Apr 25, 2005 03:28 pm A compressor (which your effects processor may have) and/or working the mic, ie: move closer on soft passages, farther away when you get loud.
Dan
Vocal Troubles
Posted on Apr 25, 2005 03:00 pm
Guitarted
Member Since: Apr 25, 2005
Hey im recording Vocals for a CD for my band and im having some problems. Im using a SHURE SM57 mic and ive been running it through my guitar proccesor to act as a preamp. It seems to work pretty good but i find one trouble with recording my vocals and that is the level (or how loud the voice is recorded) is not consistent. Is there a way i can help this? I was woundering if there are any effects on my guitar processor that will keep the level consitant? We have everything els recorded and it works great. Im using a little tascam that just acts as a midi drive for my computer and CUBASIS to edit it. Any tips i can get?
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Apr 25, 2005 03:28 pm A compressor (which your effects processor may have) and/or working the mic, ie: move closer on soft passages, farther away when you get loud.
Dan
Apr 25, 2005 07:41 pm Ya deffinetly gonna want to use a compressor. There's a few good articles on this site under recording tips, just do a search for compressor, compression, or compressing. Welcome to HRC!
Apr 26, 2005 01:08 am well my processor has a compressor and there are three things wich you can tweak, i dont know what any of them are so maybee you guys could explain them to me
1.(type) Slow Medium or Fast
2.(Amount)1-20
3.(gain) 1-6
Apr 26, 2005 11:11 am strait down the middle should be fine to start off
1. medum
2. 10
3. 3
Apr 27, 2005 08:09 am i tend to go with a stronger compression, up the gain and lower the track level and decrease the threshold. i love sounding smart
Apr 27, 2005 06:05 pm Allright thanks. IS there anything els i have to do or should that make the vocals sound right by itself. Im new at this game.(i have to wait about a week to try it out because my equipment is 400 miles away)
Apr 27, 2005 06:10 pm notch out the backup tracks with eq between 1khz and 4khz to make room for 'em.
Apr 28, 2005 08:10 am i think what he means is drop some of the hi end eq on your backup tracks so they dont conflict as much with the vocals. it probably wont deter from the backround quality and might make the vocals come to the front a little more. should try reading the article on eq titled "stupid eq tricks" in the recording tips section. it saved my life
Apr 28, 2005 10:59 am yep if you cut 1-4khz by 3-6db's on guitars and such, it'll allow more "space" for the vocals to poke through clearly.
Apr 28, 2005 09:39 pm Another good article about notching is this one
www.homerecordingconnecti...tory&id=154
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