Need help getting the best sound out of what i have (screamed vocals)

[targa2]

I just finished working with a Screamo band. I recorded him on a 58. I just compressed the hell out of him at mix time and kept the vocal fairly midrange dominant. The challenge is to get him to sit in amongst all the noise of the guitars so heavy compression was the call. Im talking 20 to 25 db of compression with a combo of two compressors pre an post eq.

Then I just keep twisting dials until the vocal eq settles in to a space in the mix. Try boosting the guitars at 2 to 4 k and the vocal at 1 and 5 k Then try the reverse. Who knows what might work. Every song is a little different.

[deadby100cuts]

Originally Posted by targa2

I just finished working with a Screamo band. I recorded him on a 58. I just compressed the hell out of him at mix time and kept the vocal fairly midrange dominant. The challenge is to get him to sit in amongst all the noise of the guitars so heavy compression was the call. Im talking 20 to 25 db of compression with a combo of two compressors pre an post eq.

Then I just keep twisting dials until the vocal eq settles in to a space in the mix. Try boosting the guitars at 2 to 4 k and the vocal at 1 and 5 k Then try the reverse. Who knows what might work. Every song is a little different.

I'm a little confused what you mean by compression. Are you talking about running it through a compress (which I can't get to work at all, sounds NO different at all no mater what I do) or simply grab the track and pull the db level down?

[sheoth]

try standing a little further back from the mic when doing your mid to highs, then double track with the low underneath

[deadby100cuts]

Originally Posted by sheoth

try standing a little further back from the mic when doing your mid to highs, then double track with the low underneath

tried it, well the standing back part and it helped a LITTLE bit, but not really enough, i may try cranking the gain up AND standing back

[deadby100cuts]

Ok I figured out a decent solution for anyone else having the same problem. When doing highs I stood a little further back from the mic then I compress the track so that there isn't alot of difference in volume. It so simple i can't believe it took me so long to figure it out.