Help With Vocal Mix

[Big Ale]

Any tips and advice on how to level a lead singer over the Choir might sound silly but it's hard to typw what i am asking lol any help would be great

Thanks

[Remoteness]

You to give us a little more informatrion. Because all I can sugest is to bring the fader up louder than the choir mics...

But, maybe this will help --- Have the choir and band perform in the room. Keep all the faders down. Start bringing the solo vocal up until it's right to your ears. Now start bringing up the rest of the channels (choir next band last) until you have a full mix.Only bring up the channels you cannot hear in the room. Listen to the room and make sure nothing is over powering the other. Go with the acoustics of the room and adjust your faders carefully.

[Jim vanBergen]

I'll take a stab at this, though if you have recorded choirs it seems kind of obvious...

Close mic your lead singer with a standard vocal mic; pick up the rest of the choir with a spaced pair of omni or subcardioid mics no less than 6 or 8' from the choir. Record to multiple tracks if possible, if recording all mics to stsreo then insert a compressor on the lead vocal if you are not able to ride the fader to match amplitude.

If close miking is not really an option, a lavalier mic on the lead vocalist is an optional approach and is less obtrusive visually.

Is this the kind of information you are looking for? If not, please give us more information about what you are trying to do.

Jim

[Big Ale]

Thank you that what i was looking to hear sorry if there was not much info that i had put thanks

[Jim vanBergen]

You're quite welcome!
Just remembered: if your choir is on risers, make sure you raise your choir mics from the normal 6-8' in height up to 12 feet if they are on a three or four step riser.

Best of luck!

Jim vB