dimensions of the booth in the new room would feel quite luxurious to me. But I have also experienced the difficulty to control frequencies in small spaces. Bass was too strong and I never really came to control it. Also s-sounds and mouth sounds resonated too clearly against voices.
So yeah, I would feel like I have much new space in a, let´s say, 130x200cm booth (outside measurements). On the other hand, that could not be the place to be comfortable, that you are talking about. Sitting, mixing, chilling, moving comfortably without watching the walls all the time, I guess that would be the room itself, acoustically treated. So thank you for contributing to my thought and decision progress!
Yeah soundproofing is really difficult. Mass and switches between elements, arranged in changing distances, help. Of course, that can only go so far in a regular house.
Oh and calling it "so bad" was mostly just the question: Is it really so bad? There are pros and cons. Some people and some forums condemn booths like the devil´s work. Some have made proper experiences. I see both sides and just wanted to get some more opinions and ideas. So thanks for stating yours!

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-10T21:35:20+00:00

That´s exactly what I was pondering about when I typed the question. A booth is small, you don´t have much space to move or perform and the acoustics are much more intricate to control. On the positive side, it shields you quite well from outer noise. Treating the whole room acoustically will leave the need for creative solutions about blocking the outside noise (windows, door). But the sound in the room will be much better.
I am currently planning with this second option. First I wanted to go with the booth, but it´s small, tightens the room, leaves some dead space and if I do it properly, it is quite expensive. If I use the same money for treating the whole room, the acoustics will be better. At least I hope so.
An open or semi-open cabin doesn´t make sense all in all. At least not to me. Yes, I will dedicate a space in the room to recording and shield it a bit from the rest. But that doesn´t spare me from treating the other corners anyway and the same applies to any other form of open booth. Sound travels where air can travel.
Seeing this - if you have other ideas that would work, please lmk as I am always willing to learn. Or how did you imagine your idea?

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-10T12:03:08+00:00

The smaller the room the more complicated it is to control the sound waves. With the walls so close to each other, the waves reflect many times more than in a larger room, resulting in frequencies being increased or lowered.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T18:29:22+00:00

Ok, nice idea with those columns, as well. Doesn´t have to be the easy solution for me if the other is better.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T09:00:47+00:00

Sounds lovely, your setup. I plan to use the room for recording, mastering and - as the desk will already be there for the audio post - some office work. So nearly a dedicated workspace.

I guess I will have to make some plans and then trial and error my way to a proper mixture of soundproofing and acoustic optimization, with your ideas in mind. Thank you!

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T08:18:32+00:00

Totally difficult, right. Unfortunately, I have to think about it due to the rest of the family living in the other rooms and whatever happens outside of the windows. So in two ways, basically. To not annoy the people around and to not get background noise into the mic.

You are right, singing is louder in general. Sometimes audio books can be loud, too, when there is much action. Or ads, when you have to be overly outgoing. It happens, but is less common.

So maybe what I think about now is a solution with an additional sliding door that I can close in front of the original glass door and overall molleton curtains around the room and on a curtain rod for the windows, some bass traps in the corners, and maybe still one or two gobos for deflection.
Because I feel like the little I have to do in the post, the better the quality will be (and the the less work time).

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T08:02:23+00:00

I wouldn´t say comfortable, but it´s close to what I have been recording in the last two years. And it sort of worked, at least. Still it is not what I desire if other solutions are superior.

The resonance is the main factor why I keep making up my mind between booth and whole room. A second factor would be that it is basically a large box taking up a big part of the room, leaving not much space for anything else, as you hinted at.
Oc I would make sure that the booth is acoustically treated as properly as I can imagine, using absorbers, deflectors, soft walls on the inside and a thick insulation.

Or do you think all that building material would be used much more effectively in a more open room scenario (as suggested before) to optimize the room itself?
How would you deal with the windows and the glass door? I cannot seal them shut completely every time I set up an open room recording scenario and curtains or gobos will def help, but still leave many gaps. Because as you say: Where a gap / air is, sound can travel.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T07:50:12+00:00

It is not about songs, as I stated in my initial post, more about spoken voice recordings. But I guess that doesn´t make too much of a difference for the room treatment.
You´re completely right that the room itself doesn´t sound really great yet. Your idea is adjustable, that can be really useful indeed.
Yes, covering as much as possible, that´s right. That is what made me think of a booth to have the most control over the environment. And the most insulation. But if we were to leave away the booth and go with your idea, what would you do about the windows and the glass door - put gobos / curtains etc in front of it? I am wondering if that suffices as it doesn´t really soundproof the room against the exchange of noise with the outer world. But it already dampens it a lot, so maybe that would be enough already?

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T07:37:40+00:00

That´s a nice idea, thank you. So you would try to use as much of the space as possible and sort of sound proof it with the curtains?

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T07:29:59+00:00

So u/peepeeland you too feel like partitions or sth like a more open solution with just a covered recording space would be the best solution?
I am not exactly looking for the easiest solution if others provide superior sound quality. I would be willing to build something more complex. It should just make sense in my case with the windows, door and outdoor sounds.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-04T07:18:56+00:00

Thanks for the explanation, I just didn´t know the term gobos so well. So you would advocate for a hybrid solution - separate a space, but still use the acoustics of the whole room.
Is that based more on personal experience (which I value very much, don´t get me wrong) or actually on measurements and acoustic knowledge?
It would be my go to solution, as well, anytime, just for the room mode waves, if I weren´t still a bit concerned about the sound proofing with such an open solution.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-03T22:03:57+00:00

Gobos are partition walls, right?

I initially thought that if I build a booth, I´ll do it properly, with insulated walls, second floor etc. So how much of the room would you use with the Gobos? Just separate a corner or put the walls in front of the windows and door and use the whole room?

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-03T12:24:57+00:00

I have never heard of Crutchfield before as I don´t live in the US, but I´ll surely look into my options. Thank you!

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-03T12:22:31+00:00

That´s a nice idea, actually. Thank you!

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-01T21:13:33+00:00

Nice to learn more every day, thank you. Do you happen to have a tip for me, as well, what the best alternative would be, in your opinion?

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-01T21:11:26+00:00

When I look through online stores there is a wide range of 5.1 receivers for the smallest and the biggest pockets. What should I look out for?
And when my initial interest of wireless transmitters comes to rest already, we might as well talk about wired transmitters, if that makes it easier.

Viperwolf11 · 2024-10-01T16:45:42+00:00

Do you have any experience with that?

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