> At the very minimum, small room without echo
Why small room? Does that reduce echo?
In theory, would a gigantic room that was miles to the nearest wall be even better?
Why small room? Does that reduce echo?
In theory, would a gigantic room that was miles to the nearest wall be even better?
Yes, as effectively it's open space. In practice though, to record in high quality you would rather build an anechoic environment, as small as possible (preferably a booth).
This is where the Startup Garage analogous cliche for musicians comes from: recorded in the closet
You need to absorb the sound of your voice so there is less echo by baffling material on the back of the mic, and absorb room tone and echoes in the area the directional microphone is pointed, generally behind your head. Small spaces have only disadvantages as studios.
To take advantage of a reach-in closet full of clothes, put some pillows on the shelf over the clothes, take the closet doors off, and back into the closet as much as you can. In this way the microphone is primarily listening to the baffled sound inside the closet, and you can avoid bass pooling by speaking into the room—ideally with baffling material (e.g. see http://PillowFortStudios.com/ ) ON the back of a LDC microphone.
(and of the rain too)