[Insomniaclown]

My singer is coming in to lay down some vocals for a project that I am involved in. I have recorded him in the past with varying levels of success. He is not a fan of singing into a mic on a stand with a pop screen, and he really likes to get in close to the mic. I get decent sound quality, but the performance suffers. Last time I just told him to hold the mic in his hand and go nuts. It was some Shure broadcast mic, you know the ones with that big metal grill and whatnot. Performance was great, but the vocal was filled with plosives and sibilance, and the level was all over the place. He is not a trained singer.

I have recorded myself with a 57 in hand, but not a 58, and I do have vocal training and decent mic technique. This guy ain't got no mic technique. Any pearls of wisdom? Or do I just press record and work with whatever I get. Thanks.