your favorite signal path for SM-7 on vocals

toque-eh! · 6th March 2005

tell us.. tell us now..

but please just keep it real, and detail the gear you actually use, rather than gear you might use if you were able to.

brownmouse · 6th March 2005

when i do use the sm-7b on vocals it is usually through a speck 5.0 or great river mp-2nv> pendulum es-8> cranesong hedd.... but then again, thats what i have available.
joshua

doorknocker · 7th March 2005

The SM-7 is a new discovery for me, love it so much that I now got a second one.
I got the best results with a UA 2108 preamp. Although I often use the Chandler TG-2 or UA 6176 for vocals with other mics, the 2108 is just amazing with the SM-7. Smooth but transparent, with a very low noise floor and GREAT low-end. I choose the compressor according to the voice and style, so I don't have a SM7-specific fave but a dbx 160VU works surprisingly well.

Andi

www.doorknocker.ch

column17 · 7th March 2005

Last time i used it for vox it was:
SM7b>Neve 1272>1176>ProTools
it was pretty much my only options at the time but i was very pleased with the results on a female vocalist.

jspartz · 7th March 2005

I enjoy my SM-7 followed by an OSA MP1-L and an RNC.

Jason

toque-eh! · 9th March 2005

thanks for the replies, guys..

jbuntz · 9th March 2005

Depends on the singer, the compressor and what my mood is. I've tried API 512, Vintech X73i, Adesigns MP2, Calrec PQ10s242, Avalon 737, Sytek Burr Brown and of those I would rank them something like this

1. Vintech, A Designs, API (all good but different)
2. Calrec, Avalon (usable, pretty good)
3. Sytek...ehhh not the best vocal pre

gear is cool · 9th March 2005

sm7 - neve 1073 - 1176 or distressor

norman_nomad · 9th March 2005

Here's a great combo for all the ITB guys.

I've been using this on male rock vocals recently:

Sm7 --> Chandler TG2 --> DAW --> Neodynium Comp ('Vocal 2' preset) --> Sonalksis Comp (fast attack, auto release, threshold to taste).

The Neodynium (with this preset) is a great "upwards" compressor and the Sonlksis rides transients in a way we're familiar to hearing. The result is a very clean sounding, heavily-compressed vocal sound that doesn't sound "squashy" during louder vocal passages.

Try it!

- Damon

chetatkinsdiet · 9th March 2005

hard to beat the SM7 into an API/OSA or Neve/Vintech....they all sound good. I normally just use something like the dbx160x to take the tops off the really loud parts....not too much compression when tracking.
later,
m

418 · 9th March 2005

SM7 to GR NV. I then take the balanced out direct to AD and the unbalanced one goes to an RNC before hitting the AD. I usually get the compression right, but in the event I don't I like having the raw signal to rework.

Wiggy Neve Slut · 9th March 2005

1073-La2a-PT

Do a search as this has been discussed a few times from memmory and will yield a few more ideas, options and suggestions.

cheers
Wiggy

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toque-eh! Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: vancouver Posts: 141 Thread Starter	your favorite signal path for SM-7 on vocals tell us.. tell us now.. but please just keep it real, and detail the gear you actually use, rather than gear you might use if you were able to. __________________ ciao, marc headphones suck!

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jspartz Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Winona MN Posts: 169	I enjoy my SM-7 followed by an OSA MP1-L and an RNC. Jason __________________ Jason Spartz Web: www.mudstonemusic.com E-mail: mudstonemusic@yahoo.com

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Wiggy Neve Slut Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,194	1073-La2a-PT Do a search as this has been discussed a few times from memmory and will yield a few more ideas, options and suggestions. cheers Wiggy __________________ If i see another 'Which neve clone is better thread... im seriously gona go postal!!!!!!!"

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brownmouse Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,399	when i do use the sm-7b on vocals it is usually through a speck 5.0 or great river mp-2nv> pendulum es-8> cranesong hedd.... but then again, thats what i have available. joshua

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doorknocker Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Basel, Switzerland Posts: 6,055 1 Review written	The SM-7 is a new discovery for me, love it so much that I now got a second one. I got the best results with a UA 2108 preamp. Although I often use the Chandler TG-2 or UA 6176 for vocals with other mics, the 2108 is just amazing with the SM-7. Smooth but transparent, with a very low noise floor and GREAT low-end. I choose the compressor according to the voice and style, so I don't have a SM7-specific fave but a dbx 160VU works surprisingly well. Andi www.doorknocker.ch

7th March 2005	#4
column17 Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 55	Last time i used it for vox it was: SM7b>Neve 1272>1176>ProTools it was pretty much my only options at the time but i was very pleased with the results on a female vocalist.

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jbuntz Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,716	Depends on the singer, the compressor and what my mood is. I've tried API 512, Vintech X73i, Adesigns MP2, Calrec PQ10s242, Avalon 737, Sytek Burr Brown and of those I would rank them something like this 1. Vintech, A Designs, API (all good but different) 2. Calrec, Avalon (usable, pretty good) 3. Sytek...ehhh not the best vocal pre

9th March 2005	#8
gear is cool Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 339	sm7 - neve 1073 - 1176 or distressor

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norman_nomad Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,705	Here's a great combo for all the ITB guys. I've been using this on male rock vocals recently: Sm7 --> Chandler TG2 --> DAW --> Neodynium Comp ('Vocal 2' preset) --> Sonalksis Comp (fast attack, auto release, threshold to taste). The Neodynium (with this preset) is a great "upwards" compressor and the Sonlksis rides transients in a way we're familiar to hearing. The result is a very clean sounding, heavily-compressed vocal sound that doesn't sound "squashy" during louder vocal passages. Try it! - Damon

9th March 2005	#10
chetatkinsdiet Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,493	hard to beat the SM7 into an API/OSA or Neve/Vintech....they all sound good. I normally just use something like the dbx160x to take the tops off the really loud parts....not too much compression when tracking. later, m

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418 Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 92354 Posts: 131	SM7 to GR NV. I then take the balanced out direct to AD and the unbalanced one goes to an RNC before hitting the AD. I usually get the compression right, but in the event I don't I like having the raw signal to rework.