Yes, that's a microphone in my closet.

Oh, the poor people that enter my dorm room are always so confused. All cables lead to my closet.

Picture this. I'm trying to get decent vocals, so I'm moving my mic all over my room. "Test 123 123" I keep saying at various locations, distances, and angles...but I just keep getting too much ambient noise. I start shoving my head into random places, under my desk, in the corner, next to my pillow. I thought I was going to have to settle, and was cursing my lousy room.

Quitting, I decided to get ready for class and opened my closet up for my jacket. And that's when I noticed.

"It's freaking silent in here!"

Yup. Closets. Who knew? My dresses and coats really dampen noise!

I frantically pull all my shoes off the bottom of my closet floor and perch up my mic stand. Shit. My XLR won't reach! I solve this problem by moving my audio interface into the center of my room on a stool. Damn. My interface doesn't reach my computer. Looks like my computer is relocating slightly as well; I had to angle the back end out to reach. And if I move juuuuust right, my headphones can just barely reach both my desk and my closet...ahem, I mean vocals booth.

I have to put an 8 count precount on the metronome. It's actually pretty hilarious...I put my headphones on, press record, and sprint over to my closet just in time to start singing.

I didn't realize how ridiculous it all was until my friend came into my room and saw my setup, and threw their head back laughing.

But hey, don't my recordings sound fabulous?

-Brenna

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