2 diffrerent mic's on vocal ch ... ???

cosmos · 11th May 2008

hellew slutz ..

i need your opinion here,

im doing a small project for my friend, kind of quick demo for a label. i recorded 2 separate vocal tracks, the first is Pendulum MDP1 w/ akg414 and the second with the MDP1 & AT4033, when i mixed them both together it crated harmony in the vocal track and everything seems to fit together perfect in the mix.

is it a common thing to do in studio's ? that seems unprofessional to me, but on the other hand, our job is to make everything fit good in the mix right ?

the vocal still sounds just like the singer in real time singing, nothing twisted there.. is that ok ?
im new to recording, thats not my main task but id like to get into that in the future .. i usually mess with electronic stuff.

Thank !!!

cosmos · 11th May 2008

a bump .. anyone ? comm'on its a simple question for you ...

band_of_joes · 11th May 2008

Sounds like you created a double... If it sounds good and is working with your mix, then use it.

Lots of records use multiple vocal takes to add effect or beef up a mix. I'm sure that with some of the pop records being made today, you are hearing 5 or more vocal tracks at once.

Try playing with the delay time of the second vocal track and see what you can accomplish. Even a tenth of a ms adds some new dimension to a lackluster vocal take.

cosmos · 12th May 2008

nukmusic · 12th May 2008

"unprofessional"??? na...whatever works man, whatever works.

two different mics...no phrase issues... go for it.

tribeofenki · 23rd July 2008

Summer 2008 :: Bob Dylan did so on a live European Gig.
Bob Dylan - Bob Links - Bergamo, Italy - set list - 06/16/08

Dirty Halo · 24th July 2008

Sounds like you're on the right track... do what sounds good. Be confident in your own results!

-andrews

cosmos · 24th July 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Halo

Sounds like you're on the right track... do what sounds good. Be confident in your own results!

-andrews

wooow, thats an old thread comming back, i did finishd that track with great results that i dident expected to turn like that .. Thanks ! thumbsup

tribeofenki · 24th July 2008

As stated before, a Dylan did this trick live. It is just a matter of Eq and Mic timbre...

That Bob on the European Tour used a main stage Mic for his growling vocals (...) strictly Q'ed on his own Freq. Plus there's a second Mic to put the whole take in a so-called scene, properly inserted on a reverb.

11th May 2008	#1
cosmos Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,953 Thread Starter	2 diffrerent mic's on vocal ch ... ??? hellew slutz .. i need your opinion here, im doing a small project for my friend, kind of quick demo for a label. i recorded 2 separate vocal tracks, the first is Pendulum MDP1 w/ akg414 and the second with the MDP1 & AT4033, when i mixed them both together it crated harmony in the vocal track and everything seems to fit together perfect in the mix. is it a common thing to do in studio's ? that seems unprofessional to me, but on the other hand, our job is to make everything fit good in the mix right ? the vocal still sounds just like the singer in real time singing, nothing twisted there.. is that ok ? im new to recording, thats not my main task but id like to get into that in the future .. i usually mess with electronic stuff. Thank !!!

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nukmusic Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, TX / New Orleans, LA Posts: 4,667	"unprofessional"??? na...whatever works man, whatever works. two different mics...no phrase issues... go for it. __________________ . Docta'J aka Big NUK Practice Makes Progress www.twitter.com/nukmusic

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tribeofenki Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Location: @$tr@L pL@n3 Posts: 1,511	Mr. Tambourine Man did this Summer 2008 :: Bob Dylan did so on a live European Gig. Bob Dylan - Bob Links - Bergamo, Italy - set list - 06/16/08 __________________ Ishkur Guide to Electronica ૐ Where are all the Goa parties?

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tribeofenki Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Location: @$tr@L pL@n3 Posts: 1,511	continued... As stated before, a Dylan did this trick live. It is just a matter of Eq and Mic timbre... That Bob on the European Tour used a main stage Mic for his growling vocals (...) strictly Q'ed on his own Freq. Plus there's a second Mic to put the whole take in a so-called scene, properly inserted on a reverb.

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band_of_joes Gear interested Joined: Apr 2008 Location: California Posts: 3	Sounds like you created a double... If it sounds good and is working with your mix, then use it. Lots of records use multiple vocal takes to add effect or beef up a mix. I'm sure that with some of the pop records being made today, you are hearing 5 or more vocal tracks at once. Try playing with the delay time of the second vocal track and see what you can accomplish. Even a tenth of a ms adds some new dimension to a lackluster vocal take.

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Dirty Halo Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Hollyweird Posts: 7,629	Sounds like you're on the right track... do what sounds good. Be confident in your own results! -andrews

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