Originally Posted by Storyville  Please somebody please help me. Its driving me mad trying to figure out how to record properly. I record my music at a friends, and the mixing alone makes me want to kill myself.Ive got a few questions.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Experience and proper facilities are crucial parts of pro engineering.
What microphone effects does jay z and nas and the likes use,I dont understand how they can record at one studio, and just pick up where they left off at another, clearly the program,mic,setup is going to be way different.
Microphone effect is a strange term. To answer the question, the mix engineer gets all the tracks from different studios and makes them sound congruent.
My friend uses podfarm and acid 6.0 to record with,podfarm has thousands of vocal effects to choose from but I sware each and everyone of them are dull,very dead sounding,no life behind the actual effect.
I've never used podfarm. However, if the effects sound dull and lifeless - they probably are. Good Ear-Honesty.
Once i find one mic effect that does sound like it has life and rich sounding it has to much echo or mix to it. There has to be some sort of universal microphone effect that is just the default sound of you through the mic, i cant seem to find one.
You through the mic is the NO effect. You use it by not putting anything on the vocal track.
Out of all the mic effects ive pritty much just got it down to two effects, one is called Blues Vocal which projects your voice pretty well, with the tiniest bit of echo. I use that effect when im recording to a track or beat that is very plain ,a track that doesnt have a million sounds everywhere. For the more ambient type track I use an effect called Vintage vocal which to me magnifys my voice the same as blues vocal but has an ambient type echo to it for the tracks that have more sounds going on. But even these effects arent coming out 100%,as a matter of not even close to that.
I'll bet my bottom dollar that these effects are actually multiple effects rolled into one. Blues Vocal is a combination of eq, compression, distortion and echo. Vintage Vocal is yet another combination of the same components. This means that these effects are getting CLOSE to something that works well for your voice - but ultimately they were programed without your specific voice in mind, so you might need something with a bit more control.
What do most 1 vocal track rappers rap through? What effect? Please someone break down some shit for me.
Most rappers track through a little bit of compression. But outside of that, most effect is done in the mix phase of the production. Unfortunately, the breakdown really requires years and years of understanding. And before you go on saying "I know how to mix" understand that there are people who have been engineering on this forum longer than you have been alive. Some of whom have already commented on your post. Your question is extremely broad. What you are really asking is "What's the best way to approach my own voice?" And since none of us know your voice, we can't really help. My genuine suggestion is to buy some time at a pro facility and ask the engineer to take time and show you how they track and mix your voice. When you have more specific questions, experiment, and if you need help come on down to the Hip Hop forum. Welcome to Gearslutz. |