LyxPro VRI-30 - Portable & Foldable Sound Absorbing Vocal Recording Panel - Stand Mount

For its intended purpose, the baffle works well once mic and baffle are set up properly for close placement vis a vis sound source. The baffle will absorb ambiance in the immediate vicinity of the mic capsule. Within about 5 inches or less from microphone, the mic will capture the timber, resonance, and characteristics of a vocal without capturing room resonance, reflections, etc. So very good in that respect: the higher quality the mic, the higher quality the result (I'm using it with an Electrovoice RE-20) and am very satisfied. As to isolation, it's unreasonable to expect a baffle of this size to isolate a good quality mic from sounds occurring away from the microphone. For example, the EV RE-20 is a professional cardioid dynamic mic having a polar response rejection of at least 15dB at 180 degrees off axis. With the mic baffle in place, it easily picked up conversations and movements behind it in another room, yielding an ambient level between -36 and -24 dBFS at the microphone. This is as expected, and not a failing of the VRI-30.

The foam in the shield is useful for rooms with a lot of reflection and it increases the quality of the recordings.

Me gustó mucho la construcción de este panel y los beneficios que brinda. Me ha resultado de enorme utilidad para grabar en un entorno muy ruidoso (un vecindario bullicioso), aisla de manera muy notable las vocalizaciones y neutraliza los rebotes sonoros y ecos de diversa índole. Recomendado por el buen precio que tiene.

Amateur here, not a professional, but I do know just enough about audio recording & sound quality to know that this is worth buying. I do occasional voiceovers for work & use Audacity as my DAW. I thought about turning a tiny closet into a recording area with acoustic panels from floor to ceiling, but that's a little out of my price range right now. I record everything while sitting at my desk, so I needed something small & portable that I could attach to my floor model mic stand (Proline MS235) & use with my Blue Snowball iCE mic. The acoustic shield panel came today & I just got through trying it out & there is a definite difference in the sound quality. My recordings sound so much better without having to use any other sound treatment panels in the room. This LyxPro VRI-30 acoustic panel is a little on the heavy side, so DO NOT try to use it with a swing arm boom mic stand that clamps to your desk, it will definitely weigh it down. Use it with a floor model mic stand, something sturdy enough to support the weight of both the panel & your mic. You could probably get away with using it on a flat surface if you rigged up some front legs for it so it would stand on its own. You could do this easily with paperback books, styrofoam pieces or even Legos. If you try to stand it up on a flat surface as is, it will tip forward because the back leg is the screw mount that goes on your mic stand, so it's a little longer & can't be removed. It is very well constructed & I see it lasting a long time. The silver backing is metal, not plastic & you can tell by the weight (about 2.5 lbs). It folds in half so you can store it away when you're not using it. It only takes a minute to screw it on to your mic stand, then screw the attachment piece for your mic into the bracket. Buying this saved me several hundred dollars vs. buying enough acoustic panels to remodel my closet & as long as you have a quiet environment (no kids, pets, outside noises), it will work fine for my needs. IT DOES NOT SOUNDPROOF A ROOM OR BLOCK ANY OUTSIDE NOISES. What it does is give you a good "backstop" for your voice & make it sound like you are recording in a vocal booth, provided that the room is quiet to begin with. (I may be "beating a dead horse" by saying that over & over but y'all KNOW how some Amazon shoppers are when they write reviews...lol.) Hope this review helps. I was on the fence about quality & whether it would actually work but I was pleasantly surprised.

Por el precio que pague, superó mis expectativas, muy buen producto, compré dos y los uni para tener un mayor rango de aislamiento para mí microfono