Jul 15, 2010 10:56 am That doesn't sound like a stupid question...
These sound very analog. You need a 4 track recorder and a good vocal reverb.
Trying to achieve this sound...
Posted on Jul 15, 2010 01:27 am
sampleandhold
Member Since: Jul 14, 2010
I know it sounds really stupid, but I'm trying to achieve this lo-fi, almost crappy quality for my vocals, but I don't really know how to do it considering I'm new to this. If it helps, I used a behringer 1622FX mixer with MXL 990 and 991 microphones. What do I need or what do I need to do?
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Jul 15, 2010 10:56 am That doesn't sound like a stupid question...
These sound very analog. You need a 4 track recorder and a good vocal reverb.
Jul 15, 2010 04:41 pm Try recording vocals in your bathroom using an sm58 for the first one?
Send your vocals through a small guitar amp, boost until it distorts and record the amp for the second one?
Jul 16, 2010 12:42 pm you should be able to achive this all post recordnig the actual vocal track,
you can change the sound on the way in if you like it, just remember you cant go back to change it if you want again,
on the second track it also sounds like theres some overdrive or distortion, and play with a graphic eq getting rid of lows and highs and playing around until you get the sound you want,
you can actually also get the distiortion by boosting some frequencies on a graph to high and that would distort it aswell :P
Jul 16, 2010 02:57 pm Coolo makes a good point about the small guitar amp for vocals. That could recreate something similar to the Best Coast vocal sound. The toro y Moi sound sounds a bit more elaborate than an sm58 in a bathroom to me, but I'm just another guy recording at home. That doesn't sound like "real" reverb to me. Some kind of outboard processing...don't have audio here at work but I seem to remember it sounding like a generous helping of plate reverb from something like the Boss RV-5 effects pedal I have. Plate reverb is the best on vocals IMO. So very smooth and the decay is so pretty and uniform.
I still maintain that the Toro y Moi type sound isn't going to be achieved without tape. You could spend $500 on digital plugs that will imitate analog sound but it won't sound as organic as a cheap 4 track tape machine. You're going for lofi reproductions of sound, and digital isn't the way to do that gracefully. I took extra care in leaving organic and natural sounds in the "Steel City" song in my profile...but it still sounds very digital. There's not even an EQ on the whole track, just a band in a room.
I don't think the Best Coast mix is something I would strive for...but to each their own. Toro y Moi's mix sounds pretty cool IMO. It also sounds like something that can't be achieved "in the box".
@ Nate: Are you into the lofi recording thing? Care to share how you achieve that analog sound without recording to tape? I'd be interested to learn your kung fu if it is indeed possible...
Jul 16, 2010 03:31 pm Yeah, toro y moi verb sounds more like recording in an old school subway bathroom, or old school public pool or public school bathroom, the large ones with lots of tile... so since that is not really feasible, it probably is a reverb unit of some sort...
Jul 17, 2010 01:57 am well the true analogue sound you are talking about is next to impossible to imitate, and so can never be as good and will tend to sound pretty darn crappy.
if i could i would always record to 24track 2 inch tape :P
but alas i cannot,
but the sound you want can be done by playing with frequencies on a graphic eq, theres no real set way to do it, just drop lows and highs and play around with mids and just try anything, this is how all great sounds in the past have been created, just, take some time and simply play :) lol eventually you may hit something you love, and you will probably never forget how to do it again.
sadly you cant get quite an old analogue sound without spending lots of money on software or hardware :( which i sure as heck cant do lol,
but you can find a nice new blend in the digital even in the box realm, plus as much as you "want that sound" you probab ly as most artists do, want to create and find your own sound, as not many bands become popular from copying but more from adapting and finding their own "voice" or sound.
Jul 18, 2010 03:47 pm Yeah, i'm not really trying to copy their sound or anything, I just really dig the quality of the sound that gives the music it's unique feeling! I just want to have a distorted, reverb- type of sound
Jul 18, 2010 11:22 pm well ill play with some stuff and let you know my results :) lol
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